Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1 Control Your Email.
Hack 1: Empty Your Inbox (and Keep It Empty).
Hack 2: Decrease Your Response Time.
Hack 3: Craft Effective Messages.
Hack 4: Highlight Messages Sent Directly to You.
Hack 5: Use Disposable Email Addresses.
Hack 6: Master Message Search.
Hack 7: Future-Proof Your Email Address.
Hack 8: Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses with Gmail.
Hack 9: Script and Automate Repetitive Replies.
Hack 10: Filter Low-Priority Messages.
Chapter 2 Organize Your Data.
Hack 11: Organize Your Documents Folder.
Hack 12: Instantly Retrieve Files Stored on Your Computer.
Hack 13: Overhaul Your Filing Cabinet.
Hack 14: Instantly Recall Any Number of Different Passwords.
Hack 15: Securely Track Your Passwords.
Hack 16: Tag Your Bookmarks.
Hack 17: Organize Your Digital Photos.
Hack 18: Corral Media Across Folders and Drives.
Hack 19: Create Saved Search Folders.
Hack 20: Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your PC.
Hack 21: Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your Mac.
Hack 22: Encrypt Your Entire Windows Operating System.
Hack 23: Set Up 2-Step Verification for Your Google Account.
Hack 24: Design Your Own Planner.
Chapter 3 Trick Yourself into Getting Done.
Hack 25: Make Your To-Do List Doable.
Hack 26: Set Up a Morning Dash.
Hack 27: Map Your Time.
Hack 28: Quick-Log Your Workday.
Hack 29: Dash Through Tasks with a Timer.
Hack 30: Form New Habits with Jerry Seinfeld's Chain.
Hack 31: Control Your Workday.
Hack 32: Turn Tasks into Game Play.
Chapter 4 Clear Your Mind.
Hack 33: Send Reminders to Your Future Self.
Hack 34: Take Great Notes.
Hack 35: Organize Your Life with Remember the Milk.
Hack 36: Organize Your Life in Text Files.
Hack 37: Set Up a Ubiquitous Note-Taking Inbox Across Devices.
Hack 38: Off-Load Your Online Reading to a Distraction-Free Environment.
Chapter 5 Firewall Your Attention.
Hack 39: Limit Visits to Time-Wasting Websites.
Hack 40: Permanently Block Time-Wasting Websites.
Hack 41: Reduce Email Interruptions.
Hack 42: Split Your Work Among Multiple Desktops.
Hack 43: Build a No-Fly Zone.
Hack 44: Set Up Communication Quiet Hours.
Hack 45: Clear Your Desktop.
Hack 46: Make Your House a Usable Home.
Hack 47: Sentence Stuff to Death Row.
Hack 48: Drown Out Distracting Sounds with Pink Noise.
Chapter 6 Streamline Common Tasks.
Hack 49: Search the Web in Three Keystrokes.
Hack 50: Command Your Windows PC from the Keyboard.
Hack 51: Command Your Mac from the Keyboard.
Hack 52: Reduce Repetitive Typing with Texter for Windows.
Hack 53: Reduce Repetitive Typing with TextExpander for Mac.
Hack 54: Automatically Fill in Repetitive Web Forms.
Hack 55: Batch-Resize Photos.
Hack 56: Bypass Free Site Registration with BugMeNot.
Hack 57: Speed Up Web Pages on a Slow Internet Connection.
Hack 58: Securely Save Website Passwords.
Hack 59: Become a Scheduling Black Belt with Google Calendar.
Chapter 7 Automate Repetitive Tasks.
Hack 60: Set Up an Automated, Bulletproof File Back Up Solution.
Hack 61: Automatically Back Up Your Files to an External Hard Drive (Mac).
Hack 62: Automatically Clean Up Your PC.
Hack 63: Automatically Clean Up Your Mac.
Hack 64: Automatically Reboot and Launch Applications.
Hack 65: Make Google Search Results Automatically Come to You.
Hack 66: Automatically Download Music, Movies, and More.
Chapter 8 Get Your Data to Go.
Hack 67: Access Your Most Important Files Anywhere with Dropbox.
Hack 68: Manage Your Documents in a Web-Based Office Suite.
Hack 69: Carry Your Life on a Flash Drive.
Hack 70: Create a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Hamachi.
Hack 71: Run a Home Web Server.
Hack 72: Run Full-Fledged Webapps from Your Home Computer.
Hack 73: Build Your Personal Wikipedia.
Hack 74: Remotely Control Your Home Computer.
Hack 75: Give Your Home Computer a Web Address.
Hack 76: Optimize Your Laptop.
Chapter 9 Work Smarter on Your Smart Phone.
Hack 77: Speed Up Your Touchscreen Typing.
Hack 78: Break Down the Barrier Between Your Computer and Mobile Phone.
Hack 79: Remote Control Your Computer with Your Phone.
Hack 80: Automate Android Functions with Tasker.
Hack 81: Set Up One Phone Number to Rule Them All.
Hack 82: Augment Reality with Your Phone.
Hack 83: Remember Where You’ve Been Using Location Awareness.
Hack 84: Command Your Phone with Your Voice.
Hack 85: Use Your Camera Phone as a Scanner.
Hack 86: Make Your "Dumbphone" Smarter via Text Message.
Hack 87: Connect Your Computer to the Internet via Mobile Phone by "Tethering".
Hack 88: Develop Your (Digital) Photographic Memory.
Hack 89: Send and Receive Money on Your Mobile Phone with PayPal.
Chapter 10 Master the Web.
Hack 90: Google Like a Pro.
Hack 91: Subscribe to Websites with RSS.
Hack 92: Quickly Search Within Specific Websites from the Address Bar.
Hack 93: Extend Your Web Browser.
Hack 94: Supercharge Your Firefox Downloads with DownThemAll!
Hack 95: Get 10 Useful Bookmarklets.
Hack 96: Find Reusable Media Online.
Hack 97: Get Your Data on a Map.
Hack 98: Set Multiple Sites as Your Home Page.
Hack 99: Access Unavailable Websites via Google.
Hack 100: Have a Say in What Google Says About You.
Hack 101: Clear Your Web Browsing Tracks.
Chapter 11 Hone Your Computer Survival Skills.
Hack 102: Rescue Your PC from Malware.
Hack 103: Protect Your PC from Malware.
Hack 104: Clean Up Your Startup.
Hack 105: Undo System Configuration Changes.
Hack 106: Truly Delete Data from Your Hard Drive.
Hack 107: Compare and Merge Files and Folders with WinMerge.
Hack 108: Firewall Your Windows PC.
Hack 109: Firewall Your Mac.
Hack 110: Speed Up Windows with a Thumb Drive.
Hack 111: Free Up Hard-Drive Space.
Hack 112: Resurrect Deleted Files.
Hack 113: Hot Image Your PC for Instant Restoration.
Hack 114: Hot Image Your Mac for Instant Restoration.
Hack 115: Recover Files from an Unbootable PC.
Chapter 12 Manage Multiple Computers.
Hack 116: Share Windows Files.
Hack 117: Share Mac Files.
Hack 118: Keep Your Web Browser in Sync Across Computers.
Hack 119: Share a Single Printer Between Computers.
Hack 120: Optimize Your Dual Monitors.
Hack 121: Control Multiple Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse.
Index.