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I click the link and learn that it's a family of large rodents—squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and, uh, spermophiles. I wonder how you pronounce it. sky-yer-EE-dye? SURE-i-day? Goto: Merriam-Webster Online. Damn—it's a premium-account word. I'll have to slum it on Dictionary.com. Aha! sigh-YUR-i-day. I say it aloud several times, nodding with a false sense of accomplishment. The black widow is still alive. The Fox squirrel is still dead. And so are 35 minutes of my life. Day 14 Wracked with guilt and a sense of failure, I resort to actual reporting and call David Allen. He's very nice and suggests that to effectively prioritize, I should explode my individual tasks into a philosophical framework incorporating my life's ultimate purpose. Oh, OK. That's all I have to do. Freelancer rating: 4/5 The book is as dry as a camera manual. It took me two years to open my camera manual, too. Both turned out to be useful. Change in personal habits: I can now shrink overwhelming projects into bite-size finger sandwiches, thereby unsticking my work flow. Also, I found out that I have a work flow. Never Check E-Mail In The Morning Day 1 Upon cracking Julie Morgenstern's book, I learn that she has consulted for Microsoft and Ikea, written five other self-help tomes, and appeared on Oprah. I become afraid that there will be chapters on "Scheduling Hugs" and "Filing Your Crying." This is because I am a jerk sometimes. Day 2 Morgenstern breaks life into nine skill sets, or "competencies," all pointed toward finishing tasks with time left for recreation. Sweet. Day 3 The book has a Choose Your Own Adventure vibe, where you can jump around to any area you want to improve. I read the whole thing. Most important, it turns out, is avoiding distractions. I have already failed by reading chapters that don't apply to me. The other usual distracters include perfectionism, procrastination, interruptions, and meetings. And email. Morgenstern calls these time-eaters "nibblers." Adorable! Day 4 I wake up, and before I even think about it, I am checking my email. Crap. Day 5 Same problem. Double crap. Day 6 Crappity-crap-crap on a crap bun with crap relish! This is getting ridiculous. Despite my iPhone's pleas for clemency, I turn off the Push setting. Day 10 Rob Zombie calls. He needs two more songs for his animated Mexican wrestler/superhero movie El Superbeasto, and he's about to mix sound. He wants same-day turnaround. That means Mike Phirman and I (we're the band Hard 'n Phirm) need to obtain the scenes in question and then write, record, and deliver each tune in six hours. No nibblers. No perfectionism. Interruptions will be met with a Shia LaBeouf-y "no no no no no NO NO!" We make our deadlines. Mr. Zombie is pleased, which means he will not eat our faces. I can't say the music would have turned out any better had we agonized and labored over it. Hardwick may now be "on his way to time mastery." Photo: Sian Kennedy Day 14 I call Morgenstern to brag about my success, and she asks what I do for fun. I am stymied: "Fuh ... Fuhhhh ... what is that word your mouth is saying?" Morgenstern thinks taking time off is crucial; since I'm around tech all the time, she recommends something nature-based. I head for Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Aside from the homeless woman shouting obscenities at a raccoon, it is strangely refreshing. I find a stone bridge where a copse of old trees hang over a brook, a setting so storybook I expect a faerie orgy to break out at any moment. Sitting there, I actually begin to get excited about my workload. I go home and work on my blog, the Nerdist, for an hour and a half—pure output. According to Morgenstern, I have found my "concentration threshold" and am now "on my way to time mastery!" I silently vow that once I have truly mastered the dimension of time, I will go back and tell my sixth-grade self to never bring Dungeons & Dragons books to school, where girls are. Freelancer rating: 3/5 Half of the skill sets are more applicable to office dwellers. What about my needs? Change in personal habits: I learned not to confuse "busy" with "productive," but I'm still far too addicted to email to resist its early-morning digital snuggles. The 4-Hour Workweek Day 1 Timothy Ferriss says he decided to become a productivity master after a girlfriend sent him a Dear John in the form of a plaque reading, The Work Day ends at 5:00. I would like to keep my girlfriend. Day 2 I super-recommend the audio version of 4-Hour Workweek. The actor who reads it gives a Shatner-esque performance worthy of a Columbo villain. It made a three-hour drive from one stand-up gig in Tampa, Florida, to another in Fort Pierce enjoyable. Plus, he reads the word procrastinate as "procrasturbate." Day 5 Ferriss' system basically amounts to finding ways to avoid doing your work. My first step: Focus only on the most important tasks. I am not doing that. I am in Chicago, covering Wired's NextFest for G4's Attack of the Show! At home, I would watch Mad Men on TiVo until I calmed down. Here, I wake up at 5 am, freaking out over the deadline for the very article you are now reading. Then I have an idea: Why not simply start writing the piece? My anxiety over what to say has been causing me to put it off. So, without judging what comes out, I sit down and start typing away. I work for an hour and a half and write a considerable chunk. I feel so much better that I fall back to sleep for another couple of hours. When I wake up I feel confident, as if I am using a personal hygiene product that works just as its TV commercials promise. Day 8 The next step: outsourcing! Apparently when you spend hours completing menial tasks, it actually costs you money, because you could be spending that time doing something more profitable. You might as well write a check to Failure. The thought of my own foreign task force is instantly appealing. I find the virtual-assistant service Ask Sunday. (Readers: Mention "Chris Hardwick" to get me a huge discount.) For $39 a month I can make up to 15 requests—almost anything that's doable in 20 minutes. Here's what I send: Hello, 1) Please reserve a rental car for me at the Denver Airport. I'll be arriving next Wednesday at 3 pm and returning the following Monday at 10 am. Midsize car is fine, but it must have navigation system. You may use my Hertz #1 Club Gold number, because I am both a mover and a shaker. 2) Please find the closest Moose Lodge to Hollywood, California. 3) Please find a store where the Canon HF11 video camera is available near the zip code 90036. 4) Please list three types of monkeys that are native to Canada. Thanks! Within an hour I have my rental car, learn of two Moose Lodges within 8 miles of my home, get the address of a camera store with one HF11 in stock, and receive this: Hi Chris. Per your request, I did an extensive search regarding monkeys that are native to Canada. Unfortunately, I could not find the required information within the allotted 20 minutes. At least I didn't waste half of one of my own hours to learn that there are no monkeys from Canada; this way I was freed to learn what sort of extramarital affair Don Draper is flicking ashes on this week. Side note: I applaud Canada for outsourcing its monkeys. Day 11 Why defer your retirement until you're too worn out from busting your hump to enjoy it? Ferriss says we should take "mini-retirements" throughout our lives. I have a hunch that this used to be called "vacation," but I don't have much time to work that out. As I'm back in Chicago to shoot a segment for Wired Science, I decide to take a mini-mini-retirement: one day. I sit in Millennium Park, feed birds, silently judge others, and shout at kids to get off my lawn. Day 14 I am exhausted from getting up in the middle of the night to write. If I ever do achieve a four-hour work week, I won't schedule it at 5 in the morning. Freelancer rating: 5/5 Ferriss' MO seems aimed at enticing corporate drones to defect. Join me on the Dark Side! Change in personal habits: I remain disorganized, but I now have a network of assistants looking up stupid shit for me. To Sum Up Allen, Morgenstern, and Ferriss are a nicely compatible family unit: David Allen is the practical dad who reminds you not to overcomplicate things; just get the job done. Julie Morgenstern is the encouraging mom who, while hugging you, says, "It'll be all right; you just need to focus on what's important here." And Tim Ferriss is the upstart kid who cries, "Think outside the box, man!" So in retrospect, it makes sense that I found it easier to cherry-pick elements from each and stitch together my own wearable cloak of efficiency. Now, I know that David Allen is the head vampire of productivity, but if you only have the fortitude to read a single book, I'm gonna throw my lithe frame behind The 4-Hour Workweek. Ferriss lays out a series of nimble yet perfectly legal cons to help you break out of the corporate Bastille—and work from the actual Bastille, if you want. That sly creativity best fits the rogue nature of the freelancer. Look, freelancers are "free" because they take risks—they don't like being told what to do. That's both exciting and daunting, because you have to police you. The trick to being both manager and employee is getting leverage on yourself. Still, joining any one of these time-management cults full-on seemed too much like getting a real job. I prefer to swipe the best ideas and ignore the rest. Further proof that I have the attention span of a procrasturbating pine squirrel. Chris Hardwick (hardwicknerdarmy@gmail.com) does all the things he lists in the first paragraph. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Shaun_White_Snowboarding_%26%23150%3B_Hands-On_with_the_PSP_and_DS_Versions_%5BPSP%5D.html Shaun White is coming to a handheld device near you, courtesy of Ubisoft. We go hands-on with the PSP and DS versions. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Shaun_White_Snowboarding_%26%23150%3B_Hands-On_with_the_DS_and_PSP_Versions_%5BDS%5D.html Shaun White is coming to a handheld device near you, courtesy of Ubisoft. We go hands-on with the DS and PSP versions. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Gone_With_The_Wind_Museum.html The City of Marietta, Georgia's Gone With the Wind Movie Museum - Scarlett on the Square ... Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square was ... http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Tech_Helps_Soldiers_Cope_With_Invisible_Wounds_of_War.html Some war injuries are obvious at first glance, like missing limbs or facial burn scars. Others remain invisible to the casual eye -- post-traumatic stress disorder, brain injuries, broken hearts. Yes, broken hearts. The recent Army Suicide Report revealed that in 2007, 50 percent of suicides among active duty personnel occurred just after their partners broke up with them, and cites "failed intimate relationships" as the most common reason for suicide attempts even after soldiers return home. The military does not have a fabulous track record for making sex and relationships a priority, other than promoting heterosexual marriage and families as the foundation of stability and an ideal worth defending. Yet how can you simultaneously encourage marriage while ignoring the emotional toll of deployment and combat on a relationship? But finally, even the military is beginning to acknowledge the importance of sexuality as a crucial component of overall health. And as mental health professionals and policymakers gathered in Washington, D.C., last month for the Wounded Troops and Partners: Supporting Intimate Relationships conference, it became clear that technology is the key. "Technology is allowing us to provide more services and to make services available to more people," says psychologist Barbara V. Romberg, Ph.D., founder of Give an Hour, which matches soldiers and their partners with volunteer mental health professionals. "We can do so many wonderful things we couldn't have done a decade ago. Think of the veterans who came back from Vietnam; they were isolated and alone. Maybe they were lucky to find someone who could help them, but it was so much harder." One application in the works is eHART, an extensive online assessment tool developed by Sexual Health Network founder Dr. Mitchell Tepper and Chief Operations Officer Kelly J. Ace, Ph.D., J.D. The tool asks extensive and detailed questions about sexual functions, romantic relationships and general health history, then returns information tailored to you and a summary you can take to a health care provider -- if you want. None of the information is shared with anyone else unless you want to share it. "People are more comfortable revealing sensitive information about sexuality to a computer than to a person," Tepper says. Especially when military approaches to sexual health are often delivered by people without any training in addressing sexual issues. Tepper cites an example of a servicewoman hospitalized with a spinal injury who had lost her interest in sex. She was asked as part of a routine screening after deployment whether she had experienced sexual trauma during her tour. She said no, even though she had been raped, because she was asked in an impersonal manner in front of other men and women who could overhear her answer. She also did not mention the rape to her doctor -- nor did she receive any counseling or education about sex. She eventually did tell a psychiatrist about the experience, who then helped her talk to her husband. But her reluctance to report the rape or to ask for sexual information after her injury is common. Many service members worry that admitting to mental or sexual health issues will negatively affect their military careers. It's especially difficult for young people to publicly address sex, as you don't have a lot of practice in your early 20s talking about relationship and sexual issues with partners, much less with doctors. Advances in prosthetics and other hardware (like Darpa's mind-controlled robotic arm or the iBot wheelchair) can provide more mobility and independence for those who acquire a disability during their service (assuming the government will fund this level of care), but no matter how sophisticated the devices, they cannot address the psychological issues that accompany the permanent injuries. "These young men and women have formed their identities around being brave, strong, courageous, hard-bodied, brilliant," Romberg says. "Then, if they receive an injury or a brain injury or PTSD, how do you help them cope with this loss of identity? It's added on top of the normal discomfort of dating, of asking, 'Do you like me? Do I have something of value to offer? Am I attractive enough?' and wondering whether someone will love them." Romberg sees a number of ways in which technology is helping troops and their partners cope as they return home. She is talking with one organization that might partner with Give an Hour to create online communities where people affected by the wars can share their experiences and ask questions of others who have gone through similar events. She also sees great potential in virtual worlds, which are already being used to treat PTSD in veterans, not just of Iraq and Afghanistan, but of Vietnam as well. The Army has begun offering telepsychiatry, which offers soldiers therapy over a private web videoconference. In addition to obvious privacy factors, it also enables them to receive therapy over long distances -- even in the field. "One thing we're all calling for is more training up front, before deployment, to help people deal with this and build up emotional resilience," Tepper says. "I'd like to see sexual health services become more comprehensive, not just offered when someone has an STD or a pregnancy. It should include how people feel about themselves -- the touchy-feely aspects. That's quite important when people start thinking they're no longer capable to be in their role as (partner)." I'm living proof that virtual spaces can be highly effective in treating sexual trauma, as it was cybersex that healed me from the effects of sexual abuse. They're also an excellent "practice ground" for transitioning back into life as a single civilian and for meeting potential partners who understand what you've gone through. I asked Tepper whether soldiers were making the best use of technology to stay intimate while they are apart, and he laughed. "People do know they can use the internet to stay in touch, and I don't think we need to teach them how to talk on the phone in a sexual way," he says. "Not that cybersex isn't a good way to stay connected, but we want something beyond that." See you in a fortnight, Regina Lynn Regina Lynn offers a number of strategies for using tech to enhance your sexual relationships in her latest book, Sexier Sex. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/FHRA_Helping_HVAC_Professionals_Meet_the_Demands_of_Winter_2008.html FHRA, Fluid Handling Representative Association Members are already seeing the impact of higher energy costs and predicted colder temperatures - their already busy helping HVAC professionals with the demand for new and improved heating systems for their clients. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RmFsdS1Db3VwLVN1bW0tSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8= http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/1_in_6_iPhones_purchased_with_the_intent_to_unlock.html If you’ve purchased and iPhone I have to ask, did you do so with the intention of unlocking it? There’s a pretty decent chance that you did just that. According to Apple, roughly 1 out of every 6 iPhones was purchased with the sole purpose of unlocking it. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Gone_With_The_Wind_Museum.html The City of Marietta, Georgia's Gone With the Wind Movie Museum - Scarlett on the Square ... Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square was established in ... http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Dive_In_-_Preserve_our_World_with_the_John_Gray_Recyclers.html John Gray Recyclers are a youth group based at the John Gray High School in Grand Cayman, helping to ... Unite with the John Gray Recyclers to Preserve our World's Environment http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Sarkozy%26apos%3Bs_flirt_with_the_rich_leaves_French_unmoved.html PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy's Mediterranean holiday on a luxurious private yacht marks a departure from the unwritten French rule that you should be discreet about money and wealth, but voters do not seem to mind. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Sarkozy%26apos%3Bs_flirt_with_the_rich_leaves_French_unmoved.html PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy's Mediterranean holiday on a luxurious private yacht marks a departure from the unwritten French rule that you should be discreet about money and wealth, but voters do not seem to mind. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Sarkozy%26apos%3Bs_flirt_with_the_rich_leaves_French_unmoved.html PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy's Mediterranean holiday on a luxurious private yacht marks a departure from the unwritten French rule that you should be discreet about money and wealth, but voters do not seem to mind. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Sarkozy%26%2339%3Bs_flirt_with_the_rich_leaves_French_unmoved_%0A____%28Reuters%29.html <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070511/ts_nm/france_president_luxury_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070511/2007_05_11t054359_450x311_us_france_sarkozy_yacht.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=P6iRIbVCcM4GFtzBGd5U_w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy (in striped shirt) is seen on a private motor yacht off Delimara, south of Malta, May 8, 2007. Sarkozy's Mediterranean holiday on a luxurious private yacht marks a departure from the unwritten French rule that you should be discreet about money and wealth, but voters do not seem to mind. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nicolas Sarkozy's Mediterranean holiday on a luxurious private yacht marks a departure from the unwritten French rule that you should be discreet about money and wealth, but voters do not seem to mind.</p><br clear="all"/> http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Sarkozy%26apos%3Bs_flirt_with_the_rich_leaves_French_unmoved.html PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy's Mediterranean holiday on a luxurious private yacht marks a departure from the unwritten French rule that you should be discreet about money and wealth, but voters do not seem to mind. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/%26%23039%3BDancing_With_the_Stars%26%23039%3B_drops_Finnessey_%0A____%28AP%29.html <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_en_tv/tv_dancing_with_the_stars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070404/capt.220e59d5198c441cba95535606cdb975.tv_dancing_with_the_stars_ny115.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=Q8LblXVTbOBLsK8AVUOMHw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="This undated photo made available by ABC shows Shandi Finnessey, left, and partner Brian Fortuna on the set of ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars' in Los Angeles. After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was eliminated Tuesday, April 3, 2007 from the ABC dance-off. (AP Photo/ABC, Carol Kaelson)" border="0" /></a>AP - She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of "Dancing With the Stars." After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was eliminated Tuesday from the ABC dance-off.</p><br clear="all"/> http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/The_Myth_of_the_40_Hour_Game.html Over at Wired, Clive Thompson talks about the myth of the 40 hour game. The typical length of time listed on the side of a game box nowadays, Mr. Thompsons discusses the ways in which that estimate fails to jive with reality. From the article: "This game offers about 40 hours of play. This is precisely what I was told by Eidos -- and countless game reviewers -- when I picked up Tomb Raider: Legend earlier this year. As I gushed at the time, Legend was the first genuinely superb Lara Croft game in years ... I was hooked -- and eager to finish the game and solve the mystery. So I shoved it into my PS2, dual-wielded the pistols and began playing ... until about four weeks later, when I finally threw in the towel. Why? Because I couldn't get anywhere near the end. I plugged away at the game whenever I could squeeze an hour away from my day job and my family. All told, I spent far more than 40 hours -- but still only got two-thirds through." http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/CEDIA_2006%3A_Hands-On_With_the_Logitech_Harmony_1000.html Remember a couple days ago when we broke the story about the fancy pants Logitech Harmony 1000 do-it-all remote. Well I got a chance to sit down with a Logitech rep for a bit of a hands-on experience, and I must say, it is the cat's pajamas and more. Jump to get the full rundown, including the price. Form-factor wise, this is the best non-traditional remote I have held. Non-traditional remote meaning the remotes that are more squared off and not traditoinally penis-shaped. Unlike some of the other block-style remote, this one is actually a comfortable fit in the hands. It is light-weight, and thin. The remote has a bright and beautiful 3.5-inch touchscreen. The screen is very responsive, and it doesn't require any kind of calibration. Every touch is dead on every time. The interface is friendly and easy-to-navigate. One thing people need to understand is how the setup of these Harmony remotes work. It is easier than traditional universal remote that you have to find out your existing components remote code, and do some fancy button pushing to get it to work. The remote programming of Harmony remotes is all done with the magic of the Internet. Yes kid, the Internet. The remotes can connect to a PC via a USB cable. Then you install the software and "log in" to the remote, similar to how to you log into routers. Then simply input your components. Model and manufacturer. Walaa, it is all set up like magic. Personally I have a Hyundai LCD TV and for months I was never able to find a remote code for this TV, some places even said that Hyundai TVs didn't have universal remote codes, but my Harmony remote was capable of finding it and programming it into my Harmony. Okay, back to the Harmony 1000. Most of the navigation/controlling is done on the touchscreen, but if you are old school and still prefer to channel surf, then the buttons on the right side can help you out there. The Harmony uses ZWave infrared for controls. Meaning if you have other ZWave compatible products like automatic blinds, or light adapters, this remote can control those also. Basically allowing you to sit on your fat ass and control everything about your life with this small remote. The Harmony 1000 will be available later this year for $500. That price is still a kick in the balls. Something just feels fishy about spending half of what my LCD HDTV cost on the remote control itself. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Hands_on_with_the_ASUS_P525.html I’ve been playing with ASUS’ new Windows Mobile 5 device for about a week and I think I’ve finally gotten past the learning curve. It’s been a while since I last used the Windows Mobile platform. Familiarity breeds contempt they say.The new Windows Mobile 5 platform isn’t much of a killer OS for phones. With the advent of simplified everything, a lot of phone functions that may have been intuitive. The main downers of the phone are twofold - the first is a weak battery life, something that has been the sickness of almost all devices running Windows Mobile. Second is the hardware design of the keypad. Plus points to ASUS for creating a smart phone with a numerical keypad adorning the real estate. This gives consumers the feeling that they are buying a phone, and not a computer.Sadly though the middle joystick is a bit lost. It goes out of place being positioned right below the number 2 key. People with big AND small hands will accidentally push both buttons the first few days they try to get used to it. I learned that pressing buttons close to the joystick from an angle lessens this impediment.There are two highlights I am loving: first is the integration of Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11G connectivity on this device. So you have GSM, GPRS and the other two aforementioned connectivity options. Neat! The second highlight is the T9 input which Sony Ericsson users wil have no problem getting used to because button combinations are exactly the same.I’ve been having problems with the screen alignment on a daily basis. For some reason, locking the phone through a hardware button and putting it in my pocket starts some warp field that misaligns the device’s screen on the right side (a bummer since this is where the Close App button and scroll bars are located).I’ll be posting some pictures soon.Tags: ASUS, Windows Mobile Source: http://feeds.b5media.com/~r/b5media/Cellphone9/~3/20773209/ Jayvee http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/The_Diary_of_Hercules_0.1.1_%28Development_branch%29.html The Diary of Hercules is a personal workout diary program for body builders and fitness enthusiasts. It can be helpful in creating training plans and storing data about gym progress.License: GNU General Public License (GPL)Changes:A brand new calendar control was created. Methodsfor adding and deleting a training plan wereadded. The ability to show training days on acalendar control was added.Source: http://rss.freshmeat.net/~r/freshmeat/feeds/fm-releases-global/~3/18859573/ http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:32:53 +0100