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It’s again time for a massive link-dump. It’s a bit difficult to navigate around if a browser window has thirty-two tabs in it and time doesn’t allow to check them regullary. So, there we go.

Cool Stuff:

• Yogurt Making Illustrated shows you how to produce yogurt on your own in a few hours
• PortableApps.com has produced a convenient package of applications which are able to run directly off an USB memory stick or other portable memory devices (Win only)
• The Four Mile Island Ice Box is a non-electric refridgerator build by someone to freeze in winter and stay cool all summer
• A Thermite Reaction is something I’d really to try out sometime
• The Wookieepedia is a great ressource for any Star Wars fan and a good read for all other fiction-fans
• The Science section of RMCybernetics has quite some articles around cool science, physics, high voltage, etc. stuff
• MIT is offering all their Physics lessions as downloadable videos for everyone, for free
• MIT OpenCourseware offers even more education ressources from the MIT
• Some Myths Busted around LED tells what advantages and disadvantages LED lighting really has
• C64s.com offers you many of those old C64 classic games as online playing experience, nostalgy alert
• Wikimapia is a Wiki for Google Maps where everyone can mark places and spots and give comments or insight, my personal take on Chernobyl reactor tourism
• AOJ Outdoors Tip #50 describes an easy and nontoxic way to get rid of annoying yellow jackets

Personal Development:

• Mycoted attempts to be a central repository for innovation, ideas and problem-solving
• How to Take Perfect Lecture Notes is pretty self-explanatory
• Tricks to Improve Your Memory lists some common problems with forgetfulness and suggestions on how to avoid them
• Geek’s guide to working out has some tips on how to physically work out and get into better shape
• Geek to Live, The Usable Home has tips on how to organize your after-work-life at home for more efficiency

Management/Work:

• Bare Bones Project Hacks lists some project basics and a few helpful tips
• Organizing the daily workflow is a cruical activity for everyone working on something
  • Five-Minute-Motivators keep your head above water all day long
  • Five-Minute-Organizer helps you order your goals, time and schedule
  • [Five-Minute-Flowcharts](http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2006/05/five-minute-flowchart/ "Success Begins Today – Five Minute Flowchart") can also help a bit to visualize workflows
  • The Five-Year-Personal-Development-Plan is another little pointer to think about
• 10 more things in 360 days has tips on how to be successful in offering freelancer services
• Geek to Live: Take great notes lists some methods on how to take notes effectively, be it for meetings or elsewhere
• Finding flow in everyday life is not an easy task, look there for some tips
• The Art of Work discusses also some topics and reviews a book around flow

Computer Technology:

• Altiris Software Virtualization Solution allows you to try out software on your computer without causing real changes to HDD, OS and any other settings
• Reducing your memory usage in Firefox by avoiding leaking extensions and tweaking some settings
• [10 things every Microsoft Word user should know](http://generaldisarray.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/ten-things-every-microsoft-word-user-should-know/ "General Disarrangement: Ten things every Microsoft Word user should know"), really
• CSS Filters has a comparison table on what browser supports which CSS features and constructs, useful for web developers and designers Update 2017-08-20: broken, see next items for alternatives
• Update 2017-08-20 Can I use? allows to search for browser capabilities. You enter a certain HTML/CSS/… construct and it shows you which browsers support it to which extend.
• Update 2017-08-20 CSS Tricks – filters lists current filters defined by CSS.
• Update 2017-08-20 CSS3 Intro, Examples, Resources contains useful information to get started with CSS.
• 24 ways has also some tricks and tips for web developers, Javascript artists and CSS designers