#240 Phone Hack -- Next time you need to look up a phone number try calling 1-800-FREE411 for free directory assistance. You'll have to listen to a short ad along the way, but it will save you the $1-$3.50 your phone company now charges for this service.
#241 Home Hack -- When the sheets and pillowcases come out of the dryer, fold them and tuck them into one of the newly-clean pillowcases before placing the package back in the linen closet. That makes it easy to grab exactly the items you need when a bed needs clean sheets. (HT: Lifehacker)
#242 Seach Hack -- BlinkX is a interesting new search engine that uses voice recognition software to index video and podcasts available over the web.Enter a key phrase and BlinkX will list the podcasts that match it. (HT: LifeHacker)
#243 Know Your Fallacies -- Complex Cause The effect is caused by a number of objects or events, of which the cause identified is only a part. A variation of this is the feedback loop where the effect is itself a part of the cause. (Ex. The accident was caused by the poor location of the bush. (True, but it wouldn't have occurred had the driver not been drunk and the pedestrian not been jaywalking.))
#244 PocketMod Update -- The PocketMod (YSR #180), a small book with guides on each page that enables use you to transform a single sheet of paper into the ultimate note card, has some interesting new updates. The template now has Music staff and tab sheets, a deadline plotter, a food diary, SuDoku, and (my favorite) Franklin's virtues.
#245 HowTo -- How to read a difficult book
#246 Emergency Management -- Survive a paper cut
Keep a small tube of Anbesol Gel (oral anesthetic) on your desk. If you get a painful paper cut or hangnail that keeps distracting you from your projects, put a dab of Anbesol Gel on it and wrap it with a bandaid (the bandaid keeps the gel from wiping off). Within 2 minutes, the annoying pain will be gone and you can get back to work distraction free. (HT: 43Folders wiki)
#247 SoYouWanna -- Ask for a raise
#248 Paper Scrabble -- Instructables has a PDF template Scrabble board that conveniently prints on an A4 or lettter sized sheet of paper. With just a single sheet of paper and a pair of scissors you can have a travel version of the popular word game to take anywhere you go.
#249 Writer's Toolkit -- #17: The Number of Elements
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