Yak Shaving -- [MIT AI Lab, after 2000: orig. probably from a Ren & Stimpy episode.] Any seemingly pointless activity which is actually necessary to solve a problem which solves a problem which, several levels of recursion later, solves the real problem you're working on.

#560 Goals Hack -- Joe's Goals (no relation) is a simple online app that lets you create daily and weekly goals and track your overall progress and score. You can also set up negative goals (i.e., bad habits) in order to help rid yourself of a vice.

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#561 Firefox Extension -- Greasemonkey extension Gmail Attachment Reminder reminds you to attach a file to your Gmail if it appears that you have not, based on whether you have the word attach(ed, ment, etc) in the body.

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#562 Gmail Hack -- Whenever you send an email, Gmail automatically adds that address to your "Contacts" list. But you can manually edit or delete any contact that might be outdated or obsolete. Simply click on the "Contacts" link (found under the "Trash" on the left sidebar) and you'll see a list of contacts. On the right you'll see "Show in Quick Contact?" From there you can remove them from the auto list or block them completely. You can also click on the address and edit all of the contact information.

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#563 Know Your Fallacies -- Abstraction -- To quote out of context is to remove a passage from its surrounding matter in such a way as to distort its meaning. The context in which a passage occurs always contributes to its meaning, and the shorter the passage the larger the contribution. For this reason, the quoter must always be careful to quote enough of the context not to misrepresent the meaning of the quote.

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#564 Google School -- Google Blog Search lets you search terms by date. Simply type in the search term and a list of dates will show up on the left, allowing you to further refine your search.

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#565 HowTo -- Solve a Soduku Puzzle (Without Even Thinking)