Web Worker Digest: 10 Weekend Reading Links
In General by SkellieTim Ferriss shares his tips on how to travel the world with 10 pounds or less. (Hint: It involves buying most of what you need when you’ve settled in.)
If you’ve been freelancing (or web freelancing for a while) you’ll know that upset clients are part of the job — you’ve just got to hope they don’t come regularly. Samuel Ryan shares his top tips for dealing with upset clients.
Our favorite frugal law student, Brett McKay, gives us five tips for buying a Mac on a budget.
My boss (one of several) Darren Rowse shares his 14 favorite Mac OS X apps for bloggers. I’ll be checking each of these out… once I get connectivity on the Mac.
Leo Babauta of Zen Habits just become a pro blogger!
If you’re like me and you love your work, the line between work and play is kind of like the line between the sea and the sand. Anne Zelenka shares her five tips for boundary setting when you’re a little ‘work obsessed’.
Lifehack.org suggests you have a communications black-out day once a week. Saturdays are the closest thing I have to this, as I only have a few minutes connectivity. I’m immensely grateful for it — it allows me to think clearly (and get my house cleaned).
Nick Cernis suggests that rather than start saving for the MacBook Air (or any piece of expensive new technology) you “buy a bigger envelope” — which is a nicer way of saying “have a reality check.”
Lea Woodward shares twelve really cool Firefox extensions for the location independent professional.
January 20th, 2008
I particularly enjoyed that “buy a bigger envelope” post. I’m thinking of adding that image to my sidebar. Are you thinking of adding that skellie?
January 20th, 2008
Nice links.. I like the “buy a bigger envelope” one. I converted a 12 year old computer into a server and it operates faster than the other $1200 computer in my house… maybe that’s just because it runs Linux and not Vista.
January 20th, 2008
On the frugal law student’s blog all I had to do is read these words to cringe…”When All Else Fails, Finance Your New Mac” No Thanks! Thats how you turn a 2 Grand Laptop into 3 Grand easy.
On that note Nick Cernis from the “big a bigger envelope” post, he nailed it on the head…”No Technology is Worth Going Into Debt For” Exactly!
Is it just me or is all these blogs connected or affiliated with you? Sure seems like it.
January 20th, 2008
Great list of links, I’m especially excited about Leo going full time at blogging. I wish I could do the same— with confidence.
January 21st, 2008
Thanks for the links, although I already read a couple. I loved the ‘buy a bigger envelope’ post too, it made me chuckle.