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Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better (Paperback)

~ Gina Trapani (Author)
Key Phrases: get your data, organize your data, advanced platform, Cancel Figure, Streamline Common Tasks, Time Machine (more...)

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"A productivity manual-slash-computer book, this book is packed full of tips...Buy this book. Immediately." Photo Pro June 2008 "Easy to dip in and out of, you won't fail find something here that will speed up your work.".net August 2008

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Whether you?re a Mac or Windows user, there are tricks here for you in this helpful resource. You?ll feast on this buffet of new shortcuts to make technology your ally instead of your adversary, so you can spend more time getting things done and less time fiddling with your computer. You?ll learn valuable ways to upgrade your life so that you can work?and live?more efficiently, such as: empty your e-mail inbox, search the Web in three keystrokes, securely save Web site passwords, automatically back up your files, and many more.

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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (March 17, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470238364
ISBN-13: 978-0470238363
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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get your data, organize your data, advanced platform, system configuration utility, browsing history, data copy, home web server, advanced search operators, source directories files, saved search folders, encrypted disk image, master password, thumb drive, saved passwords, portable drive

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Cancel Figure, Streamline Common Tasks, Time Machine, Trick Yourself, Google Calendar, Master the Web, Manage Multiple Computers, System Restore, Automate Repetitive Tasks, Hone Your Computer Survival Skills, Internet Explorer, Clear Your Mind, Google Desktop, Getting Done, Windows Vista, Firewall Your Attention, Program Files, Microsoft Outlook, Easy Platform, System Preferences, Google Notebook, Windows Explorer, Boot Camp, Google Docs, All Cost

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book will pay for itself, April 8, 2008

By	J. Kelly "GA Book Fan" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read the entire book and implemented quite a few of the Hacks in my daily routine. Based on the amount of time I've already saved in just a few weeks, this book has easily paid for itself 2 or 3 times.

Some of the specific Hacks that I'm using and their results:

* Email Control - My Inbox is empty and I've finally got my email under control with filters and the 3-folders system created (I added a 4th folder - Print - for emails that I want a hard copy of but my laptop isn't connected to my printer)

* Digital Photos - I've got all my photos tagged and organized for fast searches

* Repetitive Typing - how did I ever get along without Texter???

* Google Calendar - I love using my mobile phone to update my calendar when I'm on the road or need to post a quick reminder that Calendar will email and text me.

I've still got a few things from the book on my To-Do List:

* Get my bookmarks moved over to del.icio.us as described in the book
* Setup my automated data backup to my external hard drive (I do it manually right now)

Gina's written a great book that really works. The book is platform independent and she tells you when something is Mac or Windows specific. She also lets you know the skill level (Easy, Medium, Advanced) that a Hack will require.

I enjoyed reading it and will probably go through it again soon to make sure I've implemented any hacks that can make my life easier - I'm sure I missed a few.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The second edition is just as good as the first..., July 31, 2008

By	Thomas Duff "Duffbert" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME) (VINE VOICE)

I remember reading the first edition of Gina Trapani's Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better and thinking how wonderful it was. Of course, when the second edition came out, I had to get that one too. And as with the first one, I have all sorts of post-it notes scattered throughout the book for reference and "go back and try this" notes. Well worth the time and money you spend here.

Contents:
Control Your Email; Organize Your Data; Trick Yourself into Getting Done; Clear Your Mind; Firewall Your Attention; Streamline Common Tasks; Automate Repetitive Tasks; Get Your Data To Go; Master The Web; Hone Your Computer Survival Skills; Manage Multiple Computers; Index

Over the span of the chapters above, Trapani presents 116 different "hacks" that you can incorporate into your daily computer life to, well... work smarter, faster, and better. As with most books that are a compilation of different tips, some will resonate strongly with your current needs, while others are skimming material that may not be relevant. For instance, the hacks in the first chapter, Organize Your Data, hit home. I'm working towards consolidating multiple email addresses with Gmail, and I'm cutting down the number of folders I have, relying on search to find what I need. Master The Web also had some cool tricks, like having multiple home pages in Firefox and using Google Notebook for web clippings. I wasn't quite into the Managing Multiple Computers as much, as my current setup doesn't call for that. Still, it's good information to have around should you need it at a later time.

I actually found a couple different things occurring as I read through the material. There were hacks where some software was presented that did a certain task, and I'd realize I've been looking for something just like that. Similar to scratching an itch that you couldn't quite reach. Then there were the hacks that opened your eyes to whole areas you didn't even know you needed. Let's call that finding AND scratching the itch you didn't know you had five minutes prior. After going through some of the Automate Repetitive Tasks hacks, I have started to look at a lot of things I do with a view towards eliminating the manual repetitive effort that I just accepted as necessary before.

I highly recommend this book to everyone who spends most of their waking hours in front of a computer, and/or earn their living in front of one. Taking away even a small handful of nuggets can radically change the way you do things.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those wanting to be a bit more efficient, May 28, 2008

By	Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE)

This is a collection of hints, tips and hacks for the technologically inclined. Areas covered are email, organizing your data, tricks to overcome your procrastination, clearing your mind, focusing your attention, streamlining common tasks, mastering the web, honing your computer survival skills and managing multiple computers.

Not at all ironically, the people for whom this book will be most useful - real geeks - will already know some, not all, of these things. I am most definitely a geek, but I did learn many new things and happy for that.

In some ways, the book will a half-loaf for many. There's a lot of Macintosh stuff that will not be helpful to Windows users and vice-versa. There's Windows Vista material that will not be useful to those (most of us, perhaps?) who are sticking with Windows XP. But this is not a major problem: the book has so much good stuff in it, that there is plenty for everyone.

Trapani's writing style is wonderfully clear, direct and concise.

Overall, other than calling it useful, versatile, eclectic and well-done, this book is difficult to classify. It merges real life (remembering to pick up the milk) with the technical (setting up a VPN) and lots, lots more. It is definitely a fun book to browse, packed with lots of great information.

A very worthwhile addition to your library.

Jerry

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4.0 out of 5 stars It delivers
This book is packed with tons of great ideas and tricks to get more done and understand why you own a computer, which sometimes is hard to answer. I highly recommend it.

Published 1 month ago by Kevin B.

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the website
This book is about what Gina told in an [...] blog, the three things she would teach in a Lifehacker MBA course would be:
- how to install a personal organization system,... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Imre Oliver Kozak

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth its weight in iPhones
I was a big fan of the first edition of Gina's LifeHacker. "Upgrade Your Life" is the expanded, revised, resized and renamed Second Edition, which should make it more accessible... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book of Common Sense Tips for Nerds Like Me
I read through this book over the course of a few days and highlighted everything that pertains to my workflow. Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars save your time
better off as an article . the point is well made but the book is often redundant .

Published 10 months ago by Murry Zborowski

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tips for Your Computer and Regular Life
Excellent book. Upgrade Your Life contains an abundance of sensible tips and tricks for anyone who uses a computer on a regular basis and would like to be more efficient. Read more

Published 11 months ago by V. Garcia

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas and then some
First I have been working diligently on de cluttering my personal and business life. I have read so many simplifying and de-cluttering and efficiency books I almost have a clutter... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Carter Hargrave

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Primer and Reference
I found this book a good primer on workflow and organization. Many of the technological references may be familiar for the tech savvy, but even those are presented with new usage... Read more

Published 14 months ago by Jesse Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars Huge timesaver - Use the technology you have to improve your life!
I'll keep this review short and sweet: I love this book. I loved its predecessor, "Lifehacker", and love this one more. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Kim Skildum-Reid

4.0 out of 5 stars Best for PCs but useful for Macs
This book has some great tips as responses have noted. My one issue - at least a quarter of the book -- possibly more -- are tips that apply only to PCs. Read more

Published 17 months ago by Ara Wilson

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