I’m about to start a six-month-long online
course that I'd like to do really well on. The next ten days are very quiet at work.
How can I use this time to help myself prepare, given that I’ll need to be in the office for part of each of the ten days...and then keep up with the course while going back to full-time teaching?
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posted by mdonley
on Jan 24, 2013 -
8 answers
I have a 2002-era problem: a big library of Mp3s, many ripped from physical CDs I own, some downloaded from iTunes, others left over from when I merged music collections with my then partner. They are completely disorganised. Some albums are incomplete, most lack album art, hundreds of individual songs are just kicking around in a big folder of their own. What's the best way to tame the mess?
(This question has been
asked before, but I imagine best solutions have changed since 2008).
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posted by embrangled
on Mar 21, 2012 -
32 answers
Uses for an old Day Runner/Filofax? Looking for up to date ways to integrate a paper planner with online services.
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posted by wingless_angel
on Feb 17, 2012 -
3 answers
I have a wonderful (Oracle) SQL database and I use Navicat Lite to crunch around in it. My problem is that I'm staring at lists of 50+ tables, 60+ saved queries, 10+ views, etc. Is there anything I can do to somehow organise things in a visually pleasing and/or functional way?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Feb 2, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm now the proud owner of a proper grownup bedroom set, with a dresser that has a mirror and everything. What are your best tips for organising all my stuff so I can ready most efficiently?
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posted by emilyw
on Sep 29, 2011 -
5 answers
What essential and not-so-essential kit do small voluntary organisations need?
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posted by fix
on Jun 24, 2011 -
8 answers
We all know Mefites throw a bitchin' party, so help me out here. I'm contemplating running a club night in lieu of a birthday party for my thirtieth birthday next year. Protips?
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posted by Jilder
on Jun 19, 2011 -
3 answers
Need a to-do / project management app that will quickly schedule events and create all the relevant sub-tasks for me.
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posted by so_necessary
on Mar 24, 2011 -
10 answers
I absolutely suck at keeping organised, clean and tidy. I can't go on living in a mess until the moment when I snap and spend two days cleaning everything. Any tips that have helped former messy people, stuff accumulators or those who just can't be bothered stay on top of everything?
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posted by mippy
on Nov 3, 2010 -
45 answers
what makes a workplace good / healthy for staff? In response to this
question and numerous others on the green, plus my own experiences of being relentlessly treated badly by those above, below and around me in organisations; I am curious what are the elements that make a good workplace? What are some examples of such workplaces that I could do my own research on?
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posted by MT
on Oct 18, 2010 -
15 answers
Help a newbie volunteer make sense of a large, unorganised pile of books, most of which aren't even in English.
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posted by Tamanna
on Jan 27, 2010 -
5 answers
Can anybody recommend a good collaborative online translation tool? Not an automated translator, something to help manage and co-ordinate a translation workflow in a team of people.
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posted by tkbarbarian
on Dec 1, 2009 -
6 answers
We're a group artists in a non-profit and are currently using Facebook to organise ourselves. I find it lacking - it's not a platform with collaboration in mind, so I'm researching alternatives. Hlep!
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posted by monocultured
on Aug 4, 2009 -
5 answers
OK, I've had it with my iTunes collection telling me it can't find things and forgetting that I have compilations and having my music in random formats. How can I reorganise the whole thing and keep it in order? I'm willing to scrap it all and start fresh, re-burning CDs or losing my ratings and playcounts if necessary, if it means that in the future it'd all work smoothly. Hardware and software details inside.
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posted by harriet vane
on Apr 26, 2009 -
15 answers
My workload was insane and I wasn't coping, so I've reduced it - but only for four months. What can I do to build my resilience and general life-handling ability during that time? If you've ever taken 'time off' to sort yourself out, I would love to hear your story.
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posted by [ixia]
on Mar 28, 2009 -
19 answers
Which companies and organisations are big on innovation, creativity, doing good, and support flexible work styles and ethics?
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posted by divabat
on Nov 29, 2008 -
13 answers
I have re-organised my Vista PC to use searches instead of the usual folder hierachy in Explorer to navigate the file system. What I am looking for is a way to right click on a file and delete the containing folder, does anyone know of a registry hack or software which will let me do this?
posted by dazzle
on Oct 20, 2008 -
12 answers
Affinity groups and terrorist cells seem do well by them, but what possible combinations are there of autonomous organisation, and what are their main characteristics? What different ways are there to organise people according to a
cell model? I'm interested in an overview of different organisational structures and ways of calculating their characteristics.
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posted by monocultured
on Apr 16, 2008 -
4 answers
What is the best low maintainance way of organising my papers for school? With some constraints: I want to carry everything I need to school in my bag, I do not have text books, and I do not want to spend any time organising things.
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posted by markovich
on Mar 25, 2008 -
15 answers
How do I organise my college course modules into one cohesive format?
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posted by ajp
on Feb 13, 2007 -
6 answers
I've been noting down ideas for a potential novel for over a year. Problem is, I now have so many that it's tough to keep track of it all. How can I organise and consolidate them into something workable?
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posted by Acey
on Dec 30, 2006 -
27 answers
Help me find or design a professional activity record and organise my work in my brand spanking new job! Much
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posted by Lucie
on Sep 7, 2006 -
2 answers
I've never really bought albums/CDs and ripped them. Atleast not all of them, I probably have like 15-20 albums, but that's it.
The major part of my music collection happens to come from the Napster times. Where only tracks would be downloaded, which have little or no filename according to convention.
So, I have tracks like "12-Thievery Corp-Fedime's Flight.mp3". I'd like to see this track as "Thievery Corporation - Fedime's Flight.mp3"
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posted by Devileyezz
on Apr 15, 2006 -
13 answers
How do you organise tax receipts, bills, credit card statements, bank statements and all your other paperwork at home?
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posted by madman
on Oct 27, 2005 -
23 answers
