The best 13 out of the 26 Time Management Hacks of Etienne Garbugli:

1. only plan for 4-5 hours of real work per day
2. it’s normal to have days where you just can’t work and days when you will work 12h. Work more when you’re in the zone; relax when you’re not
3. don’t multitask. focus!
4. you’re always more focused and productive with limited time
5. start with short tasks. 7 Reasons Why You Should Tackle Hard Problems Last
6. “Done is better than perfect” (*) – iterate
7. separate thinking and execution
8. organize important meetings early in the day. “Every meeting has to have a leader, a stated purpose, a start and end time, and a valid reason for each and every person to be there. The leader documents conclusions, plans, action items, whatever, then follows up.” – Remember This Simple Equation To Run Great Meetings
9. break big tasks into small ones
10. always prioritize
11. if it can be done 80% by someone else, delegate it!
12. use apps for reminders. Don’t trust your brain for memorizing
13. write down everything that distracts you. If you write them down, they’ll stop bubbling up when you’re in the zone

Read the other half on Slideshare: 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20

(*)Hackers try to build the best services over the long term by quickly releasing and learning from smaller iterations rather than trying to get everything right all at once. To support this, we have built a testing framework that at any given time can try out thousands of versions of Facebook. We have the words “Done is better than perfect” painted on our walls to remind ourselves to always keep shipping.
– Letter from Mark Zuckerberg

My first timelapse try. I wanted to catch the March snow melting throughout the day, but apparently the temperatures were not high enough 🙂
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5WEeZKSdYg
Actors:

• ffmpeg.org
• Total Commander and its excellent Multi rename tool
• A chinese intervalometer that does not have an on/off button 🙂
• This 2009 tutorial
• Canon 60D with 17-40mm lens

The command:

ffmpeg.exe -f image2 -r 1 -i IMG_%02d.JPG movie.avi

I know, I have to clean my windows for the next photo session 🙂

The people at Medium have a very interesting collection called ‘Products I wish existed‘
There you can find some interesting ideas for your next endeavor 🙂
My product I wish existed? A device that would allow me to use my mobile phone on the fixed phone line.

Here’s why.
They did not evolve too much since the rotary phone. For over a decade we have cordless (DECT) phones, but even the ones produced this years have modest quality (to say the least) and are not that cheap.
Their rechargeable battery has a very short life because of the frequent on the charger/off the charger cycle. Their display is miserable. And if you wish features like voice message, missed call notification or ‘do not disturb’ schedule, you will have to pay the price of a smartphone.
The fixed phones are slowly dying.

I would replace them with the following solution:
-a base where the landline would connect
PLUS
-wi-fi/bluetooth
PLUS
-your favorite smartphone via an application.

Think about it!

When you’re not at home, the base would record your messages. When you arrive home and enter your home network, the base pushes the messages on your smartphone.
Then, in order to make a phone call on the landline, you open a dedicated app, and simply use your smartphone as a DECT phone.
The same app on your smartphone would be able to take an incoming call when you’re in the home network.

The base producer would have to take half of the DECT technology (the base), eliminate the crappy DECT phone, put some wi-fi/bluetooth chip inside it and make an app that would be freely distributed.

I wish this product existed 🙂

Later edit: There is other products like I800 iCreations ($249) or Panasonic’s link to Cell line. But they do the opposite: taking the smartphone calls to the DECT phone: “Link your cell phone to your home phone”. I want to get rid of my home phone and use my smartphone instead 🙂
This guy is apparently on the good track, but it only looks like a hobby, not a commercial product.