A few weeks ago, I read a blog post over at Zen Habits about going Google-free. Leo’s post proposed that it could be dangerous to give all of your information to, and rely so heavily on, one corporation. While I found the post interesting, I obviously have no such reservations about allowing Google to run [...]
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May 5th, 2010
GQueues: Making It Easier for Me To Run My Life on Google
Steph Auteri 
Posted in products, resources 
Tags: google, google-free, gqueues, zen habits 
No Comments » April 4th, 2010
Where We Work
[Photo via] My husband and I have been living in our one-bedroom condo for almost four years now. When we first moved in, we agreed to forgo the formal dining room in favor of a home office, and so we set up our desks in that space so that we were sitting back-to-back, each of us [...]
September 9th, 2009
Product Placement: A Washable Keyboard
I don’t replace my keyboards because they’ve stopped working. I relpace them because they’re so disgustingly filthy they’re beyond all hope. I have a bad habit of snacking at my desk, working through lunch with a sandwich at my side, spilling coffee droplets, cookie crumbs, etc. Once, when I was still working in an office, [...]
July 28th, 2009
Product Placement: The Lapsac
The other week, my husband bought me a laptop, which was just about the most exciting thing ever in the world. (He’s so good with gifts; last year, he got me a GPS for my car and, the year before that, my Nikon D40X.) It meant that I could be mobile…if only I had something [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in products Tags: accessories, bag, lapsac, laptop, laptop bag, purse No Comments » July 21st, 2009
Product Placement: The Tripod
I’ve raved about my Nikon D40X in the past. About how — even for non-photographers — having a good camera can be invaluable when it comes to blogging, marketing materials, and more. Now that I’ve unearthed my husband’s dust-covered tripod and used it to shoot some photos for an upcoming blog post over at Nerve, [...]
July 14th, 2009
Product Placement: Laptop Sets Me Free
I’ll admit it. I only wanted my husband to get his laptop fixed so that I would never have to leave the cozy safety of my bed ever again. I loved propping up several pillows behind my back, setting up the small breakfast-in-bed tray, and writing, tweeting, and surfing Etsy to my heart’s content. It [...]
June 16th, 2009
Product Placement: All Your Bright Ideas
[$18 for set of 3, Etsy] I carry a polka-dotted notebook in my purse at all times. There is a collection of moleskines on my desk. And I have the NiteNote tucked away in a drawer underneath my bed. But that’s not all. In my hall closet, there is a large plastic container filled entirely [...]
April 21st, 2009
Product Placement Plea: Throw Away Your Smartphones!
Just a week ago, I linked to my review of the Peek Pronto over at the Modern Materialist. I had been eager to review it as an alternative to the iPhone or BlackBerry but, in the end, I found it wanting. In fact, I even went off on a minor rant on how having such [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in products Tags: blackberry, iphone, peek, peek pronto, smartphone, smartphones 5 Comments » April 14th, 2009
Product Placement: Peek Pronto Not Pronto Enough
I was thrilled to have a chance to review the Peek Pronto. Loath to spend money on a smartphone, the cheaper plan for this standalone e-mail device seemed ideal. In the end, though, even that small cost proved to be not worth it. Head over here to see my full review.
April 7th, 2009
Home-Schooled: 20 Books To Build Your Freelance Life Upon
I’ve already written in the past about the importance of being prepared. A huge part of that for me has been the greedy consumption of books: how-tos, self-helps, career guides, etc. I’ve read so many that I think it’s about time for a roundup. After the jump, the 20 books that helped me build my [...]
