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It seems the front page has gone back in time

Meaning: I'm sure I saw quite a few new articles yesterday, but now we're back at Improving Academic Presentation Style.

Currently using IE 7 on an XP-machine.

Yours, Andra

Your 43 Folders wish list?

Thanks again to everyone for their patience with our little team getting the site up. Thanks for everything. BUT! Enough of this self-congratulation.

We got us a hot-rod new CMS and some hard, pipe-hittin’ new members to help make things fun and interesting. So you tell me:

What new features and functionality do you want to see on 43f? If you’re a Drupal fan already, what modules, Views, or general tweaks do you think we’re missing? What would make your visits more enjoyable, useful, and productive?

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Text to Speech to MP3 in OS X, Listen to my text books

I have recently fallen in love with the concept of audiobooks, i've "read" more books in the last 8 weeks than i have in the last 3 years.

I would like to merge this concept to the academic slice of my life. All of my text books came with digital equivalents, and I would like to turn these into mp3's that I can listen to on my iPod.

Does anyone have a good work flow or just a simple program that can accomplish this?

Thanks, Wanna Be GTD College Kid

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pens that won't write?

pens that won't write?

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Change of life : what is the best fresh start ever ?

Hi guys, I'm about to quit my job (today is my last day at the office), to finish my degree in Computer Science. I'd like to take that opportunity to make a fresh start in my GTD system, my working habits, and my life in general. Here's my question : what is the single new habit you took that dramatically changed your way of doing things, in work and in life ? I'm not looking for a silver bullet here, just someting easy that gets me on the right track for that new route in life I'm taking. Thanks in advance,

My Complete GTD System: iCal<->Moto Q<->Moleskin

My Complete GTD System: iCal<->Moto Q<->Moleskin

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3x5 printers + cost of cartridge?

3x5 printers + cost of cartridge?

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Archiving emails - what do you do?

Archiving emails - what do you do?

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43 Folders Meetup: MacWorld SF '05

Maybe House of Shields on 1/12? Kindly opine if you'll be in SF and are thinking of attending.

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MInd-mapping vs. regular old outlining for academia

MInd-mapping vs. regular old outlining for academia

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