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I found a brief but informative article at PickTheBrain.com: 4 Powerful Reasons to Mediate and How to Get Started. He walks the reader through the benefits of Meditation, whether it’s religious and some everyday ways to practice it. If you’ve ever wondered about it or how to do it without formal practice, this is a good starting point.

Here is an excerpt of one of my favorites is Strength Training for the Mind by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Share your resources with us.

Summarize the last seminar or class you took in three sentences. How effective is your note-taking? The Cornell method of taking notes is effective not only for classes but for meetings and conference calls. If you are unfamiliar with it, check out the link for a website which has a good explanation as well as examples that can be downloaded. I find it effective to use the Cornell method along with an outline in its ‘note-taking area.’ Whatever method you choose, make sure it works for you. Good notes allow for quick review of a lot of information.

Does it ever pay to rent instead of buy a home? It turns out that sometimes the answer is yes, renting is preferable. Suze Orman has written several articles about the pros and cons. In The Buy vs Rent Decision she discusses the true cost of ownership and whether you can afford to buy.

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Did you know that Apple loads multiple languages for many software applications? There is a great little program called Monolingual that will delete all languages you do not use. It’s a quick download and gives you the option of which language(s) you wish to retain. I freed almost 2.8GB. Who knew?

Blackberry sent out a newsletter with instructions on how to change the ‘sent from‘ address so that all of your email messages match — regardless of where you are when sending them. The steps are clear but you will need to know which version of the Blackberry internet service you currently use. Blackberry newsletter instructions for changing the ’sent from’ address.

If you want to disable the auto-signature on your Blackberry, here are the instructions from Blackberry.

Is your Gmail slower than usual? If you don’t use chat, be sure to turn it off. You should notice a bit more speed in your Gmail loads. To check the status of chat, look at the very bottom of your screen directly under the statistics for how much (or little) of your Gmail storage is in use. If you see Turn Off Chat, click on it. If you see Turn On Chat, the chat function is already off.

Does my insurance really cover me? Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, flooding, and other unexpected disasters can leave you homeless. But I’m insured you say. Many are finding that although they have insurance, they either did not have coverage or did not have adequate coverage for what happened to their homes and possessions. What to do? Here’s some help.

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