Review: Lifehacker the Book

The end of the year is when many of us turn our focus to becoming better organized. Lifehacker is the single best resource for identifying new tools and processes that make your life better. Gina Trapani, a virtual friend of mine and its author, has just published her first book and it rocks. I highly recommend it. I keep a copy of it handy alongside a few of my favorite things, pictured above on a quiet December night at home.

Lifehacker:88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day is divided into several chapters that address a specific topic, such as freeing mental RAM, firewalling your attention, taking your data to go and more. Each chapter features a series of hacks.

Some of Gina's hacks - like using a command to track your to-do's in a text file - are above what most people will need. However, others, like working with virtual desktops (Windows and Mac) are outstanding and game changers. The book is cross platform, covering hacks for Windows and Mac. I run both operating systems so I loved how the hacks addresses everyone. It's really handy for anyone who uses a computer to enhance their work or personal lives.

Believe it or not, I also found it handy to have Lifehacker in book form, even though pretty much the entire content of the tome can be accessed online for nada. Pick up a copy today. Your life will thank you.