The irony of having to come online to write this post doesn’t wear thin on me. However, living in an age of increasing connectivity, there seems to be very few opportunities to truly relish in moments of disconnection. Over the last couple of months I’ve been increasingly wanting to take more time offline for the simple
Read articleConsumerism as a Productivity Drain and How to Avoid It
Ipad, Itouch, Iphone, Blackberry, Mac, Apple, Coach, Reebok; trying to stay up to date with the trends can be overwhelming. If you live in a modern society you can not help but be bombarded with the sights and sounds of the latest and coolest gadgets and trends. How do you stay grounded amidst a consumer
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Fighting the 'Black Magic Box' (TV)
The majority of households around the world today will have the famous black box in various shapes and sizes sitting in their living room blazing entertainment and news. Each day millions of TV viewers are engulfed by both good and bad content that allows them to be hypnotized by the ‘magic black box’. I want
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Productivity Tool Review: QuranTracker.Com
Reflecting on the manner in which the early Muslims and many more Muslims since then have memorised The Noble Quran, who would have thought that hifdh and technology would cross paths one day? The Quran Tracker is a brilliant web-based tool that uses open source technology to help you monitor your hifdh as well as
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Boost Your Reading Productivity with a Kindle!
There are very few devices that I ‘cling’ to and highly recommend them, and the Amazon Kindle has just joined this ‘privileged’ group of gadgets. I honestly cannot get my hands off it! What is the Kindle? Amazon Kindle is nothing short of a revolutionary e-reading device that’s using a cool technology called “e-ink technology”, which makes the screen look
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