The Daily Dozen

1. 10 ways to trick out your netbook for free.
2. Tun any surface into speakers. Sounds pretty cool. I did something like this in college, turning Coke cans and window panes into stereo speakers using peizoelectrics.
3. Do something new every three years. My dad gave me similar career advice long ago.
4. 6 simple steps to conquer procrastination. I'm sure I'll get around to them eventually...
5. 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3).
6. New hope for organ transplants? I sure hope so. Read about my own experience donating bone marrow.
7. A clever idea: Hide your HDTV with pull-down art. Also, some thoughts on why you shouldn't buy an off-brand HDTV.
   
8. David Brooks on Malcom Gladwell's Outliers.
9. Science and technology workplace -- a predominately male face? I will say in all my years working as an engineer, there were very few women in the profession and only a minority of them who seemed happy in it.
   
10. 11 quick tips for keeping your home uncluttered.
11. Huge hole found in Earth's magnetic field?
12. Can Africa trade it's way to peace?