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...know someone has to be the disciplinarian, it's just that we all prefer to take the cheerleader role. We've become a society of coddlers. Be it to children, employees, or students, we don't come down hard anymore. At least not in the flesh. But with a gadget in hand, we're merciless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bad News Comes in Small Bytes | 8/8/2006 | See Source »

...Lifehacker Computer-tech tips and tricks to help you save time, and keep you sane; sister-blog Gizmodo gives up all the latest gadget news. Too mainstream for you? Best to head over to our favorite geek-convention,Slashdot.org

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 25 Sites We Can't Live Without | 8/3/2006 | See Source »

...GLOWING GADGET When it's time to answer nature's call in the dark of night, mini-lights come in handy. Guyot Designs' Firefly, $22, converts a water bottle into a flashlight whose brightness can be adjusted for use as a night-light or reading lamp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Outdoors | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

...into cups, bowls and plates[an error occurred while processing this directive] of various sizes. At a few dollars apiece, they're reusable (and thus environmentally friendly) and easy to clean. A bonus: they're as colorful as any ceramics and a lot less breakable in a backpack. Glowing Gadget When it's time to answer nature's call in the dark of night, mini-lights come in handy. Guyot Designs' Firefly, $22, converts a water bottle into a flashlight whose brightness can be adjusted for use as a night-light or reading lamp. Don't Bug Me Insect repellents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comfy Camping | 7/13/2006 | See Source »

...employees. A Knoll study found that 45% say they do their best work in "their own personal space." The top privacy-related gripe: overheard conversation, particularly from cell-phone shouters. So architects are being exhorted to help muffle cubicle babble. Some advocate loft ceilings, others white noise; a desktop gadget called Babble can broadcast garbled recordings of the user's voice to mask real conversation. "To be honest, I see a lot more people just wearing iPods at their desks," says Dennis Gaffney, co-director of workplace design for architects RTKL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Redrawing the Cube | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

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