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The (Imperfect) Art of Sending Sensitive Stuff

Advice worth sharing. Love Dropbox. And Hazel.

[via kung fu grippe on 3/11/11]


Securer file sharing with Dropbox « practically efficient

  • Zip your files
  • Put the zip file in your Dropbox ‘Public’ folder
  • Email the file link, not the file

Great advice on sending sensitive stuff via Dropbox . And pretty close to what I do. With this handful of paranoid additions involving chaos and automation:

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Thinking through tough questions

Another nice idea in Making a Big Change: a Case Study [How I Retired]":


Almost all of us fear change, and we look for excuse after excuse to put it off. Very often this works against us. So, if you are thinking about making a big change, you owe it to yourself to go ahead and start turning your thoughts into projects. Evaluate the feasibility, get some independent advice, and test what you can. [Author's emphasis]

The short piece shares a novel way of using the GTD methodology to work through complicated problems.