Wow...what a fucking depressing place to live.

TX Watch Company - I saw their 700 Series featured over on GearPatrol.com the other day and was compelled to dig a bit deeper.  I gotta say, for their price range (they run in the neighbourhood between $450 and $600) they make a damn fine looking time piece.  TX is a branch of the Timex family, but seems to be shooting a little higher with this line.  Sexy timepiece on a budget.
 
21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs - via BlueGlass.com - Not a whole lot to add on this one.  It gives a pretty good rundown of the basics and even some more advanced skills that are essential for beginners and veterans alike.  Definitely worth a look if you're interested in getting into photography.
 
Why your job is making you depressed - via CNN.com - Live to work or work to live?  If you dread going to work every day and have yet to discover the key to independent wealth, then this one may be for you.
 
25 Cool Windows 7 Keyboard Tricks... - via MakeUseOf.com - There's more to Windows than what you see in the right-click menu.  Quit fondling rodents and use the keyboard.
 
Intelligent Individuals Don't Make Groups Smarter - via Wired.com and Social sensitivity trumps IQ in group intelligence - via NewScientist.com - 2 links for the price of one - A study at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania seems to indicate that the level of success achieved by a group of people shows no direct link to either the average intelligence of the group or the highest IQ of any individual within that group.  There aren't a huge number of details given about the qualitative measurement of group performance, so I hope to find a more detailed article.  An interesting find none the less.