Movies that qualify for cloud conversion (Disc to Digital) on VUDU

Movies that VUDU supports for Disc to Digital (put your movies in the cloud).

Type the name of your movie on VUDU's Disc to Digital page to see if it qualifies.  This is a dynamic search and does not leave the page.  ** Sometimes the search does not work in Chrome, so try Firefox instead!

Only 100 discs can be converted per year, and to prevent fraud, they require that you enable GPS in the mobile app to ensure that movies are being converted at your billing address.


Batman Begins
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Contagion
Courage Under Fire
Crazy Stupid Love
Dallas Buyers Club
The Dictator
Easy A
The Descendants
Gattaca
Get the Gringo
Gone Baby Gone
The Hangover
Hereafter
Jersey Boys
Kill the Messenger
The Kings of Summer
Like Crazy
Lincoln Lawyer
Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
A Most Wanted Man
Nightcrawler
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pitch Perfect
Prisoners (2013) [Hugh Jackman / Jake Gyllenhaal]
Shrek
St. Vincent
X-Men (all of them through First Class)
World War Z

Movies VUDU does not support for Disc to Digital:
- Marvel movies
- Disney movies

99 Homes
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Artist
Bad Lieutenant (Nicolas Cage)
Dope
Inside Llewyn Davis
In the Loop
Room
The Rover
Stuck in Love
The Terminator (first film)

Flushing out an Overflowing Gmail Inbox with Targeted Gmail Searches

If you're like me, you may have accumulated dozens of subscriptions that arrive in your inbox daily. Even though it may not seem like much, over months or years, these unread emails can become overwhelming and hard to delete in bulk unless you can find a way to filter them with a search.

Update 4/6/25:

in:inbox is:unread has:nouserlabels 

Finds everything that is unread and has no user labels. Helpful for collecting and deleting unread, unorganized emails in bulk.

Update 5/4/20:

Two new and improved searches to clear out old messages in Gmail

in:inbox is:unread has:nouserlabels NOT label:important NOT is:starred
(The new key search operator (has:nouserlabels) will hide all messages from the search that have a user assigned label.  I almost always apply either an important label or a personal label to messages that I need to save for future use.)

in:inbox is:read has:nouserlabels NOT label:important NOT is:starred
This will show read messages that still do not have personal labels applied.  These messages are likely ones that were opened, read, and then never deleted.

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Here is the Gmail search phrase I use to find unimportant messages, not from friends, and delete them (usually 99 or 100 at a time).

NOT label:important label:unread in:inbox NOT label:starred

You may want to make a few modifications yourself in case you occasionally received messages not marked as important that include attachments (ie: website backups, quarterly reports, etc).

Hide messages from the search results that have attachments:
NOT has:attachment

NOT from:__________

New Digital Books Found

Reading Roundup - ebooks read you and organzing 101

Organizing 101 :: Complete Organizing Solutions

Your E-Book Is Reading You - WSJ.com

The 10 Golden Rules of Simple, Clean Design - Speckyboy Design Magazine

Computer Programming: Should most young people learn to code? - Quora
(via Anna on Twitter)

CHISEL industries
Their website has a layout that I'm noting as something to emulate for my photography website.

Organzing Tips from Outside In Organizer

Work on One Thing at a Time

• Work on 1 task at a time.
• Work in 1 space at a time.
• Talk to 1 person without distraction.

Caring For Yourself

• Self care is critical. Remember that you aren’t any good to anyone else if you are not taking care of yourself, first.
• Delegate and share. You don’t have to do everything yourself. In fact, you empower others by letting them do it themselves or with you.
• Rejuvenate every day. Do something that intentionally re-energizes you such as meditating or taking a walk.
• Unplug and take a break from your computer, smart phone, etc.

Scheduling, Using a Timer, and Organizing Regularly

#1 – Schedule everything! Use your planner to schedule tasks, not just appointments.
#2 – Time yourself! Set a timer to help you make quick decisions…keep? recycle? shred?
#3 – Organize regularly. Remember, organizing is a process. By doing it regularly it’s not as overwhelming. Have a professional or a friend help you get started, get to a manageable place, and then you can maintain it on your own.

via: Organize Your Time, Reduce Your Clutter

Dealing With Paper

1. Purge unnecessary papers.  Ask yourself these 3 questions to help you decide: What do I need to keep the hard copy for? Is it something I need to act upon, or is it for information purposes, only? If it is informational, only, can I access it when I need to refer to it in an electronic file or the internet?
2. Sort the papers that you need to keep. Create an easy to maintain file system so that every piece of paper has its place. Streamline your system and use broad categories to avoid files that only contain 1 or 2 pieces of paper.
3. Create a tickler system for action items. A lot of my clients are afraid that if papers are out of their sight they will forget to act on them. Admittedly, leaving them out doesn’t insure that they will work on them! The answer? A dated tickler system that aligns with your calendar. This allows you to file, find, and follow through.

Things for a Future Office Space

MoMA Store - Desktop Drawers

Some beautifully designed office supplies and accessories from the MoMA Store. Items from the Desk and Stationery category.


MoMA Store - Desk Dots

MoMA Store - Notepaper Roll Dispenser




MoMA Store - Tower of Clips

MoMA Store - Nylon Mesh Case

MoMA Store - Sticky Notes