February 28th 2007
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Tools,
Web
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I was reading my copy of Information Week yesterday, and the main focus of this issue is answering the question of what does web 2.0 look like in the enterprise. John Soat's article, What Web 2.0 Will Mean For Workforce 2.0, is written with his tongue firmly planted in ...
February 28th 2007
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Tools,
Windows
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I'm pretty sure people can already guess that I'm a fan of ways to avoid using the mouse. A long while ago I was on the lookout for a Windows-based keystroke application launcher, in the same vein as QuickSilver for MacOSX. I had started out with Colibri, but ...
February 27th 2007
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Apple,
Linux,
Windows
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Frank Ohlhorst just asked if the penguin is listening. I haven't thought much about Linux since I made my home computer switch to Mac about a year ago, but he poses some very good ideas.
The Mac guy, the PC guy and a penguin are all standing around having a ...
February 26th 2007
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Tools,
Web
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Grigor at Behind the Glasses beat me to the punch, but I've got 20 invites up for the taking to the private beta of MindMeister. He's got the added idea of starting right out on the collaboration aspect of MindMeister.
With the limited time I've spent on MindMeister so far ...
February 22nd 2007
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Google,
Web
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Google -- whether they admit it or not -- is aiming directly at Microsoft's hold on office suite software. They announced today that they will offer a "Premier Edition" of their Google Apps software to companies for an annual fee of $50 per seat.
The fee-based version, Google Apps Premier ...
February 22nd 2007
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Tips 'n Tricks
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Brett over at Cranking Widgets wrote a great piece about how to talk to a programmer. This is my favorite section:
Don’t Demand Anything - Unless Fred reports directly to you, you’re not going to get anywhere if you crash into his Star-Wars-laden cubicle with guns drawn. The second you ...
There are four keystrokes that involve the Windows key that I use on a daily basis at work. A variety of tasks are completed with them, and I'm sure these are not the only four out there.
Windows-D minimizes all of your open application windows, showing the desktop.
Windows-R will pull ...
February 20th 2007
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Amazing Tech
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When I hear the phrase "Researchers at MIT..." I know I'm about to read/hear about something that is potentially mind blowing. What I just saw at TreeHugger was along those lines.
Researchers at MIT are building a prototype of a lightweight electric vehicle that can be cheaply mass-produced, rented by ...
February 20th 2007
Tags:
Tips 'n Tricks
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I vaguely remember when I learned this incredible trick in college, and it has saved me from reaching for the mouse any more than is absolutely necessary. If you can't already tell, I'm a keystroke kinda guy. The mouse is great and all, I just prefer leaving my ...
February 19th 2007
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General
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As was noted in the comments over at SlackerManager, this site was down for the better part of today. There's another blog on my web hosting account that I serve that has been hosing Apache for the entire server. I've been given a bit of a reprieve from ...
