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I’m sure you’ve seen some sites that use Adobe Flash, and it just seems like a waste of time. Of course there are sites that use Flash in interesting and innovative ways. I had someone forward me a link last week that is one of those. If you visit http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf (skip the ad), you’ll see …
I saw this a couple of weeks ago. It is from Jim McBee’s Mostly Exchange Web Log. He lists 20 observations that indicate his frustration with work: There are rarely good technological solutions for bad behavior. (this one comes from Ed Crowley) Any meeting that gets off track more than twice will not achieve its …
You may have heard of this before, but Mike Nolet posted a page where you can analyze your browser history and it tells you whether you are likely a male or a female. I just did it, and it said there was a 30% change I’m female and 70% change I’m male (which is correct).
I’ve posted before some links to sites that help you download videos from the web. Another one is Splandoo. The dropdown box lets you choose from over a dozen different video providers. Note: The video providers are often changing their web sites, so some videos may download correctly, but others may not.
Do you have some time to kill? Do you like trivia? If so, then you should check out Sporcle. The site describes itself in this way: Founded in early 2007, Sporcle came to life with the response to its first quiz, naming the U.S. Presidents. As avid crossword, Jeopardy! and trivia fans, we created that …
One of the blogs I follow is the Workers’ Edge blog by Dennis O’Reiley of CNET News. Dennis offers “tips and tricks for the cubicle-dweller”. I don’t work in a cubicle, but I do appreciate some of the productivity software tips he gives. A couple of the most useful Outlook tips were: Remove the attachments …
From Digital Photography School: Digital Cameras seem to be one of the gifts of choice this year for Christmas if the questions in my inbox are anything to go by. As so many new camera owners are starting out with photography in the new year I thought I’d compile a list of photography tips and …
I’m not sure if this is official (I think it must be), but there is a site where you can enter some information and have a customized video made about your upcoming trip to a Disney Park. The video is done as if it is a news broadcast. A woman is on site announcing that …
From PCWorld.ca: Is your PC tired and sluggish? Has its get up and go got up and went? If you want a faster system, you could certainly break the bank and buy a new machine. Or you could read this article instead. We’ve found 50 downloads that will make your PC run more quickly and …
From PCWorld.ca: Imagine how different the computing world would be if IBM had used proprietary chips in the original PC, rather than off-the-shelf components. The PC clone market would never have happened, and IBM, rather than Microsoft, might have emerged as the leading company of the computer revolution. Or if Steve Jobs had never taken …