Portable Chrome: Carry the Google Browser on a USB Stick (7)
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For people who love to carry software on a USB drive, here’s something you have been waiting for. Carsten has created a portable version of Google Chrome that has all the features available in the the main browser but requires no installation - just unzip all the files and start Chroming. This portable Google browser can run directly from the USB stick on any Windows computer and all user settings including web history, cookies, etc. ...
Cartoon: Flash Intro Screens (35)
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Just when we thought the damn things were dead and buried, I ran across another Flash intro screen the other day. And like practically every other one I've seen, it was half useless puffery about the organization behind the site, and half lookit-this-kewl-effect self-indulgence by the designer. But they can't all be bad... can they? Has anybody seen a Flash intro that doesn't have you scanning the screen desperately for the "skip intro" link?
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imma said:
*nods* flash intro's - not a good idea (at least not ones that play automatically on your main page - wait for people to ask for it to be played if you do need one)
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Devlin D said:
HA! Funny bit a little true
Best Freudian Slip Ever? (5)
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Dispatches from the Culture Wars (7)
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Then again, it may not be a slip. Maybe the guy is just ignorant. In an alley behind a non-descript row of brick buildings on North Speer Boulevard, and on the other side of a large metal gate with armed guards standing in front, Republicans have set up a "war room" in Denver... Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan said the team of nearly two dozen staffers at the opposition headquarters will be "fact-checking" statements ...
Little things that matter (68)
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Posted by Prakash Chandran, User Experience DesignerSeemingly small improvements can make a surprisingly big difference to people who use our products every day. Take Google Calendar, where over the past few months we've made a bunch of little improvements in direct response to feedback from our most active users.Emailing guestsWe've long offered the ability to email meeting attendees, which can be extremely useful for sharing last-minute details or distributing meeting minutes afterward. But it was ...
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Brett L. said:
Congrats, Prakash. These are great changes. Polish matters!
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gfurry said:
If you aren't using Google Calendar to manage your kids sports and school activites you should take a look at it. It keeps my wife and I sane.
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Michael Leggett said:
Congrats Prakash!
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Matthom said:
Google Calendar improvements worth a look.
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faizal said:
Still don't have this features at my Gmail and also Google Apps email.
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Aadom The Wygle said:
getting closer
FriendFeed Blog: Simple Update Protocol: Fetch updates from feeds faster (70)
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When you add a web site like Flickr or Google Reader to FriendFeed, FriendFeed's servers constantly download your feed from the service to get your updates as quickly as possible. FriendFeed's user base has grown quite a bit since launch, and our servers now download millions of feeds from over 43 services every hour. One of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to get updates from services quickly without FriendFeed's crawler ...
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Paul Goggin said:
interesting and probably needed approach for the any site that actually serves data up for me - I'm such a pig.
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Chris Wetherell said:
A better proposal than relying on conditional GETs. (Why? Less overall polling.) Neat.
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pmuellr said:
Interesting. Wonder if we could use this in Jazz? Think so.
When In Doubt, Choose "C" (32)
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“Wait a sec,” the Edutron Systems rep interrupted, cutting off the principal of River City High, “your students still use pencils and paper to take exams!?” The rep insincerely chuckled, adding “don’t tell me you’re still using slide rules to teach arithmetic!” As shifty as the sales rep was, he did have a good point. It was 1993, after all, and the information superhighway was on the verge of explosive growth. If the principal knew ...
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Bryn said:
Step one in training a dog: be smarter than the dog. This applies to humans as well.
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Eebs said:
Are you kidding me?!
ADrive: a whopping 50 GB of free, online storage (8)
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In terms of storing data in the cloud, ADrive looks like a gigantic Cumulus. The free, Basic service level offers a whopping 50 GB of storage and plenty of features that make it worth the price look. Functionality includes file storage, sharing, file history, integration with the Zoho Suite and a backup client application. Some won't care for the backup client since it's Java-based, but I see that as useful for cross-platform computing. For $25 ...
2 for 1 Meal Deal And The Homeless Invasion (1)
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I am about to share with you a bizarre story that happened to me a couple of hours ago. It contains a business lesson, and a childish revenge mission involving homeless people. You have been warned… The Backstory I decided to have a pub lunch, so went there and noticed that they do a “2 for 1 meal deal”. Here is the conversation I had with the member of staff in the restaurant: The Arguement ...
Jay Leno (9)
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"I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, 'I'd like some fries.' The girl at the counter said, 'Would you like some fries with that?'"
12 New Rules of Working You Should Embrace Today (207)
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The workplace, more and more, is changing, and with this change comes a whole new set of rules. The traditional office work environment and tools are still around, but at a very rapid pace, they’re being supplanted by newer and better tools, newer and better ways of working. The old rules are being broken, and new ones are emerging. You could call this the Workplace of the Future, as not all businesses have adopted these ...
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Andrew said:
I don't necessarily agree with all the points, but I think they make some good points.
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Greg Lowe said:
Interesting, I'm not sure I'm there yet, but it does provide a very interesting alternative.
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Robert Scoble said:
Nice manifesto on the future of work.
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Howard said:
This is my life, increasingly, every day .. and I'm loving it.
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Dan Kearns said:
WHAT A FANTASTIC PIECE! Great find, Tim! Best thing I've read on the net in months!!!
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Steve said:
Too many offices stuck in the past
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philco said:
LIVE THESE!rule 13- everyone gets a Co at the end of their name.
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David B said:
Add this to the "428 Zen Habits lists to live by" list
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jezarnold said:
2. Wikipedia: In a few short years, this has become one of the most useful tools ever. It is more useful than regular encyclopedias by an order of magnitude. And it was created by opening things up to the public. Despite massive criticism for this open process, it has worked beautifully. Collaboration works.I couldnt agree more
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lkratz said:
on va faire cela ...
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Kevin Rossen said:
Good read on new trends for offices, working, and productivity today. I practice a few of them already, but I need to implement more.
An Unexpected Look at an All-New Google News (13)
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Google has long liked to test new features by randomly surprising a subset of its visitors with them to gauge their response. Seems like I’m always reading blog posts from folks who have stumbled upon something unexpected and interesting in one Google service or another, but that I’m never one of the lucky ones. Until this morning, that is. As I often do, I began my day by checking Google News to see what was ...
Can We Please Define Cloud Computing? (16)
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Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins via Mashable! shared by 9 people Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of articles pop up on my feeds and in my reading lists talking about the evils of cloud computing and several damnations of the term as being strictly something from the marketing department. For some reason surpassing understanding, the term has become the next “skunk drunk kool-aid” whipping boy, and many folks seem to want to inflate their credibility by ...
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imma said:
makes a good point about how buzzwords get written about :-/
Can We Please Define Cloud Computing? (18)
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Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of articles pop up on my feeds and in my reading lists talking about the evils of cloud computing and several damnations of the term as being strictly something from the marketing department. For some reason surpassing understanding, the term has become the next “skunk drunk kool-aid” whipping boy, and many folks seem to want to inflate their credibility by attempting to deflate the cycle of hype before it ...
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imma said:
makes a good point about how buzzwords get written about :-/
Autostereoscopic 3D Display (1)
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<-125x125 Button - right-> I’m happy to announce you that Epson has finished developing an extraordinary LCD display with high resolution and autostereoscopic 3D technology, which allows you to watch three-dimensional videos from almost any position and without wearing those special glasses like in the case of a 3D movie screen at cinema. To solve the problem of low resolution and limited viewing position, Epson used lenticular lens that are columnar array of cylindrical lenses ...
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