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Top Ten Things That Annoy Programmers (48)
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- Eddie Awad said: My favorite are numbers 6 and 5. What's yours?
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IT-eye - Why you should use html header tags for titles (1)
on IT-eye (2) permalinkHere’s a nice example of what happens when you style your text to look like titles, but forget to use the semantically correct html tags. The following press-release by sony looks alright, and it’s easy to see what the title of the press-release is. But techmeme seems to think that the article is called: “Resize text: A A A” as you can see in this screenshot: How did this happen? Well, visually it’s easy to ...Shared by Eddie Awad (28)Contribute comment
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Extend Your Screen with Microsoft Desktops - Free Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows (28)
on Digital Inspiration (1893) permalinkThe Sysinternals team at Microsoft today released another useful software utility for Windows called Desktops to help people who run multiple applications at the same time. Desktops (v1.0) is a Virtual Desktop Manager that lets you create up to four different desktop screens for arranging all those open applications in a more logical and productive manner. For instance, you could put all work related programs in the first desktop window, chat programs in another virtual ...Shared by AaronTN (189) AbhishekGoyal (22) Anonimowy (38) CB (181) Chandoo (211) Compulsivo (52) Compuwizard123 (229) Daniel (28) Danny (9) Deb (13) Diana (131) Duane (175) DXL (29) Eddie Awad (28) gisc (80) gocrawford (26) Håkan (181) Htoo Tay Zar (22) hyderabadblues (42) Inetgate Writer (53) Joe (286) La Cognithèque (57) mike (28) ndench (32) Paul O'Flaherty (46) Srinvard (288) theCan (35) Vashira (25)
- Srinvard said: MAYBE WORTH INSTALLING
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http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/08/21/how-to-live-the-cloud-life (62)
on PaulStamatiou.com (260) permalinkThere’s no doubt about it, I’m in love with the cloud. Some people might not share my fascination with storage-in-the-cloud and compute-in-the-cloud models but I can’t wait to have the same computing experience regardless of the computer or device I’m using to connect to the Internet. I’ve taken it upon myself to change my workflow and digital lifestyle to get as much of my data online and make use of web-based tools until that utopian ...Shared by .dean (25) Aaron (79) Alex (449) Andrew Mitry (103) Andy (44) Andy C (56) atul (550) Backhandzeus (26) Bartolome Salas-Manzanedo (164) Briana Franco (112) Chanse Arrington (99) chantelle (10) Chars (33) chengcheng1098 (11) Chris Nixon (92) CommunicateAsia (32) Dave (59) David (23) David B (45) Devin A. Brown (1) Devindra (38) DVD (24) Eddie Awad (28) Edin (55) Galtenbergs (73) Gary (15) gfurry (111) graywolf (139) griflet (69) HART (1-800-HART) (154) HejGustav (244) Jason (37) Jeff (26) Jeremy W (30) Joe (286) Josh (140) lizunlong (155) Marco (17) mathewbutler (38) Matthew Bischoff (64) matthooper (43) Mike F (2151) nicknich3 (89) nikan (147) Pål Degerstrøm (46) Paul Stamatiou (3) Peter Sanchez (9) ProBlogger (76) Rahul Gaitonde (65) Rodrigo Aguilar (54) Roxee Cruz (53) Scott Converse (10) Scott Schnaars (13) Sebastian Werner (70) Shankar Ganesh (336) Sherrilynne Starkie (48) simonpure (29) snake (28) Tamar Weinberg (411) Tim Millwood (30) ubaldo (9) Unseen (79)Explore read four notes
- CommunicateAsia said: Neville likes it...so I shall give this a read.
- simonpure said: Must get it - 'As I have mentioned countless times before, my current connection is a FTTH offering by DirecPATH, capable of over 80mbps down and over 20mbps up during non-peak times. It makes being on the cutting-edge of cloud life all the easier.'
- Jason said: bandwagon. nuff said
- griflet said: Paul is really the prototypical web2.0 super-user. He dominates the webtop or, like he calls it, the cloud life. I should mail him about tarpipe, how he can more seamlessly upload stuff on the cloud.
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Turn OpenDNS into a Parental Filter [Kids] (50)
on Lifehacker (36675) permalinkYou can spend hours figuring out how to lock down every browser in the house to prevent the net's nastier stuff from reaching your kids. Or you can set up the web-boosting, attack-preventing Open DNS service to work with your router and drill down on specific prevention measures. You filter by category or content, block specific sites, pop up custom warning messages (as in, "Donny, I know what you're up to ..."), and keep logs ...Shared by AaronTN (189) Adam Selwood (109) Aldo (42) Alec Peden (187) Alone On A Friday (30) AndrewK (32) Andy (54) Bob (21) brendan (43) Brett (24) Cade (209) carruth98 (75) Chris Price (27) Clarke (24) Darin R. McClure (47) David (35) docbob (23) Doug Stewart (212) Dreamside (524) Eddie Awad (28) Garrett (45) guercheLE (145) Håkan (181) Harper (226) Hisham (328) Jake (40) Jeffrey (93) Jim (27) Joe T (28) Josh (20) Kiwi Nerd (44) Kris (88) Matt Bickford (67) Mike (19) Mike F (2151) nilegomez (62) Noah (41) Paul (97) Paul Westbrook (11) Pedro Markun (99) Robert van Bregt (36) rzklkng (656) Shinn Photography (23) skabaru (48) Sky-Walker (277) tarman (182) TiTi (399) tomwsmf (89) Voyagerfan5761 (408) Xdroot (200)Contribute comment
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Build an embedded Linux distro from scratch (4)
on doggdot.us (754) permalinkIn this tutorial, you learn about cross-compiling, the boot loader, file systems, the root file system, disk images, and the boot process, all with respect to the decisions you make as you"re building the system and creating the distribution.[link] [more]Contribute comment
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http://degreedirectory.org/articles/10_Ways_to_Become_a_Better_Writer.html (39)
on StumbleUpon | buzz (677) permalinkShared by Arthur (1136) Bob (18) Bojan Krizanic (5) Brandon (lostassassin13) (2) Brandon J. Mendelson (65) chris (24) Chris (12) Christie Landtroop (105) Cubby Brendle (81) CyberCzar (486) Dave Martin (42) David Minder (9) Eddie Awad (28) Fumi (136) Gupfee (14) Jeff Rivers (37) Joe Paravisini (98) jonpape (99) Kluzter (53) Laura (100) Mattodono (68) Melissa Lorenzo (20) Mr. Seaver (53) NasirJumani (822) pearl (177) richhand (118) Robin (46) Shane Keener (32) Shawn Smith (94) slax (7) spdaly (39) sukumar (69) Teresa (52) Todd And (9) Tom Davies (840) Valerie (47)Contribute comment
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Make Meetings Suck Less [Meetings] (25)
on Lifehacker (36675) permalinkDysfunctional corporate behavior expert Steve Tobak runs down three simple things that can make meetings at work suck less. Sadly for meeting attendees who often don't have say in who's running the show, the meeting leader has a lot to do with it. Tobak writes that an effective meeting: ...is run by someone who is responsible for every aspect of the meeting including agenda, attendance, punctuality, and documentation. That person keeps everyone on topic and ...Shared by Aaron M. (46) Adam S (44) Angelo (17) Ann (64) Bonnie Leung (13) Brad Garland (57) chrisfullman (16) dep (76) Derek (29) Eddie Awad (28) Goktug (63) Kenny (34) kevinpshan (37) KincaidKMF (40) Matthew (740) Nick Campbell (111) Nocky100 (69) pierre-luc (13) Rob M (46) Ryan (88) Tim (53) Todd Albertson (134) Will (33) wwj (47) Zach (269)
- Todd Albertson said: I hate meetings! Great advice!
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Why does even a small difference in SQL text cause a hard parse? (2)
on Tanel Poder's blog: Core IT for geeks and pros (9) permalinkI just replied to an Oracle Forum Thread about why does even a small difference in SQL statement text cause it to be hard parsed and loaded as a different cursor. The reason is actually very simple - and I’m posting it into my blog too: – The reason why a statement with even a minor difference [...]Shared by Eddie Awad (28) Yasin (25)Contribute comment
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Spam Blogs Republish Your RSS Feeds? Use this to your Advantage (25)
on Digital Inspiration (1893) permalinkIt is not uncommon to find websites who republish RSS feeds of other blogs without permission. Why they do this is anyone’s guess but as a content owner, this is something to worry about especially when you publish full feeds. That’s because when duplicate copies of your articles exist elsewhere on the web, some search engines may have trouble finding out the true source. What if Googlebot discovers the reprint before stumbling across your original ...Shared by acedanger (39) Art (273) Ben Shoemate (230) Chandoo (211) Chris Nixon (92) Christos (32) ClinicalCases (261) Cody (105) Db0 (116) Diana (131) Doni (168) Eddie Awad (28) Håkan (181) Jeber (76) Jim Goldstein (28) Mark (91) Mike F (2151) Peter Du (24) SharonG (308) Srinvard (288) Tac (90) Tibor (36) twilight fairy (29) vjack (86) zyrc (14)Contribute comment
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Replace Notepad with Extendable AkelPad [Featured Windows Download] (12)
on Lifehacker (36675) permalinkWindows only: Free, lightweight Notepad alternative AkelPad offers a roster of handy text editing features out of the box, such as tabs for working on multiple files, fast search and replace, file preview, and a multi-level undo. There are also dozens of plug-ins that can enhance AkelPad further, like a fullscreen mode similar to DarkRoom, LineBoard to apply line numbers and line bookmarking, auto bracketing, and enhancements to cut and paste. If you're in the ...Shared by Alex (222) Eddie Awad (28) Eric (41) Hasan (199) Jan Vazquez (47) Jester (23) Nicolai (100) ryan.capote (81) tarman (182) ThiagoCampezzi (28) Tim (183) Tino (42)Contribute comment
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U.S. Embassy: 670 Iraqis Approved for Permanent Resettlement in U.S. (1)
on Naharnet Lebanon News (26) permalinkThe U.S. embassy has continued to process Iraqi refugees living in Lebanon for settlement in the United...Shared by Eddie Awad (28)Contribute comment
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Top 5 Most Inspirational Videos on YouTube (99)
on Zen Habits (2450) permalinkEditor’s note: I will be away from my computer for a little bit, so I’m posting this quickie, but I hope you enjoy it! I know it will probably be criticized for a lack of depth, but please forgive me as I take a break for a day. I’ll try to do something more in-depth tomorrow! Sometimes we all can use a little inspiration. I thought I’d share some of my favorite inspirational videos with ...Shared by Adrian L (74) Alex (449) Alex (6) Alex France (533) ambuj (24) Andrew Hughes (86) Atomic Bombshell (31) augapfel (39) B O (66) BasikX (21) blindsurf3r (37) BluesForPablo (53) Bob Hazlett (46) Brent (7) Brianna (36) Carl (33) Carlos (34) CG Walters (80) Charles Rice (19) Charley M (17) Chris Blackwell (1) Christina (25) Christopher Chan (4) colladude (47) Dan (53) Dan Dawson (28) Daniel Matthews (38) DG Jones (20) Dimitris (133) Doug Belshaw (60) Eddie Awad (28) Eduardo (34) enc (23) Eric Franklin (14) FelipeC (50) Fish (58) fishy (88) gastaoss (142) George (32) Glenna (33) Gman68 (54) Gonzalo Jimenez (98) Greg (14) Hao (79) Harish (34) hornbeck (38) Jan Červinka (29) Johan (27) John-Michael Oswalt (39) Jonas (30) Joodie (29) Jorge Herrero (30) Josh Lawton (26) Kenneth (18) Kevin Rose (47) Kevin Rossen (27) Kim Mahan (15) Kluzter (53) Kolby Kallweit (14) lalarrea (21) Lance Hill (50) Leyla Bonilla (175) Lisibo (48) Mads (62) maheshexp (74) Maria Palma (30) Marque (99) Marten (37) MDWeezer (54) Miguel (29) Mitch (35) Mitchell Szczepanczyk (19) Net (23) Orunner (24) Prashant (32) praVeen (16) Rob (19) Ruel Bobet (80) Sam Ee (12) ScrappinMichele (12) Sean Harvell (32) Shachi Chandrashekhar (19) Shane (34) Simon (64) skyecade (55) snakk (18) Stephen (40) Steve (8) Steve Rubel (128) Tom (57) tornsuits (15) Umang Saini (35) utility73 (50) Vacuo (71) yasker (69) Zac (15) Zeke (84) Zeus (44) 鱼 (41)Explore read six notes
- fishy said: 第二个太牛了。。。
- Umang Saini said: Seen 1 and 3. 2, 4 and 5 not seen. Yet.
- ambuj said: #4 (bill smith) is new!
- Kluzter said: cuando pueda ver el yotevi les digo de los videos... pero el de jobs y paush sí stan chidos
- enc said: bookmark-a-must
- Zeus said: That second video is absolutely incredible.
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What Is A Blog? (8)
on Daily Blog Tips (455) permalinkThis is a group writing project. If you want to take part, read on! It is 2008; do we still need to ask ourselves what a blog is? I think so, and for two reasons. First of all we still have many misconceptions about blogging floating around the web. Pretty much every week I get at least one email from someone asking if I believe blogging has a future. My answer is always “as long ...Shared by Christopher (82) Eddie Awad (28) GYO (42) Hessu J (52) Merlik (18) Mrs S (88) Shankar Ganesh (336) ناصر جلالی (63)
- Christopher said: definition of a blog
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8 More iPhone Tricks You Might Not Have Known : iSmashPhone (39)
on doggdot.us (754) permalinkWe recently showed you "12 iPhone Tricks You Might Not Know", and we"re back to give you more. Due to all the great feedback our readers gave us, and some further iPhone experimentation (a.k.a. iPerimentation) on our part, we"ve found some other tips and tricks that can enhance your iPhone experience.[link] [more]Shared by Andrew Hunn (8) asquared (90) baardoa (114) Brian (191) Bryan (111) Chantal (38) Chris (7) cKdisco (23) Damien Deakes (17) Dee (38) Doug Funny (114) DrFu (235) Eddie Awad (28) Eduardo batista (81) Eugenio (19) Felix Bredoteau (773) Greg Tee (4) John (5) Karthik Kastury (60) Larry (41) m021478 (84) Marc (24) Martin (57) Mikael Johansson (43) Nathan (195) Patrick (239) Paul Edwards (105) Paul Pereira (13) R (115) reve100 (9) Ritu (804) Robert Birming (879) RyneNelson (1159) Sham (1003) Stefan (29) svartling (173) Timothy (294) Uzair (656) Van Van Noy (4)Contribute comment
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Cuil - Latest Stats (2)
permalinkHi folks, Following on from your suggestions, we have been keeping an eye on the usage stats for the new search engine Cuil. Unfortunately, we have been watching a quick decline rather than a steep ascent to success! Despite an impressive start, stats for Cuil have been falling steadily. It’s unfortunate that the engine couldn’t capitalise on the initial interest it generated following widespread media coverage, and it remains to be seen if and how ...Shared by Eddie Awad (28) Jeanne Zablotskyy (79)
- Eddie Awad said: Cuil is history.
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The Underhanded C Contest (1)
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- Eddie Awad said: Should we do The Underhanded SQL Contest?
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