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Turn Your IM Program Into A Productivity Tool Using Imified (4)
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Most people would associate an Instant Messaging (IM) program with chatting idly to friends all day long but in actual fact a lot of companies have been developing chat bots which enable you to use your IM program to make you more productive. The best one (in my opinion) is Imified. I use it on a daily basis and I can’t say enough good things about it. I’d like to show you today some of ...Contribute comment -
Cartoon: Social Web Workaholic (11)
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Sorry you're not seeing this cartoon earlier, but I had to update my Facebook status, upload and tag my Flickr photos from yesterday, answer three LinkedIn questions and stay on top of my Twitter feed. There's something seductive about the social web, and the way it drives us to be always updating, always staying on top of our friends' updates, and always painfully aware that we could and should be doing more. I'd discuss more, ...Shared by !&# (73) abhi (20) Ad Networks Digest (22) Bryant (6) Burcu Tüzün (44) David V (6) Dieter Schwarz (7) gisc (9) Pramod (75) shawnmor (12) spsneo (6)Contribute comment -
11 Free Web Tools That Designers May Want To Know (76)
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Today, we are listing another 11 Free And Helpful Web Based Tools That Every Designer May Want To Know! We tried to make this list most useful and interesting for every designer. Most of them are not very well known, but they are really amazing in respect to their features. Just take a look at them and share your thought’s here. You are welcome to share if you know more free web based tools for ...Shared by 8dee (71) adam (717) Adam Maldonado (182) Adam Schoales (6) Aelle (27) alamalnet.com (34) Arley McBlain (20) arshad (15) Benjamin (458) Billy Shipp (2) bittin (222) Brandon J. Mendelson (101) BRIAN RITCHIE (12) Caleb Brown (10) captainsniz (2) Casper (141) Charles (19) charlie ellis (23) Chris Johnson (24) Collin Banko (4) darcy (42) Dennis Stangl (12) Frances Leyland (38) Gina (3) Harold Maduro (3) Hector Jarquin (47) heping (5) idhorat (27) Jared (25) Jason (36) Jason Herald (10) Javed (98) Jay Bandoy (30) jeremiah (50) Jeronathon Angeles (15) Joe (56) Kenji (43) Kirsten Johnson (1) Leena (701) Leyla Bonilla (76) LJF Wolffe (5) MeghnaK (590) mike (21) Mike (10) Nicholas Mercer (18) Noah Carter (17) Owen E. (4) Paul Spoerry (30) R. MAK. (41) Randal (2) Rob Jongschaap (226) Robert (53) Romey (33) Sam Paro (7) SD (28) Seth G (19) Shadowfoot (22) shanebee (25) Sharto Pagan (16) shawnmor (12) Shell (172) Shocm (36) ShuTian (41) Steve Kinney (19) Steven Bullen (178) Sumesh (61) Sun Tzu (553) Syarifah Riefandania (2) Thomas Kjær Nielsen (1) Travis (32) Trevor Wermund (217) w0lfh0und (290) Wayne Sutton (51) Web Measurement and Analytics (6) xxdesmus (82) Zak M. (650)Contribute comment - Firefox's New Screen Capture Utility (1)
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Books Catalogs Your Favorite Reads [Featured Mac Download] (7)
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Mac OS X only: Open-source application Books is a personal database of all the books you own, read, borrowed, or lent out. With hooks into Amazon and other book information services, you can type the title of a book into Books, and automatically suck in the author, ISBN, cover art, summary, publisher, and other metadata right into the app. Enter multiple reviews and notes for each book, and you can even attach files to a ...Shared by count.dokument (20) engelke830 (20) Glenn Batuyong (42) nparker13 (135) Preeti Desai (21) shawnmor (12) Xdroot (55)Contribute comment - Kids’ Yoga: Get-Started Guide for Grade-Schoolers, Tweeners & Teens (1)
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The Choice: Comment: The New Yorker (84)
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Never in living memory has an election been more critical than the one fast approaching--that’s the quadrennial cliché, as expected as the balloons and the bombast. And yet when has it ever felt so urgently true? When have so many Americans had so clear a sense that a Presidency . . .Shared by Aaron (1) Ahsan Navid Hussain (352) Alessio Bragadini (8) Alex (95) Alex France (114) Alfredo (3) Ali M Latifi (16) Anthony (1) Athar (3) Baratunde (33) Ben (3) Ben (38) bobby haye (17) Brandon Fields (2) Brendan (28) Brian (20) Ch (75) claudio rivera (9) Cory Birdsong (2) Dan (3) Dave (13) Dave Winer (16) David (19) David Kettler (14) David Machiavello (20) Dedalus (26) Derek Kerl (4) Derrik (68) Ed Cline (24) Elmer Thomas (114) Ethan Hein (5) Eun-Gyu (1) Evan Asano (4) Gary Jungling (9) gms8994 (59) Graham English (49) History of Blogging (100) homo superior (13) Jack (29) Jeff (17) Johan (20) John (11) John Olson (3) jonathan thomas (34) jorge hernandez (3) Joseph Holsten (4) Josh (57) Kabren Levinson (43) Karran Sahadeo (5) Kimberly J (8) Laura (1) Matt Richards (5) Matthew Snyder (50) Mike (20) Nate Koechley (15) Nik Fletcher (4) Noah Carter (17) Oscar (1) Patrick (38) Peter R. Wood (4) Pico Seno (1) Porter (25) Ray (3) rick (1) Robin Seidner (2) Roby (14) Roby (15) RuthDFW (24) Saket (24) Sandeep Parikh (4) Shannon (13) Shawn Hill (112) shawnmor (12) tim (4) Tim Jarrett (6) Tim Probst (27) TJ Harron (3) tobsterius (21) tumel (5) Wally (10) wcaw (48) whumes (4) Yanko Yankov (8) York (95)- Graham English said: The New Yorker’s detailed endorsement of Barack Obama for president. A persuasive read for anyone still undecided.
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Cocoa Touch Tutorial: iPhone Application Example (61)
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Similar to one of my first blog posts on building a basic application for Mac OS X using xcode 3.0, I am going to explain for beginning iPhone/iPod Touch developers how to build the most basic Cocoa Touch application using Interface Builder and an application delegate in xcode 3.1. This tutorial post is really to provide a quick how-to. I won’t go into any depth explaining why things are done the way they are done, ...Shared by Adam (35) Adrian (9) Adrian Thomas (1) Alcides Fonseca (9) Alex (22) Andrew Muller (1) ariel (6) Brandon Harper (5) Chris Barning (4) Clint Ecker (90) Cody Caughlan (3) Dan MacKinlay (18) Dave Metzener (3) Dave Reed (2) DigitalHobbit (1) DOCBook Howto (114) fbrunel (3) Gaston Annebicque (5) Gavin Bell (5) Geoff Wilson (35) glaforge (31) IsaacMoore (21) Ivan Brezak Brkan (5) ivanoats (32) J.R. (13) Jeff Smith (22) Jeremy Flint (19) Jesse Thomas (32) Johan (20) jramos (13) jtokash (26) Konstantin (1) Leon (3) Marcus (4) Matthew Salmon (5) Michael Meyer (1) Noel Gomez (6) Norman Dwyer (16) Northorn (3) Olivier Mourlevat (2) Ralf G. (4) Rick (4) Rob (10) Ryan King (20) Sam (25) Sandeep Parikh (4) ScrewTheMan.com (28) shawnmor (12) Sinclair (22) Stephen Hood (17) tewfiq (17) tig (17) Tim (1) Tim (18) Trey Piepmeier (6) tsukkee (19) vanlandw (25) William Pramana (3) Wolf (25) yanagi (27) yoshy (160)- ScrewTheMan.com said: No NDA goodness. We'll get better (and cooler) apps because of this.
- vanlandw said: If any iPhone owners are interested in getting into the "game"
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Check if Your Gmail is Hacked with Activity Monitor (57)
onBack in February Mark wrote an article, Are You Sure Your Email Isn’t Being Hacked. It provided step by step instructions on how to setup “electronic tripwire” in your email. When someone opens it the account owner gets alerted. This time I want to go over one new Gmail feature. It watches your account and displays a notification when someone else logs into your account. Basically a nice little feature from Gmail team that lets ...Shared by Ahsan Navid Hussain (352) Alex Whyke (18) Andrew Schott (46) andrewcsfan (27) Arijit Das (406) Babychen Mathew (211) brad (10) Brian (112) clementi (21) David.R.Gilson (53) davidjs_uk (17) Deborah Petersen (705) Doug Funny (89) Elmofromok (13) Fausto C G (8) flaminglacer (14) Gagah (59) George Brickner (117) Hassan (16) janeey (8) Jared B. Luther (2) Jeff F. (263) Jim Vuccolo (12) Joey Gibson (22) Josh Kaplan (35) Kabren Levinson (43) Kimberly (18) Krazy (234) Kris (56) Kris Jaime (11) LANjackal (23) liamvictor (67) Lyndon Antcliff (502) MakeUseOf (8) mandaj (42) Mani Karthik (90) Mayank (7) Michael Religioso (36) Mona N (89) Philip Campbell (91) ProfVegas (142) Rich (11) rob (6) Ryan S. Kim (30) sarahintampa (49) Shane Coffey (141) shawnmor (12) Sherry Chupka (5) Steve (220) Steven Bullen (178) Tal Siach (356) Travis Quinnelly (1) Trevor Wermund (217) Vikas SN (25) wisher (9) York (95)Contribute comment
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5 iPhone Apps That You Are Likely To Use Regularly (7)
onI am one of the people who stood in line for six hours on July 11th for the privilege of buying the new iPhone 3G. My wife, friends and co-workers wondered about my sanity, but they all agreed that as geeky as I am, I really didn’t have a choice! There have been many articles written about business apps, fun apps, games and so on, so this article will not talk about them. What I ...Shared by Brian (8) Karie (25) Michael (26) mike (20) shawnmor (12) whatevernevermind (26) wwdj (26)Contribute comment
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Use ScrapBook for online highlighting in Firefox (7)
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I conduct a great deal of online research for my job. I’ll find sites that spark ideas for posts, and locate information that I know will help our readers. A little plugin for the Firefox browser called ScrapBook has significantly improved the way I conduct this research online. First and foremost, ScrapBook allows me to easily bookmark a web page. This is just the beginning of the useful qualities of the program, however. Once a ...Shared by bobleckridge (6) happy_soil (18) jill (20) Mike F (425) shawnmor (12) Stephanie Gulley (21) wizardElite (20)Contribute comment -
5 Must-Bookmark Websites for Emergencies | MakeUseOf.com (13)
onMake sure to bookmark these websites so that you have them at your finger tips when necessary. Even better is if you just print out the ones you need and keep it stored somewhere. 1. First-Aid Guide (MayoClinic.com) Medical emergencies don’t occur every day. But when they do, right information can help you deal with these situations better. MayoClinic provides you with an excellent first aid index for different conditions and injuries. Find out what ...Shared by Ashish Mohta (49) Ben (20) Bernardo (3) enSue (13) MakeUseOf (8) Michael (26) Michelle Thompson (5) nlnnet (12) rzklkng (105) Saayed Alam (8) Shankar Ganesh (59) shawnmor (12) Tina K.J (21)Contribute comment
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PrinterShare Eases Remote Printing Across Operating Systems [Featured Download] (29)
onWindows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Free peer-to-peer printer-sharing tool PrinterShare cuts out the network fiddling and router tweaking necessary to share a printer from, say, a Mac system at home to your Windows PC at work. The PrinterShare system requires signing up each computer on your network and assigning it a name, but once you're set up, sharing and accessing printers is truly simple. Files you send to be printed remotely are encrypted by default, and free ...Shared by adastra (3) Bill Glick (0) Ching (26) Christian Santos (91) DigitalPig (12) Dr. Sam (1) ema (20) Erik (39) Finn (11) Gianni D (15) HeNkiSdaBro (19) Herbal Lemon (3) Jabapyth (19) jasontromm (39) jimmysessions (20) Joe Haynes (38) joel (20) K. (10) Kavi (8) Nicholas (24) Nina (3) rorowe (21) Shad (9) shawnmor (12) Steven R (14) The Mason Technologist (12) Todd Lohenry (40) William Patrick Wend (69) wwdj (26)
- rorowe said: Could have used this about 2 months ago.
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Last.FM Releases Highly Anticipated iPhone App Update (35)
onLast.FM has finally released the highly anticipated update to their iPhone application. Initial App Store reviews for the debut of the Last.FM app weren't very high. The app is currently rated at three stars, compared to its competitor Pandora's five star app. However, we think this update to the Last.FM app is incredible and will probably improve its ratings. Here's a hands-on review of the latest update to the Last.FM app. Major Improvements Yesterday evening ...Shared by 88michael (14) AJ (145) Alex (19) Alex France (114) Asankhaya (20) Ch (75) clacey2 (13) Dave Martin (2) Dominic Foster (149) emil (22) Ira White Jr. (56) Jamie R (21) Jason (36) Josh (21) JRS (19) Justin Reid (1) Karla Vanessa Redor (12) Kichigai Mentat (61) Matthew (28) maxyRO (64) meriksen (6) Michelynn (19) Mike (1) Nicolò Martini (17) Ortelius (31) Patrick (21) Rick Foster (21) Ritu (515) Robert Sefer (8) Sam Soffes (2) Sham (8) shawnmor (12) Sun Tzu (553) Twitter Sham (8) Zak M. (650)
- clacey2 said: everyone should upate or get! Can't wait to test!
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Untitled (49)
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We’ve been bullish about location-based social networks for quite awhile now, especially since Apple announced that it would open up the iPhone to developers. And with two significant developments in this space just this week (more on that below), we thought it would be a good time to take a step back and look at the options currently available through the Apple App Store. What makes a “location-based” social network different than a normal one? ...Shared by AC Valentine (19) Adrian Bacon (79) Andrei (29) Andrei Firoiu (10) Andy (16) Ann Marie Yalcin (3) April Dunford (2) Brian Junyor (14) charliegower (1) Chuck LeDuc (16) Daniel Langendorf (21) Darius Roberts (2) David Harry (26) DigitalMike (20) Dragos Pirvu (435) GeniusBoyWonder (27) Haltse (19) Harell (18) Howard Rheingold (2) ian (5) Jonathan Washburn (18) Jowan Dijkhuis (5) kcearns (0) Kevin Bondelli (125) Kris Haamer (17) Leena (701) LonelyBob (11) Luigi Montanez (3) Martin (15) Mike F (425) Mike Troiano (12) MrGuff (48) netklon (14) Nicolò Martini (17) Patrick Ruffini (18) Paul Dunay (10) PJ Kix (18) Preoccupations (21) Ritu (515) rojajimmy (17) Satya (19) Sébastien (4) shawnmor (12) Steven Noble (4) StudentMfri (24) survay of text mine (21) Tadeu (0) warza (0) Zak M. (650)- Haltse said: as long as you have to proactively manage these it's a real time pain
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Turn an Ikea Door into a Computer Desk [DIY] (8)
onOver at the Ikea Hacker web site, a reader turned a glossy Ikea closet door into computer desk. The result is slick-looking and cheaper than a full-on desk, though you'd need table legs to follow suit. [via]Shared by AfroWhitey (24) Bernardo (14) Darian Rawson (27) Joseph (20) kidmarmite (25) Levi Breederland (6) roedward (40) shawnmor (12)Contribute comment
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How To Set Up Your Own WampServer (4)
permalinkThere once was a great cat, named the WAMPUS cat. However, this article is not about that cat. This article is about a server. A great majority of websites are run by a trio of services - Apache, MySQL and PHP. Apache is the web server, which handles browser requests and sends the information across the internet to your browser. PHP is the programming language that many sites are written in - this creates dynamic ...
- Ian said: Useful if you want to run a test Moodle on a local machine.
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Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor Detects Wireless Networks [Featured Download] (20)
onWindows/Mac/Linux: Free application Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor is a cross-platform Wi-Fi tool that displays available networks on a very cool radar map. More specifically, the app searches for Wi-Fi networks, displays strength, detects rogue access points, and helps you tweak your network for the best signal. The downside: Xirrus Wi-Fi monitor is only available in widget/gadget/desklet form. That means that in order to use it, on XP and OS X you have to install the Yahoo ...Shared by akhkharu (18) AndyCast Andy (19) Benoit (34) Bryant Tan (2) Christian Santos (91) David (17) Degauss (21) Gatewayy (4) J. Robertson (15) J.R. (13) jah (20) Joe T (15) Kwasi (19) Michael Kamleitner (6) Nikola (0) Ryan (19) shawnmor (12) Shedder (10) Trey (20) UJ (25)Contribute comment
