Rediscovering Twitter

My use of Twitter has vacillated between moderate to non-existent during the three and a half years I’ve used the service. During my first year or so of tweeting, I was amazed by how it constantly facilitated real world connections. …

Evernote + Fujitsu ScanSnap Scanner = Crack for Obsessive Compulsives

I believe I’ve discovered crack cocaine for obsessive compulsives and anal retentives. This week I’ve started using Evernote along with my new Fujitsu SnapScan Scanner to clear out my three ring binders full of old bank and brokerage statements. In …

Programming, WordPress, Graphic Design and Writing – Elance’s Top Skills in Demand

According to Elance’s Online Employment Report, if you want a job freelancing, the top skills to have are programming, WordPress, graphic design and writing. As a WordPress designer/developer the top ten skills in the Elance list are also the …

FindMeByIP.com – Get your client’s browser details quickly and easily

Whenever I’m troubleshooting a problem on the web, nine times out of ten, it’s vitally important that I know what web browser the end user is using. However, getting this information can often be like pulling teeth. A lot of …

Hate reading long posts online? Use Instapaper.com with your Kindle

When I’m reading on my computer, I tend to avoid blog posts or news articles more than five-hundred words. No matter how good the content, all the scrolling and eye-strain limits my attention span. On the other hand, I love …

Stop the World: Interesting Times : The New Yorker

The New Yorker’s George Packer ruminates on Twitter:

Who doesn’t want to be taken out of the boredom or sameness or pain of the present at any given moment? That’s what drugs are for, and that’s why people become addicted

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Google No Longer Supporting IE6 – Yea!

I just received this email from Google as I administer several Google Apps accounts. In it, Google relates their reasons for discontinuing support for IE6. As a web developer, this is music to my ears because IE6 is a notoriously irritating browser to …

Imagine a Digital Magazine

Imagine what a magazine might look like in a digital format. The concept presented in this video comes close to replicating all the features I might want and adds a few more:

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Enterprise File Sharing

Today I’m spending time researching some enterprise file sharing solutions. I frequently have clients who want to share all sorts of files (large and small, audio, video, documents, etc) with their customers, and they want a solution which is more …