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Google Reader tagging vs. del.icio.us

I had a bit of a revelation today while I was skimming over my morning stream of rss articles in Google Reader: Why don’t I use their star/tag capability to be my del.icio.us replacement? My typical Google Reader workflow is: Navigate to the folder I want to browse (<shift>+n) Open said folder (<shift>+o) Navigate to the first unread story (n) Process the story by doing one of the following: “Skim”.. Read More

FINALLY getting to do some work

I’m finally getting to do some work at work.  I’ve been painfully waiting for an answer on whether or not we’re going to win the contract I was hired to do, so in the meantime, I’ll be the webmaster for one of our big, government clients. The circumstance for my taking over isn’t the greatest, but I’m just happy to finally be getting some work to do.  It’s a very.. Read More

Best Buy Purchases Speakeasy :(

I just got an email from Speakeasy President & CEO, Bruce Chatterly. What are details of the Best Buy and Speakeasy agreement? Best Buy has agreed to acquire Speakeasy, a privately-held voice and data solutions company based in Seattle, WA. Speakeasy will be aligned under the Best Buy For Business unit. Speakeasy enhances the communications portfolio of Best Buy For Business with its voice and data services. It is important.. Read More

Fibble.org: Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X

Fibble.org: Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X: Posted by: grant on Wed, 13 September 2006 9:41 AM -08:00 1.  Download the script here. Please Right-Click and Choose ‘Save As’. 2.  Copy the script into /Library/Modem Scripts. 3.  If you’ve already paired your Pearl with your Mac, open Bluetooth Preferences, Select your Pearl from the list of devices and press ‘Configure…’. (If you haven’t, choose ‘Set.. Read More

IE 7 is better but still lagging | 456 Berea Street

IE 7 is better but still lagging | 456 Berea Street Dear Microsoft: Keep working on IE 7, and don’t release it until you’ve caught up with Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Actually, considering your update track record compared to that of your competitors, it would be preferable if you surpassed them by a healthy margin. They will catch up to and surpass you in a couple of months anyway. Pwned… Read More