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Collaborative Browsing 2008-04-12 21:49:59 In this day and age of social networking frenzy, I am surprised the concept of collaborative browsing or Co-Browsing
has not caught on yet. How is that possible? Doesn’t it make sense to be able to see who’s visiting the websites that you are visiting in real-time? Wouldn’t it be cool if we could communicate [...] Read more:Collaborative
St. Louis Blogger’s Guild 2008-04-17 21:12:09 St. Louis
now has a blogger’s guild! What a great idea! I think this will start a new trend all across the country with chapters in every state, culminating in a universal centralized Blogger
’s Guild
and union. Will it have health benefits and 2 weeks of vacation? Ok, that might be premature but the idea [...]
I.T. Happens! No.8 2008-04-16 22:15:10 Here’s an interesting sidenote about this comic strip. I showed it to Darren Rowse, A.K.A ProBlogger
to get his opinion of it since he was the original name that I used in this comic and I wanted to make sure that it wasn’t offensive to him in any manner. Well, he confirmed that it was fine [...]
I.T. Happens! No.9 2008-04-18 13:49:27 This one illustrates the natural talents that some of us have no matter what the age.
I imagine that GaryVee was always a dynamic personality, even as a kid selling lemonade.
Here’s the entire I.T. Happens series.
I.T. Happens! No. 10 2008-04-19 22:19:06 Howard/Baines must’ve had this experience when they brainstormed for their wonderful new web app.
Update:
None other than Clive Howard himself from Howard/Baines saw this comic strip and sent the following email to me! (He approved sharing it, of course)
Thanks Paisano,
That’s great. So close to the truth
Clive Howard
Here are all 10 I.T. Happens!
[...]
Stop Flipping the Bird! 2008-04-24 09:20:12 I don’t know about you but I’m tired of bashing Twitter every time they experience a problem with performance. I’m just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to bad-mouthing Twitter whenever they have a glitch. I vow right here and now to never complain about them again. Why the change of attitude [...] Read more:Flipping
Windows Live Writer 2008-04-25 10:28:54 Microsoft has actually released an excellent new application! Windows
Live Writer
is truly a powerful and useful tool for bloggers! It’s like Word for the Web 2.0!
I haven’t been this impressed from a Microsoft product in a very long time. Live Writer allows you to credit blog posts with amazing ease and spectacular results. It [...] Read more:Windows Live
, Windows Live Writer
I.T. Happens! No. 11 2008-05-01 21:36:33 Here’s my homage to social networks.
Here’s the entire I.T. Happens series.
Social Networking for Email 2008-05-04 13:55:57 There are new social networks for just about everything so it makes perfect sense that there will be a great deal of focus now on our inboxes. Yes, expect tremendous changes to come with the way we use email. Whether it’s webmail on the big players (yahoo, gmail, hotmail) or even on your desktop client [...] Read more:Social
, Email
Magic Kingdom of Marketing and Technology 2008-05-19 11:48:10 After a week of incredible fun in Disney World, I’ve come away from the experience filled with wonderful memories of precious moments with my family. I’m also filled with awe with Disney’s amazing skills in marketing and use of technology. No one takes more advantage of these tools more than they do when it comes [...] Read more:Magic
, Kingdom
, Marketing
, Technology
What You See Is What You Get 2008-05-23 12:02:21 Google has finally added a much needed View Menu to Google docs. You can now view your documents with fixed width and margins much like desktop word processors! This is a step in the right direction for online web applications if they seriously want to challenge traditional desktop applications.
While this might not seem like a [...]
How to Add RSS feeds to your Outlook 2008-05-29 15:56:36 How to Add RSS feeds to your Outlook
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a way for content publishers to make news, blogs, and other content available to subscribers. You can add your favorite RSS Feeds as subscriptions in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. There are a couple of ways to add an RSS Feed.
Adding a single feed [...]
How to clean your dirty windows 2008-05-31 20:02:46
Ever notice how much faster Microsoft Windows seems to run when it’s fresh new computer or a reinstalled system?
There are many reasons why performance degrades over time, such as defragmentation of the hard drive and a bloated registry but we will focus on a lessor known reason for sluggish windows and how to fix it.
First, [...] Read more:dirty
What About Me? 2008-06-02 09:41:52 Techrigy’s SM2 is an excellent search tool that will scour the vast world wide web for any mention of your name or any of your websites or blogs. They offer a free account that allows you to search for up to five keywords or phrases and stores up to 1,000 search results which is excellent. The [...]
You’ve Got Milk 2008-06-04 20:47:12 Thanks to an excellent Adobe Air application called Snackr, you can now view the posts on Utterz from your circle of friends on your desktop! The good news is that it works on Windows, the Mac and even Linux and best of all it’s FREE!
Here’s how easy it is to setup:
Go to Utterz and copy [...]
iRevolution: Breaking the chains from Apple and AT&T 2008-06-10 13:43:55 While everyone is excited about the new 3G iphone (as I am), I feel compelled to complain about the exclusive distribution deal that Apple
and AT&T have in place for this beautiful little gadget! I don’t like exclusive deals like this and hope that more of us complain about it so that it doesn’t become [...] Read more:Breaking
Twhirl’s Firehose Filter 2008-06-11 15:37:02 The new Twhirl update (0.8.2) has included a much needed new feature for everyone who has ever wanted to create groups for twitter. They now support Rooms on FriendFeed which means you can now filter your firehose of information to whatever you want according to the room you join or create.
For example, you can [...] Read more:Filter
Never Miss another Tweet 2008-06-13 14:51:31
One of the downsides of having a large group of friends on Twitter is the difficulty in following all of the tweets directed at you. In most cases, it’s impossible to catch all of the messages that normally would interest you.
Thus, most of us are relegated to using twitter search engines such as Summize or [...]
Groups 2.0 2008-06-17 16:44:22 Grouply strives to become the Friendfeed of online groups by aggregating all of the different groups you belong to on sites such Yahoo Groups
and Google Groups. The concept is excellent because it saves a great deal of time and effort by allowing you to keep up with all of your messages and groups from [...]
I.T. Happens No. 12 2008-06-18 20:08:23 Is your doctor web savvy and into the whole social media and web 2.0 thing?
Listen carefully for keywords he/she might use.
Here’s the entire “I.T. Happens Series“
Utterz 2.0 2008-06-25 10:18:49 Utterz 2.0 is now LIVE! The biggest change is the user interface of the home page. It is much cleaner, less cluttered and easier to use! Check it out here:
New Profile URL
User profile pages are also vastly improved and easier to remember. The URL is no longer this long and hideously cryptic address! Instead, it’s [...]
Extending Yourself 2008-07-09 23:16:35 I finally jumped into the Firefox 3 pool with both feet and started playing with all of the add-ons, extensions and greasemoney scripts and I’ve been blown away. It’s mindboggling how much you can do with this browser. Now I understand why Firefox users are such zealots!
There are countless tools you can add to FF to [...] Read more:Yourself
1984 All Over Again 2008-07-08 20:56:31 Ridley Scott has always been one of my favorite directors so you can imagine the surprise I had today when I learned that he was the one who directed the memorable 1984 Apple commercial! Obviously, looking at it now with this knowledge makes perfect sense. It does have the same look and feel as his [...] Read more:Again
How to make Outlook the Ultimate Social Media Tool 2008-07-03 16:01:48 Believe it or not, Microsoft can actually help you create the ultimate social media tool! If you use Microsoft Outlook
2007 as your email client then you have the basic foundation for creating a powerful social networking monster. Here’s how I use my most important communication tool on a daily basis.
Most organizations have Microsoft Windows [...] Read more:Ultimate
, Social
, Social Media
Social Media’s Trojan Horse for the E… 2008-06-27 13:08:12 Don’t look now but social media and social networking tools have begun its assault on the enterprise! They have successfully penetrated company firewalls and have started to infiltrate corporate email systems without anyone noticing yet!
How have they accomplished this impressive task despite all of the security measures that anti-social media administrators have set in place? [...] Read more:Social
, Social Media
, Trojan
, Horse
FriendFeed Karma 0000-00-00 00:00:00 If you want to make sure you are following everyone that's following you on FriendFeed then you need to use this cool service called FriendVenn that's just like the excellent Twitter Karma service that does the same thing for Twitter members.
Just enter your login ID and password for FriendFeed and ...
BrainDumping 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Sometimes you just need to capture a thought in your head or else it'll be gone forever. There are many ways to record these ideas or brainstorms, but none of them truly take full advantage of the social media and social networking benefits available today. Sure, there are many good ...
Give Your Windows an Apple Polish 0000-00-00 00:00:00 You might not be able to make Windows
perform like a Mac but you can definitely make it look and feel like one with some free tools you can install in minutes. Checkout the following tips, tricks and tools and enjoy your new Mac-lite PC.
Rainlender is a skinable desktop calendar
Trillian ...
Read more:Apple
, Polish
Extending Yourself 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I finally jumped into the Firefox 3 pool with both feet and started playing with all of the add-ons, extensions and greasemoney scripts and I've been blown away. It's mindboggling how much you can do with this browser. Now I understand why Firefox users are such zealots!
There are countless tools you ...
Read more:Yourself
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