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Something about me a normal Google won't find 2008-05-05 00:29:00 At Portland Barcamp this weekend, I caught the tail end of a session on patents. I didn't know that Google
has put all patents online. Sheesh! I gotta get out of my tracks and explore more. If you want to search for patents you go to Google and then hit the even more>> menu option at the bottom of the more menu. At the left you can see a light bulb icon beside "Patent Search" OK... so you just type "Colleen Dick" in the simple search bar and voila, MY PATENT!How do I happen to hold a patent? A long time ago I implemented cascading bandpass filters for speech on an embedded Texas Instruments speech chip --the same chip that powered the Speak 'n' Spell toy. We had to listen to this mechanical voice over and over to test it and we noted that it really messed up certain foreign-derive
Be nice to your System Admin 2008-05-07 10:48:00 My plans to post a Geeky Goodness series have been seriously derailed by..... well, let's just call it a "situation." I have no desire to rant on about how horribly I've been treated, or how the whole situation is so incredibly stupid that if it hadn't f**cked[FOOTNOTE] me royally it would be hilarious. I know you don't care. Meanwhile ..... I have no desire to turn my blog into one of those collections of other people's youtube videos that's otherwise content free. But once in a while among all the crap on youtube I find a well done vid that makes a clear point. I enjoyed this vid and thought you might too. I found it on AsktheAdmin
. Of course he didn't create it either, but I like his sense of humor. [FOOTNOTE]If you read my blog regularly you know that I rarely use vulgar Read more:System
My own wordpress blog(s) 2008-05-10 18:45:00 This blog is going to fade into obscurity to be replaced by my new collection ofmini-blogs under the cool domain of dorkage.net. ( Well, if you're a dork like me you think that'scool.) I am just testing the trackback system with this post. The miniblogs I have so far areRed Hot Dork Chow -- about food dorks eat to stay healthy and sustainableDorkage Goes Personal -- personal stuffDorkage in the Hood -- happenings in my local areaHot Dorkage -- The main Geek blog. I haven't styled them yet, they are all on the Wordpress default for the moment. Best thing is, they are all running in a single database on a single copy of the wordpress software. I've populated some of them selectively with posts from this blog.
New Entrecard Features 2008-05-20 00:37:00 Entrecard made a major improvement today. Now you can have multiple blogs in the same account. Each one has its own credits, but you can transfer credits easily from one to the other. They have also made multiple smaller improvements to the site, such as letting you choose between view profile and go straight to site. They also have added a RSS feed for your top droppers. This is good news f
Co-working group makes the news 2008-05-19 12:49:00 The Gazette times gave the Corvallis Coworking
group some publicity! The group is a bunch of home workers who are looking for shared office space or just companionship to mitigate the feeling of isolation a home worker sometimes feels. I was not there that day because I was undergoing a home energy audit, which is the subject of another post. My personal feelings of isolation are more finan Read more:makes
Feed Blitz Chiclet 2008-02-02 12:55:00 FeedBlitz
Chiclet: What is FeedBlitz? And what is a chiclet (or chicklet, as it is sometimes spelled?) FeedBlitz is an outfit that creates and manages a subscription list for your blog FREE. And the term "chiclet" has come to mean any web third party dynamic thing that does interesting Web 2.0 stuff on the back end. Usually a chicklet is visually enhanced by placing it in or on a 3-d backgrou
Dilbert Widget 2008-01-23 18:05:00 This is not related to Tix•R•Us, except that it's kind of Web 2.0-ish, and I *LOVE* Dilbert
. People who do not work in companies do not realize how true Dilbert is, and it doesn't even have to be a very big company. The instant you have one person in an organization who does not behave rationally, it's all over. For example, going to all the bother of hiring an employee, and then setting th
Fun with our new Logo 2008-01-20 21:47:00 Get this widget! We have a new logo on our brochures, and we will be working it in in baby steps to replace the old one, which apparently some people don't like. Here's a fun little widget so you can play with it. This is a useless time wasting post but apparently people like those too. Enjoy!
Free Blogging Course 2008-06-02 17:10:00 I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.It covers:The best blogging techniques.How to get traffic to your blog.How to turn your blog into money.I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.Yeah I really Read more:Blogging
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