Category Archives: Technology

Introduction to Lifestreaming

Lifestreaming is a term that refers to the aggregation of various streams of content that a person creates on social media sites. Between Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and Blogs the content a person creates can be spread out in many separate … Continue reading

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Use Google Alerts to track mentions

One of my favorite tools to track mentions of a company, product or person is Google Alerts. This is a simple tool that can give you an edge in understanding what people are saying about you or your organization. How … Continue reading

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Playing with a new camera

I bought a Kodak Zi6 recently. It’s a no-frills HD video camera that only costs $150. The camera takes 720p video, has a 2.4 inch view screen and a SD memory card slot to store your videos on. It uses … Continue reading

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Posterous: Posting Anything via Email

Posterous is a service that should appeal to people who want to post things online but don’t want to deal with the technical details. It works by simply emailing what you want to post to post@posterous.com. You don’t even need … Continue reading

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Unrequited Love: Linux and the Geek

I want to love Linux but it doesn’t share my feelings. To be honest, I think it’s hurt that I’m only looking for a fling; a trophy of geekdom to casually flaunt at parties. “Yeah, I”ve got a Linux box … Continue reading

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What the Font?!

What to do when you need to know which font was used for a graphic? Well, if you’re short a typographist or font-spotter graphic designer you might try What the Font. It’s a free web service from myfonts.com who I’m … Continue reading

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The Pogue-O-Matic

David Pogue, technology columnist for the New York Times, has released a entertaining way to narrow down your choices before a tech purchase. This new tool called the “Pogue-O-Matic” basically just narrows your choices as you select the options you … Continue reading

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WordPress for iPhone

WordPress released a new application for the iPhone today. The new self-titled application allows bloggers to post to their blog directly from their phone. The app also supports multiple blogs so prolific bloggers can update multiple blogs. I wouldn’t expect … Continue reading

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Blogging from my iPhone

I joined the bandwagon this weekend and bought an iPhone. So far I’ve been very impressed with it. One of the biggest questions that I had was if the on-screen keyboard would be easy to use. So far the answer … Continue reading

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Dividing by Zero in Excel or Google Docs

I’m currently working to finish up a project for one of my classes at school and I came across a bit of a Microsoft Excel problem. If you try to divide by zero Excel throws a fit telling you to … Continue reading

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