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Category Archives: Technology
Even fewer reasons to carry my laptop now
Today I finally caved and picked up the iPad camera connector kit. I’ve been putting it off for a while thinking that I didn’t really have a need for it, but today I’m going to do a little photoshoot for … Continue reading
More Back to School Tips and a Contest! Win Scrivener!
Over on the Future Shop blog, Krypto has given you her tips for getting a great laptop—Student Laptop Buying Tips – From a Perpetual Student’s Perspective—well here are some more tips from someone who spent a good amount of time … Continue reading
Posted in Software, Technology
Tagged back to school apps, Back to school tips, contest, Dropbox, evernote, iWork, MS Office, Open Office, scrivener, Simplenote, Yojimbo
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Time for some back to school computer tips
Ah it’s almost back to school time which not only means a slew of sales on tech items, but also (and more importantly I think) a slew of back to school tips to help students do better in school. Today … Continue reading
So Many Apps, So Little Time
As I’ve been working on getting the Pomodoro Technique down—The Pomodoro Technique: Well Darn It I Like It—I’ve also been attacking the every present problem of getting and staying organized. Maybe I’m just a glutton for punishment, since I’ve tried … Continue reading
Just as a little follow up to a post from almost a month ago—I’m back in Twitter’s search index: what will the result be?—yes, there has been a difference. The main difference is more traffic to posts from the tweets … Continue reading
Scrivener: Making Better Software By Being Clear On What It Isn’t
There is no hiding the fact that I love using Scrivener from Literature & Latte for writing. Sure, I know I’m probably only tapping into a 1/10th of its power (I don’t use labels or status and barely use the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Internet Life, Teach Yourself Foursquare, Technology
Tagged scrivener, software, Writing
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The Pomodoro Technique: Well Darn It I Like It
I admit it, I have tried and failed at various “work better” “getting things done” whatever systems for years now. You all know that I’m often rather scatter-brained and a tad forgetful. I’m just a tweed jacket and pipe away … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Internet Life, Teach Yourself Foursquare, Technology
Tagged GTD, Pomodoro Technique, Writing
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From time to time I’ll post full posts that I write for Future Shop (that’s allowed now), but today, it’s just excerpts. Enjoy! Last week Nicholas Negroponte was quoted as saying that the physical book would be dead in 5 … Continue reading
Is an eReader a Computer?
Now here’s an interesting question: is an eReader a computer? There is a (hopefully small and not growing) trend for coffee places to ban computers during certain times of the day. While I feel this is heresy of the largest … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Life, Technology
Tagged cafes, computers, ereaders, Kindle, society, third place, wifi
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I’m going to try out VaultPress, but I might not spring for it
A while back, Matt and the Automattic gang (maybe a pose now) let the world know that they were working on a new service to back up WP.org-based blogs—Announcing VaultPress | VaultPress Blog. It was clear from the get go … Continue reading
If Twitter Can’t Handle the Heat, Why Don’t They Spread the Load?
Fine,I’m a broken record . But, still Twitter is becoming as essential as email to not only communicate with each other, but spread news. Important news. So why can’t they just fine a way to decentralize themselves? Twitter’s a product … Continue reading