Category Archives: Internet Life

How I choose to who to follow on Twitter

Yes, no doubt I love Twitter. I have TweetDeck open almost all the time (I have to close it when I want to focus on writing in a serious way) so I can keep up news, tips, and what my … Continue reading

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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

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Foursquare’s Answer to Getting More Users: Facebook Places

When Facebook Places launched, I think many people expected the rest of location-based games and services to just wither on the vine. Turns out that Foursquare has been seen record-setting signups since Places hit the scene—Foursquare celebrates four consecutive days … Continue reading

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Return of the long form—Tweet thee no more?

There’s been a lot of buzz (pun intended) about the return of the “long form blog”—which is kinda ironic that blog posts are now considered “long form” content—Leo Laporte is trying to get back into posting more regularly after a … Continue reading

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Facebook Places might become the best aggregator for locations

We can stop wondering and waiting, Facebook Places was announced yesterday (after much waiting, I must say). I was relieved to see Foursquare was there. Sure I don’t think they looked happy about it. Something like the king or queen … Continue reading

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Yep, I called it: Foursquare fires a privacy shot across Facebook’s bow

Yesterday we all got word that Facebook is announcing something Wednesday and that the something was going to be some location services like Foursquare. My gut told me that if Facebook did announce a location/checkin system that privacy would be … Continue reading

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If Facebook launches “location services” would you use them?

Word has come from Mashable and All Things D that Facebook is announcing something on Wednesday and the rumour is that we’re going to see the much-anticipated location services to take Foursquare, Gowalla, and Yelp head on. I’m a reasonably … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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