Archive for August 2003
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For Blogstakes
August 18th, 2003 |Fresh off the e-presses is a new Web site called Blogstakes from the fellers behind Meet the Makers. The link will take you to one of the contests currently running. Now be good for Blogstakes and check it out.
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What Do You Do When Disaster Strikes?
August 18th, 2003 |With last week’s massive blackout in the US on the East coast, companies scrambled to keep their businesses rolling to avoid customer interruptions. Some were successful and others weren’t prepared. September 11 and Blackout kicks disaster recovery into action reminds us the importance of contigency or crisis management plans. Whether it be war, natural disasters, [...]
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PalmWhat?
August 18th, 2003 |Palm has changed its name to separate the hardware from the OS. PalmOne is the hardware part while PalmSource is the operating system. At least Palm has managed to do one smart thing — keep the Palm name in both entities. This ensures customers know what is what.
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PDAs and the Small Business
August 14th, 2003 |I give up. I am using PDA instead of handheld even though I advocated against it because PDA also stands for Public Display of Affection. PDA just sounds better than handheld. When I got my first PDA in 1995, I still used my planner. Slowly, I used my planner less and PDA more. Now, I [...]
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Southpaw Celebration
August 13th, 2003 |Today is Left Handers Day. Seriously! I’m a proud southpaw who used the nickname Lefty when I played on a softball team. So far, two of my three kids are not lefties. There’s hope yet in the youngest.
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What’s Another Word for…
August 13th, 2003 |Google found another good use for ~ (tilde) in its searches. It’s for finding synonyms of search words. For instance, if you enter “listings ~jobs”, the results produce items with career and employment. Will we see the antonym operator next?
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The Blogging Process
August 12th, 2003 |Shirley blogged about The Blogging Process. As a process analyst, I had to click on it. To me, the process is simple, but Dave Pollard shares a few insights and how relationships figure into the blogging equation. The process could get messy with all the new features and technologies coming to play (commenting, instant messaging, [...]
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History Detectives
August 11th, 2003 |I’ve been doing a little detecting from my bedside desk. Since I can’t do heavy duty work or thinking, I’ve been surfing the Web, downloading programs to try, checking out Web sites recommended by various resources, and taking care of the baby. I came across History Detectives and it’s a fascinating new US TV program devoted [...]
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100 Worst Groaners
August 9th, 2003 |This is not a list of bad jokes. The Web page explains that a “groaner” is a hackneyed, overblown, stuffy or just plain silly cliché that turns up time after time in news scripts. All the fun is at Newswriting.com - The 100 Worst Groaners. While we’re on the topic of writing, I find it ironic [...]
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More Broken Things
August 8th, 2003 |I previously reported on This Is Broken when it first started. I bring it up again now that it has good stuff in it. Besides, everyone is busy reading or blogging about the NPR interview on Web standards. Glad to hear that it’s getting much needed attention. While on the topic of Web standards, see Wish [...]
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