Archive for February 2008
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Links: 2008-02-29
February 29th, 2008 |Wow. Not often I get to write February 29. Glad it falls on a Friday so I can use it in my links title. Speaking of February 29, here is a link to Google’s leap year research results page. Deciphering Food Expiration Dates: I’m somewhat of a [...]
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Bit the Twitter
February 28th, 2008 |I knew about Twitter when it first turned hot. But I opted not to join because new applications always come out and taking them all on will become a full-time job. Plus, why would people care what we’re doing? Since a friend Twitters, I figure it couldn’t hurt. I won’t put it on the overcrowded sidebar. [...]
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Yellow Stickies Boost Response Rates
February 26th, 2008 |Read an interesting tidbit in cairril.com’s Sparks newsletter, which references a Post-it(R) Note Persuasion: A Sticky Influence study [pdf file] at Social Science Research Network. Sending out a survey or business solicitation letter? Research shows that including a yellow sticky note with what looks like a personal greeting increases response rates. And it’s not enough to [...]
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Real-life Examples of Why Content Reigns and Design Boosts
February 25th, 2008 |How content and design play together… In the game of chess (kind of hard to shake this analogy when you’re trying to avoid “Content is queen/king.”), the strategies and the moves equate to content. They fascinate chess players and chess fans. The board with its squares keep the content on track. [...]
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Game du Jour: Week of 2008-02-25
February 25th, 2008 |Remember the deal is good on Game du Jour for one day only. 25 February: 40% off Turbo Subs (Turbo Pizza was a blast.) 26 February: 60% off Casino Blackjack 27 February: 50% off The 80s Game with Martha Quinn (MTV first came to life when I was a teen… oi!) 28 February: 60% off StarMonger 29 February: 50% off [...]
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Links: 2008-02-22
February 22nd, 2008 |AllTop resources for many categories including gaming, oddities, design, ego, and much more. Guy Kawasaki and crew are behind it and its inspiration comes from Popurls. Color illusions that play tricks on your eyes. This explains how one works. Boing Boing points to more from R. Beau Lotto. [...]
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PlayFirst Deal: Nightshift Code and Chocolatier 2
February 21st, 2008 |You can save $7.95 and get The Nightshift Code and Chocolatier 2 for 1200 PlayGold each! Hurry, because the offer ends March 6, 2008, 12:00 P.M., PST! 500 PlayGold is worth $5 with no expiration date.
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Planning a Party or Event: Part II
February 21st, 2008 |Part I covers mostly planning. Part II dives into the details. Buffets: Set up a few separate buffet tables so that there’s not one long line to one table. Also make it possible to have two lines per tables (on each side). If there’s a chef serving station, try to break it up from the other [...]
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Planning a Party or Event: Part I
February 20th, 2008 |What the hey? This blog may cover a variety of things … but planning a party? I used a lot of technology to make the party planning almost effortless. Anything with technology qualifies, right? Sign up for a reminder service: When I planned a big event, I lucked out and found a Web site that sends [...]
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Microsoft Word 2007 Acts Funky
February 19th, 2008 |My laptop has Office 2007 on Vista (let’s not argue about Vista or why it’s on my laptop). I used Word without a problem and the next day, it started misbehaving. First, it wouldn’t recognize the mouse. Then it wouldn’t let me select other tabs in Options even using the keyboard. Naturally, I went to Microsoft’s [...]
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