Monthly Archives: July 2008

Photo Management and Raw Photo Editing in Linux

Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin

Ubuntu Productivity provides a good list of apps, short reviews, and links (HT: OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas).

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Another Blogrush Update

Posted on July 29, 2008 by admin

I have previously posted on my marginal regard for Blogrush as a means of driving traffic to your site. I’m still marginal, but recent reports have suggested perhaps I should go to marginal++. Over the last couple of weeks I … Continue reading →

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10 More Tools for Twitter

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

. . . from a more serious perspective, from Jason Hiner.

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New Blog – Tom Hunt Residential Designs News and Views

Posted on July 23, 2008 by admin

I set up a blog on the Tom E. Hunt Residential Designs site, which they plan to use to make announcements regarding their business, feature currently popular or especially interesting plans, and discuss trends in the home design business. I … Continue reading →

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No More Humans!

Posted on July 21, 2008 by admin

I think the scenario pictured in this article from MSNBC.com Red Tape Chronicles is at least partially a picture of the future. I’m sure early attempts at remote customer service will be problematic. Some of the comments to that post … Continue reading →

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Lighter Laptops

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

… on MSNBC.com, showing that the future is here!

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Upgraded to WordPress 2.6

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

Thus far it looks seamless and straightforward. I simply followed the directions! I’ll be upgrading some more difficult installations where I’ll be trying out some of the picture handling, and I’ll post more if it seems useful.

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Another Update on Blogrush

Posted on July 11, 2008 by admin

Despite my intentions to quit, I have left the blogrush widget on my Threads blog, and as you can see from the image below (or click through to see a larger one), my results are improving.  I don’t know if … Continue reading →

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Read this and Think PREVENTION

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

TechRepublic has a good article on dealing with vendors who refuse to talk with consultants.  I haven’t actually had any vendors refuse to talk to me, but I have had customers who have been bitten by making a bad call … Continue reading →

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New iPhone Reviews

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

. . . via MSNBC.

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