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Month: July 2006
Dreams Resorts & Spas – Tulum, Mexico
Keep Your USB Drive Synchronized With Briefcase
Keep Your USB Drive Synchronized With Briefcase
There has been a nice little utility called Briefcase that has been part of the standard Windows operating systems since way back when. Windows briefcase was originally designed for keeping files synchronized between computers – desktop to server, desktop to desktop, laptop to server, you get the idea. You would create a briefcase, pull the files that you wanted to keep synched into it, then periodically synchronize the files so that any files that had been modified (in either location) would be updated. These days I’m finding a new use for the briefcase – keeping data synchronized between my USB drive and my laptop.
Chances are you have a USB thumb drive by now. Chances are that you’ve also seen the Briefcase program this article is talking about. Come on, you’ve seen it some where when you were wanting through Windows. As he points, it’s practically been in Windows since the beginning. Anyways, this seems like a very good idea, but still might be more work than it’s worth. In my case, I only plug my thumb drive in when I need to move a file. I keep my bookmarks, contacts, etc synchronized via other means. This could be useful for some people though.
Google Spell—Spell words with Google Images
Enter a word, and Google Images will spell it
Fairly useless, but there ya go, have fun with this. (It’s pretty obvious what it does)
Firefox Extension Backup Extension (FEBE)
Firefox Extension Backup Extension (FEBE)
FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up—It will actually rebuild your extensions individually into installable .xpi files. Now you can easily synchronize your office and home browsers.
I just came across this earlier today and I must say, if you’re a Firefox user than this needs to be installed. It’s nice to have a backup, but it’s also nice to be able to copy extensions across several computers if you want to keep your work computer, laptop, and home computers synced (for example).
Net Neutrality Primer
If you spend any amount of time surfing the Web, you’ve probably come across the term “net neutrality.” But what is it, and why is it stirring up controversy in Congress, the business world and the blogosphere? Here’s a quick primer.
Chances are you’ve heard about this, and also chances are you may not really know what all the fuss is about. This is a nice concise explanation.
10 Unknown Windows Freeware Applications You Should Know About
10 Unknown Windows Freeware Applications You Should Know About
Image There are dozens of well known freeware applications out there. From web browsers to word processors to anti-viruses, there is freeware everywhere. Take a look at these 10 great Windows freeware applications you have probably either never heard of or never fully looked into.
Some useful stuff.
Slashboingdugg!
Last week, I wrote a story that in 24 hours hit the frontpages of both Digg and Slashdot, with Blog related firepower provided by the mighty Boingboing.net (ranked number 1 in Technorati, when not knocked off the top by Spamblogs).
What would the overall effect be of such a concentrated assault of traffic? Well, let’s check out the main players first:
Digg.com: Ranked 107 in Alexa.
Slashdot: Ranked 172 in Alexa.
Boingboing: Ranked 1,161 in Alexa.
A rather interesting write up about this persons experience with modern blogging. It’s intriguing to consider that Digg and Boingboing haven’t even been around for very long and yet they can generate enough traffic today to bring practically any web server to a screeching halt.
AOL Retention Manual Revealed
In August of 2005, America Online settled with the office of NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over complaints about how arduous AOL made it to cancel service. In addition to a $1.25 million fine, AOL agreed to streamline the cancellation process and submit all calls for third-party review. On June 13, 2006, Vincent Ferrari posted a recording he made of his attempt to leave America Online. It shot to national TV and revealed AOL hadn’t learned the error of its ways. For “John,” the call center employee heard on the tape, to deploy the kind of mental warfare heard on the tape, he had to be well-trained…
Someone recently posted that the key to canceling your services was to just say “I would like to cancel, no thank you, I would like to cancel, no thank you….”
Wandering the Interwebs 