links for 2007-03-28
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Handy tool to generate a DWP file that will display an RSS feed on a SharePoint webpart without having to install anything on the server as long as you have admin permissions on on the site.
March 28, 2007
March 24, 2007
links for 2007-03-24
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Orange Wifi in France
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Handy tool for doing money conversion… of course, it’s just an estimate, but handy anyway.
March 23, 2007
links for 2007-03-23
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food near where I’m staying.
March 22, 2007
links for 2007-03-22
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A nice interface for browsing Microsoft’s Patterns and Practices guidance documentation. Only works in IE though (what do you expect??).
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A host to check out for RoR dev.
March 21, 2007
links for 2007-03-21
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Interesting layered background effect achieved by CSS and Javascript. Only really works if you use “smooth scrolling” but the concept might be useful in other applications.
March 20, 2007
links for 2007-03-20
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“Real-time” world map view of twitter posts using GMaps to display them as they come in. Very compelling despite it’s uselessness.
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A combination of taggging with SecondLife locations (slurls/landmarks) to make for contextual browsing of SL locations. Interesting idea!
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A utility for Windows that allows you to reorganize applications on the task bar similar to the way you handle tabs in FireFox. Nice when you want to move things around or ungroup them.
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A virtual desktop utility for Windows that’s highly recommended by the LifeHacker crowd. It is extremely configurable and handy when you have to live with one monitor (such as on my laptop).
March 19, 2007
links for 2007-03-19
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Article by Linda Stone who I heard speak at E-Tech last year. She actually spoke on this same topic and I still find it very interesting.
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Article praising Twitter with various suggested uses. Still not sure how I feel about Twitter. I think it’s mainly for extroverts with large numbers of friends, but there are probably some interesting possibilities buried there for the rest of us.
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A service that lets you share up to 2GB of stuff in a “tube” you can expose to other people you invite to get to it. Something to explore further.
March 16, 2007
links for 2007-03-16
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A php page that will save your whole TiddlyWiki on a server and only synchronize the changes that have been made. Something I need to play with.
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A FF plugin that copies things you copy in the browser to your TiddlWiki.
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An online service to help you organize your trips.
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How to use Yahoo Pipes to filter a Twitter Feed for specific people, therefore making a “group feed”. Interesting idea.
March 15, 2007
links for 2007-03-15
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An article on what to do with Twitter. Still haven’t decided if it’s a good idea or not, but other people seem fascinated.
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How to fold a map on a single piece of paper so it collapses to about 1/4 it’s size…
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How to build a structure out of Knex that will keep your cords organized on your desk (and keep them from slipping off if they’re not plugged into your puter).
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How to etch metal with salt water and some batteries… interesting…
March 11, 2007
links for 2007-03-11
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Cool, simple project for how to make a wallet out of a sheet of paper. Someone in the comments created a PDF template for it as well.
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How to make a “shake flashlight” out of an led and a tic-tac box. Very cool.
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Nice tutorial for how to make a paper airplane. The most interesting part is the tail…
March 6, 2007
links for 2007-03-06
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An excellent article about the effects of different types of praise on children. Kids who are praised for effort tend to be more enthusiastic about trying unfamiliar tasks and have a mechanism for dealing with failure (not enough effort) that doesn’t tak
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A site about wiki usage patterns and how to structure to support the good ones and minimize the bad ones.
