Entries from MediaBin tagged with 'talk'
Author: James Baker
I cannot say, I have ever met Mr. Baker. However, during my weekly regimen of web surfing. I ran across his life story. I'm sorry to find out, it didn't end for him well. It is sad, how society treats...
Numbering Schemes
Most people take it for granted, how do we count? Why do we use letters for somethings, then numerals for everything else. Wikipedia is a great site. I cannot recall seeing articles on things like these: numbering schemes, numbering plans,...
Pidgin: IM Client
An Instant Messaging Client, originally based on AOL's IM protocol, now supports most anything. Unless, you are locked into MS Messenger, Yahoo IMsger, AOL's too? Try at "free open sourced" versioned Instant Messenger. Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client...
Activate Properties
It seems, for almost any reason. We all have to use Windows Explorer. Well, after many years, and noticing for detailed reasons. I change properties of objects, quite often. = Made the connection, "what is the shortcut key," for the...
Rate Your Professor
While checking some links, of old friends. Ran across this web site. Rate My Professors.com The given link, will take you directly to the Computer Science professors at NDSU. Personally, having graduated from NDSU, the ratings don't seem significant. Only...
Value Time
Scheduling time, seems to be an almost impossible thing. We are all so rushed. During my work week, I'm constantly challenged by performing better / faster work. My abilities are improving and serving people is the hardest work, of all....
Taking Better Notes
Michael Hyatt's Working Smart blog has some good advice on note taking. Although, I like taking notes. Most everyone, I have ever known doesn't take notes. Also, I included a link to his view points on PowerPoint presentations. They do...
Thinair Blog
"Compile and Build considered harmful?" Yes, this guy says it. He prefers dynamic languages, as do I. = However, usually I don't get a choice about "what I am" programming in? Check out his post on Python, Java, C++: One...
Geeklog
If you want your own blog and blogging software, without paying for it. This one is for you. • Check out Geeklog It has all these features. They really have some good documentation up there and it is easy to...
No More Bluescreens
Why do people say this? Because, in the Windows 3.1, Win95 days. It was a common occurence. Some of your are probably too young, to know this? However, before Win2000 and WinXP, became much more robust and "usually" reliable. (Unless,...
Charging for Content
Capitalism is great. However, the old world has to understand. You have to let go of charging for everything. Businesses lobbying to extend and extend the copyright act, are a good example of this problem. Sure, we all need to...
Blog Searching How-To
Certainly, this article quailifies - This Web Tip article by PoynterOnline: Everything you need to be a better Journalist. Glen...
Handbook for Bloggers
Check out the Cyber Journalist web site. Especially, his Tips & Tools. Posts such as: Writing Tips, Online Story Forms, Blog Searches Reviewed, 101 Great Web Idea. = His Handbook for Bloggers about Ethics, Blog Setup, Getting Search Engines to...
Long or Short?
Dave Tyler how he writes his blog posts. Check out the right side archives. • Dave Tyler Blog Yes, according to the article, I'm writing mostly a linkblog here. What a waste. However, Blogset is supposed to be for suggestions...
Blogging Software
Where does one start? Should you just use Blogger? Let someone else own your blog content? Pay Typepad? Or build your own? Where to start. Here is a post on Blogging Software. Weblog Tools What are Blogs? by David Winer...
Blog Writing
Recently, I read a book by Biz Stone on blogging. There are several good points, in it. = This weblog writer wrote up several points, on her blog. Diva Marketing Blog • Fellow Marketing Blog • About Toby Bloomberg Glen...
Lifecycle of a Blogger?
A cautionary tale. He mentions his ten stages of "really burned out" bloggers. I'm close to level 3. I hope to never go past that. Braindump v5 Her Writing Page: Min Jung Kim Glen...
External: The XEmacs/GNU E-macs Schism
What happened? Why the Split? How different are these two fellow Emacsen? The Lemacs/FSFmacs Schism Only the top part of this page has the most information. The remaining 70% are the emails showing the "unbalance" between the two main players....
Raj from India
Here is a friend of mine in India. Check out his latest post on Flock. It is interesting, seeing him push the limits of Windows. (Really, I didn't know people actually installed Apache & mysql on a Windows box. But,...
Blog Usability Points
Jakob Nielsen is the Usability Guru on web sites, computer applications, and almost anything involving computers. He has some very pertinent points for blogs. = The Top Ten Design Mistakes of Blogs His points are certainly valid. My own blogs...
Why Build a Web Site?
Not my reasons for building a web site. But, yes, why build one? • A rather business approach to why, how, and in what way to build a web site. A List Apart: Why Build a Website by Greg Storey...
Free Blogs
Where to get your own blog? There are several such sites. You might want to check their terms and conditions. However, most are fairly non-invasive. (No advertising.) Blogger Bloglines Yahoo360 = Movable Type: Free User Software to install on a...
IT Manager Blog
Ever wonder what an IT Manager does? Check out Alex Scoble's IT Notes Blog. His ComputerWorld Blog, as well. Roundup of Windows tools Glen...
Why Write a Blog
Interesting question. This blog post by Michael rather illuminating on that point. (The about this blog, below.) NotMike Blog About this blog Colophon Who is not Mike? Enjoy...
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