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Comic for May 25, 2008
via Dilbert Daily Strip by (author unknown) on May 24, 2008
Shared by: Alan Dean, badpazzword, Just Mohit, High Plains Blogger, Roger, adrian, kamthorn, Gisele, DanielWildt, Jes, Mone,
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Giving Twitter a Break: A Look at the Alternatives to Twitter
via ReadWriteWeb by Corvida on May 24, 2008
With all the frustration, confusion, and support going towards Twitter this week, a break from Twitter might be just want the doctor ordered. This weekend users have been asking for alternatives to Twitter. In this post we answer that question in a variety of ways. Here's a look at several alternatives to Twitter both online and offline, that will help reduce Twitter's stress levels and...
Shared by: Nico, Roger, mcastel, dobata, Jamin, Drew Olanoff, kamthorn, Program Witch, Reza Moghadari, Tina K.J, Franklin P,
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Improve Firefox's Responsiveness While a Page is Loading [Firefox Tip]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on January 21, 2008
Firefox tip: If Firefox is too unresponsive for your tastes when it's loading a new web page, the How-To Geek weblog suggests a simple tweak to improve responsiveness. First, enter about:config into your address bar and then add the content.sw
Shared by: Roger, Joe, Todd, GrosaPrap, Sam, Roger, shellehs, Mayur Rustagi, Aurélie Samyn, Mathieu,
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Google Shows When It First Indexed a Page
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on February 09, 2008
If you use Google's advanced options to restrict the search results to a certain period of time, you'll find that Google shows the date when each web page has been first indexed (in many cases, this is a good approximation of the date when a web page has been created).As previously mentioned, you can edit Google's URL to customize how fresh the search results should be. For example,...
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Top 10 Tools to Get Blogging Done [Lifehacker Top 10]
via Lifehacker by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
Shared by andrea Trucchetti per blogger!Writing your blog should be a fun way to stretch your mind and stay connected to trends, friends, and the greater world, not another computer task that takes far too long to get done. But that's exactly what it can feel like if it takes you more time to find your post ideas, tweak your markup, and make everything look right than to actually get your...
Shared by: andrea, DalmoH, Wyctim, Bwana, Phil, Chandoo, Roger, Simone, Todd, Franklin P,
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Semantic Search: The Myth and Reality
via ReadWriteWeb by Alex Iskold on May 28, 2008
For a few years now people have been talking about semantic search.Any technology that stands a chance to dethrone Google is of great interestto all of us, particularly one that takes advantage of long-awaited and much-hyped semantic technologies. But no matter how much progress has been made, most of us are still underwhelmed by the results.In head-to-head comparisons with Google, the results...
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WorldWideScience: Like Google for Deep Web Science Stuff
via ReadWriteWeb by Sarah Perez on June 16, 2008
Need to get access to real scientific data but having trouble finding any relevant search results in Google? That could be because a lot of the science and technology documents on the web aren't typically indexed by major search engines. They're a part of the "deep web," the repository of web pages usually generated by database-driven sites that search engines' spiders can't...
Shared by: Azeem, Drew Olanoff, dobata, Chris. F. Masse, Jill, Gerard, Eunice, Roger, Richard,
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Forget Word: 13 Online Word Processors
via Mashable! by Sean P. Aune on February 10, 2008
We’ve already told you to start doing your spreadsheets online, and now it’s time to let you know how to get your documents done the same way. We’ve lined up a mixture of 13 paid and free word processing alternatives for you to give a try, and hopefully find one that meets your needs. (more…)ShareThis
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Colored Folders in Google Docs
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on March 25, 2008
Google Docs lets you select a color for each of your folders, a feature that has been previously available in Gmail. The color will be used to represent a folder in the sidebar and in the document list, so you can easily spot related documents.Another new feature, this time available only for documents and presentations, empowers you to change the owner of a document. Unlike simple collaborators,...
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