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Microsoft researchers make me cry
via Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger by Robert Scoble on February 13, 2008
It’s not often that I see software that really changes my world. It’s even rarer that I see software that I know will change the world my sons live in. I can count those times pretty easily. The first time I saw an Apple II in 1977. When Richard Cameron showed me Apple’s Hypercard. Microsoft’s Excel. Aldus’ Pagemaker. And something called Photoshop, all in his West Valley Community...
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What made me cry: Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope
via Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger by Robert Scoble on February 26, 2008
Lots of people are asking me questions about what made me cry at Microsoft a few weeks ago.If I told you “a telescope” you’d make fun of me, right? Tell me I’m lame and that I don’t deserve to be a geek and that I should run away and join the circus, right?Well, that’s what I saw.Or, more accurately, the World Wide Telescope.Like I said, sounds lame. How could that possibly be the...
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Fuck Grapefruit
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on February 24, 2008
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Five Secret Japanese Tricks to Make Life Better [Book Excerpt]
via Lifehacker by LISA KATAYAMA on June 01, 2008
Editor: Meet io9 contributor Lisa Katayama. When she's not blogging about robots and futurism, she's spreading the word about how to GTD in the most unexpected ways. Here's a sampling of a few clever tricks you'll find in her new book, Urawaza.When it comes to life and getting things done, we like to do things a little differently in Japan. When I break a glass in the kitchen, I...
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We've officially acquired DoubleClick
via Official Google Blog by Karen on March 10, 2008
Posted by Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEOI'm pleased to share the news that we completed our acquisition of DoubleClick today. Although it's been nearly a year since we announced our intention to acquire DoubleClick last April, we are no less excited today about the benefits that the combination of our two companies will bring to the online advertising market.Because we have been waiting...
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Getting Fired At Yahoo: A Twitter Log
via Silicon Alley Insider by Henry Blodget on February 12, 2008
Yahoo's Ryan Kuder was canned today. A drag for him, but gift for the rest of us, because he Twittered it. A new form of electronic literature is in the making. Ryan's one the early stars. Y! layoffs today, I'm "impacted". I'm heading into work to pack mydesk, get my severance paperwork and hand in my badge...more to come. about 10 hours ago On the plus side, my commute just...
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Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)
via Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky on February 18, 2008
Last week, Microsoft published the binary file formats for Office. These formats appear to be almost completely insane. The Excel 97-2003 file format is a 349 page PDF file. But wait, that’s not all there is to it! This document includes the following interesting comment: Each Excel workbook is stored in a compound file. You see, Excel 97-2003 files are OLE compound documents, which are,...
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Top 10 Smart and Lazy Ways to Save Your Workday [Lifehacker Top 10]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on February 19, 2008
If you leave the office most nights feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and behind on everything you've got to get done at work—even though you just spent 10 hours there—you're letting your workday get away from you. It's too easy to let the hours you spend at the office get stolen by meetings, email, interruptions, and impromptu co-worker chats that leave you saddled with busywork...
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Zealous Autoconfig
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on April 27, 2008
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How to Perfectly Tie Any Kind of Tie [Etiquette]
via Lifehacker by Tamar Weinberg on February 16, 2008
Dress for success with a perfectly tied necktie. The Kinowear blog teaches you how to tie any type of tie from the Windsor to the Four-in-Hand to the St. Andrew Knot, complete with video demonstrations and step-by-step photos. Further, learn which ties better complement the shape of your face. The article states:If you have a strong, angular face you look better in striped ties. Dotted and...
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