It’s that time of year again… the time when my dogs like to play dress-up. I have to sit around looking like a normal dude, handing out candy and entertaining the masses on the live stream. Meanwhile, Wicket and Pixie get to have all the fun! How is that even right?
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Maura Desimone, from Color & Design Trends, recently discovered PokenZoos.
PokenZoo….they’re calling it a “Social Networking Accessory”. It could be a contributing factor in the phasing out of business cards as we know them. It’s this cool little flash drive type character that allows you to instantly transfer your contact information to other PokenZoo owners with just a touch. It’s very similar to the “Bump” app on an iPhone. You set it up to hold your typical contact information like name, address, email,etc. – but then they take it a step further – you can also add your FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn, etc. screen names & contact info. When you hold your Poken up to another Poken, it automatically reads your new contact’s information and shares yours. You can vary the settings to transfer different information at different times. Then you just plug it in to the usb port on your computer where you transfer the contact info to the poken web site for you to use when & where you like.
It looks like an ingenious gadget with a creative spin to it. One of my favorite features is the variety of characters you can choose from for your own personal Poken. And yes, they will print your logo on the back.
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Earlier tonight, I put up a blog post discussing the possible trouble you can run into by using generic ink cartridges. Just a few days ago, I talked in another post about what a great deal they can be – for some people. This is why I always caution you to do your research. Not every deal is going to be a good one for every person. Not every brand will work for you. What is “awesome” for one person, may very well be a disaster for you.
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I’ve noticed lately that I seem to save things that most people would simply throw out. I have software that dates back so far, it wouldn’t even install on any computers I currently own. Seriously – some of it is that old! I have cables and cords that won’t fit any plugs. I have clothing that went out of style more than a decade ago. It’s time to face it… I am a pack rat.
It should be a simple rule that every computer user should follow: back up your data. It is not a matter of “if” your computer will give you problems. It is a matter of “when.” This applies to everyone. Students, for example, should back up regularly. Your whole academic year, with notes, papers, presentation, lecture material and other necessary things are on that laptop and/or desktop. And of course, there are the music, games and other personal stuff there too. If a hard drive fails, your academic year can be put in jeopardy. This is only one example. Everyone has important material on the computer.
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My Dad is at home in Iowa, and needed help with some software updates. The easiest way for me to do that is to use remote software of some type. GoToAssist Express happens to be a partner of ours – and with good reason: I love the product. To me, it stands heads above others of its type for one main reason… the diagnostics and reports. I can see what’s installed, what’s running, and more as soon as I connect remotely to another machine. I don’t have to go to the hassle of asking the other person to “right click this” or “check on that” for me. It’s just there.
As I was sitting here trying to decide what I wanted to write about tonight, a song came on that always makes me bop around in my chair and sing along. 1985 by Bowling for Soup takes me back to a simpler time in life, one where my biggest worry was whether or not I had the latest comic books or the coolest toys. I wasn’t a teenager yet in 1985, but I was getting close.
This morning, I was a keynote speaker at WordCamp Seattle. If you aren’t familiar with WordCamp, it’s easy to explain. We learn all about using WordPress to blog, making the most of the software, how to enhance what we’re already doing, and the like. WordCamp is for WordPress users, by WordCamp users.
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When I first started typing, my speed was about one word per minute – and it was on a typewriter. Back then, personal computers didn’t exist, and neither did electric typewriters. Later in life, I had to unlearn poor habits that I had learned in the course of teaching myself how to type. These days, I type around 100 wpm, which isn’t too bad. If you don’t type properly, there’s really no reason you shouldn’t learn. In this day and age of computers everywhere, you really need to be able to type properly – and quickly. The worst part will be unlearning your bad habits!
Hoorah! Hoorah! Ok, so what if that’s part of a children’s song? It goes along perfectly with what’s been running through my head tonight. So often it seems as though we’re all just a large army of ants, marching through our days. Even if we have a lot of extra-curricular activities to participate in, there are still times when we sigh in the mornings and think “same old, same old”. When’s the last time someone asked you how your job/life/romance was, and you answered exactly that way, or even with “same shit, different day”?
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Why did media companies miss the boat on the web? They haven’t always valued the input from their own technology folks on staff. That’s changing as the web is becoming an important source for news and information. So now local newspapers, radio stations and TV stations are hoping that a new breed of “hacker journalists” can help them out by having experience in coding and also understanding journalism issues.
Read more on Mark Glaser and Jim Ray – Hacker Journalists at Gnomedex…
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I never thought I’d see the day when a USB device worked on both OS X and Windows to allow me to record video signals, including digital cable video signals! I can also schedule recordings, even remotely from my iPhone! There’s also the ability to chat with others, and see what other people are watching.
Today on Geeks, there’s a forum post talking about having limited online time. The poster states that you should imagine for a moment that a law has been passed, allowing you only one hour of Internet time per day. There’s no way around this. After an hour, the Internet just shuts down. Can you even begin to process that thought? I nearly hyperventilated when I did. However, it was kind of a neat exercise. What would you do with your hour a day? Would you exchange emails with friends and family? Are you a Twitter addict, who would spend the entire hour sending out frantic tweets? Or would you maybe spend some time catching up on what everyone else is up to?
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