Category: DIY
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The San Diego Union-Tribune Sunday paper had a good number of non-Apple MP3 players for sale (cash prices listed). Here is a sample of what I saw: Big Lots! – RCA Lyra 256-MB MP3 Player for $29.99 Target – Memorex 512-MB MP3 Player for $58 Office Depot – Philips 1GB…
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George Starcher at Kevin Devin’s In The Trenches podcast created the following Internet Kids Safetly Flier (in PDF format) document for members and listeners of FriendsInTech.com to distribute: We have noticed an increase in issues with children and the Internet. Cyberbullying, various rammifications of social networks like My Space etc.…
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FriendsInTech.com has recently added the following bloggers to our site to provide some great technology topic posts and discussions: David Wertz, Mike McBride, and Andy Helsby. You can subscribe via this RSS feed in your blog reader of choice [mine is Newsgator]. The collection of podcasters at FriendsInTech.com has also…
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I seem to be in a nearly constant state of working on being personally more efficient and productive. This seems to even creep in during vacation. So, while I can honestly say "I had a great two-week family beach camping vacation at San Elijo, CA" — it will seem strange…
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A couple of new "how to" podcast pointers have crossed my inbox: Phil Windley has posted his setup details. Doc Searls points to a this example. Podcast Brother’s are recommending this video from Craig Syverson.
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I went looking for a feature that I use to remember using in Mindjet MindManager but I’m not sure if it got deleted or moved from Version 5 to Verison 6, or if I just can’t find the feature. The function I was looking is a minor subst of what…
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I was interviewed for an article on "free and/or open source software" for the Union-Tribune last week, and the article is now online. My quotes are pretty accurate. I am not a "consultant" though but a "civil servant."
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Dave Winer has announced that he is willing to support a new community based podcast directory similar to the original one we had when this wild ride all got started. Myself and other members of FriendsInTech.com are solidly behind this idea, and have agreed to donate $200 to the effort.…
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Dan Klass is apparently taking a break (ETA TBD) from The Bitterst Pill podcast to sort out some stuff associated with how transparent he can and can’t be on his podcast. I created a sample non-offensive version of what his podcast would be like if he did a podcast that…
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Steve Holden's Blog 