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Blog from your cellphone – The easy way

This post is for my family. They claim they are too busy to blog, but the real reason is that they do not like to type. So……. I found this cool site a few days ago that will help you … Continue reading

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Software I use and why – Online Applications

This should be the last post in the series on the tools that I use. It took a little longer to write than some of the others because I prefer to use online applications rather than desktop ones whenever possible … Continue reading

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Software I use and why – WordPress

I guess it is pretty obvious what my choice for blogging platform is. WordPress is actually quite amazing. I have used a lot of open-source software for the web, and this is in a class of it’s own. It has … Continue reading

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Software I use and why – Desktop Applications

Most of the applications I use now are online. I will have to put them in a later post when I have a little more time. I do use a few desktop applications though. I mentioned a few earlier that … Continue reading

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Software I use and why – Browser

Before really starting to use the web much, (hard to believe there was such a time), I used the AOL Browser, Juno and Netscape because they “came with” the internet. I did not realize I had a choice. The same … Continue reading

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Software I use and why – OS

I have read through quite a few lists of software, web-sites, and other computer related tools that are designed to help you get your work done and have more fun. Most of the lists though are of twenty different ways … Continue reading

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Learning Chinese Web 2.0 style

I found a cool website awhile back that I am using to learn Chinese. Nciku not only translates from English to Chinese and back. It also gives you a full definition for each word, including all alternate meanings. This really … Continue reading

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Musicovery

I just ran into a new (to me at least) music site. I am not really big into “radio” music. I like singing, but I am nothing like an iPod addict. I have enjoyed Pandora.com, though, because I really like … Continue reading

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Zoho versus Google Docs

Did I ever mention that I love my wife? There are hundreds of reasons, of course, but one of the top reasons is that she is a geek. A couple weeks she got frustrated with Google docs. They still need … Continue reading

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