August 15, 2007 2:13 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
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Internet,
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Web 2.0,
wikiIf you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. ~ Carl Sagan
July 23, 2007 11:24 AM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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Mobile,
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XMLDave Winer, generally considered the father of RSS, has been playing with different ways of organizing, aggregating and displaying feeds for years.
July 13, 2007 1:09 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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Web applicationsMerlin Mann, author of the brilliant organization and productivity blog 43 folders, recently resurfaced an "old"
July 11, 2007 9:15 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
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YouTubeHard to believe, but the White Stripes are playing my sleepy little home town, Charlottetown, PEI. It would be hard to believe, that is, if I didn't know about their Canadian tour, ocean to permafrost.
June 11, 2007 12:38 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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Google,
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usefulI'll admit it: I'm a frequent Googler. I Google from the office, when I need to research new terms for WhatIs. I Google from home, when I need information about events, people, tide charts or news. These days, I'm Googling from the car and train as well, enabled by the handheld attached to my belt...
June 5, 2007 9:39 AM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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Internet,
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Security,
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usefulI've been using different online freemail ever since I left the comfort of my collegiate email account. Hotmail and Yahoo were the default options back in the mid-90s when I graduated and, for many years, despite the increasing spam, I stuck with them.
When .Mac...
May 29, 2007 3:31 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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books,
Class,
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ebooks,
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free,
Internet,
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usefulEvery now and then, I'm lucky enough to meet one of our readers in person, outside of comment sections, forums, email, IM or other virtual interactions.
It's always a pleasure to get such direct feedback. When I asked what she liked (and didn't like) about this blog, she mentioned that she...
May 16, 2007 5:43 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
applications,
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LinuxThe other day I had one of those lightbulb moments. I'd been working for several hours and had just come across an exciting idea. The kind of idea that makes me leap from my office chair and run downstairs to tell my husband... Except that, well, although my brain sent the leap instruction, my body...
May 10, 2007 10:29 AM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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wikiCan you imagine a comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia that documented and described every living species known to humankind?
If scientists succeed in a new, boldly conceived project, such a dream might become reality. Meet the Encyclopedia of Life (
