We all should consider off-site storage. I suppose that backup would probably be the first justification, but I am going to ignore this priority in my comments. Instead, I am going to focus on convenience. I mean convenience as in I have multiple computers and devices scattered all over the place and I often want [...]
This technique involves the inclusion of special markup that is called by the plugin (see above with last part of the document ID obscured for security). The technique works, but after experimenting, I now consider it more appropriate to WordPress pages more so than blog posts. The one situation I can think of that might [...]
I started using Google Docs to backup documents I prepared on my desktop. I eventually found writing in Google docs more convenient than writing on my own computers. I guess “computers” is the key here. I work from at least three machines daily and it is just so easy to login to one remote location [...]
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Posted 14 December 2009
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Google introduced a feature within the Google Toolbar that allows users to comment on web sites. Other Google users can then review these comments. In the image below, I have identified the toolbar (in the case added to Firefox) and a comment I added to my own web page. The service is called Sidewiki.
Here is [...]
Yesterday I read a post on LifeHacker describing the newest release of Google Earth. A video offered within this site describes new features available in version 5.0. You can locate the download at the Google Earth site. A new feature I found intriguing allows the investigation of changes over time.
Rather than duplicate the examples [...]
Google has announced that it is closing down or stopping development of several services. This announcement indicate the intent was to concentrate on fewer services. I am assuming this narrower focus is related to the down turn in the economy.
The one tool on the list that I have used was Google Notebook. I became interested [...]
Macintosh users become comfortable with the tools that come with or can be inexpensively added to their Macs (e.g., iTunes, iPhoto). Why bother with similar apps? I don’t really have a great answer for this question. For me, possible answers include curiosity and perhaps experience with an application that works cross platform. The integration with [...]
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