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July 2008

links for 2008-07-31

by Ron Bieber on Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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links for 2008-07-30

July 29, 2008

Average environments beget average work – (37signals)
“What I’ve realized is that the good and the exceptional work is at least as much about my environment as it is about me. Average environments begets average work.”
(tags: 37signals creativity workplace environment)

cbs2chicago.com – Staff: Bennigan’s Restaurant Chain Has Shut Down
“CBS 2 News has learned that the Bennigan’s Restaurant [...]

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links for 2008-07-29

July 28, 2008

Things – task management on the Mac
Task Management for the MacIntosh
(tags: applications productivity todo gtd mac)

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Sitting At The Camper

July 26, 2008

I’m sitting on the deck right now, writing this post on my phone using the Wordpress iPhone application with a nice cold Sam Adams Irish Red while Jonna sits chilling across from me in our astronaut chairs – which is what I call these lawn chairs she found that recline and are totally comfortable.
While this [...]

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links for 2008-07-26

July 25, 2008

Git – Fast Version Control System
Scott Chacon’s new GIT site.
(tags: git versioncontrol)

Randy Pausch, noted CMU prof, succumbs to cancer
“Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor whose final lecture inspired millions, has died of pancreatic cancer.”
(tags: cancer carnegie deaths)

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links for 2008-07-23

July 22, 2008

WordPress for iPhone WordPress for iPhone Available Now «
Yes, thats “write”, Wordpress for iPhone.
(tags: iphone wordpress)

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links for 2008-07-21

July 20, 2008

Miracle! Apparition of Robert Scoble in a Grilled Cheese Sandwich | snarfd
Robert Scoble appears on someones grilled cheese.
(tags: humor funny food sightings scoble)

Twitter took off from simple to ‘tweet’ success – USATODAY.com
Good article on Twitter that attempts to explain what it is and what the value it offers is.
(tags: socialsoftware twitter)

Twitter shows that less can [...]

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Excrutiating Pain

July 20, 2008

Photo by rbieber
This wall hanging reminded me of how someone would feel when they are just frustrated with the world.

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links for 2008-07-20

July 19, 2008

» How to create a Twitter bot – By Steve Poland – Ideas for Making Money Online
(tags: twitter development howto)

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links for 2008-07-18

July 17, 2008

A List Apart: Articles: Walking the Line When You Work from Home
Working from home, whether as a freelance contractor or remote employee, can be a great thing, particularly if you live alone. But what if you have a spouse and/or children at home with you while you work?
(tags: advice article home tips alistapart)

Wikinomics » Blog [...]

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links for 2008-07-17

July 16, 2008

Wordpress 2.6 released
Version 2.6 of the Wordpress blogging system has been released, including Gears support, theme preview, versioning, and a number of other features.
(tags: wordpress releases)

Spyware embedded in MBR on ALL Gateway P-series laptop – Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion
“LoJack (by Absolute Software) is confirmed to be stealth installed on every Gateway P-Series laptop”
(tags: spyware [...]

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links for 2008-07-16

July 15, 2008

Online Mind Mapping – MindMeister
Collaboratively build mindmaps online.
(tags: mind-mapping notes collaboration lifehack mapping mindmapping)

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links for 2008-07-12

July 11, 2008

Twitter – Zombie Outbreak
While the latest Roger Corman movie Diary of the Dead did include the internet, he forgot one important component. The conversation that would be happening around an outbreak on Twitter.
(tags: comedy funny image)

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links for 2008-07-10

July 9, 2008

CherryPy – Trac
“CherryPy is a pythonic, object-oriented HTTP framework.”
(tags: applications development frameworks framework)

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ScreenCast Featuring Git and Screenflow

July 8, 2008

Wow, real content! Here I throw together a screencast at the last minute to demo ScreenFlow, an excellent screencasting application on the MacIntosh and talk a little bit about what I’ve learned about Git.
I also get to play a little bit with Blip.TV, Cote style.
[tags]video,version-control,git[/tags]

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links for 2008-07-09

July 8, 2008

Basic Authentication From Python
(tags: authentication client code python http tutorial)

Vara Software : ScreenFlow – Professional Screencasting Studio
Wow. Amazing Screen capture application. It works really well and records audio and can record simultaneously from your built in iSight camera.
(tags: apple applications screencast mac software screencasting)

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links for 2008-07-08

July 7, 2008

HTML Area – Rich HTML Editor for Drupal
(tags: drupal editor)

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links for 2008-07-05

July 4, 2008

Laconica : Home Page
Open Source Twitter Clone, written in PHP. Promises federation as well.
(tags: microblogging twitter clone)

OpenMicroBlogging specification
The Open Micro Blogging Specification.
(tags: microblogging messaging twitter)

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links for 2008-07-04

July 3, 2008

Cool Tool: Roku + Netflix
Netflix media center box. I have to get one of these, as I’m jaded and hate walking out to the mailbox.
(tags: hardware netflix streaming television)

Virtual Bubble Wrap
Who doesn’t love this?
(tags: via:carroll fun bubble-wrap)

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links for 2008-07-03

July 2, 2008

Hosting Git Repositories on Dreamhost
“Over the weekend I went searching for a way to host remote git repositories on my Dreamhost (DH) account. “
(tags: development dreamhost git hosting howto scm)

Gnip: We got $h*t to pop
“We make it easy to aggregate user data so that you can focus on doing something cool with it.”
(tags: aggregator api [...]

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