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Disqus, FriendFeed, FF2Disqus the problems they show us
The other day I wrote up a post about an interesting new service called FF2Disqus which was intended to let bloggers pull in FriendFeed comments about a post in to their Disqus comments on their blog (as log as they use Disqus that is). In turn it was also meant to let Disqus comments be pulled into …
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Could we see a summer release of Windows 7?
Well its that time folks Windows 7 has been released as an open beta for all to enjoy. That is if you happen to have a TechNet or MSDN subscription (I dont), or happen to have pull in Microsoft (I dont) the rest of us will have to wait until January 9th and hope to hell we make it in under the …
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Jollo - The best translation service on the web
Thats a kind of bold statement isnt it? However I think its true for Jollo, a free web translation service I found just now. Jollo is basically Twitter for translating, a constantly updated stream of translation requests can be seen on the main page. By clicking on any of them you can see the transl …
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This is what Social Media is really about
Much is made about the power that is available to social media because of the incredible number of people that can be mobilized around a thought, an idea, a mission or a cause. Through a plethora of tools available to us we find ourselves becoming involved with people we would otherwise in all likel …
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Hey Windows developers please save my data to the cloud
Theres a lot of talk going on about the cloud and how its going to change how we use our applications and save our data. Well Ive got an open request to any Windows developer who want to play around with Azure and Windows Live Ill even be the guinea pig for you. Come up with a way for me to sa …
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Minor Miracle: Im Buying Music Again
It has been years since I bought a music CD. And although iTunes has made it a breeze to purchase music online, I cant really claim Ive jumped on the digital bandwagonuntil now. What has turned me into a music consumer again is Rich Terfry (aka Buck 65), who hosts the afternoon drive show on CBC [. …
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A better Disqus integration with FriendFeed
I am an avid user of FriendFeed and I use Disqus here on WinExtra and on an off I would use FriendFeeds import feature to add comments made on any posts into my FriendFeed stream. The only thing was that the implementation irritated the shit out of me. It wasnt anything that Disqus was doing or th …
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Blog Spotlight: Redefinability
Sometimes I check out the blogs of the commenters and I am truly surprised at how many people have great blogs. Im glad they dont really try to gain too much publicity, Id seriously be out of blogging soon! Today I want to show you guys Redifinability, a cool blog From politics to tech review to lif …
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On Predictions (On Being Right)
Today was a good day for me in terms of predictions. First, Prediction #1 for 2009 came true that iTunes would go DRM-free during the keynote at Macworld. Yes, thats one prediction true, 6 days into the new year. Then I also found out that I was Hubdubs News Pundits Tech Pundit of the Year for 200 …
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On Live-blogging Macworld
The keynote address for Macworld is in a few hours. Despite the lack of Steve Jobs, Im excited as its not only Apples last Macworld the site of many big product launches but also my first. Ill be there covering the event for VetureBeat. Live-blogging a keynote especially an Apple keynote isnt ea …
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Microsofts I???m a PC is working
Macs Get a Mac campaign gave us Mac users a sense of superiority for a couple of years but Microsofts Im a PC is actually starting to work. The average PC user is starting to no longer accept my jibes about their operating system and see my remarks as snobbery (how dare they!) as opposed [...]
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Which is faster, the keyboard or the mouse?
Whenever you see articles about doing things faster, navigating the web more efficiently, they tend to be about keyboard shortcuts and how you can use them to jump around items, and perform certain tasks much faster. While this is certainly true, I feel that the common mouse is badly outspoken in th …
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On Hormones
How do you make a hormone? You pinch her. Thats a joke my grandfather used to love to tell and its all I can think about today after seeing Steve Jobs public letter explaining exactly why he isnt going to be leading the keynote at Macworld tomorrow. Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors thi …
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Yes I am a .. Social Media slut
Yes folks it is true yours truly finally admits to the inevitable I am indeed a Social Media slut. No longer is playing around with Social Media just a whimsical past time and even though I joked about it last night on FriendFeed I can no longer keep it a secret. It all started out innocently e …
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Be Well, Steve Jobs
For everyone obsessed with Steve Jobs health, the speculation can now be put to a rest after Jobs issued a public letter. Perhaps everyone can now focus on something else such as, for example, Barack Obamas presidency, the volatile economic conditions, or the Super Bowl. As far as Jobs and his hea …
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On WordPress (literally)
I finally did it. I figured the start of a new year was a good time to make the jump to WordPress from Blogger so I did it and all I can say is that its beautiful over here. I had been testing out WordPress 2.7 for the past few weeks on my Review In Haiku blog, and within about a day I knew I had …
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I guess it pays to get the Big Guns involved
The tech blogosphere is littered with posts giving the big boys of blogging a slap around or chain yanking over their popularity and presumed power but today proved that there is something to the A-List power after all. I wrote earlier over at The Inquisitr about the complaints that are going on abo …
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Now why would I want to be friends?
I like to think of myself as a pretty faithful Twitter user even though I might poke fun at or give it the ol slap around once in awhile. I can even respect the idea that people want to protect their feeds from crass interlopers but can someone please explain why in the hell I would want to friend …
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Manage shared project tasks with Google Docs
I have to say Im very into Google Docs at the moment because it is one of the best tools for managing the finer points of any project. When Im building sites naturally the client will want changes here and there. A lot of times I might also have an idea about what he said, I may advise him against s …
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On Yogurt Stores and Steve Jobs Health
The Internet went crazy today with more rumors and questionable reports about Steve Jobs health. Let me start out by saying that I really dont like writing stories which solely focus on anyones health. For the most part Ive avoided it, except when trying to help debunk ridiculous rumors (yes, almost …
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