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Entries from June 2004

Feed switch…

June 23rd, 2004 · 2 Comments · software

Made some changes to my template today and believe it’s all good. Basically I am redirecting my old WP generated feed to one being managed by Feedburner so I can get some stats on who’s reading and what’s being read.
Please let me know if you notice something funky.

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NextMail, push-to-email from Nextel

June 21st, 2004 · No Comments · gadgets and technology, marketing

MobileTracker reports on Nextel’s latest product enhancement, NextMail… From the sound of it, NextMail could be a very slick way to stay in touch indirectly, yet directly with quite a few people in your workgroup (or friends if you’re down with higher monthly fees) through a streaming MP3 audio message.
NextMail can facilitate group e-mails [...]

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“On My Dime”

June 21st, 2004 · No Comments · Personal

Just a phrase that really irks me in the days of flat-rate unlimited phone pricing…

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Car Bloggging

June 21st, 2004 · 2 Comments · Personal

Just sitting outside a Borders in Connecticut in my rental car pre-interview — pulling down some email and checking in with the world… Gotta love hotspots that reach beyond the physical structure!

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Gmail Loader

June 18th, 2004 · 3 Comments · Gmail

TheGmail Loader will Import Your Mbox or Maildir Files into GMail. Caters to Windows users, but there is a Linux Version with Python Source code available as well. Hopefully that means that there will be an OS X version soon…

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SanDisk Bringing out Wi-Fi SD Card for Zire 71

June 18th, 2004 · No Comments · gadgets and technology, marketing

So the card and driver are finally getting close though it seems it will only initially work with the Zire 71. Aside from how ridiculous this is that it’s not even the latest Zire, the driver won’t work on any other OS 5 device until Palm One steps up and provides the appropriate assistance [...]

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Spam filtering for Symbian OS

June 17th, 2004 · No Comments · spam

An interesting approach if you use the device as a main form of info gathering, but I think you’ll be better off filtering from one central location and getting the benefits on the go… I guess it all depends on much control you have over your server.
Software publisher SymbianWare has announced a new e-mail utility [...]

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Borderless iPhoto Printing?

June 17th, 2004 · 18 Comments · gadgets and technology, software

Has anyone figured out how to print a borderless shot with iPhoto?
I’ve tried many different paper types and have found it impossible. The result is always a white border on 2 sides for 4×6 prints. When I use the card from my camera directly in my printer - an HP Photosmart 7960 - [...]

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Why Sony’s PDAs Failed In The U.S., But Not In Japan

June 17th, 2004 · No Comments · gadgets and technology, marketing

This is certainly an interesting perspective on the Sony’s failure in the US… I can’t say whether I agree or disagree, but will add my own own experience is of not to read the manual unless the gadget seems incredibly complicated and like something I can’t figure out, which is to say pretty rare with [...]

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How Microsoft Lost the API War

June 17th, 2004 · No Comments · marketing, reading, software

Joel on Software - How Microsoft Lost the API War

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eMail2Pop for Gmail and AOL

June 17th, 2004 · No Comments · Gmail

Windows only…you can of course use your regular email software setup for IMAP for AOL, but this is a nice additional option for Gmail… hopefully the Gmail will support client software interaction soon after launch.
POP3 and SMTP access to AOL Mail and Gmail accounts. eMail2Pop converts AOL and Gmail mail into a standard mail [...]

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Amtrak’s Stationary Solution

June 16th, 2004 · 1 Comment · gadgets and technology, marketing, travel

This seems like a total rip to me… In my train travels, (I ran the corridor several times a week for a few years) I’d never get to the station with any time to kill unless weather got in the way of the scheduled train. As nice as some of the Amtrak stations are, [...]

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The Print Shop Mac OS X Edition

June 16th, 2004 · No Comments · software

PrintShop was seriously fun application for me and my sister when we first got our Apple IIc… Amazing that it’s making a return after all these years later. It will probably be fun again with my daughter in a few years…
Over the years, The Print Shop, a popular design and desktop-publishing package for [...]

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The Big Lebowski” Random Quote Generator

June 16th, 2004 · No Comments · fun stuff and good links

“The Big Lebowski” Random Quote Generator

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Gmail Gems

June 15th, 2004 · No Comments · Gmail

For those working in it… Gmail Gems

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5 more Gmail invites…

June 15th, 2004 · 13 Comments · Gmail, marketing

Looks like we are getting closer or they really like me… more like we are getting closer to launch. 5 more invites ready to go…actually 4 now.

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GMAIL tips and tricks

June 15th, 2004 · No Comments · Gmail

Looking for some tips now that you’ve got a Gmail account working….[Bladam]

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Remote Internet scheduling comes to EyeTV

June 15th, 2004 · No Comments · gadgets and technology

Very cool… I still really like the idea of adding EyeTV to my home media consumption config.
The transaction occurs through a TitanTV Remote Scheduling Server, which the EyeTV software running on the remote Mac periodically pings for update schedule lists. [MacCentral]

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Larry David footage clears alleged Murderer

June 15th, 2004 · No Comments · fun stuff and good links, tv

My uncle just emailed this to me… from the Curb Your Enthusiasm newsletter… and I thought I liked Larry David!
A Los Angeles man was cleared of a murder charge with the help of one of last season’s Curb episodes. Juan Catalan claimed he was at a Dodgers game when the murder he was accused of [...]

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New Burger in Town…

June 15th, 2004 · No Comments · Food and Drink

Grabbed lunch today at New York Burger Company and was generally pleased with the food…
from the menu:
New York Burger Co. is keeping it REAL: Starting with Coleman all-natural beef, we’re trailblazing and doing things the old-fashioned was. No artificial anything! We sizzle our burgers over a charcoal grill and serve them on [...]

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