I do get a bit tired of defending my use of Twitter and Facebook. But now, some studies are showing that the mental stimulation provided by social networks can stimulate the brain and help in problem solving. How Twitter and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tools
Adventures in ebooks
It seems the must-have device of Christmas 2009 was the ebook reader. I’m seeing an explosion of information and happy post-Christmas reviews. I myself was excited to find a Sony PRS-600 Touch Edition with my name on it underneath the … Continue reading
September 23, 2009
by Kay
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Information Overload?
I was just reading an article from SitePoint (via their RSS feed, ironically) about maximising your social media time. I thought this little snippet was kinda funny: Be Picky: I subscribe to a lot of feeds (well over 60), but … Continue reading
My return to Tablet PC happy land
A bit of background: I’m a big fan of the Tablet PC. I had a beautiful Acer C110 machine way that I got back in about 2003 which I used for a very long time. I loved that little thing … Continue reading
April 25, 2007
by Kay
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Missing in action: code mojo
The past few days have been very frustrating. The symptoms: my house is spotless, all laundry is done inboxes – both physical and virtual – are cleared tasks for the next three months are neatly scheduled feed reader is cleared … Continue reading
March 26, 2007
by Kay
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Poll results: do web professionals use anti-virus?
Last week I asked the burning question: do web professionals use anti-virus programs on their own machines? I don’t – I find no need to. I was curious as to how many of my peers shared my view. And the … Continue reading
Persistent Searches in Gmail
I just realised it was my two year Gmail account anniversary on Friday. I’m currently sitting at 688MB or 25%, which is a lot if you consider that there’s very few attachments in there! Tagging my messages has totally changed … Continue reading
May 18, 2006
by Kay
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How I procrastinate… er, work
Myles has issued a challenge to all westcoastbloggers… how do we work? Work? What’s that? What desktop software do you use every day? Myles mentions Outlook. I love Outlook. It amazes me with it’s possibilities every day. I can’t wait … Continue reading