General Updates

My Top 6 Tweets for 2010

August 20, 2010
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Top six? you say. Well, it just worked out that way since I decided to keep it to one-tweet-per-author. Besides, it’s my list. However, I did include a few honorable mentions. Note: Clicking a tweet will whisk you away to the author’s tweet. My Top 6 Tweets YTD 1. A guy thing. 2. Age sensitivity, [...]

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Four Ways to Find New Content

August 14, 2010

No reason to beat about the bush, here are four different ways to find new content on the internet. Google Reader Play Digg StumbleUpon Google Alerts In my opinion, Google Reader Play is the easiest, Digg shows what others think important, StumbleUpon is my favorite because you customize the random offerings to your particular interests, [...]

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My New Microblog – Vlatte on Tumblr

July 1, 2010
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On this blog I try to put together good content, which can sometimes take a great deal of time. My posts ALWAYS turn out longer than I’ve planned. It just works out that way. It’s in my DNA. Contrast the length of my articles with Twitter’s 140 character limit and it becomes apparent there’s a [...]

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My New Blog – Excel Semi-Pro

June 24, 2010
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I’ve been working to start a blog about something I like and am pretty good at, if I do say so myself. The site is Excel Semi-Pro and my tag line is: How to Use Microsoft Excel. Learn Online. It’s a lot of work and so many things to do in the next few months. [...]

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I Was Wrong About Apple

June 20, 2010
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Years ago I thought Apple was for the artsy crowd, but over the years have come to own an iPod, iPhone, iPad, and now a MacBook Pro. Oh the slippery slope of attitude change. Was it me or Apple that did all the changing?

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Using Google Alerts to Monitor Information That Interests You

May 19, 2010

Setting up Google Alerts can be a valuable asset in keeping track of information about your name, a celebrity, a sports team, a news story, a company, a product, or a Twitter name, to give just a few examples. Google Alerts are email alerts sent to you regarding new web information from search terms you define.

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iPad First Impressions – Apps Decoded

May 5, 2010

I love my new iPad 3G 64 GB model, but the setup was fraught with problems. The initial sync failed with my new MacBook Pro. Sorting through the apps the first time was very confusing, but I’ve figured out how to distinguish between the different types of apps.

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Gone But Not Forgotten

May 5, 2010

I’ve been gone from my blog for quite a while now, but haven’t forgotten about it altogether. The reason for the inactivity has been a number of things:

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Evernote is an Extension of My Brain – Notes in the Cloud

March 31, 2010

Evernote is great for capturing and storing information in an electronic world. I use it to extend my brain in by putting notes in the cloud. Bookmarking a web page for later review. Grabbing itineraries off a web page, or confirmation numbers, or instructions on what to do after I download a file. I even generate notes from my iPhone, which can be either text, pictures or voice notes. The video overview at the end of this post shows how Evernote works as a universal capture tool.

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Getting Things Done System

March 24, 2010

Memory and My Brain

Before I went to college my memory seemed to be normal. I could remember practically everything without having to refer to any type of list.

That changed in college, where I was exposed to so much information that it was impossible for me to remember every detail. I quickly learned that if I could just recall where the information was located, it made for a

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