Archive for August, 2006

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Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Attack of the Pod Penguins 2: Introducing Audacity The second in a multi-part series on podcasting with open source tools. This installment takes an initial look at Audacity, the 16-ounce framing hammer of podcasting. (tags: linux podcasting) Darrell Norton's Blog [MVP] : Speeding up Firefox the right way Speeding up Firefox seems to be ...

On This Day

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Four years ago today, I wrote the following on CodeMode: Smaller and Better Yet Handspring has released the newest Treo Communicator. These devices just get cooler every day. I looked hard at the low-end Treo a month ago, but it was only a half-hearted look. I’d pretty much already decided on the ...

Attack of the Pod Penguins, Part 2

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

The second in the series of LinuxWorld podcasting articles is up. This one takes an initial peek at some of the critical functions in Audacity, functions that are essential when putting together a podcast with open source tools. Have a read, then share your thoughts on LinuxWorld or here.

The Lake Weekend

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I had a very nice weekend on Lake Michigan, despite some crummy weather for sailing. It was cool - in the 60s for the most part - and overcast for much of time I was there. We did get a bit of sailing in on Saturday afternoon, though there wasn't ...

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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

GTDGmail - The Firefox Extension that Combines Gmail with Getting Things Done - gtd GTDGmail is a Firefox extension that integrates the highly effective methodology of "Getting Things Done" into the popular email service Gmail. (tags: gtd gmail firefox)

Still A Mess

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

We'd hoped for so much better a year later.MSNBC - Bush" Katrina-hit region 'still a mess' Bells tolled in this shattered city Tuesday morning, marking the moment one year earlier when New Orleans’ levees buckled, unleashing a torrent of water that ripped homes from their foundations and sent half the ...

Rambling in Racine

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

An audio post from Lake Michigan.

Sailing Weekend

Friday, August 25th, 2006

I'm spending the weekend sailing on Lake Michigan. I'll be headed to Rockford, IL in a bit, then on to Racine, WI to the boat. It'll be a nice break from the tough past few weeks and a good way to clear up the monitor tan. I should have WiFi at ...

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Thursday, August 24th, 2006

AllPeers AllPeers, the much anticipated Firefox plugin for drag and drop P2P filesharing, is going to start offering public accounts today according to a post on the company’s blog. (tags: firefox extensions sharing) Phone Posting How-To (tags: odeo posting phone)

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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Ubuntu Forums: Blackberry (tags: linux blackberry howto sync ubuntu)