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links for 2008-02-26
Commuter Feed: Houston, USA (tags: traffic twitter) Commuter Feed: Latest Incidents Great site for using Twitter to keep up with traffic in your area. (tags: trafficdatatwitter) How Can the Music Labels Save Themselves? – GigaOM (tags: music gigaom)
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Windows Live Blogger
I have tried a lot of blog editing software. There is a lot of great free software available for Windows bloggers out there. Some highlights include BlogDesk and w.Blogger. This weekend however, I installed Windows Live Writer on a whim. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, free software, Software
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Digital Movie Downloads Will NOT Kill Blu-Ray
With last week’s death march for HD-DVD, many have been saying that Blu-Ray’s victory will be short lived. The reason for this is because several people seem to believe that digital movie downloads will kill physical media, including (but not limited to Blu-Ray). This clam, while extremely plausible in the next 5 years, is ludicrous from the “anytime soon” standpoint. Digital movie downloads are not endangering Blu-Ray for two simple reasons. Continue reading
links for 2008-02-25
BeeJive :: JiveTalk mobile messenger – instant messaging to go (tags: jivetalk manuals help) How to Switch from Microsoft Word to OpenOffice Writer | Fanatic Attack This is a great write up on switching from Microsoft Office to Open Office. … Continue reading
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links for 2008-02-24
Top 10 downloaded FREE IM, Email, Browser & chat software! – PinStack.com (tags: blackberry rim) 10 Completely Free Guides to Building a Better Blog @ chrisg.com (tags: blogging ebook free howto marketing seo wordpress) The Simple Dollar » Nine Simple … Continue reading
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What's the Point of Protecting Twitter Updates?
I was randomly searching for people to follow on Twitter. Decided I would type in “Houston, TX” since I live in the Houston area so I could follow some local folks. Start looking through the 21 pages of results and … Continue reading