Site Specific Browsers Put Web Apps on Your Desktop
OVERVIEW: You will learn how to turn your favorite web applications into standalone desktop applications using site specific browser tools.
What Is a Site Specific Browser?
A Site Specific Browser (SSB) is is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrements of a normal web browser.
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browsers, bubbles, desktop applications, fluid, prism, site specific browsers, tutorial, web applications
Publishing Articles in Your WordPress Installation
Now that you have your WordPress Blog installed and configured, you are ready to start writing and publishing articles. WordPress has a web-based interface that allows you to write, edit, and publish articles to your blog.
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blogging, publishing, software tutorial, tutorial, wordpress, wordpress tutorial, writing
Be the Most Productive You Possible
Over the last few weeks I have written several articles focused on productivity and organization tips. I thought it might be helpful to create a page that groups, explains, and links to them in an organized manner.
I separated the articles into three general categories:
- Collecting Information
- Scheduling Activities
- Productivity on the Go
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Productivity, Tutorials
get organized, getting things done, Note taking, organization, Productivity, series, software tutorial, tutorial
Use this Simple Technique to Record, Organize, and Recall Everyting
The information age is upon us. Every day I take in or crank out so much information that it is very difficult to keep it all together. With all of the computers, PDAs, and voice recorders available, I rely on a plain old notebook as my main weapon in the battle to record, create, and organize information. Even though my notebook is simple, my method of taking notes is anything but. I’m going to show you a quick way to go take great notes that will keep you on top of everything.
My Approach to Taking Great Notes
I use a combination of a few approaches modified into my own special method. I base it mostly on the Cornell Note Taking method. Since I’m not a student, I adapted it for taking notes at business meetings and brainstorming projects.
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Productivity, Tutorials
evernote, Note taking, Productivity, rememberthemilk, Time management, tutorial
My Favorite Places for Tutorials and Instruction
VitaminCM.com’s goal is to help people get more from their technology. I want to help and inspire people to do more fun and useful things with computers, the internet, and gadgets. This help is provided via detailed written and video tutorials along with News, Reviews, and Surveys.
I would like to share several invaluable resources that I use for information, instruction, inspiration, and tips of my own. This is my list, I would love to hear where you go to learn new things. Please include any relevant places in the Comments below.
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Productivity, Tutorials, Web Surfing
how-to, reference, resources, tutorial
Give your Netbook a Little More Pep by Adding Extra Ram
GOAL: You will learn how to add extra memory to a netbook or laptop computer in under 10 minutes.
If you are one of the 10 Million people who bought a netbook in 2008 (that’s right 10 Million!) you probably noticed that they are handy little devices, if not a little underpowered. There is no better way to make up for that anemic performance than a memory upgrade. Typical netbooks come with 1 gig of memory (Ram). They usually have capacity for a second gig, which I strongly recommend.
I bought my daughter an MSI Wind U100 for Christmas because it made sense with her lifestyle. She travels between her mother’s house and mine regularly and needs to be very mobile. She’s also on the tiny side, so the smallish keyboard is not a problem for her. I wanted to give the machine a little more oomph, so I ordered a stick of memory to install when she came to the house. (She was the camera person on the video below.)
Let’s Get Started!
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Increase Google Reader’s Productivity Using Greasemonkey Scripts
I use Google Reader to read through 200+ feeds that contain mountains of information. Google Reader does a great job helping me manage this tall task. If you do a little tweaking, you can turn Google Reader into an amazing productivity tool. Firefox allows you to add extensions to increase functionality.
One of the most handy extensions is Greasemonkey. Greasemonkey allows you to customize the way a webpage works using small bits of JavaScript. There are thousands of Greasemonkey scripts available that help you get more from just about any popular website or service. I use a few scripts to customize Google Reader into more than just an RSS feed reader.
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Gadgets, Media, Movies, Podcast, Productivity, Software, Tutorials
extension, feed reader, firefox, google reader, greasemonkey, Podcast, Productivity, RSS, script, software tutorial, tutorial
See How You Can Bring the Web Operating System to Life
Every so often I read about the Web OS or the Cloud OS, "When are we going to see the Web OS arrive?" In my mind, it’s pretty much here (with a few caveats).
A Web Desktop or webtop is a desktop environment embedded in a web browser or similar client application. A webtop integrates web applications, web services, and applications on the local computer into a "desktop-like" environment. Web Desktops provide an environment similar to that of Windows, Mac, or Linux systems. It is a virtual desktop running in a web browser where data, files, configuration, settings, and access privileges reside remotely over the network. Much of the computing takes place remotely and the browser is primarily used for display and input purposes.
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Gadgets, Media, Miscellaneous Ramblings, Podcast, Productivity, Software, Technology, Tutorials, Web Surfing
igoogle, integration, tutorial, web applications, web desktop, web operating system, web os, zoho applications
Use Software, the Web, and Social Networking to Ace your Job Search
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last month or so, you’re probably worried about your job. Blue chip companies are falling into the deadpool or getting taken over on a daily basis.
You either just got laid off or you’re worried that you could be. If that’s not the problem, then you probably just need more money (welcome to the club). with the job market so tight, how do you compete?.
Let Technology be your not-so secret weapon to find all of the best jobs even in a tough market.
You can use software, social networking, and dead-simple techniques to make the whole process painless and successful.
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career, job search, linkein, resume, simplyhired, tutorial
This Tutorial May Save Your Life
Based on the ridiculous decorations on my street, it must be Halloween season. Halloween means just one thing: ZOMBIES. This might be the year that massive zombie attack finally happens in your town. Facing the horrifying prospect of having my brains eaten by a marauding band of the undead, I decided to prepare.
Zombies! Is from Flickr user “Dr Doom” check out some of his great work. (Creative Commons License.)
I went out to the internets and researched the subject. My research seemed to point to a few basic steps to improve survival chances.
Keep it Simple
- Identify the Zombie – Spot them and keep your distance.
- Take Shelter – Find somewhere to lay low, while you make a plan.
- Obtain Weapons – Get your hands on some weapons. Guns are best, followed by machetes, axes, or clubs.
- Kill Zombies – There is only one way to kill a zombie; kill their brain. Shoot, chop, or bash their head until the brain can no longer control their decaying bodies.
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Funny, Miscellaneous Ramblings, Video
attack, halloween, survive, tutorial, zombie
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