tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23077037762513893982012-02-16T08:47:07.508-06:00There are problems and there are solutions. Both usually involve some form of technology.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580463991372773726noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307703776251389398.post-83079231967875532912011-11-24T10:05:00.001-06:002011-11-24T10:05:28.624-06:00

Kudos to my friends at adbusters.org for the reminder.

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Catwoman. The Batman Catwoman, not the 2004 Halle Berry flick. It's been done. Now we want to cast Anne Hathaway in the role? Julie Newmar, Ertha Kitt, now who?

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The annual Thai flooding has been particularly bad this year. Economically it will have a more devastating effect than the killer season of 1983. The human tragedy is far from over. As manufacturers look at their losses, many are quickly shifting production to other countries. Many of the jobs lost will not return. World hard drive production has been hit the hardest - see http://

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It's all about knowing your target audience.

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Maybe it's just me. I can't recall ever seeing Rocky or Bullwinkle eat. Sure, Bugs Bunny, Popeye and Wimpy, and even the Road Runner ate (only when fed by the coyote). And what about those super heroes? You'd think we would see Aquaman munching a shrimp - and Superman!?! We never once saw a kitchen or even a microwave in the Fortress of Solitude. You'd think that Jor-el and Lara would have

Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580463991372773726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307703776251389398.post-64091656288633390332011-11-06T18:41:00.001-06:002011-11-06T18:41:14.213-06:00

Just in case ...

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Back in 2004 I created a little inconvenience for Blogger. Based on this Blogger was forced to take down moldspore (actually just remove some content). All the Blogger folks were very helpful, but it gave moldspore a seemingly unremoveable place in the internet archives. As a result I try to use little or no content from the folks I offended.

Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580463991372773726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307703776251389398.post-72503433536514348352008-05-30T19:18:00.007-05:002008-05-30T19:29:40.191-05:00

Get the free Adobe Media Player. It plays several video formats - however the real difference is the free content from Adobe. If you don't like it, use the Revo Uninstaller from my previous post.

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Revo Uninstaller has a better way to uninstall 32 bit windows programs. Take the MS uninstaller and make it fast, then remove all the junk it left behind - that's about it. Oh, there's a free junk remover, startup editor, and other nifty toys. Nice and free.

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Some things just have the greatest washing instructions. 100% cotton fabric Unplug the battery pack before washing Hand wash only Do not tumble dry Dry in the shade Drip dry Do not wring Dry flat Do not dry clean Do not iron over plastic area

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Open-Source Router Firmware DD-WRT Updates [Router Hacks]

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Disk defragmentation has always been one of those scary little utilities that folks seem either reluctant to use, or think they should run it every day. Perhaps you should seek the middle path and try it monthly (if you're doing it manually).For faster that MS results, you might try Auslogics Disk Defrag. It's fast and free. Want to defrag automatically? Try Diskeeper.

Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580463991372773726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307703776251389398.post-88344497700668852162008-05-10T04:09:00.004-05:002008-05-10T04:19:35.444-05:00

Don't panic. Just click here. If your AV software is working, you just had an alert. If not, then you can panic.Thanks, as always to EICAR for scaring any poor user that isn't familiar with this test file.

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I'm a major fan of the big name AV manufacturers. Really. Lately they have tried to be all things to all users. The home edition of Avast! (great Pirate word) hails from the Czech Republic and has been around for years. It won't bloat your box or choke your apps. It auto-updates regularly. Download here.

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Ok, it's not new. It is improved and hasn't destroyed any of the 100+ machines I've installed it on (yet). OMG, I ended that sentence with a preposition!Stuff it does:Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat. WindowsRecycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files. Unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs,

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My friends at Textual are still adding tweaks to their keystone product Anagram. I always find it hard to describe, but this thing has saved me untold hours of data entry in Outlook. All you do it highlight the info you see on the screen and Anagram snags and parses the info into your Outlook, Salesforce, or netSuite program.Trust me on this one. It has a 45 day free trial.

Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580463991372773726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307703776251389398.post-23002809170254894672008-05-10T03:16:00.003-05:002008-05-10T03:24:22.320-05:00

Thomas Boggs, Memphis restaurateur has left the building. My family and I will miss him. He taught us all that giving is everything. Thanks, Thomas.

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Religion comes in all forms. Really.

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Is it me or does it look like Hillary is gonna be voted off the island?

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It just hit me that I hadn't used the word 'taciturn' in ages.

Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580463991372773726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307703776251389398.post-65909271352473132242007-12-29T05:58:00.000-06:002007-12-29T06:15:59.394-06:00

Ok, not really. I do think a heads-up is in order.If you're using a WM5 device from AT&T/X-Cingular, and have been tethering via 'Internet Sharing', you might be in for a surprise if you upgrade or patch the OS or have the unit serviced. The Internet Sharing applet is absent from the WM6 devices and has been vanishing when units are replaced under warranty. Say bye-bye to cheap tethered

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In a futile attempt to beat MS Outlook into submission, I've found a that there is a limit to the abuse Outlook will take. Many of the apps I've screwed into Outlook will not uninstall gently. Take look here for the fix.

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Fear and Loathing in Your InboxI visited a client recently. She had 23,428 emails in her inbox. Damn. This is one of the more extreme cases of 'waiting too long to get organized' I've seen in a while. We're working on it.The GTD crowd has espoused the zero-inbox goal for quite some time. 43 Folders has an excellent series on the subject. My approach is based on determining a folder structure for

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ZTD Meets GTDLeo Babauto's ebook "Zen to Done" is hands down the finest distillation and simplification of the current GTD rage. If you've found the other guides a bit too demanding, then this is for you. Ok, at least it was for me. A real deal at $9.50.

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The World Will End On July 17th, 2008 - Blame it on MashupsI've done the math. It's gonna happen. Nothing we do can stop it. It's all these verflucht mashups .They're breeding like fruit flies and landing on more and more key web servers and desktops every day. By the end of the year I figure I'll be relying on 10 - 20 widgetmos that rely on 5 -10 webservices and sites that are completely

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Jott Does Google Calendar !!! Nifty.Jott, the voice to text gizmo, has added Gcal to its list of Jott Links. Grab the phone, dial Jott, and "Dr. Smith at 2:15 p.m. next Friday" becomes an appointment on your calendar. If you use Gcal this is a real bonus. Much safer than trying to type on your Moto Q in rush hour traffic.Outlook users can use gSyncit or oggsync to sync it back to their mothership

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Names, addresses, and Outlook. Not a pretty combination.Anyone that uses MS Outlook knows that there oughta be a better way to get contact info into the beast. Well, there is. The folks at Textual have an add-in called Anagram that will snag just about any text from your screen and slap it into Outlook. Contacts and appointments jump right into Outlook, Salesforce.com, NetSuite, Palm Desktop.

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