Software
Converting from Outlook to Gmail
Last week, I gave up on my Treo and replaced it with a Samsung D807. It’s not a smart phone, it doesn’t have a keyboard. But thanks to the phone, I switched from Outlook full-time to Gmail. And after just a couple days, I’m hooked.
OK, the details: the D807 is one of many phones that […]
Outlook 2007 and RSS support
As I mentioned last night, I downloaded the Office 2007 beta 2 and have been using it today to see how it works. Outlook’s support for feeds is pretty interesting, so I thought I’d give a run-down on my initial reactions. More after the jump.
Office 2007 Beta 2 available for download
Seen over at Uneasy Silence, the Office 2007 Beta is now available for download. I’m downloading it overnight, should be ready to play with tomorrow… I’m eager to see what they’ve done with RSS outside of IE7. Download link is here.
iPod backup (not what you think)
I haven’t written about this before, but judging by the number of people who react with “wow! never thought of that.” I figured it was worth noting. Despite my earlier admiration for the Mirra, it stopped working on my laptop a couple months ago. I finally stopped trying to get it to work, and let […]
Open source bat module
One of the fun things we did in the Dean campaign was introduce transparency in fundraising; as people saw what the goal was (and how close we were to the goal), it had a wonderful effect in encouraging further contributions. I had no idea that there was an open source Drupal plugin written by my […]
Start up: the sitcom
Years ago, while working for a company that was in the midst of an IPO, one of our salespeople was fixated on the idea of shopping a sitcom idea to Hollywood. It would feature a ragtag assortment of personalities all working for a .com startup. Hilarity would ensue.
If such a sitcom did exist, today at […]
Microsoft acquires Groove Networks
Via John Robb, I see Microsoft acquired the remaining piece of Groove Networks (Microsoft was already a large shareholder). A couple years ago (two years ago tomorrow, actually), I wrote about Groove and its growing homeland security business, its relationship with Microsoft and the possible reasons for Groove board member Mitch Kapor leaving the board. […]
Desktop search - give blinkx a try
Over the weekend I completed a long-overdue column for LPM, the ABA magazine I write for. I set out to write about my love affair with Google Desktop, and ended up recommending Google Desktop but raving about blinkx.
Before I get to blinkx, a tip for Google Desktop users: create a folder in Outlook, call it […]
Great shareware timeout
After experienced some unexplained system slowdowns on my WinXP laptop last month, I downloaded Tune-Up Utilities 2004, a system maintenance application that works quite well. But as is the case with much software, after the initial tire-kicking I forgot about it.
Then today, this popped up:
That has to be the best trial expiration notice ever. And […]
Shareware app to generate touch tones?
One drawback of using Skype — if you’re trying to use SkypeOut to dial into a conference call, you can’t generate touchtones to access the conference ID. I figure this is something someone has addressed, but so far I haven’t been able to find a download that’ll let me generate the touchtones on my computer […]
