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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
New Twitter: Features and Functionality
Do you have New Twitter? I don't, but I can't wait to get my hands on it! So what is it? Twitter says that they've learned that "life doesn't always fit into 140 characters or less" – so they're rolling out new features.
Here they are:
Site restructure.
On the left hand side of the screen: Find @mentions, retweets, searches, and lists just above your timeline – creating a single, streamlined view on the left of the screen.
On...
Monday, September 27, 2010
5 productivity tips for Windows
Print more easily, find files faster, and send email right from your desktop.
1. Print from Windows Explorer
If you need to print a document, let's say a Microsoft Word document, there's no need to launch Word first. Browse your hard drive for the file that you want to print, right-click its icon, and then click Print. This will automatically send the document to your printer without launching Word.
Windows 7 Print command on the shortcut menu.
Windows Vista Print command on the shortcut menu.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Are Librarians Totally Obsolete?
33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important by: Will Sherman Many predict that the digital age will wipe public bookshelves clean, and permanently end the centuries-old era of libraries. Technology's baffling prowess and progress even has one librarian predicting the institution's demise. He could be right. But if he is, then the loss will be irreplaceable. As libraries' relevance comes into question, they face an existential crisis at a time they are perhaps needed the most. Despite their perceived obsoleteness...
Friday, September 17, 2010
What Is Bounce Rate?
Today I was going to write about why new websites can display very misleading bounce rates, but I realized I had never covered the bounce rate concept before, so I'll stick to the basics today, and expand on the topic over the coming weeks.
If you already know the term, consider this post a refresher.
What Is Bounce Rate?
Bounce rate is a very important metric for website owners. It basically tells you what percentage of your visitors are "bouncing" away after landing on your site (e.g., they just visit one page and leave before clicking...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Technology Review India: A Search Service that Can Peer into the Future
A Yahoo Research tool mines news archives for meaning--illuminating past, present, and even future events.
Showing news stories on a timeline has been tried before. But Time Explorer, a prototype news search engine created in Yahoo's Barcelona research lab, generates timelines that stretch into the future as well as the past.
Time Explorer's results page is dominated by an interactive timeline illustrating how the volume of articles...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Points on How to Improve Your Life
Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don't overdo; keep your limits
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Drilling deep into Google
Google is one of the most visited sites on the internet. Most of us use it for all our online searches. But it's actually far more than a search engine. Click on the "more" tab and more than 20 other Google applications can be found. There are variations on the main search engine, such as
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