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Christy’s products of the week – Slidepad and Print-it

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By Christy - January 19th, 2009

This week I thought I would feature two little fun and useful apps rather than something more substantial.
SLIDEPAD
The first app is Slidepad, a very nice little note pad for your Mac. For me it replaces using Stickies if I need to write a quick note. The downside of Stickies to me is that they [...]

The Hunt for Great Web Marketing Copy

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By Stephanie - January 16th, 2009

Writing website and marketing copy for an online audience can be tricky—I am always on the lookout for website copy and design that “works.” The problem is, when I read something I like, I often struggle to articulate exactly what qualities and formula cause me to like it in the first place. This is [...]

Christy’s product pick of the week

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By Christy - January 12th, 2009

Things: elegant personal task management
This is the first installment of a weekly feature called ‘Christy’s product of the week’. In this weekly feature I will highlight great products which will inspire you, foster your creativity and help you to become more organized.
This week I’d like to recommend a nice app called Things. This app is [...]

Forrest’s tips for avoiding burnout

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By Forrest - January 9th, 2009

Anybody who knows me, knows I’m not big on “breaks”, or “vacation time”. It’s not that I have a direct problem with them, but I actually like what I do. Most days, I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else (Also, it’s not like my deadlines go away when I take a break!). I prefer [...]

SPAM fighting at its best

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By alvin - January 7th, 2009

This morning I received 4 unsolicited E-mails.  This is a reasonably small amount of junk compared to most days.  These E-mails made it past my ISP’s spam filtering program and my personal block list.
Most approaches to fighting spam involve detection and deletion.  Auto detection of spam E-mails is not always perfect, running the risk of [...]