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Thoughts and things I care to sharelinks for 2007-03-07
- This is a great development for any mobile device enthusiast! Large capacity, super fast storage for your music player, PDA, or mobile phone? Yes please!
- Sun has a brilliant idea here. While many companies may not have a use for a “mobile data center”, I can see the use of this type of solution during a disaster recovery for many large corporations. It would provide at least one additional option to trad
- Zoli Erdos posts a great piece on why he thinks traditional desktop software has failed. I agree with many points that he makes, but would also add that there always needs to be some offline software of some sort. He almosts gets there when mentioning a
- Interesting development – this is a pretty big deal for both the AP and Microsoft. Appearently the system is currently in trial and may bring value to the 7,000 media outlets that belong to the AP.
- Tony Hung at Deep Jive Interests is right on the money – Don Dodge stuck a good one at Microsoft (his employer) on their current Google/Copyright fiasco. Check out his full post (its not too long).
My Favorite FireFox Plug-ins
I’ve been using FireFox as my main browser now for about 9 months (maybe a little more) and have become a true convert from IE. Since there is much more expandability on the FF side, I’ve really started depending on a select group of plug-ins. This expandability that was never available in IE, has allowed my browser to take on new functionality that I never dreamed could be possible. So here is a list of my current FF plug-ins.
- FireFTP – FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox.
- del.icio.us (classic version) – Keep, share and discover all your favorite things.
- ClipMarks – With Clipmarks, you can clip the best parts of web pages.
- GUtil – Google® Utilities in your Firefox Menu and Toolbar
- Cooliris – Cooliris Previews 2.1 for Firefox gives you the power to browse faster and send links instantly.
- Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer – Install Foxmarks on each computer, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized.
- Blog This for Firefox – The Blog This for Firefox adds a button to Firefox which starts a new Windows Live Writer blog post.
- Google Notebook – GNotebook allows you to clip & collect information in private & shared notebooks.
So there you have it – the mainstays of my FF add-ons. The one other really powerful tool in FF for me is the bookmark toolbar. I wish there was a way to make a second toolbar for bookmarks as I have trimmed each entry down to one or two letters with the “favicon” for the site.
Do you have any great FF add-in suggestions? There are thousands out there and I know I’ve only scratched the surface.
Looking to Search Twitter? Check this out.
Steve Rubel has created a basic Twitter search engine using the Google Co-op tools. So if you use Twitter and would like to be able to search all the entries – try this out.
Via: Micro Persuasion – A Basic Twitter Search Engine
Desktop Software is Obsolete
The more I read about people having issues with software, the more I believe that desktop software is obsolete.
Matt Cutts: has Three solid GMail productivity tips
Check out these GMail tips from Matt Cutts!
Link to Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO » Three solid GMail productivity tips
Twitter Away
You can now find me updating Twitter on a regular basis as things happen throughout the day. Look here: http://twitter.com/rickmahn
links for 2007-03-05
- New VMWare betas? Hmm, good stuff – can’t wait to see what new things they’ve cooked up that would focus on desktop/laptop users.
Slashdot | Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars
I’m shocked, SHOCKED that “global warming” could actually be a natural phenomenon! Amazing that the National Geographic actually reported this. The audacity to suggest that pollution generated by humanity has reached the ability to trump the natural cycles of this planet is astounding. Its well known that cattle the world over release more CO2 (and methane 
) into the atmosphere than automobiles do.
Via: Slashdot – Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars
Asides or Side Notes
I’m going to try enabling Asides on the blog, and see how the integrate into the look of the front page. Hopefully if I set everything up correctly, this is the first one!
links for 2007-03-04
- Steve Rubel comments on USAToday’s efforts to break into the modern world of socialization features on their web site. Good for them.
@MAC_Arms Pay taxes when you make your money, pay taxes when you spend your money, pay taxes when you successfully invest your money, pay taxes when you save enough taxed money to afford a house, pay taxes to live in your house, pay taxes when you sell the house that you paid taxes on to
Yup, taxes are criminal and we need serious reforms. I've always said that if you want to see a tax revolt, make withholdings illegal and have Americans write a tax check every payday. They'll revolt for sure. You don't miss what you never had.
I think it’s safe to say that @GovEvers should stop blocking audits in Wisconsin and open the books…
“Only AMERICAN citizens should vote.”
Sen. @berniemoreno says voter ID and proof of citizenship are simply common sense.
“We’re talking about a very low threshold — identify who you are and prove you’re a U.S. citizen when you register to vote. I think we’re getting closer to
Wrong. Democrats are solely responsible for hours-long airport lines.
They voted to defund TSA three times and won’t even entertain a conversation about reopening it. Why?
They’re using it as leverage to stop enforcing immigration laws.