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April 8, 2007
Web Operating Systems And Web Desktops: A Mini-Guide
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Wikipedia defines Web Operating Systems (aka WebOS) as:
“A software platform that interacts with the user through a web browser and does not depend on any particular local operating system.”
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Robin Good summarizes the WEBOS niche. As only he can.
I’m always impressed with what he produces for us in the way of technology direction posts.
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http://www.lifetrekcoaching.com/current/
What more important technology that the hardware, software, and wetware that makes up a human being? Maybe it doesn’t fit your definition of “technology” but it sure does mine.
Any way, here’s a nice ezine that I’ve been reading for a while. I’ve even interacted with the author and writers. Before I started blogging, some those pearls are probably lost forever in my “knowledge base”.
In my quest to tame the email beast, I have now started using LookOut rules to put stuff in folders. So for example, this ezine gets its own folder because its a keeper.
Brings up the interesting question, is an ezine just a blog with a restricted readership?
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Reference:
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/
tech-website-edit-your-jpeg-on-the-web/
In this post, I was trying to show how I went from idea to execution. The last part of the post was supposed to be a WORDPRESS text widget code fragment. (Other WORDPRESS bloggers might be amused at my stumbling attempts and those further back on the learning curve may be able to jump over my blind spot.) Interesting was that although I can see what I put in, it didn’t get echoed in the feed.
Here’s the code as a jpeg. You should be able to see it, but not cut ‘n’ past it.
Interesting?
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Here’s a quick way to edit a jpeg without a lot of trouble. I just “photocopied” Ron Paul’s website to a jpeg. Uploaded it to PICNIK. Cropped it to the size I needed. Downloaded the result.
Input:
Output:
Now I wanted to put the image in a WORDPRESS test widget, like so:
<a href=”http://ronpaul2008.typepad.com/ron_paul_2008/”><img src=”https://reinkefaceslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/ronpaul2008dailyupdate.jpg” /></a>
But it didn’t work.
Maybe I’m too tired, but I don’t see what’s wrong. Maybe if I sleep on it, I’ll get it! Argh!
With the turkey and blogging pictures, I think I’ve identified a mene. I call it “Successories” meme.
You know that “motivational” poster called Successories that attempts to be a cheerleader. http://www.successories.com/
There’s even an opposite, or “negative” energy, “despair” site http://www.despair.com/ which is sadly true and very funny. They even allow you to create your own. That’s where I made my turkey poster.
Recently, I found the one on “blogging”.
Hence, the meme is a phrase with an appropriate picture.
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http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=6525
… once a day!
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Of course I am interested in your thinking about email and your strategy for exploiting the opportunity it represents.
I’ve come to the conclusion, that despite handling prestigious amounts of the stuff. Stuff that varies in quality from vile trash to gems. I need a better mechanism.
It all ties into what platform are you using. Web-based uninstalled or client based or a mixture.
It all ties into creating a “brand”, spam, and throughput.
Argh.
Just as one can take too many feeds and be unable to “drink from the fire hose”, it is possible to be overwhelmed with email.
So how to handle it?
Do you use one email and deal with it? No, that single channel quickly hides the significant from the trivial in a mass of mess.
I think my strategy of using different emails or different purposes has allowed me to get to my current state. Unfortunately, I need more.
(1) I need conversations like I see in Gmail.
(2) I need Getting Things Done applied to email.
(3) I need Outlook email boxes galore?
Sigh. I don’t know what I need?
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http://www.myuninstalledlife.com/effective-startup
4 effective way to start your online web 2.0 apps
December 7, 2006 at 10:20 pm
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In Firefox, bookmark pages in a certain bookmark folder, and then open the pages by right-clicking the bookmark folder and choose “Open All in tabs”
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With a tip of the hat to myuninstalledlife, a featured site in my blogroll, I’ll steal this tip. I too want to be “uninstalled”. That doesn’t sound right, having just read a classmates obit, but you get what I mean. Less platform; more perform!
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Luddite’s wife sent me this. I think it’s a hoot.
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From: Gerald K Potoka
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 4:45 PM
To: Assorted
Subject:
The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC, 20510
Dear Senator Harkin,
As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill’s provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.
Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I’m excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.
Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as “in-state” tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver’s license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative.
Thank you for your assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent,
Donald Ruppert
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Gerry
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