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Posted By: Christineon: July 31, 2009In: Links

Never intended for this blog to be a fire hose of short posts, but I do run across lots of interesting bits in my feed reader and on Twitter each day. So I’m trying out sharing and add... Read more

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Gmail Adds Custom SMTP Servers, Drops “On Behalf Of”

Posted By: Christineon: July 30, 2009In: Webapps

Used to be that when you sent Gmail messages with a custom from address, there would be an “On behalf of you@gmail.com” bit added to the headers of the message because you were u... Read more

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One Star Pound Bypasses Needless Voicemail Instructions

Posted By: Christineon: July 30, 2009In: Mobile

It’s 2009, and we all know how to leave a voicemail. We don’t need explicit instructions on how to do so from a robot, yet you get just that almost every time you call someone... Read more

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Never Use Hotmail Inactive Webmail as Your Secondary Email Account

Posted By: Christineon: July 29, 2009In: Cloud Computing, Webapps

Registering for an account at any web site almost always requires an email address, and some people like to use a secondary address they don’t really care about instead of their real e... Read more

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Psychological Distance Increases Creativity

Posted By: Christineon: July 28, 2009In: About Smarterware

A new study indicates that imagining something is farther away than it is–either geographically or in time–changes the way your brain perceives it and actually increases creativi... Read more

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Why the Manager’s Schedule Blows Creative Productivity

Posted By: Christineon: July 28, 2009In: About Smarterware

In his latest essay, Paul Graham describes the difference between what he calls the maker’s schedule and the manager’s schedule. Makers–the writers, coders, designers, edit... Read more

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Apple Blocks Official Google Voice App, Pulls GV Mobile from App Store

Posted By: Christineon: July 27, 2009In: Android, iPhone

TechCrunch got this headline just right: Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core: Official Google Voice App Blocked From App Store. The second half was originally “and It’s Likely AT... Read more

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Enforced Dancing Boosts Morale and Shortens Meetings

Posted By: Christineon: July 27, 2009In: About Smarterware

Writer Dominic Ali came up with an unusual way to make office meetings more bearable–one that would make Ellen proud. In the comments of my recent post about meetings, Ali says: At my... Read more

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Off to Comic-Con; Have Some Links

Posted By: Christineon: July 23, 2009In: Bylines

Things have been quiet here this week and will be till Sunday because I’m working at Comic-Con, San Diego’s nerdy popular culture explosion at the downtown convention center. If... Read more

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How Twitter Got Hacked

Posted By: Christineon: July 20, 2009In: Cloud Computing

TechCrunch runs down step-by-step exactly how a hacker broke into Twitter employees’ accounts and gained access to over 310 confidential company documents (and generally caused them he... Read more

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Amazon Pulls Already-Purchased Books from Kindle

Posted By: Christineon: July 17, 2009In: Cloud Computing

Wow, this is one good way to make me rethink how much I like my Kindle: Due to an issue with a publisher who didn’t want to offer an electronic version after all, Amazon remotely delet... Read more

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When You Put Data In, You Should Be Able to Get It Out

Posted By: Christineon: July 17, 2009In: Cloud Computing, Software, Webapps

One of the most basic features a good software application offers is a way for users to get the data they put into the system out. Sounds reasonable, no? But that isn’t the way it work... Read more

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How to SMS with Google Voice from Any Mobile Phone

Posted By: Christineon: July 16, 2009In: Mobile

Just because you don’t have an Android phone or BlackBerry doesn’t mean you can’t text from your cellphone using your Google Voice number. If you’ve gotten an invite... Read more

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Official Google Voice App Now on Android (and BlackBerry)

Posted By: Christineon: July 15, 2009In: Android

For an solution built by an independent developer without an API, GV did a great job of putting Google Voice on Android. But today GOOG finally got around to releasing their official Google... Read more

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A Wandering Mind Can Be Hard at Work

Posted By: Christineon: July 13, 2009In: About Smarterware

I’ve always been an avid daydreamer–so much so that my mind can wander off at the most inopportune moments, like in the middle of a conversation. But I’ve always come up wi... Read more

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