Archive for December, 2007

WIth the new year upon us, it’s a good time for web workers everywhere to brush up on new skills, get to know some new applications, and become more efficient. In this post, I’ll round up five ways to do better, more efficient work in 2008. Read More »

7 Ways to Track Your Goals

Are you writing resolutions for 2008? Even if you’re not, you probably have some goals or at the very least some projects that capture your dreams for the future. Here are 7 ways to keep track of the things you want to make happen in your… Read More »

 
 

Last year, WWD then-Editor Anne Zelenka picked Gmail as her Best Web 2.0 Software of 2006. This year, I got to wondering what my best Web Worker Software of 2007 was. I’m using a rather different set of criteria this time around: which web site is… Read More »

Better Amazon S3 Storage – Jungle Disk is one of several services out there offering off-site storage of your data via Amazon S3. Their recent versions have progressed to offering automated backups as well as access to your S3 account as just another mounted disk. Now… Read More »

Do you need a new office chair for the new year? I do. My budget Office Max special has armrests that bump into my pullout keyboard tray. And the chair’s leather (okay, leatherette) upholstery is peeling off. Last July, graphic designer Jason Santa Maria asked his blog… Read More »

In a syndication world we are often overwhelmed with information. It is incredible that information once far away has been brought near, but we need to find some order for the chaos. There are a few ways that I’ve learned to manage my reading… Read More »

Back in March we passed on some advice on safe air travel with batteries, courtesy of the Department of Transportation. Apparently not enough people have been listening to the advice, because as of January 1, there are formal rules dealing with lithium batteries on airplanes. If… Read More »

More Must Reads

8 Web Worker Wishes for 2008

Last year about this time, I offered 7 web worker wishes for 2007. None of my wishes came true, but that won’t stop me from wishing for more this year. Read More »

Hands On with Two Ultra-Cheap Linux Systems

When you think of a new computer you want to buy, odds are that you set your sights on a new Windows or Mac system, but it may be a good time to consider a Linux machine. Recently, I’ve been using two very low-cost systems—one a… Read More »

End of a Browser Era

Depending on how far back you go with the internet, it’s pretty likely that you used to use Netscape Navigator to browser the web. Well, that experience is on its way to join hula hoops and the Charleston in the history hall of fame: AOL has… Read More »

WWD Coffee Break – Birds, Cards & Twitter

Another Collaboration Suite – Spicebird is a new (so new that it isn’t quite released yet) collaboration suite based on Mozilla products: Thunderbird for email, Lightning for calendar, and some Jabber-based instant-messaging thrown in for good measure. They’ve got a video demo up on their site, and… Read More »

Tip of the Week: Try Searching Instead of Planning for Career Success

Instead of planning your career top down, you might find a bottom up search process more effective. Planning works for well-defined and well-understood situations — for example, following a well-trod career path such as medicine or law. Searching relies on trial and error and adjusting your… Read More »

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