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Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend:

• Brian Solis: “On Twitter, What Are You Doing Was Always The Wrong Question”
• Technologizer: “Twitter’s Ad-Free Nirvana: Going, Going, Gone?”
• Freelance Folder: “Ten Signs You Need To Refuse That Project”
• GigaOM: “4 Big Gambles Google Is Taking With Chrome OS”
• Lifehacker: “How to Manage a Group Project in Google Wave”
• jkOnTheRun: “First Look at Google Chrome OS — Extensions, Options and More”

What are you reading this weekend?

Invoicing application WorkingPoint is continuing to add to its offerings. Since we first reviewed the web-based application, the team behind it has been busy. The focus of the new features is simplifying tax season for small business — and as we’re all starting to think about what we need to do to close the books on 2009, these new features will come in handy. Read the rest of this entry »

Pogoplug, a nifty little device that enables you to easily access your files from anywhere via the Web (see my previous post about it here) has been updated, with a second generation of the device being released. As Kevin over at jkOnTheRun reports, as well as sporting a fancier new design, the new version has three additional USB ports, making four in total, which gives you much more leeway to add storage and drives to your “personal cloud.” The product also has some new functionality, including automatic file synchronization for photos, music and movies, and global searching across multiple Pogoplugs and drives. This second-generation Pogoplug is a little more expensive, retailing at $129 compared to the original’s $99, and is now available to pre-order (to ship mid-December) via the Pogoplug web site.

Do you have a Pogoplug? Let u know what you think of the device in the comments.

Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week:

• Mockingbird: Build Web Site Mockups Fast

Thursday looks at Mockingbird, an easy-to-use wireframing tool.

• Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: How to Break Bad Work Habits

Karen explains how to break bad work habits using the power of your mind.

• Your Office in the Clouds: The Best Online Virtual Desktops

Doriano rounds up the options for virtual online desktops.

• 6 Tips For Using Google Wave On Your First Project

While many of us are still scratching our heads trying to figure out how to fit Wave into our workflow, Will has tried using it on a real client project — here he shares some tips.

• Seesmic for Windows: An AIR-less Twitter Client

Darrell’s been trying out the new beta of the native Windows-only Seesmic Twitter client — and he’s very impressed.

In an effort to curtail my disastrous gadget spending habits, I’ve decided to take a look at devices I’ve purchased with the stated intent of increasing my productivity, to see if intentions and reality reflect each other at all. Today, I’m turning my critical gaze on my netbook, which I picked up just over half a year ago.

My particular netbook is the Asus Eee PC 1000HE, but the model doesn’t really matter. It’s a light device with a 10-inch screen, a small keyboard and an all-day eight hour battery. When I bought it, it was freshly released, and was generating quite a bit of buzz among the mobile computing crowd. One of the first things I did with the Eee PC was to install the Windows 7 beta, and it’s still running the release candidate today. Read the rest of this entry »

WebWorkerDaily readers are a diverse bunch. Every week, I profile a different reader and ask them to share what they do, how they do it, and some of their favorite hints and tips.

Who are you and what do you do?

For my main job, I am a dentist. No kidding! But in 2001, I got a Palm m100 as a gift. I knew nothing about tech stuff or the web. However, I fell in love with that device, because it helped me a lot in my work. Now, nine years later, here I am: mobile tech-savvy, with the largest blog about mobility in Brazil, a podcast, writing in some magazines, talking on the radio and reviewing gadgets on a TV show. That was completely unexpected, because I started blogging in 2002 as a hobby. But mobile tech changed my life and gave me an opportunity to expand my original business. Today, I give dental home care to elderly and handicapped people, at their homes, hospitals or retirement institutions. Read the rest of this entry »