Monthly Archives: October 2005

What do you think of the ads?

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Ken

I’ve done a bit of tweaking with the ads on the site and I’m wondering if it’s too much. A banner ad now greets you at the top of the screen on the homepage and there’s also a square ad … Continue reading →

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Newark unveiled as a force in the art world

Posted on October 15, 2005 by Ken

??The Star-Ledger??: “Newark unveiled as a force in the art world”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1129269680123470.xml&coll=1

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Followup/Distraction

Posted on October 15, 2005 by Ken

??Paul Ford??: “Followup/Distraction”:http://www.ftrain.com/Followup.html Distraction is necessary. Minds need to wander to get anything done. But the Internet is sort of the mental equivalent of the snack aisle at a convenience store, filled with satisfying fatty chips and tasty cream-filled cakes.

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Kill Your Television

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Ken

No, really. Apple may have announced their “new iPod”:http://www.apple.com/ipod/ipod.html today, making it just as dificult to choose between the Nano and the iPod as it was to choose bettween the Mini and the iPod a year ago (and, yes, I … Continue reading →

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Communal Discovery Bible Study Method

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Ken

??InterVarsity??: “Communal Discovery Bible Study Method”:http://www.intervarsity.org/biblestu/communal/ has some additional resources for Bible study leaders. I’ve linked to the “Color Me Meaningful”:http://www.kennsarah.net/2004/10/07/color-me-meaningful/ article before (circa 1986), and was suprised to find out that IV has renamed the Inductive Study Method and … Continue reading →

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Giant Squid

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Ken

??Slate??: “Giant Squid: Don’t mess with them”:http://slate.msn.com/id/2127109/. The podcast “audio version”:http://media2.washingtonpost.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Slate_05093001.mp3 of this article is hilarious and almost had me laughing out loud as I was approving function point counts at the office.

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It’s Been a While…

Posted on October 9, 2005 by Ken

…since I unloaded a whole ton of links in one go. Enjoy. * “TNEF’s Enough”:http://www.joshjacob.com/macdev/tnef/index.html lets you open attachments sent by Microsoft Outlook on a Mac * ??Scott Berkun??: “How to Run a Brainstorming Meeting”:http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/essay34.htm. Scott’s site has been increasingly … Continue reading →

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Underutilized

Posted on October 8, 2005 by Ken

Ever get the feeling that you’re not doing enough with the resources you have? My brother-in-law “just recently wrote”:http://www.posegate.org/russ/Oct2005/givin_it_up/ that he’s thinking of moving over to a free “Blogspot”:http://www.blogger.com/start account–primarily because he’s trying to squeeze the most out of his … Continue reading →

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Google Reader

Posted on October 7, 2005 by Ken

“Google’s building a news reader”:http://www.google.com/reader, which is freaking awesome because I’m getting a wee bit tired of synching my news feeds between different computers. It’s Ajax-y, and running really slow right now (I think because of the load from the … Continue reading →

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iMote Rocks

Posted on October 7, 2005 by Ken

“iMote”:http://www.mkd.cc/imote/, a plugin for iTunes (on Mac only–sorry Windows folks), that pretty much does the same as “Synergy”:http://wincent.com/a/products/synergy-classic/ (“previously mentioned”:http://www.kennsarah.net/2005/05/23/basking-in-the-consumer-glow/#comment-1050), only free. Control iTunes and rate songs while in any application with a quick shortcut key. Sweet. (“via MacTips”:http://www.mactips.org/archives/2005/10/06/pimping-itunes/) Update: … Continue reading →

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