The number of social networking sites has exploded in the past few years, with truly social outlets such as Facebook learning to share MySpace with people who want to get LinkedIn on Plaxo. I constantly get invites from former colleagues, family and friends to join them online at one network or another. The latest social […]
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Forget Toastmasters, improve public speaking through podcasting!
Filed under: Blogging, How To, Podcasting, Work Tools | Tags: apple itunes, audacity, audio editing software, audio recorder, basic tools, free music, levelator, podcast, Podcasting, Toastmasters, WordPress, xml feed, Zoom
We recently launched a podcast for our gaming blog, and it’s made a real difference in my public speaking. I joined Toastmasters years ago, and while it’s a great tool for some and definitely wins out in the social department, it never cured me of my ums and ahs. But after three weeks of podcasting, […]
My Windows 7 upgrade experience
Filed under: Work Tools | Tags: antivirus software, early adopter, kaspersky, removal tool, upgrade, Windows 7
For the types of projects I do, I generally need to keep up with the latest technology. That, and the fact that I’m the early adopter type, led me to pick up Windows 7 Ultimate last week. I have three licenses, but initially installed it only on my secondary laptop – a two-year-old Alienware machine […]
Three things I hope Windows 7 solves (but probably won’t)
Filed under: Work Tools | Tags: internet explorer, Microsoft, undock, Vista, Windows, Windows 7
For me, Windows Vista has been pretty solid. Apart from a few early hiccups, most of which were actually issues with laptop hardware, I’ve been pretty happy with it. I haven’t looked into the particulars of Windows 7 yet (being pretty busy in the here and now) but I’ve heard that it is miles better. […]
The ins and outs of Outlook profiles
I use Outlook 2007 as my primary mail client, and for what I do it’s a good choice. I use it to manage mail from two different Exchange servers, plus Hotmail, Gmail and six different POP mail accounts. These accounts are, by necessity, divided into two profiles since you can only have one Exchange mail […]