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Archive for May 2007

May 26th, 2007

20 Wordpress themes that don’t disappoint

Last week we announced the release of Wordpress 2.2, Getz. This week we introduce 20 awesome themes that will make your Wordpress installation pop. The list was gathered by share.clarklab.net and includes themes that are creative, easy to install (pretty much all Wordpress themes are easy to install) and that are very aesthetically […]

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May 26th, 2007

15 must-know Firefox keyboard shortcuts for Mac

Mac users take note, the title says it all.

* Spacebar (page down)
* Shift + Spacebar (page up)
* Command + D (bookmark current page)
* Function + F5 (reload current page)
* Command + T (open new tab)
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May 26th, 2007

Free Photoshop Plugins

If you use Adobe’s robust image suite, Photoshop, then read on. The Tutorial Blog has accumulated a lengthly list of free plugings for Photoshop.

Plugins and filters extend Photoshop by providing new functionality and effects that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to achieve or by simplifying a process. There are lots of plugins that you […]

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May 26th, 2007

Top 10 ways to use del.icio.us

If you’re anything like me you’ve been using del.icio.us for a very long time. However, I’ve never really been able to see the productivity advantages that del.icio.us enables. Lifehack.org has an interesting article by Kim Roach that introduces del.icio.us (in case you haven’t used in the past) and how to use it more […]

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May 26th, 2007

5 Free Alternatives to Quicken and Microsoft Money

Quicken and Microsoft Money are very useful applications, in my opinion. However, if you’re not willing to part with the money to purchase them, Zen Habits has collected a list of five free alternatives. Besides the plain-Jane daily spreadsheet you can update (the simplest money management method), Zen Habits introduces five other software […]

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May 26th, 2007

10 ways to get a grip on your email

CNN enters the world of GTD with an article that gives recommendations on how to handle email overload. Okay, they don’t really recommend the GTD system, but they do give simple and practical advice about how to handle email overload.

Quit boomeranging. Send 5 e-mails and you’ll get, on average, 3 responses, most of which […]

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May 19th, 2007

Automatically create bibliographies with BibMe

BibMe helps you automatically create bibliographies on the fly. BibMe is really simple to use since it does almost all of the work for you:

The following is demonstrates how simplistic the interface is for BibMe. Enjoy!

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May 19th, 2007

Disable Snap.com previews permanently

If you’re at all like me, you hate those stupid previews of websites shown below.

Previously, you could disable these popups by going to snap.com, clicking a link, and installing a cookie. Well, Of Zen and Computing outlines how you can permanently disable the annoying popups:

* Download and install the AdBlock […]

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May 19th, 2007

Manage your tasks with OmniFocus

OmniFocus is a desktop application designed to help you manage your tasks. OmniFocus is still in early development, but it offers some exiciting features including:

* Quick entry panel, accessible via keyboard shortcut from any application
* Import for kGTD documents
* Focus feature […]

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May 19th, 2007

Wordpress 2.2 released

The popular blogging software, Wordpress, recently announced the release of the next version of their blogging and content management suite, code named Getz. Getz offers some improved features such as widgets, full atom support, a new blogger importer, infinite comment stream, plugin protection, speed optimizations, and a WYSIWYG editor for the Safari browser. […]

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