I’ve been looking for a nice little app that combines chat, social feeds, and email alerts in one shiny package. Actually, the funny thing is… I didn’t even know that’s what I was looking for until I came across Digsby. Digsby is cross-platform (Mac, Windows, Linux), lets you chat on verious IM networks using multiple [...]
Archive for October, 2008
October Software Pick: Digsby for Chat, Social, and Email
Posted in Software Picks, tagged software picks utilities on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jamendo: Sign up, it’s EASY and FREE!
Posted in Random Stuff on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jamendo has a nice-looking signup page. The icons and messages update as you type, which still isn’t very common even with all the AJAX hype these days. It’s refreshing to see someone put so much care into an oft-neglected website component. By the way, I made this screenshot using the little-known, but oh-so-handy Snipping Tool [...]
Too Many Arguments
Posted in Random Stuff on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Whether talking politics, relationships, or business, there are simply too many arguments.
Metrics, Dragons and Software Development
Posted in Essays, tagged linkedin on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Past experience is simply not a good measure of someone’s ability to meet present-day challenges. Someone can have 25 years of experience, and still be a terrible programmer.”
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[MOT] Don’t forget about Ike
Posted in Random Stuff, tagged american red cross, donate, hurricane on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(MOT: Mostly Off-Topic) For better or for worse, I was listening to NPR a few days ago. Actually, I listen to it pretty much every day. I appreciate it so much that I actually donated to my local NPR distributor this morning. A few days ago, I heard someone on NPR comment briefly that with [...]
