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Entries from April 2008

In The Know Using Twitter

April 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Ok, so now I’m following a bunch of people in Twitter. What’s next? I read in other’s posts like Nowsourcing, Dave Fleet, and SearchEngineLand on how were able to harness the power of Twitter’s “crowd sourcing” intelligence. It’s nice to have all of those people at my finger tips, a good […]

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Posted in Geek · This Blog

People Need Public Transportation

April 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

When I lived in Toronto years ago, I used to enjoy using their public transport system: the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission). It’s the city’s main public transport system; a vital service for millions of people living in the city. I used it almost exclusively when I went school. I would go to […]

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Posted in Driving · World

Twitter: The Productivity Tools

April 24th, 2008 · 13 Comments

As Twitter’s usage increased recently (scalability issues notwithstanding), so has the invention of new applications to make the Twitter experience more enjoyable. These are the tools for Twitter that I’ve used, as I discovered them, in chronological order:

Twhirl
Hands down, one of the best user interface client for Twitter. It gives me the ability […]

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Following Twitter

April 21st, 2008 · 27 Comments

I’ve used Twitter since the beginning of this year. I must say it can be quite addicting to sit around and watch people announce what they are doing. People sometimes post links which is a great way to discover new blogs and sites. But mostly, it’s about posting their current activity. It’s […]

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Posted in Geek · This Blog · World

Lunch Bits - Edition 15

April 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments

We went to Curry House today. It was a sunny day when we talked about:

The “fusion” finish look of the new Toshiba Satellite U405 laptop.
Live survey in the all hands meeting, based on a third-party company assessment. My choice of career advancement is “Work from home”, which is not a popular choice, apparently.
American […]

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Posted in Lunch Bits · Stuff · World

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