Category Archives: Tip

The Benefit of Deferred Reading

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Do you have a “Read Later” list, and/or a pile of printed articles that you plan to get to later? If you are sort of ADHD, like me and many others who live with a computer/smartphone/iPad, you probably have a … Continue reading →

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Before Buying an Amazon eBook, Check the Sample

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Today I decided to buy Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art using my Kindle. Mistake. The ebook is so poorly formatted as to make it not worth my time to read. Oh, no doubt the quality and value of what … Continue reading →

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Waterlogged iPhone? Try Using Rice

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Bruce Keener

If you drop your iPhone into water, as I did recently, you may think you killed it. Well, you may have. But, putting it into a box of rice for a few days might bring it back to life. While … Continue reading →

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A Reminder: the Importance of Good Passwords

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Bruce Keener

As detailed on the Twitter Blog via Twitter: even more open than we wanted and the TechCrunch post In our inbox: hundreds of confidential twitter documents, a lot of confidential Twitter material was hacked into via an e-mail account that … Continue reading →

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Framebusters Break WordPress Theme Activation

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Bruce Keener

If you manage a WordPress site, you probably need to know about this. If you use any “framebuster” javascript in your WordPress theme, and you deactivate that theme and then try to reactivate it, you cannot reactivate it. Well, you … Continue reading →

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A Reminder: Your Email Boxes

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Just a little reminder: If you haven’t cleaned up your email folders in a while, now is as good a time as any. This especially applies to your computer devices, but it also applies to your mobile devices. When I … Continue reading →

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Importing Outlook into Gmail

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Bruce Keener

A while back I mentioned wanting to break my dependence on Outlook, to move to web-based solutions, but I did not want to lose all the stored emails I have in Outlook. The first step is to ensure your Gmail … Continue reading →

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Link Harvest

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Here are links to several articles you may find of interest and value: Merlin Mann talks about dealing with email conversations. Some good tips and insights in this one. CrunchGear reviews a backup battery for the iPod Touch. As a … Continue reading →

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Tips for Fellow Bloggers, And for Non-Bloggers

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Bruce Keener

A while back I asked for your input on topics for me to blog on, and Capo suggested that I write about “… how about successful blogging from the ground up? From personal experience, and interviews with other successful bloggers. … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous Organizational Tips

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Bruce Keener

This article provides a few miscellaneous tips relating to Gmail, Pocket PC Notes, and BlackBerry Use. Gmail Just in case you haven’t noticed it yet, Gmail now has colored-label capability, as illustrated in the screenshot to the right (from my … Continue reading →

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