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SlideShare makes PowerPoint a social application

December 16, 2008 Cloud Computing

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I hate PowerPoint.  Actually, I don’t hate PowerPoint, I hate how PowerPoint makes it easy for poor communicators to believe they can be the next Steve Jobs.  I’ve sat through excruciating 162-slide presentations done by ‘management’, in 10 point type.  I’ve nearly been blinded by awful color choices.  I’m sure you have too.  [...]

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Evernote leaves beta, goes live

June 24, 2008 Cloud Computing

Evernote, the ubiquitous synchronized capture application is now out of beta and available to all. For those who had stopped by when I wrote about available beta invites, you can now have at it on your own.
The newly released version offers substantial improvements over the beta application, including an improved interface, and a new [...]

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Evernote Beta invites available

March 27, 2008 Mac

I’ve been meaning to write about Evernote’s relaunch, but have been too busy with other things of late. Anyway, if you want to see what Evernote is all about, the best place to go is Warner Crocker’s excellent InkShow over at gottabemobile.com.
I’ve used Evernote, on and off, on the Windows Tablet PC platform and found [...]

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Evernote Beta invites available

March 27, 2008 Mac

I’ve been meaning to write about Evernote’s relaunch, but have been too busy with other things of late. Anyway, if you want to see what Evernote is all about, the best place to go is Warner Crocker’s excellent InkShow over at gottabemobile.com.
I’ve used Evernote, on and off, on the Windows Tablet PC platform and found [...]

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Great 67 point rant on why Outlook sucks

February 2, 2008 Microsoft

Outlook is one of those Microsoft applications than can shorten your life. I’ve seen people fly into rage because of some inanely stupid thing that Outlook did. I’ve had really powerful computers slow to a crawl while Outlook ‘does its business’. Even with substantial improvements under Outlook 2007, I still am amazed [...]

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My last Windows based computer

October 2, 2007 Mac

A few months back, I upgraded to a new convertible Tablet PC – the Lenovo X61T – replacing my workhorse tablet, the Toshiba M200. I had the M200 for three years, the longest that I’ve used any laptop. As the M200 approached the end of its useful life, I seriously considered migrating to [...]

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