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Microsoft-Related Google Search
Today I came across a Google web page that allows you to search Microsoft-related sites. It's pretty cool. http://www.google.com/microsoft.html Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Connect to Google Chat via JABBER
I just discovered how to connect to Google Chat via JABBER. This is cool if you're using a chat program like Trillian. All you need to do is set the server host to talk.google.com and the server port to 5222 and use your Gmail address (i.e. ) Read More...
Gmail Picure Contacts
I love to see the New features! link when I login to Gmail. This time, Gmail has added picture contacts. Now you can see a picture of the person you are sending an email to. As always, see http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html to see what's Read More...
Another reason why I love Gmail
I could spend all day listing the reasons I love Gmail, but instead will list one I just discovered a couple of days ago. In my inbox, I received a shipping notification for a package shipped via UPS. I opened the email and on the right hand side saw: Read More...
Gmail Hosted Email
I must have been living under a rock for the past month as I just discovered that Google is now offering a limited beta test of hosted email service . Looks interesting. I'll have to give it a test drive. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg Read More...
I'm now part of the Firefox crowd
I think I finally have weaned myself from Internet Explorer onto Firefox and I'm in love with it. This is my first blog entry written on FF. I was using IE 7 Beta 2, and among the memory leaks and the 2nd time the font got really big on its own where Read More...
Do you moderate a Yahoo! group?
If you moderate or own a Yahoo! group, then you should be aware that there is currently a virus outbreak where somebody or several people are spamming groups by impersonating known email addresses that subscribe to the group, and even know enough to impersonate Read More...
New Gmail feature
There's now a Delete button so you can easily delete messages you don't want to keep. Yeah! For an up-to-date listing of new Gmail features, see What's new on Gmail? Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Good One
Came accross a funny post on the ASP.NET forums. Good stuff. http://forums.asp.net/1103287/ShowPost.aspx R Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Holiday Treats From Gmail
There's all sorts of holiday goodies from Gmail: Contact groups, vacation message, mobile Gmail, and RSS feeds. Please visit http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html for an up-to-date list of Gmail goodies. R Share this post: email it! | bookmark Read More...
I'm #1
Today I was the #1 Most Active User on the ASP.NET forums with over 100 posts. Not bad for my second day on the forums. Yup. That's me, StrongTypes. R Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
KeePass
I'm in love with KeePass. KeePass is an opensource password management safe. No more forgotten passwords for me. KeyPass website: http://keepass.sourceforge.net/ Screenshot (click for larger image) R Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! Read More...
New Gmail Feature
Gmail keeps adding on the features. They just added virus scanning: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html R Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Excellent Web Hosting Company
If you are or ever deal with not-for-profit organizations (don't have to be 501(c)(3)) and are contemplating what to do in regards to web hosting, Non-Profit Web Hosting is an excellent choice. I recommend the $ 59.70 per/year package. I have used them Read More...
Cool Embed SQL DB
VistaDB 2.1 database for .NET has been released This 2.1 update includes over 60 improvements, including new support for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. VistaDB is a small-footprint, embedded SQL database alternative to Jet/Access, MSDE and SQL Server Read More...