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		<title>Find it faster with Search Everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asoldier</dc:creator>
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Using Windows Search can be tiresome, takes much longer than it should, and tends to bog down resources. Well kiss Windows Search goodbye, and say hello to Everything… quite literally.
If it’s on your computer, connected to your computer, and in some cases, near your computer, Search Everything will… search…. everything…yeah that’s about it.
No seriously…
When you [...]]]></description>
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<p>Using <a class="zem_slink" title="Windows Search" rel="homepage" href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx">Windows Search</a> can be tiresome, takes <em>much</em> longer than it should, and tends to bog down resources. Well kiss Windows Search goodbye, and say hello to Everything… quite literally.</p>
<p>If it’s on your computer, connected to your computer, and in some cases, near your computer, Search Everything will… search…. everything…yeah that’s about it.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-204" title="Search Everything" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/everything_feb5-300x194.png" alt="" width="300" height="194"/>No seriously…</p>
<p>When you type, your results appear automatically. It could be a folder, a file, on an external drive, a <a class="zem_slink" title="USB flash drive" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive">thumb drive</a>, local, hidden, doesn’t matter. Everything will find it, index it, and the next time you search for something it’ll find it even faster.</p>
<p>Oh, and did I mention it’s free?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.voidtools.com/download.php" target="_blank">Download</a> Everything</p>
<p>Everything <a href="http://www.voidtools.com/" target="_blank">Homepage</a></p>
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		<title>Supercharge your productivity with Launchy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asoldier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone goes through it. Can’t find that program and it’s not on the Start menu; you’ve scoured the program folders, and you’ve even run a windows search for it. You know the name of it, but you just can’t seem to locate the darned thing. Did I overlook it? Did I uninstall it and forget? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone goes through it. Can’t find that program and it’s not on the Start menu; you’ve scoured the program folders, and you’ve even run a windows search for it. You know the name of it, but you just can’t seem to locate the darned thing. Did I overlook it? Did I uninstall it and forget? Launchy helps by finding all of your programs and shortcuts, and giving you real-time results as you type.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-199 aligncenter" title="Launchy" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/launchy_feb5.png" alt="" width="414" height="340"/></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There are some interesting plugins for Launchy, as well as a wide selection of skins thanks to <a href="http://www.deviantart.com" target="_blank">DeviantArt</a> and similar communities. Launchy will also launch websites simply by typing the URL. No need to find your browser’s shortcut, and wait for it to load.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The best part? <strong>Launchy is freeware.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/launchy/files/" target="_blank">Download</a> Launchy</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Launchy <a href="http://launchy.net" target="_blank">Homepage</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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There’s a growing need for organization in our complicated lives. Without it, we waste time, lose productivity, and become unhappy soon thereafter. In order to combat the chaos we need friends, skills, knowledge, and power tools to help us cope, and take advantage of the mess. One tool that lets us do this is RememberTheMilk.com. [...]]]></description>
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<p>There’s a growing need for organization in our complicated lives. Without it, we waste time, lose productivity, and become unhappy soon thereafter. In order to combat the chaos we need friends, skills, knowledge, and <a class="zem_slink" title="Power tool" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_tool">power tools</a> to help us cope, and take advantage of the mess. One tool that lets us do this is RememberTheMilk.com. ?</p>
<p>One of the awesome things about <a class="zem_slink" title="Remember The Milk" rel="homepage" href="http://www.rememberthemilk.com">RTM</a> (RememberTheMilk) is that it’s not just a bare bones <a class="zem_slink" title="Time management" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management">to do list</a>. It’s lets you know when you have appointments coming up via email or a plethora of other services… you can sync it between your phone, <a class="zem_slink" title="Home computer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer">home computer</a>, and of-course the web, and you can integrate most facets of your life without expending much more than a few minutes a day. And did I mention, it’s completely FREE?</p>
<p>Say you want to add a new task…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-191 aligncenter" title="RTM_addatask" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/RTM_addatask1.png" alt="" width="687" height="184"/></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">That’s simple enough right? Well there’s a lot more you can do. You can make tasks repeat, send emails, connect to links, and tons more. I haven’t even started on the 3rd party services available.</p>
<ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=028b1b223af947587b94a0fde26f3471">Supercharge Remember the Milk task manager with browser plugins</a> (pheedcontent.com)</li>
<li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5433801/a-bit-better-rtm-enhances-remember-the-milk-for-google-chrome">A Bit Better RTM Enhances Remember The Milk for Google Chrome [Downloads]</a> (lifehacker.com)</li>
</ul><p>Don’t forget that you can enhance RememberTheMilk with Google Gears, which means you can run it offline, even as a Chrome desktop app, and ultra-fast to boot!</p>
<p>If you find something better, let us know. I mean for this price (free)…</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s new? Krento.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asoldier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So everyone is oh-so-familiar with the Mac’s beautiful icon dock featured here. Unfortunately Windows never came with anything as remotely fascinating. There is the Quick Launch bar which serves its purpose with astounding limitations. Matter of fact, more limitations are imposed on Vista and Windows 7’s version than XP’s icon toolbars. You could slap a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So everyone is oh-so-familiar with the Mac’s beautiful icon dock featured <a href="http://www.apple.com/mac/" target="_blank">here</a>. Unfortunately Windows never came with anything as remotely fascinating. There is the Quick Launch bar which serves its purpose with astounding limitations. Matter of fact, more limitations are imposed on Vista and Windows 7’s version than XP’s icon toolbars. You could slap a toolbar on top, either side, or the bottom on top of the task bar, or within it. Now, you’re limited to the Quick Launch bar, and all of it’s limited glory.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stardock.com" target="_blank">Stardock</a> came up with <strong>Object Dock</strong> quite some time ago and ever since we’ve been striving to find a freeware alternative. No one wants to pay that ridiculous amount for a simple drag and drop dock. So, here’s an alternative. (One of many to come).</p>
<h2>Krento</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-169 aligncenter" title="Krento " src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/krento_JAN_09-300x189.png" alt="Krento" width="300" height="189"/></p>
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</p><p>Krento offers a clean GUI based off of Rocket Dock skins and opens up some possibilities for a GTD mindset. It’s easily skinned, and customized. Krento sits peacefully on your desktop, or hides silently in the background until summoned either via a system tray icon, or the confounding Pulsar widget (the red-eyed eyeball object). When it comes to adding your shortcuts to Krento, dragging and dropping gets it done.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Visit <a href="http://users.telenet.be/serhiy.perevoznyk/krento.html" target="_blank">Krento</a></h3>

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		<title>10 Must-Have Google Chrome Extensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>asoldier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been stumbling with this one for a minute. Â Fortunately the awesome people at ThemeShaper.com have posted this delightful tutorial series titled “How To Create a WordPress Theme: The Ultimate WordPress Theme Tutorial” Fortunately just in-time for one of my other ventures “Frag League” to spin up. Check it out at FragLeague.com.
If you’re looking for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-154" style="margin: 10px;" title="themeshaper-themes-tutorial" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/themeshaper-themes-tutorial.jpg" alt="" width="253" height="202"/>I’ve been stumbling with this one for a minute. Â Fortunately the awesome people at <a href="http://themeshaper.com" target="_blank">ThemeShaper.com</a> have posted this delightful tutorial series titled “<a href="http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-themes-templates-tutorial/" target="_blank">How To Create a WordPress Theme: The Ultimate WordPress Theme Tutorial</a>” Fortunately just in-time for one of my other ventures “Frag League” to spin up. Check it out at <a href="http://fragleague.com">FragLeague.com</a>.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a better tutorial, with the right steps, without shelling out the cheese, check this tutorial out.</p>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t seen it yet, Jacques van Heerden posted a priceless article on his star blog CreativeOverflow.net with the magnetic title “10 Ways A Designer Can Make some Extra Money“. The article introduces you a list of websites that allow you to take something you’re already good at(photography, design, art etc.) and turn it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you haven’t seen it yet, Jacques van Heerden posted a priceless article on his star blog <a href="http://creativeoverflow.net" target="_blank">CreativeOverflow.net</a> with the magnetic title <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><a href="http://creativeoverflow.net/10-ways-a-designer-can-make-some-extra-money/" target="_blank">“10 Ways A Designer Can Make some Extra Money</a></strong></span>“. The article introduces you a list of websites that allow you to take something you’re already good at(photography, design, art etc.) and turn it into some <span style="color: #339966;"><strong>$$$</strong> <span style="color: #000000;">I think that’s awesome. However, I think we could add a couple…</span></span></span></p>
<h1><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="color: #000000;">Cafe Press</span></span></h1>
<p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-140 alignleft" style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" title="CafePress Screenshot" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Screenshot-11_22_2009-5_43_00-PM.png" alt="CafePress Homepage" width="384" height="212"/></a></p>
<p>CafePress.com offers a plethora of products to append your designs to. Whether it’s word art, vector, abstract, concept, or anything else, you can get it printed on CafePress. CafePress does charge a royalty, but they make it clear how much they get, and give you the power to set up your own store, advertise how you like, and potentially make a killing from your skill/style.</p>
<p>You can customize everything from t-shirts to mouse pads. Literally hundreds of options. You’re pretty much limited by your creativity by this one.</p>
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<h1 style="text-align: right;">SpreadShirt</h1>
<p><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://spreadshirt.com" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-141" style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" title="Spreadshirt" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Spreadshirt.png" alt="Spreadshirt" width="384" height="212"/></a><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Spreadshirt does what CafePress does, only it’s all shirts… well there’s a few other bits too, but mostly t-shirts. In some ways, they do it better too.. but it’s all a matter of opinion.</span></span></span></p>
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<h1>Threadless</h1>
<p><a href="http://threadless.com" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-142" style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" title="Threadless" src="http://bixit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Threadless.png" alt="Threadless" width="384" height="212"/></a></p>
<p>Threadless offers what SpreadShirt does, but they seem to have a much more active community. There’s a bunch of contests, challenges and such. You can win free tees, sometimes money. Heck you could even score a job if you’re lucky.</p>
<p>There’s a few others, but don’t spread yourself out too much. Your best bet is to build your portfolio up on one site at a time. Once you’ve reached your potential, don’t sit around and wait for results, continue building on another site. Consider creating multiple accounts as well, and focus one account on a particular type of art or design. This way you can gear your customers/visitors towards you, and you won’t have to gear yourself towards them. Now spread your wings and fly.</p>

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		<title>A few ways to save $$$</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every penny counts, whether you’re a lever puller on an assembly line, or a corporate exec. Pinching pennies isn’t necessary. In-fact, often spending less on something can have the opposite result you might want.
Buying smart: When you shop around for things for the office or workplace, consider doing a double-take on the item(s) you’re about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every penny counts, whether you’re a lever puller on an assembly line, or a corporate exec. Pinching pennies isn’t necessary. In-fact, often spending less on something can have the opposite result you might want.</p>
<p>Buying smart: When you shop around for things for the office or workplace, consider doing a double-take on the item(s) you’re about to purchase. Just because the store you’re at has everything you need at one go, it may be prudent to whip out your phone, and call a couple of other stores who might have the same item, but for less.</p>
<p>For example: You need an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier (maybe a fax too) as well as paper, a thermal laminate press, and a few other smaller items. First, call Wal-Mart and ask for the Electronics department. Find out how much the items you need cost. Put them on hold (if they’re good employees, they’ll wait) and call Office Depot or another franchise that might have the product you need. Once you hear the price from each store, then quickly pull up Mapquest (which you can also do on your phone) and easily determine the distance and time you will need to purchase the item(s) you need.</p>
<p>If the price difference between the two stores is $10.00 or less, pick the closer store. By the time you’ve arrived you will probably have spend more on gas than the price difference between the two printers.</p>
<p>The <span style="color: #339966;">Green</span> life: Consider going green. Okay sure it’s not cheap. The light switches, the bulbs, the insulation etc… but it adds up in your favor. Â For one, the energy saver bulbs tend to last longer, burn brighter, and use much less energy than your standard bulb.</p>
<p>That also comes in handy when you’re running on battery backup during an outage, or storm. Â The motion-detection light switches help reduce hassle when entering a room. The oh-so-common bathroom warcry “Where’s the damn switch!?” no longer exists. The light turns itself on when you enter it’s field, and turns off after a selected time of inactivity. This means you save money for all the times you forget to turn off the light in the shed, latrine, hallway, garage, etc. It adds up, trust me.</p>
<p>There’s some really cool insulation for cold winters. Basically it’s a foam sheet sandwiched between a cool aluminum film on either side that keeps the elements out meaning summers stay cooler, and winters stay warmer. Perfect for the office.</p>
<p>Quick tip: Consider blocking the vents in your bathroom(s) and extra bedroom(s) since you rarely spend more than an hour at a time, you will barely notice a temperature difference. Keep the door closed, and give your AC a break. Taking an entire room out of the equation means you can heat/cool the entire place much easier, and cheaper.</p>
<p>Battle of the peeves: Your pet peeves can cause serious discomfort for people around you, and they can also cost you money. Getting your nails done, getting a pro-salon haircut, and paying to get your car detailed all cost money, and tend to be entirely unnecessary. Of-course time isn’t what it used to be, there’s less of it every day(so it seems) but consider that by the time you’re done waiting in line to get prettied up, you could have done the job yourself, or gone somewhere less Â expensive, and may even get a better job done.</p>
<p>Last one: Don’t forget… start writing things down instead of relying on your handy dandy devices 100% of the time. This will help increase your short-term memory and actually will increase your overall productivity. Productivity means getting more done in a given amount of time, and time is money.</p>
<p>There are other interesting ways to boost your memory skills. Crossword puzzles, word games, association games, or even memorizing a book can help your mind become more malleable, meaning you can absorb more with less effort, making you a valuable asset to any employer.</p>
<p>Oh, and don’t forget to brush your teeth… actually that’s just for my co-workers. I hope they read it.</p>

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		<dc:creator>asoldier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often get asked “What is Twitter?”. I explain as much as possible without getting too technical. Then I get asked “So why do I need it?”.
So today I figured, it’s time to blog it.
Uses
Twitter’s usability and purposes are very… variable. Twitter can serve as a networking tool allowing you to simply connect to people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often get asked “What is Twitter?”. I explain as much as possible without getting too technical. Then I get asked “So why do I need it?”.</p>
<p>So today I figured, it’s time to blog it.</p>
<h2>Uses</h2>
<p>Twitter’s usability and purposes are very… variable. Twitter can serve as a networking tool allowing you to simply connect to people of similar interests, discuss a range of topics, and perform various social functions along these lines. This is its very basic function, but it can be used for so much more.</p>
<h3>Research</h3>
<p>The ability to perform live searches of a word, name, phrase, or #hashtag empower you (the user) with an almost diety-like ability to see who’s talking about what you’re thinking about <strong>right now</strong>. Twitter’s search abilities are almost limitless.</p>
<p>There is some argument that Twitter can’t be relied on as a source of information because it’s a bunch of people who can say anything they want. Twitter isn’t TV. When someone gives you information, they typically include a short link. If they don’t, you can use your favorite search engine, determine the origin of the information, and verify its legitimacy.</p>
<p>Don’t forget that you’re also having conversations with <strong>real</strong> people, who mostly just want to help you out. Yes, there are those schemers and such who want you to buy their crap… but Twitter has a “block” function for those guys. There’s also a nifty tool or two, but I’ll get into that later.</p>
<h3>Collaboration</h3>
<p>Since Twitter includes a DM (Private Direct Message) function, you can easily communicate without the world seeing. At this point, I often get asked, “So what’s the difference between an IM(Instant Message) and Twitter then?” When you DM someone in Twitter, the message doesn’t get lost. It stays on your Twitter account, and nobody can log into your computer and find your old transcripts. They’re kept online in a “secure” database. Also, Twitter allows you to DM multiple users at once, which most IM protocols don’t allow, and it’s typically faster than Email.</p>
<p>You can delete your DMs if you like from your Twitter account, but at this point, why would you? There’s no posted limit (to my knowledge) on how many messages you’re allowed to have.</p>
<p>Consider also, that Twitter is an online application. It’s not restricted to your desktop, so you don’t need any special software to log in, and start Twittering. You can do it from nearly any internet enabled computer (pc/mac etc) and many, or most portable devices.Â iPhone, Blackberry, Motorola, LG, they’re all coming out with Twitter support, and most have it already.</p>
<p>This means you can collab anytime, from almost anywhere.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Several companies have set up Twitter accounts and have entire networks built around Twitter as a tool for their technical and customer support services. For instance Best Buy (as you may have seen on TV) is masterfully using Twitter to provide live support for their customers. Check out <a title="TwelpForce" href="http://twitter.com/twelpforce" target="_blank">Twelpforce</a>Â when you get a chance.</p>
<h5>FAQ</h5>
<p>Keep in mind that when you Tweet (except for DMs) the information stays on Twitter, and anyone can search for and find answers to their questions. How does this help you? Well, if you’re the one giving the answers, and they follow you, potentially anyone that follows them, sees you as well. Or at least when the person following you mentions your @name. Even a couple of hundred followers (easily attainable) connect you (potentially) to hundreds, or even thousands of other Twitterers.</p>
<h3>Lifestreaming</h3>
<p>Although I recommend against this mode of use, Twitter is commonly used to talk about every living thing someone does, at every living moment of the day. As annoying as this is, some people find comfort in it. If this is how you like to spend your time, power to you. If you do, don’t ask, because I won’t follow you.</p>
<h3>Microblogging/Info Channeling</h3>
<p>You might not be familiar with either of the above terms, but here’s the gist. Twitter restricts users to a 140 character (including spaces) limit, so you can’t post entire paragraphs like you can on a blog; hense “micro-blogging”. What’s this mean for us? It means that you’ve got to keep it short and sweet. This is good news for people who like to stay informed, but hate reading the newspaper, and skimming through massive blog posts. (Don’t say it.)</p>
<p>Information Channeling means that if you want, you create a Twitter account, and follow only companies, groups etc, that Tweet only about news you’re interested in. It’s interchangeable with RSS, but with Twitter, you don’t need an RSS reader.</p>
<h2>Tools / Apps</h2>
<p>Since the creation of Twitter, THOUSANDS of desktop as well as web applications have been developed to empower Twitter users with a plethora of tools and uses for Twitter and associated social netoworks. If you’re wanting a list or some Top 10, that’s another blog entry. I’ll share my favorite two with you though.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flock.com" target="_blank">Flock</a> – Social Network empowered browser that runs on the Mozilla framework. Fast, and VERY cool. Includes a FLEET of social network protocols integrated right into the interface. Flickr, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.peoplebrowsr.com" target="_blank">Peoplebrowsr.com</a>Â - This is a multi-function web app which you can use anywhere on any computer. There’s too many tools built-in for me to give you a list so I emplore you to check it out. It’s free to use (for life) and there’s also an AIR app available.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Twitter is useful for anyone capable of reading and writing. It doesn’t require constant attention, and it also provides (very near) instant responses. I leave it up to you. Does everyone need it? No. Will it make your life easier? Probably.</p>

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		<title>Microsoft Popfly dies Aug 24</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asoldier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who were considering, or already use Popfly, the service is being discontinued on August 24 of this year. I got the email this morning from John Montgomery who apparently created the suedo gaming/social network. Although Popfly wasn’t the first of it’s kind, it did set a kind of trend, for other [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you who were considering, or already use <a href="http://www.popfly.com/" target="_blank">Popfly</a>, the service is being discontinued on August 24 of this year. I got the email this morning from John Montgomery who apparently created the suedo gaming/social network. Although Popfly wasn’t the first of it’s kind, it did set a kind of trend, for other gaming-oriented social networks to follow.</p>
<p>There aren’t many Microsoft projects that come off as cool as Popfly, but there are a few others that may bring your spirits up if you feel somewhat disappointed by this terrible news.</p>
<p>If you’re looking into creating your own social network, you should really check out <a href="http://www.ning.com/" target="_blank">NING</a>. NING is a social network for building social networks. Simple-yet-confusing right? NING allows you to build a social network (complete) within the social network itself. For a small price, you can isolate your social network form the rest of the NING group, and attach your own domain.</p>
<p>For those of you stuck on a gaming social network, there’s a couple of options. For one, <a href="http://raptr.com/" target="_blank">Raptr</a>. Raptr is a social network, and a gamer collaboration tool. It allows gamers (for PC and consoles) to connect, share info, chat, and find other people who play their games. It alerts you about new achievments, and the network is still growing.</p>
<p>Another cool network is a gaming social media network called <a href="http://raptr.com/" target="_blank">WeGame</a>. The network is very cool. You can create your own gaming videos, machinima, screenshots etc, upload and share. There is a rank and achievement system, but no one’s sure what it’s there for site is cool enough. And if you’re not psyched about it yet, they have their own PC game recording client. The WeGame client allows you to capture (realtime) video of your PC games with full audio, and of course, screenshots. The client uploads the videos for you on the spot.</p>
<p>Microsoft has some interesting bits of software that may help you suppliment your addiction to other social networks by easily allowing you to set up your own. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx">The Microsoft Web Platform Installer</a> will customize and install a massive assortment of various server software plugins, web applications and assorted other goodies.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in creating your own XBOX games, check out <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/xna/default.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft XNA</a> and <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/kodu/" target="_blank">Microsoft Kodu</a> (very cool this one).</p>
<p>If you know of a very cool gaming app or social network, let us know and we’ll add it to this post.</p>

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