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Todo.txt - Task tracking for command line lovers
Countless software applications and web sites were built to manage your to do list. But if you're comfortable at the command line and you don't want to depend on someone else's data format or someone else's server, there's an age-old method that's perfect
defmacro - Taming Perfectionism
There was a time in my life when I couldn't get anything done. I was studying many different subjects at once, from theoretical Computer Science, to Zen, to principles of graphics design, when I developed a perception of deep underlying beauty of all thin
Paradigms lost: The Windows 7 Taskbar versus the OS X Dock: Page 1
Windows 7's new Taskbar has drawn many comparisons to Mac OS X's Dock, and many of them negative, with the overwhelming concern that Windows is becoming too Mac-like. Even among Mac users, the new Taskbar is unlikely to be universally appreciated, as many
Mike Vanier: opinions
I have been a serious computer programmer for many years. Until I joined the Caltech computer science department, however, I was not fully aware of how rich and varied the field of computer science really is. Call it the fervor of the newly-converted reli
Exclusive Lifehacker Interview: Remember the Milk's Co-Founder on the Future of Task Management
Web-based task manager Remember the Milk is one of our Lifehacker readers' favorites, and for good reason. The web-centered service has expanded since its inception in 2005 to work with tons of platforms, apps, and interfaces, yet it's remained focused on
My Job Interview at Google - good coders code, great reuse
A little more than two weeks ago I had an on-site interview at Google in Mountain View, California! The job interview with Google was an interesting experience and I want to tell you about it. (I got the green light from Google to publish this article).
The Media Equation - Google Seduces With Utility - NYTimes.com
My increasingly exclusive relationship with Google started with search, of course, when I switched from Yahoo years ago. Eventually I accepted an invitation to Gmail, with its oodles of storage and very granular search function, and it has oddly become my
A great Google article, the difference between 'easy' and 'simple,' and why this is a problem for Windows 7 - SuperSite Blog
OK. This is all very obvious, right? Google’s Web applications are simple—they are—and a certain audience out there really appreciates that. One might argue that this approach—simplicity instead of an over-abundance of functionality—is also a big part of
Lessons Learned while Building an iPhone Site
A few weeks ago we released a version of the Flickr site tailored specifically for the iPhone. Developing this site was very different from any other project I’ve worked on; there seems to be a new set of frontend rules for developing high-end mobile site
How to... Solve the meaning of life
When the Large Hadron Collider is switched on next month, will it a) find the secret of life, the universe and everything, or b) suck us all instantly into a black hole? And what's it got to do with D:Ream's keyboard player?
Painting a Mural
Tutorial posts may sound a little pretentious, like I’m some professor of life kind of “expert”, but they serve two purposes: One, I get to brag about something I just made. And two, it’s my way to give back to the Internet for all the times that I’ve sea
A touch of Cocoa: inside the iPhone SDK
Over the last few months, those of us who registered with Apple and downloaded the iPhone SDK have been in on a remarkably well-kept secret. Word leaked as each new update of the SDK was released, and some sparse details about Apple's progress slipped out
World first for sending data using quantum cryptography
For the first time the transmission of data secured by quantum cryptography is demonstrated within a commercial telecommunications network. 41 partners from 12 European countries, including academics from the University of Bristol, have worked on realisin
Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Case Study: How Skidmore's Busiest Student Discovered the Secret to Happiness on the Other Side of the World
Imagine if the busiest, most overloaded student you know was sent to spend six months at a school that forbid hard course schedules or extracurricular activities…
The Digital Office Part 1: Hardware & Gadgets - ReadWriteWeb
If you had a 'clean sheet' opportunity to create the ideal digital office environment for you and/or your business, what would you buy? What hardware and software would give you a productivity advantage, while being fun and affordable? Here is what we did
Apps Amuck
Over the years, we have given many presentations on developing Mobile applications. One thing that we have heard time and time again is that people have a hard time writing their first mobile application. We think sometimes people have a hard time taking
Clean Energy 2030 - a knol by Jeffery Greenblatt
Google's Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels
Build a Simple RSS reader for the iPhone
Building a very simple 1-feed RSS-reader with the iPhone sdk using Xcode.
Creating a Podcast
Fantastic guide on how to setup a podcast. What to think of in terms of recording audio in general and on the mac and via skype in particular.
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