Category Archives: Geekorati

Getting Things Done with Entourage

If you like David Allen’s Getting Things Done and you use a Mac then you might also like the GTD and Entourage PDF book. It’s a $10 download but worth it if you’re a GTD freak and are tired of … Continue reading

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Taggregator

I’m collecting lots of tags from lots of tagging services such as Flickr, del.icio.us, and Technorati, etc. I’m not just referring to the tagged items, I mean the tags themselves. This is a good thing because I am able to … Continue reading

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Loving my Ipevo Skype phone

I’ve been happily using Skype for a while, so I figured it was about time to enhance my VOIP experience by getting a Skype phone. I didn’t want to look like someone from a call centre so I wasn’t shopping … Continue reading

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Firefox bookmarks synchronizer

At last, I’ve found a bookmarking solution that syncs my Firefox bookmarks between computers. The Bookmarks Synchronizer extension works like a charm. The version on the Mozilla addons web site isn’t compatible with Firefox 1.5 so be sure to use … Continue reading

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Tag trouble

I like tags. I like the ideal of being able to quickly tag a link for easy retrieval later, or being able to find what other people have tagged using the same tags. But despite the popularity of tagging and … Continue reading

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Specifying Flickr tag wildcard

Is it possible to specify a wildcard character when searching Flickr tags? For example, suppose I want to find all geotagged pictures, I would normally have to specify several tag URLs e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/geotagged http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/geotag http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/geotags etc. but with a wildcard … Continue reading

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