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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-08
- compiling a linux kernel on an 8-core machine is ridiculously fast… wow! #
- 8-core machine = dual intel E5310 overclocked to 2.0ghz. Its a Dell PowerEdge SC1430 that I bought for $750 online with free shipping. #
- finally got Ubuntu 8.04 with Kernel v2.6 working on a IBM NetVista N2200. Sweet! #
- My new HP iPaq 910 windows mobile 6.1 phone has finally been shipped. My old HTC TyTn was on its last legs. (yes, I have an iphone too). 🙂 #
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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-07
- have I mentioned how awesome it is to have web-based email? Gmail + Firebox=”Da Bomb”! My PC is sooooo much snappier! #
- Rackspace shareholder meeting tomorrow. Im a founder & a shareholder so I feel like I should go but it seems like a waste of time. Thoughts? #
- @craigalberino Yes, Google’s email uploader requires outlook installed (it seems). But you can select which folders to send up, etc.. #
- @maslowbeer is there a way to get the nerf bullets back? or is just a “cost of biz”? 🙂 #
- @vluther Any new good/cool places to in SA? #
- @dshafik Dog & Pony indeed… my fears exactly. #
- @vluther Wow, they finally finished the 510 construction? thats huge! #
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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-02
- the google email uploader is pretty cool for an app only 300k in size #
- I wish the google email uploader would let me upload a branch in a folder tree without forcing me to upload the root as well… #
- popcorn hour a-100 going out to RMA today. $10 to ship it, but at least they’ll fix it for free.. seems like a common problem on the forums. #
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100% Web-based Email
Today is the day I’ve made the switch to 100% web-based email. Specificallly, I’ve migrated all of my email accounts (and domains) to Google Apps.
Goodbye Exchange… (well, I’m still using Exchange/Outlook to sync my calender and contacts for the time being).
My PC is currently uploading all my old mail (dating as far back as 2002 – which is when I made the switch to Exchange/Outlook) to Google using the Google Email Uploader. Which is a bit slow going since it says it’ll take almost a whole day to complete…. but hey, its about 6 years of email and its free so I probably shouldn’t complain. 🙂
What draws me to web-based email?
- Its free and easy. I don’t have to maintain it… it works… and it works on any computer I walk up to that has a browser.
- Search – its fast and it works. The search on Outlook (even Windows Desktop Search) is slow and clunky and it freezes up the program while its searching.
- Threading. I’ve gotten spoiled with treading on the Gmail interface… I used to use it all the time with Eudora (which reminds me, maybe I should import all that mail from 1993 to 2002 into gmail as well). And now I can have it back with Gmail. (Ya ya, I know that Outlook has threading but it just doesn’t work as well for some reason).
- Mobile – the Google guys got it to work on mobile pretty well… you can choose POP3, IMAP, a mobile web browser, or even their Java app. So basically most phones with internet access can access Gmail.
- Switching computers. I’ve been working from a larger number of computers these days… back and forth from laptop to work and home PC’s… borrowing a few minutes on a buddy’s machine… trying out a new set up or even a VM… so installing Outlook and tweaking it the way I like takes hours to do… no more!
YMMV but it works for me and now I can move on and spend my time and money on things more interesting. 😀
Now what to do about contacts and calendaring… hmmm…
Twitter Updates for 2008-07-01
- @billerickson where are you having drinks?! Green? #
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Twitter Updates for 2008-06-30
- just booked my tix for Defcon & LinuxWorld… see everyone there! #
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Twitter Updates for 2008-06-25
- I’ve been a die-hard Maxthon browser user for years, but Firefox 3.0 is crazy fast… its amazing! #
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Houston is booming…
Related o my post from last week – Houston #1. Now, Newsweek reports:
Houston’s good fortune is largely a function of the current oil boom. But this isn’t the type of gusher that led to busts in 1981 and 1986. Instead, Houston is experiencing a 21st-century boom fueled by a weak dollar and global growth. “Three things affect Houston’s economy,” says Patrick Jankowski, vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership: “the price of energy, the value of the dollar and the strength of the U.S. economy at large.” As Meat Loaf said, two out of three ain’t bad.
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Twitter Updates for 2008-06-24
- my popcorn hour a-100 died. When power is applied, power LED comes on for a second then no lights & nothing on the screen. So sad. 🙁 #
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Houston #1
This is making the rounds all over the ‘net so I figured I’d post it too… 🙂
It’s the city of big plans and no rules, beat-the-heat tunnels and loop-the-loop highways, world-class museums and wiry cowboys, humidity that demands an ice-cold martini and the biggest damn liquor store on the planet. How could you not love Houston?
The top 10 quicklist: Best Cities to Live, Work and Play
The full Best Cities Center: Kiplinger.com’s Best Cities Center.
Kiplinger’s video tour of Houston:
Update: This old post is probably relevant, I think its a better video than Kiplinger’s: Houston?
Twitter Updates for 2008-06-17
- live streaming of Linux Journal Meetup here http://tinyurl.com/6pb9dc #
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Twitter Updates for 2008-06-16
- @charnellpugsley not sure chumby is worth it, but its a neat toy. Mine is sitting on my nightstand. #
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New fancy southwest waiting area seats with power
Posted by richardyoo on Natuba
Update 6/10/08:
Wow, looks like SWA is watching! Thats great!
http://twitter.com/SouthwestAir/statuses/831042961
More on Going Solar
In my continuing research I ran into this video… lots more research to do.
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