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Monthly Archives: January 2010
naming multiple versions of files
If you’ve ever worked on a large document, or worked on a document for a long time, you will have encountered the challenge of keeping a number of copies of the same file on a computer (or multiple computers). There are a number of ways to do this, but haphazardly saving files to a number …
takeaway pho noodle soup
A week or more ago I had a craving for Pho soup, so I checked Helen’s blog for ideas and found an early review of this Pho place. When there’s a baby to factor in, spontaneous restaurant meals are a little harder to come by, and so I opted for takeaway. When I saw the …
Improving Your Listening Skills | Man with no Blog
Gary Barber has some excellent advice on Improving Your Listening Skills
17 Apps for Writers
Can you imagine 10 years ago being able to even find 17 Apps for Writers? Sometimes I wonder if this is a good thing: it leads to that kind of paralysis that comes from having too many options. What is your take on long lists of solutions for problems that you might not even have? …
Clear your plate and the meal is free
[Lachie GH] If you think you’ve eaten a big meal over the weekend, think again: 42 Gut-Busting Restaurant Challenges for Free Food. I didn’t see any Australian ones in the list – any suggestions?
newspapers not writing for online
One problem with newspaper readership suggested by this article in the Atlantic is the flowery prose that is no longer suited to the way people absorb information, especially while reading online.
menu lessons from wingman
In the case of Wingman, their incredibly complex menu is costing them business, and making them less profitable. I don’t know what your experience has been, but I find that a menu that has more than, say, a dozen choices on it becomes unwieldy: it takes a lot longer to order, and, in keeping with …
Don’t let junior programmers cowboy code
If you find yourself managing programming graduate, you’ll want to read this post: Don’t let junior programmers cowboy code. It’s not enough that the code works, it needs to be maintainable and well documented.
diagramming social experiences
When you’re trying to work out how the next online community site will work, you might like to use these 5 Steps to Building Social Experiences as a part of your plan.