Having used Gmail (Google Mail) for the past 5 years, I can’t image why more people don’t use it. It’s simply the best email service out there. Here are 5 short videos that help prove why.
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5 Reasons You Should Switch to Gmail Tags: email, gmail, google, video
According to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), traffic congestion in the Toronto region costs Canada $3.3-billion in lost productivity a year. The news is reporting that the OECD is suggesting Toronto add congestion tolls, new taxes (parking and fuel) as well as high occupancy toll lanes in a move to reduce traffic on GTA (Greater Toronto Area) highways.
But will tax increases ever be enough? What we need is a smarter solution to this, and the answer is telecommuting.
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Tags: environment, stress, Tech, telecommuting, Toronto, traffic
With much anticipation from nerds like myself, Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 7, is due to be officially launched on October 22, 2009. To sweeten the deal, Microsoft is also offering a 50% discount for pre-orders!.
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Tags: microsoft, pc, poll, windows7
There are some great blogs out there with killer content and a vast audience. Unfortunately, the design of some of these blogs aren’t of the same caliber as their content.
I had TechCrunch and Scobleizer on the list but their recent redesigns look great!
Hopefully, without sounding like another design snob, I’d like to list some popular blogs that I hope get a redesign in 2009.
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Tags: Blogging, blogs, Design, redesign, Social Media, Tech, web designToday I came across a post by Steven Hodson letting out the secret that he wants a Zune. After commenting on his post, Abby asked me: “Shey- why do you love your Zune? And why a Zune over an iPod?”.
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Tags: apple, media, microsoft, mp3 player, music, zune
ShareThis is a widget for posting and sharing websites to several popular social networks, social sites and email contacts. In addition to Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Delicious, Reddit, StumbleUpon and many others, users can now easily submit sites to FriendFeed and Sphinn.
You can see it in action at the bottom of all my posts, courtesy of the ShareThis WordPress plugin (there’s also a JavaScript version available). A tip for WordPress K2 users, make sure to turn off Advanced Navigation when using ShareThis.
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Tags: friendfeed, sharethis, Social Media, sphinn, WordPress
