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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
I got my copy of Mac OS X 10.5 earlier this week. Bought it from J&R (via Amazon) since it was $99 + shipping, less than Amazon itself was selling it for. For some reason both of them are able to...
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Phone 2.0: DNS Dialing Anyone?
I’m going to make a giant proposal to the web. Identifiers suck. Email, IM, Phone, etc. Most people have more than one of each. Lets fix that. Step by step. Phone Numbers Suck Phone numbers suck. Why?...
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iPhone SDK & Enterprise Offering
Apple announced it’s Enterprise offering as well as the long awaited SDK for the iPhone today. A few thoughts: Enterprise Offering Pretty impressive, at least the way it sounds. I have a feeling they...
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Gmail’s Remote Signout And Logging
Google has recently upped their profile in regards to security and privacy. Last week Google made the subtle change of adding a privacy link to the homepage. This is common on most sites, but avoided...
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Zimbra Desktop
Yahoo owned Zimbra released the latest Zimbra Desktop today. At a glance it seems pretty nice. Essentially Yahoo Mail running on Mozilla Prism. It does seem somewhat of a large download for what it is....
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Poor Website Email Practices
I got a few emails in the past 24 hours that need to be addressed. I’ve seen both of these issues before, but never has it become so common that I see two almost back to back. Character Encoding...
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How To Build A Good Order/Shipment Notification Email
I buy a decent amount of stuff online, both physical goods and services from various vendors. It amazes me how few get the order confirmation and shipment notification emails right. Most companies do a...
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Google Wave
Google Wave is a pretty impressive demo, and the fact that they are open sourcing most of it, documenting the protocol and enabling federation is a major win, but I’m hesitant to think it will replace...
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Email Alarm System
I’ve been in the mood for some hardware hacking for a while. Recently at work I thought it would be nice to have a way to know if an important (emergency) email came in that required attention. These...
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Notifications For Better Engagement
One thing I’ve learned repeatedly over the years is that good notification systems create great engagement and encourage habitual users. The biggest problem with any product/service is getting people...
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