Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008
You've probably seen the commercial. You may even know someone who runs. But you probably wonder: Does that whole iPod and Nike+ thing really work?
Oh yes. And it's even better than you might think.
I started running in late December 2007 when a group of friends decided to run ...
Posted in apple, itunes, music, running | 4 Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
There are lots of reasons why Firefox has been steadily gaining on Internet Explorer browser market share over the past few years (37.2% as of January 2008): Along with being more stable, faster, and more user-friendly, it's highly customizable. And I'm not just talking about add-ons.
Say hello to about:config ...
Posted in browser tips, firefox | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
From the gabeanderson.com archives: I originally published this entry on Wednesday, January 25th, 2006. This entry was never the most popular -- 494 page views with 450 unique through 11/13/2006 -- but it's one of the first things I find myself doing whenever setting up a new computer, so hopefully ...
Posted in os tips, windows, xp | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Along with RoboForm and Ta-da List, Jott has become one of the key productivity tools that I use several times daily.
Jott's tagline says it all:
Think it. Jott it. Do it.
Anyone who's read Getting Things Done understands the importance of getting a thought out of your head and into a place ...
Posted in productivity | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Quite simply, RoboForm is the best password manager utility out there. Once you use RoboForm, you'll wonder how you lived without it. I've been using it since early 2006 or so and it's one of the utilities I use every single day on both my desktop and my laptop (and ...
Posted in browser tips, firefox, productivity, utilities | 5 Comments »
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Do you use Firefox on more than one computer? (You do use Firefox, right?) Maybe you already use a Web-based bookmark organizer like del.icio.us or Ma.gnolia.com -- which are nice, but not always as fast as local bookmarks.
Or maybe your bookmarks are trapped on your computer. What will you ...
Posted in browser tips, firefox | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Here's a classic that I originally published 20 February 2003 - 11:14. This entry was the #1 most popular post between 11/19/2005 and 11/13/2006, receiving 16,443 page views (13,653 unique) during that time.
Since it's damn near impossible to find online the simplest way to scan a Unix directory of files, ...
Posted in scripts, unix/linux | 26 Comments »
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Who doesn't love a good list? Without a list, how will you remember what to pick up from the store? How will you manage your work day? How will you set goals for yourself or your home improvement projects? Note your great blog ideas? And how will you remember what ...
Posted in productivity, web apps | No Comments »
Hi, I'm Gabe Anderson. I've published more than 2,000 personal and professional blog entries on my other blogs since 2000.