Category Archives: Software

Social Networking Software Alternatives

Posted on May 8, 2010 by BrianR

I haven’t tried all this software yet. So I can’t endorse it exactly… But when I do give it a shot I’ll write a review. I hope to add more to this list as I find them. OneSocialWeb The purpose … Continue reading →

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Help me write a Story

Posted on November 7, 2007 by BrianR

I found this neat Ruby on Rails web app called Invent a Story. So I started a story with the word(s) National Enquirer. Basically you are given a few words to choose from and asked to write a sentence with … Continue reading →

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One Lesson from Startup Weekend Chapel Hill

Posted on November 6, 2007 by BrianR

I had a good time at Startup Weekend Chapel Hill. It was exhausting but a worthwhile experience. Here’s one lesson that I learned. Find Data then Write an Web Application For It When we brainstorm ideas for creating web applications … Continue reading →

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Five Aspects of Effective Networks

Posted on October 11, 2007 by BrianR

Check out these Five Aspects of Effective Networks from Marty Kearns. Social Ties Common Story Dense Communication Grid Shared Resources Clarity of Purpose Marty fleshes out the 5 here. How do I learn about this stuff? Fortunately I’m married to … Continue reading →

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Social Network Software for Enterprise

Posted on October 11, 2007 by BrianR

Ed Cone has a great article on CIO Insight called Social Networks at Work Promise Bottom-Line Results. Its really got me thinking about the adoption of social network software by companies of all sizes. Interesting synergy that I found this. … Continue reading →

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Plaxo Online Identity Consolidator

Posted on August 29, 2007 by BrianR

Plaxo is releasing software behind its Pulse service. Basically, by using Microformats XFN info Pulse will aggregate your various online contacts. So if you have accounts at gmail, msn, yahoo, flickr, twitter, facebook, etc. you can consolidate it to understand … Continue reading →

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I got a MacBookPro with two OSes

Posted on March 29, 2007 by BrianR

I just purchased my dream machine. A MacBook Pro, 15.4″ wide matte LCD, 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB Ram, 150GB HD. Plus I got a Microsoft bluetooth mouse that works on the mac very well. My old ibook is … Continue reading →

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Barrier to try Linux Lowered Significantly

Posted on January 29, 2007 by BrianR

Ubuntu and Debian Linux both have EXE files you can download to your Windows computer to install Linux quickly and easily. It appears that this install creates an image file and doesn’t attempt to repartition your hard drive. It also … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Studio

Posted on January 23, 2007 by BrianR

Ubuntu Studio aims to be a multimedia editing flavor of Ubuntu for the Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional who is already familiar with the Ubuntu-Gnome environment. Free multimedia tools that are hight end is a big deal. … Continue reading →

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Gregarius vs Google Reader

Posted on November 3, 2006 by BrianR

ARRRRGH! I’m conflicted. Gregarius, the open source web based RSS feed reader you install on your own blog, has served me well. But I’m at the point were its just too slow. Plus it doesn’t act well on a PC … Continue reading →

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