March 2008
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Twitter bookmarks →
Since I first started using and writing about Twitter last year, it’s popularity has soared. It seems like every day news tools, services, applications, bots, sites and more appear to extend it functionality for every conceivable circumstance, need, user and distraction. As of this writing, i’ve bookmarked well over a hundred of them. Given their sheer numbers, and diverse...
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some tech recycling options
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my essential software
As I setup my new MacBook Pro to be the workhorse of my portable office, by installing the applications I just can’t live without, I’m micro-blogging about each of them on my Twitter account. This is effectively a simple list of my favorite software for the Mac — if you wondered. For easier future reference, these posts are also saved in my Favorites.
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the little Gorillapod will steady your camera in a variety of situations, without taking up much space in a bag. starting at just over $20 at Amazon. (reblogged from amyphetamine.)
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“If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a...”
– Henry Ford
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testing my new Apple Wireless Keyboard
Setting up this ultra slim Bluetooth keyboard to “pair” with my laptops took about a minute. I’ll be adding this to my portable-office-in-a-bag, for more ergonomic typing on the road.
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AppleCare: why, when & where to get it →
I don’t usually buy the extended warranties on electronics that sales people love to push on you. These programs are mostly designed to take cash out of your pocket, up front, while delivering little in the way of actual service, down the line….
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printer shopping tips - quick and dirty
FauvePainter: is there something on one of your websites recommending printers?
MYKLbiz: no, i haven't shopped for printers in a while. what you want depends very very much on what you're using it for.
FauvePainter: mostly just to print papers and whatnot. i don't want one that has really expensive cartridges. that drives me nuts.
MYKLbiz: pretty much ALL ink jet printers -- which is to say all the cheapest printers -- have expensive cartridges -- which is to say expensive PER PAGE printing costs. which is fine, if you only print a few pages every once in a while.
FauvePainter: and other printers?
MYKLbiz: if you print a lot, the per page cost is much lower for laser printers.
FauvePainter: how much do those run?
MYKLbiz: low hundreds on up for laser printers.
FauvePainter: doable.
MYKLbiz: street price of laser cartridges varies from mid $20s to low $100s for black, and around $100+ for color.
FauvePainter: but they last a long time?
MYKLbiz: one cartridge prints thousands of pages. so cost-benefit really comes down to how many pages you're gonna print every month. a laser printer and it's cartridges generally cost more up front, but you'll eventually get more pages printed for your buck.
FauvePainter: i print a lot of stuff at work :)
MYKLbiz: you can't beat the economy of printing on someone else's dime. as for buying your own, you might wanna read the printer reviews at MacWorld.com and MacReviewZone.com (Laser Printers, Ink Jet & Other Printers).
FauvePainter: we have a printer; haven't used it in awhile. the cartridges run about 70.
MYKLbiz: definitely find out the real world price of cartridges, and how many pages they each print, before deciding on a printer. that, and a pocket calculator, will give an idea of the true cost of printing with it, over time.