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Here's the idea: We all have a spare hour during the week. Yes, we all do. What if everyone of us helps others with his knowledge? Give a free hour of your time. Help others with what you know. And here's a Wiki! Thanks Jason :) Spammers will be blocked and all their content removed —No compromise
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Amani
Anyone know of a good shared calendar app that syncs with Google Calendar and allows you send send professional invitations to clients?
Amani
So I have been trying to create a new twitter list and I get this response "your account may not be allowed to perform this action. Please refresh the page and try again. " Nothing works. Doesn't matter which browser. Any ideas of how to fix this? Help!!!
There might be a limit on the number of lists you can have. I ran into that, and when I deleted one list, I could create one. - Ha3rvey #teamMonique
Hmm ... let me try that. thanks. - Amani
Amani
Anyone have a good CRM system they use? Looking at Zoho, SugarCRM and maybe even Jives to do the job. What do you say?
Amani
I am trying to create a twitter list but it won't let me. Anyone else run into this issue? I sent Twitter a message but no response. Any ideas how to fix this?
Amani
What is a good online survey site? Survey Monkey? Zoomerang? Formsite?
Amani
So last night I fell in love with Voice Chat over gchat. Tonight I want to meet and fall in love with voice chat with three people over gchat. How can I get that to work?
Amani
Going to install Windows XP on my iMac soon. Any advice/recommendations for me?
Um, don't? OK, fine: Bootcamp first, then use the Bootcamp volume for the VM. - Tinfoil 2.0
When you say Bootcamp volume for the VM what do you mean exactly? - Amani
Once you install Bootcamp and put XP on it, you have a real XP volume (turning your Mac into a hardware PC essentially) that the virtualization software can use rather than creating a new one. The advantage is that you can boot into a full-fledged non-virtualized XP environment if you want to. - Tinfoil 2.0
April Russo
My Challenge to you in the New Year (2011) - Donate to a content creator - http://www.donationcoder.com/forum...
My Challenge to you in the New Year (2011) - Donate to a content creator
"I have a challenge to everyone on the DonationCoder.com forum, and everyone who reads this, for the new year. The challenge is simple: Donate something to someone who is creating content you like on the web. This can be someone making music, art, software, whatever. Just find someone who is asking for optional donations for their work, and send them some money. If you can't afford to send any money, then at least send them an email, tell them how you appreciate their work. I think it's way past overdue time for us to begin to shift our thinking from paying only when we are forced to, and expecting everything to be free (and financed through ads or scams, or whatever). So find someone who creating content and making it available for free, and surprise and thrill them with a contribution and an email telling them to keep up the good work." - April Russo from Bookmarklet
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April Russo
I am willing to make a similar deskbar for any forum or website that could benefit from it, but I do not know how much to charge for it. For forums I'd like to be fair about it and maybe on a sliding scale according to how many members they currently have. I don't think a forum with less than 100 members should have to pay as much as one with 100,000 members. For large blogs and websites, I don't know how much to charge, but again, I'd want it to be less than a newer site with less traffic and page views. I'd like the pricing to be fair to everyone that would want one. So, if a little guy hoping to become big some day decides to get a deskbar early on, it would be a bargain in the long run. There is no spyware in it, no crap, I am an ethical gal that doesn't believe in that stuff. The only tracking in it is an extra parameter added to the search URL to aid in gathering statistical data on usage, identifying that a search was done with the deskar, rather than with some other software... more... - April Russo from Bookmarklet
This is why I don't make very much from my coding...because I really don't know what to charge. - April Russo
Does anyone on friendfeed have any experience with pricing this type of custom work? - April Russo
Amani
So I have this new iMac and it looks pretty but it is so slow on the internet. Like 1.20 Mbps for the download. How can I fix this??
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when you connect from an other computer, is it slow too? if it isnt, call Apple, if it is, call your ISP - batuhan icoz
nope, when I connect with other computers it is like around 13. Call Apple on a Sunday night? hmmm ... - Amani from IM
Did you try both wireless and wired connections? - Meyra
wired isn't an option because this computer is all the way in a different section of the house. - Amani from IM
I have experienced the same thing when I first got my iMac and it was because of an incompatible modem. I called the Apple support and their first advice was to connect with the ethernet port or else you need the drivers for your modem which in my cases weren't avaliable. - Meyra
so the drivers for my modem that is connected to my router? what did u end up doing? - Amani from IM
I just used the ethernet connection. What's your modem model? You can google if it has issues. - Meyra
You're holding it wrong ;-) - Jesse Stay
haha Jesse. Actually, I am on my android phone with no issues, but this iMac ... ;) - Amani from IM
Came accross to this by the way you might want to try: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthr... - Meyra
Tried their suggestions. Still didn't work. I need to now google my modem and see if there are issues. - Amani
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April Russo
Is anyone fluent in Italian that wants to volunteer to translate a readme.txt for a small freeware project? It's seriously needed. - http://appsapps.info/lacunal...
There are a gazillion blog posts with instructions and reviews in Italian for this application, but all of them are missing out on some of the most important features of the software, because I don't have a readme in Italian. - April Russo from Bookmarklet
You may want to ask Valeria Maltoni if it is something quick (http://twitter.com/convers...) - Rob Diana
Thanks, Rob. I sent her an email. - April Russo
@Rob - flattered you'd think of me. @April - one of the real geeks from Italy on FriendFeed might be able to do a better job than me ;) - Valeria Maltoni
Thats a wee bit beyond me. I can speak, but not write, Itallian. But Google translate does a good job of it. - Roberto Bonini
I would prefer not to have my documentation in the Italian equivalent to Engrish if possible. Inaccurate translations can cause confusion, especially to non-techies. That's why all the various translations I have were done by human volunteers. (directeur was kind enough to do the French one for me) - April Russo
If you ever wanted a good reason not to use Google's translator to translate your documentation, this application will give you one: http://www.donationcoder.com/Softwar... - April Russo
Amani
Top 96 Kick Ass Home Office Setups (I need help designing my home office). Any tips? - http://www.nerdbusiness.com/blog...
Top 96 Kick Ass Home Office Setups (I need help designing my home office). Any tips?
"For many of us, we're on the computer(s) everyday. If you're a business nerd making money on the web then it's worthwhile to plunk a few grand into a kickass office setup." - Amani from Bookmarklet
I have to set up a home office. Anyone on here have some good tips for me? I am debating removing the queen bed from my guest room and adding a daybed. Then trying to figure out what kind of desk to get. Probably want one I can git my laptop, 21" monitor and maybe a 27" iMac too. but is some small space. I could also use the closet in the room as well. Any ideas are welcome! - Amani
I bought something similar to this a few months ago: http://www.amazon.com/Small-C... Major difference between the one I bought and the one on that page is mine was only $20. I have 2 PC's on it, with one keyboard/mouse/monitor, and using a KVM switch. It's very compact and takes up very little space. You might even be able to use 2 or 3 of them. - April Russo
yjl
Do you know the program's name (the command name), it can generate such image? (It's a program at least 20 yrs old, I had played that 20yrs ago)
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20 years ago, I had an IBM 5550, and it had such program. You know it's my *childhood toy*, now I recreated it in JS + HTML5 canvas <http://blog.yjl.im/2010...> in order to find out what it was. You probably need to be old enough to help me... any information would be greatly appreciated. - yjl
Amani
If you are trying to add Plug-ins to a Windows laptop where you DO NOT have admin rights, how could one get around this and add them? I need help!
Ask your IT department, of course ;) - Sam Levine
Of course they will laugh at me and say ..."nice try" ... - Amani from IM
Amani
So I have found out I will be working from home soon. Does anyone have any advice for me about setting up my home office? I have a small 120 foot area that will work for my office. I already have a flatscreen TV on one wall. How should I set it up?? Help me ... Thanks.
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INC has an awesome article that came out yesterday on it: http://www.inc.com/guides... - Shevonne
Amani
If you were going to use a service for a group collaboration project that could go on for months, which service would you use. 1) Friendfreed private groups 2) Google Wave 3) Google Groups 4) Evernote 5) Other insert name here. Goal is to share things,spark conversation & also use as a curation model and search effectively over past shared items.
One of the wiki type services might work, like http://www.wetpaint.com/. Ning is a possibility. - Todd Hoff
Amber have you used scribblar yourself yet? It looks interesting. - Amani
There's also TypeWith.me - Todd Hoff
Wave for collaboration - Wei-Yen Tan
Wave - Vezquex
Cubicl.com is a new group collaboration service. Also try teambox - TrafficBug
You can also try Basecamp - TrafficBug
Honestly? I would buy a cheap domain, set up a free Google Apps for Domains account for the project, give everyone on the team an account. Instant email, docs (which will store any type of file now), calendar, chat, and a bunch of other collaboration tools. They finally added Buzz and I think you might be able to use Wave too. I've used Google Apps on a couple of projects now and it works pretty well. If you have code to store, Beanstalk (http://beanstalkapp.com/) works pretty well. - Lindsay
Definitely Wave because, even if it doesn't cover all the bases, it still gives you the ability to link to other stuff, embed some media, and act as a realtime central rallying point. - Rahsheen?
a posterous group blog .. depending on the amount of conversation you could curate there (via email, bookmarklet) and feed it to a friendfeed group for discussion. - Chris Myles
I am going to have to check out some of these new services. I am still partial to combining Wave and Google Apps b/c the team I am working with is very familiar with Google Apps and I don't want to confuse them. Also heard some stuff about Manymoon which ties into Google Apps as well I think. - Amani
Kyle Weller
Ok, im in a bad situation, my unemployment is temporarily disabled, I need some help brainstorming on how to get some food and pay my rent, is there any services or good places to ask for help? http://helpkyleweller.blogspot.com/ for more info
For food, hit the local churches in your neighborhood. Many of them run a food pantry for people in need. Also apply for Food Stamps. Some states allow you to apply online: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp... As far as cash goes to help you pay your rent, that really depends on what state you live in. Some states have non-profit homelessness prevention... more... - April Russo
Amani
If you were trying to ship off 4 tires from LA to Toronto, Ontario, which service would you use? I am remembering a UPS commercial where they picked up the tires from the house. Any suggestions?
Amani
What service do you use to host your podcast? I am currently on mypodcast.com. It is free but it no good anymore. Any ideas??
I'm using both TalkShoe and Posterous, interestingly. The former has essentially unlimited free storage and doesn't require said shows be done live. - Alexander Williams
does Talkshoe allow you to sync your show/podcast with itunes? - Amani from IM
Amani
Anyone know of any companies/websites that can track listenership/downloads for a podcast?
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April Russo
DO ANYBODY NO if it is possible to access the complete tweet history of a user, beyond 3200 tweets?
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I have volunteered for the task of archiving the complete tweet history of the top 1000 for historical preservation purposes and some twitter users have just talked way to much, and I seem to only be able to get their last 3200 tweets. Is there any way around this? - April Russo
April Russo
Does anyone know of a desktop blog editor for Windows that supports uploading files & images by FTPES (my new web host requires this) and works with both Wordpress & Blogger?
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I hate the fact that I am going to have to give up WLW. :-( - April Russo
You know, some us us have been asking Microsoft for a couple of years to get on with supporting SFTP or SCP. I'm not sure why they haven't listened, yet. I guess they don't take enough hits over security concerns. - MiniMage
Windows Live writer does only FTP? http://mashable.com/2007... - TrafficBug
Susan Beebe
CHART OF THE DAY: Silicon Valley Unemployment Skyrockets (> 12%) by @WSJ @alleyinsider @chartoftheday ~ YIKES ! ~ #Jobs - http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-o...
CHART OF THE DAY: Silicon Valley Unemployment Skyrockets (> 12%)  by @WSJ @alleyinsider @chartoftheday ~ YIKES ! ~ #Jobs
"Unemployment in the Valley is now higher than it was after the dotcom bust. The job market is so bad that some folks are giving up, quitting the tech industry, and going into healthcare (and green-tech, which isn't exactly thriving right now, either). Desperately awaiting the next big tech boom... (Via WSJ)" - Susan Beebe from Bookmarklet
Jannifer @wordsforliving
? - Can anyone tell me why the search results in Google vs Bing are completely different? My websites show up in Google search, but not in Bing search. Why is there a difference? I'm completely confused by the differences.
Most likely the way Google and Bing indexes and ranks your webpage is different - not sure what kind of algorithm bing uses but google uses a modified page rank algorithm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... that has been tweaked over the years - Wang Yip
Thank you so much for this info!! I'm really clueless on these things! - Jannifer @wordsforliving
Another question - should I worry about not showing up in Bing? Does it matter? - Jannifer @wordsforliving
Also, the results in google search seem to change more rapidly now. Since I'm clueless, there's no rhyme or reason to it. About 6 months ago or more, I pretty much dominated the first couple of pages in search results. Now there's a lot more competition and I've dropped down considerably even though I'm the most active person in the business as far as using social media. - Jannifer @wordsforliving
They will NEVER provide the same results...if they did, we would only need one. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)
Sadly - zero money in budget for SEO expert - Jannifer @wordsforliving
I'll send you a link which may open your eyes a bit about it ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)
Jannifer @wordsforliving
Anybody know anything about MerchantCircle.com? I'm having some confusion and uncertainty about how that company deals with their member accounts. I'd like Feedback & chat with someone other than a company Rep.
I wish I can help you - I don't even know what it is. Anyone else? - Mona Nomura
They offer I guess an online presence for businesses where a business can have a website, offer coupons and such. They have "free" account options but it doesn't seem to be really "free" if that makes sense.. - Jannifer @wordsforliving
However, it's catching my attention because I'm noticing how a few people who are NOT active online in social media (like twitter, friendfeed, etc.) but only have a MerchantCircle website and one person in particular is ranked #1 in Google search results. So, I'm confused... - Jannifer @wordsforliving
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