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more google news

By jonezy | Published: October 11, 2006
and thn maybe i’ll stop posting about them? they just launched Docs & Spreadsheets and to be honest i haven’t looked at it beyond just logging in.  At first glance it appears to be a way to collaborate on the 2 types of information.
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yup google bought you tube

By jonezy | Published: October 9, 2006
and the more i think about the more i think the reason they did has nothing to do with video services.  I think it has more to do with buying a customer base to deliver web based software too (how will they tie gmail and gcal into the youtube services?) the other one is obviously they [...]
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web application testing in ruby

By jonezy | Published: October 4, 2006
i have been looking for an excuse to try writing some ruby code for a while now and I just stumbled on Watir (web application testing in ruby) which seems to be a pretty good place to start.  I can apply it to work related tasks (automate some of the more boring and repetitive tasks [...]
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netvibes: Cinnamon

By jonezy | Published: September 30, 2006
my favourite portal site just released version 2.0. I literally don’t do anything on the web anymore unless it starts at netvibes, it’s changed the way i use the internet. if you haven’t already checked it out, you really should.
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product endorsement pt2!

By jonezy | Published: September 27, 2006
if you took my recommendation and started using campfire, then you should definately use Flare It let’s you run your campfire chats in a stand alone browser, it runs in the windows system tray even pops up notification windows, the perfect add on!
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product endorsement !

By jonezy | Published: September 26, 2006
if you are working in a small or medium sized team (I would say no more than 10 people) that may not be all in the same pyhsical location then you should definately be using 37signals campfire. It makes chat simple, nothing to install, signup is fast and easy (you can even setup a free account [...]
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Approver.com makes it easy for you to share documents and ideas with friend

By jonezy | Published: September 6, 2006
Wow this looks like it has the potential to be a really useful app, haven’t really seen anything else like it either . From the site “You can use Approver.com to create or upload notes or documents. When you’re ready, you can use Approver.com to invite friends or colleagues to provide feedback.” read more | [...]
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other opinions about the joel vs dhh debate

By jonezy | Published: September 4, 2006
When Did High Tech Become High School? Typical Enterprise Impasse Svec on Joel on Software on Language Wars
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Do as I say, not as I do

By jonezy | Published: September 2, 2006
I present to you 2 arguments. Well one attack and one response really. Joel Splosky talks down to Ruby on Rails while extolling the virtues of his own private closed source framework (compiler he reffers to it as) Wasabi* David Heinnemer Hannsen responds and sticks up for his baby. I am slightly confused by Joel’s bashing of [...]
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Backpackit

By jonezy | Published: August 31, 2006
I have in the past talked about Getting Things Done (GTD) here before, I have also talked about 37signals and various google products and how they help me get things done. I’ve read the book, I’ve had a few starts and stops in getting it integrated into my life and it’s getting a [...]
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