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July 14, 2009
Distributed teams. Virtual work. Placeless offices. Whatever you want to call them, groups who work from geographically separate locations are more common than ever. Despite how widespread this mode of coordinating work has become, there are those still wondering just what tools are absolutely crucial to making a distributed team work. Here’s a list of […]
July 13, 2009
Prezi allows anyone who can sketch an idea on a napkin to create and perform stunning non-linear presentations with relations, zooming into details, and adjusting to the time left without the need to skip slides. The ideology of Prezi is based our natural knowledge on how to coordinate ourselves in space; traditionally all information we […]
July 10, 2009
You can connect your Twitter account and your Google Calendar to add events to your calendar by Direct Message. It’s like having a personal assistant! Step 1: Follow the instructions at Twittercal.com to get set up Step 2: Send a Direct Message to gcal to enter a new calendar appointment. Example: “D gcal meeting with […]
July 10, 2009
With many of us using smartphones with GPS now, we’re starting to take for granted applications like Google Maps being able to pinpoint us. But using computer is a different story. Sure, there have been plugins, and things like Google Toolbar, but those are things that most people aren’t going to bother to install. But starting […]
July 9, 2009
Forvo: the pronunciation guide. All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers.
July 8, 2009
Facebook has updated its publisher tool to allow users to create events directly through the Publisher. After clicking on the “Events” icon, you can enter information about what the event is and where and when you want to meet. You can invite friends published event that’s created either on your profile or your news feed by […]