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By Bart
On November 16, 2008
At 12:50 am
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Synchronized Debating

I found this video humorous… Enjoy

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By Bart
On October 29, 2008
At 7:50 am
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Sarah Palin’s Wordle

http://wordle.net/ is a great way to visualize text. It works just like tag clouds do, showing words that are used more frequently in a larger font. Here is what Sarah Palin’s looked like from the Republican Nomination speech

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By Bart
On September 6, 2008
At 8:41 pm
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What IT Staff go through…

I’ve been working some long days lately… (I haven’t been off work before 10pm for weeks. 2am is the new 5pm) Sometimes people wonder what could possibly be difficult about an IT person’s job. “How could working on computers be stressful?”

Well, the simple answer is…. Working with computers ISN’T stressful. Working with LIVE PEOPLE on those computers is…

A real help ticket:

Hence my favorite word—mouthbreather.

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By Bart
On August 28, 2008
At 5:57 pm
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13 Things That Do Not Make Sense

At least to most people… Check out this interesting list of “Things that defy our current understand”

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By Bart
On August 16, 2008
At 11:11 am
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Oregon Trail Now Available for Mobile Phones

In a follow up to one of my more popular posts about playing Oregon Trail in flash format, you can now waste even more time dying of dysentery on your phone! Mobile games developer Gameloft has released its updated version of The Oregon Trail. The game costs $4 (or more, depending on your carrier) and introduces several new gameplay elements to the elementary school classic.

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By Bart
On June 12, 2008
At 2:44 pm
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Mozilla Announces Release Date for Firefox 3 — June 17th

After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th.

I’m signed up to download this great new browser, and I’ve been using the Release Candidates since they were released, and it’s the best browser out there, hands down. So speedy and so many features, and remarkably easy to use

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By Bart
On
At 12:29 pm
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101 Everyday Uses for Twitter

The simple dictionary definition of “Twitter” is “microblogging/social networking platform that places a 140- character limit on each individual post/tweet.” However, describing Twitter thusly would fail to encapsulate the power of this new omnipresent medium. So, instead here are 101 examples of how Twitter members regularly use the service.

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By Bart
On May 21, 2008
At 8:18 pm
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Bill Gates: Last Full Day at Microsoft

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By Bart
On January 7, 2008
At 12:04 pm
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I kid you not: What to do when your computer randomly plays Fur Elise

[Microsoft Support Page]

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By Bart
On November 27, 2007
At 6:23 pm
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