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Dropbox Rox

sstringer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:44:52 +0000

Dropbox [link] is a highly recommended service that lets you share large files amongst different groups and machines. A typical use would be to sync your files between two or more computers, but I find Dropbox incredibly useful for my client work.

Like many of you, I work with virtual teams that come together on a project-by-project basis. With Dropbox it's easy to set up a shared folder for each project and control who has access to it. As soon as one person throws up a file, everyone in the group has it there locally on their computer. Brilliant.

Webmaster Jam Session 2007 Wrap-Up

sstringer — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:13:53 +0000

This year's Webmaster Jam Session was a resounding success. Many thanks to J. Cornelius and the Coffee Cup staff for putting this conference together. The WJS, if you don't know, is a small conference held here in Dallas that attracts some of the top developers and designers in the business. Attendance is kept to 300 people, so the whole thing feels very intimate and focused, and while the conference is sponsored, the conference is devoid of booths and is, hence, free of the noise and distractions normally found at conferences. I can sum up the quality of the speakers by saying that in almost every case, I regretted not being able to be in two places at once. Read on for details...

News: Best Buy Buys Speakeasy for $97m

sstringer — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:32:21 +0000

Best Buy acquired one of my favorite ISPs for $97 million. Great for the Speakeasy guys! Bad for us. I'll be taking them off my list of ISPs I recommend to my clients based on Geek Squad's less-than-stellar performance to date.

Productivity Tip: News, Email, Etc. on Your Terms

sstringer — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:41:32 +0000

If you are like me, you struggle with finding time to be productive. My computer used to be a veritable fire hose of inputs. Email chimes every 5 minutes; new RSS feed updates every time I open Safari; one of my contacts coming online or wanting to chat with me in Skype. I found it almost impossible to concentrate on any single task for more than 5 minutes, so I reclaimed my productivity by turning off automatic updates or closing these apps altogether. Now, my computer is silent until I tell it to sync with the outside world?¢‚Ç¨¬¶on my terms. This article provides three tips to reclaiming productive time in your day and getting back to work. Read on...

Announcing LockBox.cc

sstringer — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:50:34 +0000

I have just launched a brand new tool called LockBox. LockBox is a free, lightweight, purpose-built, ad-free AJAX app that lets you store little bits of sensitive info like passwords, serial numbers, account logins, and the like.