v1.0 is on its way

July 13th, 2008

I’ve spent some time learning WordPress and now it’s time to really focus on finishing up the design for v1.0. I’m finding that it’s really difficult to design something for myself. I haven’t put a lot of thought into a project just for me since college. Weird.

Expect to see 1.0 go live soon. (By “soon,” I mean as soon as I’m done.)

9/23/08 Update: Holy crap, I lied. I was not even close.

Tags: redesign, v1.0
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This message will self-destruct…

July 10th, 2008

With IM becoming increasingly more popular in the workplace, and email now 100% standard, we have digital discussions with our co-workers, friends, and even our bosses with almost no thought at all. And with all these conversations happening at once, with only screen names and email aliases to help us identify each other, it’s easy to get confused and make mistakes.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s ever been engaged in a deeply personal talk with a friend over IM, quickly to realize that you’ve just accidentally sent the last several messages to your boss. Or to bang out a truly hateful email, noticing a client’s email in the list of recipients just moments after you’ve already clicked the send button. Too late. There’s no turning back.

Until now, we’ve all had to simply reap what we sow and face the consequences of the things we’ve said. We sit back in our chairs, faces red, awaiting the scathing reply. But luckily, a simple, fun new web app has emerged to solve this very problem. It’s called Privnote, and it’ll change the way you pass sensitive information around the office.

The simple, bold design of the site is quite attractive too. With additional cool points going to the designer for the slick javascript-enhanced interface.

Privnote allows you to quickly type out a note, then provides you with a link to send to anyone. The first person to visit the link (including you) will then be able to read the contents of the message. The note is then swiftly destroyed, preventing anyone else from seeing this secret information in the future. I, for one, am enthralled. Finally, I don’t have to dread the possibility of letting something slip to the wrong person. I’m safe.

This great new tool should easily make its way to your bookmark list. It provides an invaluable last line of defense to save you some embarassment, and maybe even keep you out of trouble around the office.

(TIP: If you accidentally send a privnote link to the wrong person, you can easily destroy the note yourself, simply by clicking the link. Enjoy!)

For more cool apps check out this list over at NetHackz ››.

Tags: App, Email, IM, Privnote, Self-destruct
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Firefox 3 gaining ground against evil IE

July 5th, 2008

Mozilla is making great progress in the fight for standards-compliant web browsers, as InformationWeek reports:

Firefox 3 has experienced rapid market share gains since its release in mid-June, helping to push the Mozilla browser’s overall share to more than 19%, a Web metrics firm said Wednesday.

Hopefully this will put pressure on the IE Team to build IE8’s rendering engine as squeaky-clean as we’d all like to see.

For those of you who weren’t involved, Mozilla announced Firefox 3 as a new Guiness World Record holder for the most software downloads in 24 hours. The browser was downloaded 8,002,530 times during the day-long event. If you happen to be one of those 8+ million supporters, be sure to stop off and get your certificate.

If you happen to be viewing this in Internet Explorer, please stop killing kittens and go download Firefox or Safari now.

Tags: Firefox, Guiness World Record, IE
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