When I first heard about Mint I wondered what website analytics software was doing getting into finance. Then I realized it was a different Mint. Then I found they already had established competition and weren’t so unique.
Most info I saw about Mint came from blogs and seemed to be more of the “press release” type. [...]
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I’ve completed my move to Google Apps and now all my mail goes into my inbox there, one way or the the other. In Part 1 I’ll cover the domain setup and IMAP mail migration using the migration tool, while in part 2 I’ll cover the features that are available to all GMail users.
My reasons [...]
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Google appears to be rolling out a shared storage plan. Their official blog says they’ll provide more information when they’re ready to take orders. But, it appears if you go to the Manage Storage section of your Google account you can see the
options. Prices range from $20/yr for 6GB to $250/yr for 250GB. (click the [...]
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Google updated Docs and Spreadsheets today. They did away with tagging and implemented folders instead. They’ve also added new keyboard shortcuts for those of us who like those things instead of a mouse. Rounding out the latest features are right to left text support and “easier invitations”.
The change was implemented without warning (at least none [...]
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Google released Google Desktop for the Mac this past Tuesday and it piqued my interest. The first question is why would I want Google desktop when I have Spotlight? The immediate answers to that are:
easily repeat a search on the Internet after doing a desktop search
include a GMail account in the index (but only one [...]
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I came across Stikkit (www.stikkit.com) while listening to a bunch of podcasts over the long weekend. Unfortunately I don’t remember which one. Right now it’s in public beta and is free. They also claim they will always have a free version.
Stikkit is a very Web 2.0-ish website based around a concept similar to post it [...]
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