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		<title>Sync your files across multiple computers seamlessly</title>
		<link>http://www.semiconducted.com/ux-interaction-design/2010/sync-your-files-across-multiple-computers-seamlessly.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dhammy0110</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years I have emailed files to myself, copied them to thumb drives, and cobbled together my own FTP syncing scripts.&#160; All very complicated and error prone.&#160; Enter 3rd-party syncing services &#8211; easy as pie to use, magically work in the background, and they come in pretty colors. There are a ton out there, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For many years I have emailed files to myself, copied them to thumb drives, and cobbled together my own FTP syncing scripts.&nbsp; All very complicated and error prone.&nbsp; Enter 3rd-party syncing services &#8211; easy as pie to use, magically work in the background, and they come in pretty colors. There are a ton out there, but here are a couple of the better options.</p>
<p><img style="max-width: 800px;" src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Screen-shot-2010-02-24-at-4.49.58-PM.png" /><br /><b>Dropbox:</b><br />Free for 2GB of storage space.</p>
<p>Beautiful interface, easy to use, cross platform, including an iPhone app and mobile site.<br />The iphone app is handy for viewing PDFs, but currently only offline syncs the list of documents, not the actual content.<br />Sharing is easy, but limited to options.&nbsp; In my case, I want access to other people&#8217;s folders ONLY on the website.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t want every change they make to automatically sync to me all the time, eating up resources. </p>
<p><img style="max-width: 800px;" src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Screen-shot-2010-02-24-at-4.52.43-PM2.png" height="125" width="107" /></p>
<p><img style="max-width: 800px;" src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Screen-shot-2010-02-24-at-4.52.43-PM1.png" /><b>Live Mesh:<br /></b>Free for 5GB of storage space</p>
<p>As of this review, still in beta.&nbsp; It provides the ability to sync ANY existing folder you wish, provided it is not a system folder (anything within the Library folder on Mac OSX). <br />The Live Mesh web interface allows for a lot of flexibility in what you sync to which device.&nbsp; At the time of my review, the mobile app was not yet available.</p>
<p>For either the above software solutions, you can sync items or folders outside the main sync folders using symbolic links.&nbsp; I use it to sync my Omnigrafffle stencils and templates across computers.</p>
<p>Ultimately I&#8217;ve continued to use Dropbox and have been extremely happy with it.</p>
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		<title>Push email is a harbinger of the productivity apocalypse of 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dhammy0110</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so may it isn&#8217;t REALLY the end of the world.&#160; But the following article echoes the sentiment that the number and speed of modern communication channels reduce focus and enable procrastination.&#160; 
Researchers at Loughborough University found that it took an average of 64 seconds for a person to recover their train of thought after [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, so may it isn&#8217;t REALLY the end of the world.&nbsp; But the following article echoes the sentiment that the number and speed of modern communication channels reduce focus and enable procrastination.&nbsp; <br />
<blockquote>Researchers at Loughborough University found that it took an average of 64 seconds for a person to recover their train of thought after interruption by email: those who check their email every five minutes waste 8.5 hours a week in this way. &#8220;There is no doubt that people use it as an avoidance tactic,&#8221; says Yoram Kalman, a post-doctoral researcher in online communication at the Open University of Israel. &#8220;The modern office worker works for an average of three minutes before an interruption occurs.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to the psychiatrist Edward Hallowell, the stress of trying to process information as rapidly as it arrives is reducing us to quivering wrecks of indecision and demoralisation. As email becomes easier and quicker to use, we are finding it increasingly difficult to sift the relevant information.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/01/email-facebook">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/01/email-facebook</a></p>
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		<title>Complete iPhone 3GS voice control command set</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dhammy0110</dc:creator>
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As of this date of this posting, here is the full list of the iPhone 3GS Voice Control commands available.&#160; Hopefully as this is adopted, they will roll out more &#8211; like finding a contact&#8217;s info or initiating an email by speaking the name.
Start Voice Control:Press and hold the Home button or your headset middle [...]]]></description>
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<p>As of this date of this posting, here is the full list of the iPhone 3GS Voice Control commands available.&nbsp; Hopefully as this is adopted, they will roll out more &#8211; like finding a contact&#8217;s info or initiating an email by speaking the name.</p>
<p><b>Start Voice Control:</b><br />Press and hold the Home button or your headset middle button until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep.&nbsp; </p>
<p><b>Cancel Voice Control:</b><br />Tap the cancel button on the screen or say &#8220;cancel&#8221; to close Voice Control.</p>
<p><b>Call someone in your contacts:</b><br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * call + [name of the person or phone number]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * dial + [name of the person or phone number]</p>
<p>&nbsp;If the person has more than one phone number, add:<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * home<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * mobile<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * work<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * other </p>
<p><b>Make a correction:<br /></b>&nbsp;&nbsp; * no<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * nope<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * not that<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * not that one<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * wrong</p>
<p><b>Music playback:</b><br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play music<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play + album + [name]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play + artist + [name]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play + playlist + [name]&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * pause<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * pause music<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * next song<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * previous song<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * shuffle</p>
<p><b>Music Info:<br /></b>&nbsp;&nbsp; * what’s playing<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * what song is this<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * who is this song by<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * who sings this song</p>
<p><b>Use Genius to play similar songs:</b><br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * Genius<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play more like this<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; * play more songs like this</p>
<p><b>For best results:</b><br />Speak clearly, naturally (like you are making a phone call), pausing slightly so each word is distinct.&nbsp; Use only iPhone commands and full names or numbers.</p>
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		<title>Reason&#8217;s why Android is poised to overthrow the iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dhammy0110</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One reason: Great apps that can monkey with gut level settings!&#160; Yes, iPhone jailbreaking enables that sort of thing, but for Android, these apps are encouraged.
&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;  &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; 
http://code.google.com/android/adc/gallery_winners.html
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One reason: Great apps that can monkey with gut level settings!&nbsp; Yes, iPhone jailbreaking enables that sort of thing, but for Android, these apps are encouraged.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-2.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-3.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-4.png" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-5.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-6.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-7.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-8.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-9.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <br /><img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-10.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-11.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-12.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-13.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-14.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-15.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-16.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-18.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-19.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-20.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <br /><img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-21.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-22.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-23.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-24.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-25.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-26.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-27.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-28.png" alt="" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-29.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.semiconducted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/moz-screenshot-30.png" alt="" width="48" height="48" /></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://code.google.com/android/adc/gallery_winners.htmlhttp://code.google.com/android/adc/gallery_winners.html">http://code.google.com/android/adc/gallery_winners.html</a></p>
<p>And not being tied to AT&amp;T sure helps, considering they came in DEAD LAST in customer satisfaction in 17 major cities according to:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091201/att-ranked-last-in-consumer-reports-best-cell-phone-service-survey/">http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091201/att-ranked-last-in-consumer-reports-best-cell-phone-service-survey/</a></p>
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		<title>Time, Inc.&#8217;s tablet digital magazine concept</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dhammy0110</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tablet, digital magazine, news reader, call it what you will.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/02/video-time-tablet-magazine/

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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/02/video-time-tablet-magazine/">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/02/video-time-tablet-magazine/</a></p>
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