Google Chrome extensions

23 12 2009
Today I’ve got known that Google Chrome browser’s extensions gone live!
So I’ve installed some, hope you’ll aslo like them (links will be added later):
  • Mail:
    • Better Gmail
    • Google alerter
  • Social networks:
    • Brizzly
      Facebook + Twitter client
    • vKontakte checker
  • ToDo:
    • ChromeMilk
      Remember The Milk client
    • Google Calendar popout
    • Meeting scheduler for Google Calendar
  • Multimedia:
    • Cooliris
    • Chrome radio player
  • Local stuff:
    • gCast
    • YaTraffic
  • Miscellaneous:
    • IE Tab
    • Notebook
    • RSS subscription extension
  • Usability:
    • Session manager
    • Smooth gestures
    • Tab switch plus




Firefox: enlighting UI

10 04 2009

Decided to state some ways to get lightweight (really-really lightweight) Firefox UI.

The point is to install the right add-ons:

Also recommend the followings (at least, I use them):





Twitter and Google as customer service tools

7 04 2009




Online collaboration: Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro

26 02 2009

Today was the 1st time I’ve ever tried the software mentioned in subj: Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.

Just at a glance some good points are seen (in comparison to MS LiveMeeting etc.):

  • shiny and user-friendly nice UI,
  • outer-web access.

Full comparison of online collaborating software will be presented here later, so stay in (there’s a special RSS link in the right-side bar ;) ).





Where are we runnin’ & Who we are?

9 02 2009

Who we are? What’re our positions in diverse IT jobs world?
Example: IT guys related to SharePoint.

Information Worker (IW) (I was)
Information Workers include end users, site collection administrators, trainers, and anyone who requires a firm understanding of the end user experience in SharePoint. Many administrators, developers, and designers will also find it valuable in defining the best practices in areas such as site collection management, document management, and business process management.  Sessions devoted to IW might include securing content, training your organization or developing a culture of collaboration.

Information Architect/Taxonomist (IA) (I am)
Information Architects include those professionals responsible for aligning SharePoint with the business and technical requirements for fast and easy findability of information in the enterprise.  These individuals are usually not thought to be part of a SharePoint deployment, but in reality, if information isn’t described or tagged appropriately, then the information will be difficult to find.  Sessions devoted to IA’s might include mapping content types to a taxonomy, understanding the findability tools in SharePoint Server 2007 or learning about information organizational tools in SharePoint Server 2007.

Project Manager (PM) (I will be)
Project managers are nearly always a part of every major technical deployment.  SharePoint Server 2007 is no exception.  For those who are in the position of managing a SharePoint Server 2007 project, we will have sessions that focus on topics such as understanding SharePoint Server 2007 or building out a project plan for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment.

Chief Information Officer (CIO) (I want to be :) )
CIO’s are busy people with many demands on their time.  But this conference will have a number of sessions from which CIOs can directly benefit.  No other software product, besides e-mail, will have as wide a touch as your SharePoint Server 2007 deployment. Such deployments, with high visibility, need a solid foundation from which to operate.  At this conference, we’ll have sessions covering topic domains such as the development of business requirements and technical requirements for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment, understanding the overall value SharePoint Server 2007 brings to your organization and learning how to manage change, power and conflict issues that might arise during a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment.

Jobs classification by: Best Practices Conference | Track Overviews.





Changing job

25 11 2008

In these times of crisis most of the people think about saving their jobs and not many – about changing a job. I belong to the second ones )





Comparison: Ubuntu 8.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.5

11 11 2008

On November 06, 2008 Michael Larabel from Phoronix published test results for Mac Mini with Mac OS X and Ubuntu installed. Here it is: “Mac OS X 10.5 vs. Ubuntu 8.10 Benchmarks”.

Here are some outcome of what both OSes are better for:

  • Ubuntu wins in:
    • video (FFmpeg: AVI -> NTSC) encoding
    • PHP compilation
    • ImageMagic compilation
    • GZip compression
    • Java applications
  • Mac wins in:
    • gaming
    • HDD R/W operations
    • data and file encryption
    • SQL insertions
    • XML R/W operations
    • Sunflow test
  • Similar results:
    • audio encoding
    • 7-zip compression

If you’re interested in detailed results I definitely advise you to read the full test results (URL in beginning of the post).





What if the Matrix ran on Windows

11 11 2008




CAPTCHA helps digitize old texts?

24 09 2008
CAPTCHA page says it will help to digitize old texts

CAPTCHA page says it will help to digitize old texts

 

Today I’ve seen this for 1st time ever using the web. Registration page contained usual CAPTCHA… usual, until I’ve read the caption (marked in red rectangle in image).

Haven’t ever heard (nor Wikipedia does) that CAPTCHA tests help digitize any texts.

UPD: investigation continued here.





Read’n'blog with Safari. Until it hangs

24 09 2008

Recent days I started using Safari for reading smth. online and blogging. The reason is it has nice font smoothing so you can read anything much enjoyable than in browsers without font smoothing engine (GC, FF, i mean that; IE has enough but it’s obviously stupid).

The problem is Safari hangs while starting. It has no tabs to open! Then why it hungs? :(

UPD: it even doesn’t have a fullscreen mode!

P.S.: I use Safari for Windows 3.1 (build 525.13).