Comprehensive File-sharing Site list (Updated)
Email is a terrible way to exchange large files; the technology was never meant to be a file exchange service. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is. But FTP is not always as convenient or accessible as using a simple browser interface. I was recently asked by a client to recommend a simple, fast way to share files. Over the past year or two, many file-sharing sites have popped up. They allow you to...
Read MoreRSS In Plain English
Ever noticed that keeping up with all your favorite news sites and blogs takes too much time? RSS is the solution. Watch the video: RSS In Plain English Got it? Good. Now get thee a Google Reader account! Aaron Marks applies his 80/20 rule to IT support: 80% people skills and 20% computer ninja magic. ...
Read MoreArcSource <3 Yelp
I’m proud to announce that ArcSource has a Yelp page!! If you’re a Yelp user, please do stop by and say hi? There is a huge variety of amazingly useful Web 2.0 services that ArcSource depends on for our business. We keep in touch throughout the day with Twitter.com, we keep track of useful web sites using del.icio.us. Our work life depends on these resources on a daily basis....
Read MoreEmail big links without the line breaks
Ever send a link to someone only to have them tell you it didn’t work? It’s often the case that URLs (the address included in a link) will have a complicated string of numbers and letters like http://www.bluerivers.org/index.cgi?action=display_one&story_id=339&holiday=halloween that allow a web server to fetch a particular bit of data. This exact URL is necessary in order to...
Read MoreThe Zoho Experiment
When I attended the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco last week, I did not know all of what to expect. I am not surprised that I saw multiple MS Office replacement products. Some were open source and some had minimal cost. But what did surprise me was the variation in quality of the offerings. I won’t name the ones I did not like, but the coolest one by far was Zoho Office. Zoho is...
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