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Turning links into a library with Diigo

January 4, 2010

Can bookmarks make you more productive?
Admittedly, I’m more passionate about bookmarks than most but for good reason.
My bookmarks are my digital memory.
The story is told that a reporter once asked Einsten if he could have his phone number. Einstein picked up the phone directory, looked up his number, wrote it on a slip of paper, [...]

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Stop Paying for Antivirus

December 29, 2009

This is probably the most surprising advice I give friends and family – Don’t pay for antivirus software.
Why?
It’s over priced, bloated, and doesn’t offer better protection than the free options.
The ugly truth is that I’ve seen hundreds of infections on computers with lapsed subscriptions. The user always meant to get around to renewing but the [...]

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Organizing my digital life for 2010

December 28, 2009

Perhaps I’ve got some OCD tendencies but I really like order and since a large part of my life is lived in the digital space I have to maintain a clean digital working environment. That digital environment takes time and tools. Here are a few of my systems and how I’m reworking them for 2010
Firefox [...]

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Addthis Integration for Wordpress & Tumblr

December 27, 2009

Since I started creating my own social media bar I’ve found that I really like AddThis share button. If you are interested in adding “AddThis” to your Wordpress or Tumblr Blog here’s the code.
Integrating Addthis with Wordpress (without plugin)

<!– #### Start Addthis Wordpress Integration #### –>
<a class="addthis_button" href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=YOUR ADDTHIS ID HERE"
addthis:url="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"
addthis:title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
<img [...]

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