Archive | July, 2007
Top 20 Unconventional Ways to Use Wikipedia (Part 2)
Continuing from where we left off in part 1, here are 10 more creative ways to get even more out of Wikipedia! 11. Simplify Complex Wikipedia Entries Originally intended for people whose first language is not English, this simplified version of Wikipedia has gained a strong following among native English speakers (including myself) who just want a more [...]
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26. July 2007
Started only in 2001, Wikipedia has grown to become the single most comprehensive information ever created. As of now, there are more than 75,000 active contributors working on some 5,300,000 articles in more than 100 languages. It has earned the distinction of being the 9th most popular site in the world according to Alexa, and has become so pervasive [...]
Continue reading...Friedbeef’s Tech Gives Back
20. July 2007
“Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can “sponsor a business” and help the world’s working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from [...]
Continue reading...Top 5 Useful Items You Never Knew You Could Print Out
17. July 2007
Want your printer to do more for you? Here are 5 interesting ways to put your printer to good use. 1. Print out your very own customizable pocket organizer The PocketMod is no stranger to productivity fans and has been around for a very long time. It’s basically a paper replacement of a PDA, but extremely well [...]
Continue reading...Top 10 Ways Best Ways to Manage Firefox Tabs
13. July 2007
The ability to use tabs for web browsing was one of the key reasons why I switched over from Internet Explorer 6 to Firefox all those years ago. Now that IE7 has come along and has incorporated tabs in their own browser as well, does it make Firefox any less appealing? Not with amount of development [...]
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30. July 2007
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