Six Ways to Start Off Secure in ‘08

December 19, 2007 @ 7:14 pm | by spxds

These simple steps will help you secure your devices and networks. In this post, “The Web Worker Daily” gathered up six tips that can get you off to a good, secure start in 2008.

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Take a Stand for E-mail Standards

December 2, 2007 @ 8:57 am | by spxds

The Email Standards Project works with email client developers and the design community to improve web standards support and accessibility in email. Their goal is to help designers understand why web standards are so important for email, while working with email client developers to ensure that emails render consistently.

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Telecommuting is good for all of us

November 20, 2007 @ 1:57 pm | by spxds

According to two Penn State researchers , telecommuting is good both for workers and their employers. The two psychologists looked at 20 years of research on flexible work arrangements, covering 46 previous studies of telecommuting involving more than 12,000 employees. And they found that ‘telecommuting is a win-win for all.

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How Many HTML Elements Can You Name in 5 Minutes?

November 17, 2007 @ 9:37 am | by spxds

I took this quiz and could name 59 HTML Elements out of 91 in 5 minutes. Take the quiz and see how many you can name.

The HTML Quiz

The 7 deadly sins of instant messaging

November 9, 2007 @ 11:29 am | by spxds

It’s convenient, connecting you to faraway buddies with little cost. It
’s safe, releasing you from the worry of looking pretty or sounding sexy. And its deliciously fun.
Despite the benefits, instant messaging can turn you into a mindless chat drone. Too much chatting replaces real interactions and, soon, people turn into pixels.

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The AudioFile: Understanding MP3 compression

October 5, 2007 @ 10:55 am | by spxds

It’s one of the most popular and controversial file types in the world, but most explanations of its workings are either blindingly simplistic or overwhelmingly technical. Learn about the workings of MP3 without a second Ph.D. in this guide.

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43 Folders: Some handy Mail.app Smart Mailboxes

April 24, 2007 @ 10:25 pm | by spxds

Quoting Merlin Mann: “It took me a while, but ever since I
’ve gotten my head around Smart Folders (and Smart Playlists and Smart Groups, etc.), I’ve started to think about the way I use my Mac a bit differently…So, in the interest of spreading the love, here’s four Mail.app Smart Mailboxes that have been rocking my world over the last months.”

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Sweet Smells Coming From My PC

February 13, 2007 @ 10:55 pm | by spxds

I was just reading this article on digg.com and thought to myself what will they come up with next. At least now you can finally keep your office, computer or computer room smelling fresh with these air fresheners for your computer.

[tags]air, smells, odors, [/tags]