Chat With Your Site Visitors via Your IM

Yesterday, I mentioned that I would be pointing out some noteworthy widgets in the future, and the future is here today. Today’s noteworthy widget is Plugoo. Plugoo lets you very easily chat with your website’s visitors via your own every day IM client. Whatever instant messenging client you normally use – Yahoo Messenger, MSN (Live) Messenger, AIM, Google Talk, Jabber, or ICQ –... read more

Using Humorous Widgets to Make a Point

Are you looking for a way to spice up your site or blog while using cool technology? A widget is probably the answer. There are thousands of widgets available out there, and I plan to point a few out that are particularly noteworthy in future posts. Today’s noteworthy widget is a really funny gizmo that lets you create a JibJab-style talking head out of any photo you have (person or animal). ... read more

Are You an Idea Person?

How often do you say “I have an idea”? Does anyone make a face or groan when you say that? How often do you hear in response, “Now what”? If you are an idea person like I am, you’ll have that scenario play out many times over your lifetime. Some people just have a brain that grows ideas like a unkempt yard grows weeds. We don’t really have control over when or... read more

Portable Apps – Can This Be My Future?

Yesterday, when discussing how I plan to survive my next computer crash, I mentioned that I was going to start storing music and photos on thumbdrives (USB Flash drives). Since that time, I’ve come to the conclusion that I *may* be able to run most of what I do from a USB flash drive. I’ve ordered a 2 GB flash drive and when it comes in, I intend to install a bunch of portable apps onto it. ... read more

How I Plan To Survive My Next Computer Crash

My entire weekend was ruined when my computer died early Saturday morning. I wasn’t entirely surprised. My computers tend to give up the ghost every 2-3 years, and the latest had lasted nearly 4 years. I wasn’t too worried. I have backups, right? Well, yes, sort of. For some reason, my backups stopped happening 4 months ago. I don’t know why. So my latest backup is really old. ... read more