A Quick Look at the WebNotes beta

I was invited to join the WebNotes beta last week and I’ve been kicking it around for a few days now. If you’re looking for an interesting take on research or online collaboration, this tool is definitely worth a look.

Oh, and before I forget, I have 10 beta invites to give away – just

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Web Platform Installer Updated

I mentioned Microsoft’s Web Platform Installer back in early October. It was beta then and a Release Candidate version was announced late last week with some nice new features. No longer is it restricted to just Vista and Server 2008, it now adds support for XP and Server 2003. Some new tools have been added

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eWallet Web Companion: A First Look

Based on the number of recent mentions, I suspect I’ve established that I am a recent and enthusiastic convert to the eWallet password management application. I have it on my laptop and my Windows Mobile phone and just love it. Easy to use, easy to sync and it just works.

I recently mentioned that they also

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Whiteboard Pictures

I have some great notes for an upcoming project on a whiteboard. I have a digital picture of that same whiteboard courtesy of my phone.

I once saw a web based application that would take a picture and clean it up or even OCR it. As I recall, it even had some decent reviews. Does that

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Web Design is a P.I.T.A.

I’m looking at my assorted sites and their designs and have reluctantly reached the conclusion that there is a lot of room for improvement. Nothing matches, there’s no consistency and — perhaps worst of all — I haven’t done any of my own designs. Humbling.

Oh sure, I’ve done tons of modifying and hackering of other

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