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Anyone Using Microsoft Office 365 Beta?
Posted by Peter in Technology on May 4, 2011
Several days ago, I signed up for Microsoft Office 365 Beta, and I just completed the set up. I haven’t migrated anything yet, and before I do I was wondering about the experience of others.
I’m currently using Gmail, Google Calendar, etc., and I like it well enough, but the prospect of having all of my documents, files, email, calendar, etc. all in one location and accessible from anywhere is very tempting.
Thoughts, concerns, comments?
Microsoft Office 365 Beta
Initial Thoughts on Firefox 4
Posted by Peter in Technology on March 24, 2011
Firefox 4
Which browser do you use and why?
I’ve been using Firefox 4 for a few days now, and here are a few of my initial thoughts:
- It’s definitely faster as advertised. If you are a Firefox user, you will notice immediately.
- Oddly, the new Tab Bar is by default above the Tool Bar. Luckily, this is easily fixable (“right click” in the tool bar are and uncheck “Tabs on Top”).
- The Menu Bar is replaceable by a button. I’ve read reviews that indicate the button is the default look, but my Menu Bar was in tact. I’ve removed it to see what it was like without it, but I’ve since replaced it.
- The monochrome default skin isn’t terribly attractive, IMHO, and is strikingly similar to Chrome’s.
- Not all of my add-ons made the cut because they were not compatible with Firefox 4. I assume it will only be a matter of time before the add-ons catch up, and I probably needed to pear down my add-ons anyway.
- I have enough buttons on my Tool Bar that it shrinks my address more than I’d like, especially with so many of the newer and longer favicons. I’ll get over it, but I prefer long address bars. I could create another tool bar, but that would defeat the following.
- There’s certainly more screen real estate, so that’s a plus.
I didn’t intend for this to be a critical post, even though it sounds that way. I have and will continue to use Firefox as my go-to browser. And I have used IE, Chrome and Opera. For a short while, I even used Opera as my primary browser, but it was an “outside-the-box” phase I was going through.
Actually, my best user experience was with Firefox cousin Seamonkey which I used for a few years. It was the all-in-one suite I needed (think Firefox + Thunderbird + an html composer and more). I only reluctantly stopped using Seamonkey when I started using Gmail to import all of my other email accounts. In fact, if you use Outlook and Firefox, I would encourage you to give Seamonkey a try. I have even given serious consideration to returning to Seamonkey now that it is Windows 7 ready, but I think I would be returning for all the wrong reasons.
A bit of a ramble, sorry. Browser thoughts, anyone?
A Little Link Love
A friend of mine and I were, once upon a time, going to be the next biggest social networking gurus.
I, obviously, don’t own a facebook, twitter, or one of their competitors, just a few humble blogs. But, he’s still hard at it, and I just wanted to throw him a little free advertising. So, if you need flowers in the Big Country area or some other product or service, give his sites a look.
Best Free Software Site
Posted by Peter in Cool Stuff on March 26, 2010
I don’t think I’ve written about Gizmo’s Freeware (aka techsupportalert.com) before here, but I should have. It is my favorite (and, in my opinion, the best) free software site out there. If you’ve never visited it, you should. If you have, you know what I’m talking about.
It is not a megasite with every freeware program known to man, so you don’t have to sift through pages and pages of junk. It is simply a repository of the best freeware available categorized, reviewed and culled to the top free programs in each category.
I have yet to try this completely (primarily because of my dependence on WordPerfect and PowerPoint), but I am convinced you could survive without ever paying for software again by simply relying on this site. And the pickers, choosers and reviewers know what they are talking about.
I have found numerous gems that I use regularly. I found my screen capture utility, pdf reader/editor and writer, photo editor, anti-virus software, cleanup utilities, and much, much more. And now that there is a free Bible study software category, I feel compelled to recommend this site. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Note: About the only thing I did not find here was free or open source Church multi-media software, but I do now know of such a program if you happen to need one.
Want to drive traffic to your blog?
As I mentioned yesterday, I had a peculiarly large number of hits from surfers searching for satan over the last few days. I mentioned that I had 33 over the previous two days. Well, there were 34 yesterday alone, and today is well on its way to eclipsing even that. So, want to boost your traffic? Write about satan.
Internet Addiction Detox
Addicted to the internet?
If you’re reading this, you probably are. And there’s good news for your addiction.
A CNET blog is reporting America’s first internet addiction detox program, appropriately named reSTART, is open for business. The Heavensfield Retreat Center’s “Internet Addiction Recovery Program” provides “treatment for internet, gaming, texting and video game abuse.”
What, no blogging? They’re missing out on a huge pool of addicts, aren’t they?
However, for a mere $14,500 you too can spend 45 days in Heavensfield, located outside of Seattle, WA, and kick your internet, texting or video game addiction. Bloggers, too bad.
Cool Bible Stuff
Posted by Peter in Bible, Cool Stuff on October 13, 2008
I come across a lot of cool stuff in the blogosphere. The problem is that I don’t always remember what it was, where it was, or why it was so cool.
So, to help me remember stuff and find it (because my bookmark files are about as cluttered as the web), and because I always want to share the cool stuff I can no longer find, I’m creating a new category (“Cool Stuff”) for random cool (Bible-related) stuff.
Here’s some pretty cool stuff occupying my “Temp Blog Stuff” bookmark folder:
Eleven Ways to Care for Your New Bible – Rick Mansfield’s tips o’ the trade, with some surprising info, like Bible covers are bad for leather Bibles. I don’t use Bible covers, but I know a lot of people who do, and they need to check this out.
Preserve the Word – Give your Bible a makeover.
A (Bible) Reader’s Manifesto – Bible readers of the world, UNITE! 2 thumbs, 5 stars, 10/10, whatever. I agree.
BibleMap.org – Choose a scripture, see where it happened. This is also on the Resources page, but I want to give it another plug.
What a Beginning – A remarkable treatment of the mathematics of Genesis 1:1. Oh, to be a mathematician.
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