Tech[niques]

Technology applied to modern life

Simple Method to Decode the Destination of Tracking URLs

Published in March 5th, 2008

Posted by Matt in Tip, Web

Tracking services are often used to ID the source of web traffic. The Decode URI bookmarklet helps you find their final destination if you prefer to avoid them.

AvailiTime: Promising Multiple Calendar Free/Busy Availability Service… Doesn’t Deliver

Published in March 3rd, 2008

Posted by Matt in Review, Software, Web

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The feature list for AvailiTime’s multiple calendar free/busy availability service is impressive. Read our review to see how it stacks up in real life.

Squeezing Valid xHTML Out Of Windows Live Writer and WordPress

Published in February 27th, 2008

Posted by Matt in Howto, Software, Web

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Wordpress and Windows Live Writer are powerful blogging tools, but together they can really mess up your xHTML. Find out how to make them work better together.

Anatomy for Dummies: Does Anyone Know What That Doctor Was Talking About?

Published in February 18th, 2008

Posted by Matt in Tip, Web

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Dealing with medical professionals can be very confusing for us laypeople. Use Visual Body to help take some of the mystery out of the health care industry.

Close But No Cigar: Measuring Blog Popularity Is Not As Easy as I Hoped (Getting Noticed Part 4)

Published in February 6th, 2008

Posted by Matt in Howto, Review, Web

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In part 4 of the “Getting Noticed” series we’ll revisit how social feedback and popularity is measured, after discovering available services aren’t reliable.

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