Tag Archives: internet

Post Shared Google Reader items in WordPress

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Andrew

You might be wondering what these “Shared” posts are. Most of my web surfing consists of reading my RSS subscriptions in Google Reader, all 146 of them. On a given day I might find one or two things that I … Continue reading →

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Notes in Google Reader

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Andrew

Just realized you don’t have to subscribe to a feed in Google Reader to share something you find on the Internet. Under “Your Stuff” they added “Notes” a while back. On that page there’s a bookmark you can drag to … Continue reading →

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Inline text box spell checking in Firefox

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Andrew

Firefox 2 added spell checking in text areas, but I just found a little tweak that extends spell checking to inline text boxes. Big help for keeping blog titles and such spelled correctly. Here’s how: Type about:config in the address … Continue reading →

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Fixed one of the cardinal sins of web usability

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Andrew

You might have noticed links look different on my site. I had them styled without an underline for a long time and I realized I need to practice what I preach. Some usability issues came up at work recently and … Continue reading →

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2007 TurboTax Deluxe free for State Farm Customers

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Andrew

Updated 1/21/09: See my new post for 2008 taxes I started looking around for TurboTax on the cheap since good old tax time is coming soon. Turns out I’m not going to have to pay for tax software this year … Continue reading →

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