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Make a Word Cloud from your Feed

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I happened across Jonathan Feinberg’s Wordle (”Beautiful Word Clouds”) visualization recently.  Pretty fun, but I instantly wanted a way to create one from an RSS feed. I didn’t see a way to do it, so I checked the FAQ confirmed there wasn’t one available:
How about a field to enter a blog/web page/wikipedia article’s [...]

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How to make easy video screencasts of software in Windows

March 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A video demonstration of software is often far better than static screenshots, and is often more convenient to distribute than arranging for a live demo. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to record a video “screencast” of most applications with the free (as in lunch) Windows Media Encoder software.
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High-Tech Helpers for New Years Resolutions

December 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Wondering if your New Years’ resolutions will make it past February? While there is no substitute for personal discipline and all that stuff, it is nice to have some help along the way. Here are some ways that technology can make that resolution just a little bit easer to keep:
Get Things Done

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