cerebral odd jobs

Eudora is a great note taking, journal/diary, correspondence, info management, etc. I have the last Windows version (Eudora 7) which also has a built-in X1 file searcher. Eudora doesn’t have the ability to quickly add a reminder, unlike Outlook or other PIMs (personal information managers. Lotus Organizer was also great but no longer published). However, [...]

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I urge everyone new to blogging to start with the analogue blog (analog blogue?) and map out what you want to do, who’s the audience, how much work do you want to exert, etc.
Scot’s Newsletter makes a good point.
3. Don’t unsubscribe because you’re going to use the RSS feed instead. The SFNL RSS feed is [...]

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Over at http://edublogs.org/forums/ is an interesting set of suggestions for mobile apps, either for cell phone and other handheld devices or laptops.
Wibowo at http://nooventures.edublogs.org/ started this discussion by mentioning www.skweezer.net. He added a whole group of interesting “Dial-up and Mobility Survival Kits” that he uses. Must see his list at http://edublogs.org/forums/topic.php?id=784&replies=5#post-3762
Skweezer [...]

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If you are new to using the Internet, there are some good books to read first. The best resource is your local librarian. They can show you how to learn the terminology, features of a browser, etc. (For example, there’s no need for URLs for showing categories with contents, only for linking to them in [...]

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The Pew Internet and American Life Project announces the release of:

Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks: How teens manage their online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace
The majority of teens actively manage their online profiles to keep the information they believe is most sensitive away from the unwanted gaze of strangers, [...]

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1] Posted: 2006-10-29 I think people should examine why they want a blog before leaping into the blogosphere.
Some of the questions to ask are already in the forum.
Also, be very aware of the distinctions between commercial blogging platforms and volunteer (typepad and blogger vs wordpress, for example.)
Dario.be is a volunteer platform; small number of users; [...]

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