Archive for July, 2005

20 Technology Skills Tech Writers Should Have

Inspired by this post at the Shifted Librarian:

Spreadsheet Skills
Database Skills
Scripting Skills
Electronic Presentation Skills
Web Site Design Skills
Email Management Skills (including outgoing mail)
File Management Skills (non-Windows)
Computer Network Skills (including Wireless)
Installing Software Skills
Distance Learning Skills (vendor agnostic)
Computer-related storage devices (DVDs, SANs, USB Drives)
Knowledge of PDAs and cell phones
Advanced Electronic Research Skills
Electronic Copyright Knowledge
Computer Security Knowledge
Web [...]

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Art Fair

Ah summer in Ann Arbor, when tourists come into the “city”, streets shut down, and artists from around the one-day’s-drive area congeal in the gutters to disgorge their “art” on overly-anticipatory populous. Yes, it’s Art Fair. But not just one Art Fair! Oh no, this is Ann Arbor, where even the artists can’t get along. [...]

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Google Moon

Google has added the Apollo landing sites to Google Maps to commemorate the first manned Moon landing which occured 36 years ago today (That’s July 20, 1969). If you zoom in all the way, you can really see the detail on the surface.
Google Moon - Lunar Landing Sites

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New Home

I don’t think I’ve actually posted about my new house.
J– and I have finally settled into our new place in Chelsea. It’s a 1.5 story something or other, 2.5 bedrooms (ok, three, but if you can get a bed in that other room, good on yah), 2 baths, and detached garage. It’s our first [...]

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Buwhahahahaha - RMS calls for Potter Boycott

Richard Stallman (RMS in the Open Source world) has called for a boycott of Harry Potter. I can sympathize with his premise (a Canadian court ordered that people who were erroneously sold the book early weren’t to read them), but this is the stupidest idea I can think of as a response. RMS obviously does [...]

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MozBackup

Save yourself a ton of time and pain; backup Firefox bookmarks, cache, extensions, passwords, history, and cookies. Works for Thunderbird, too.
Link

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Over 100 Quick and Easy Healthy Foods

Most are under 30 minutes to make.
Link [via Kottke Remainders]

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