Google Calendar
Another blockbuster web app out from those genii at Google.
Google Calendar, just released out of beta, is the kind of web app that makes you wonder why there are desktop applications. Not only does it do a nicer job of a calendar than iCal, Entourage, Outlook etc, but it's online, in a web browser and all done without clunky add-ins.
Share calendars with ease, subscribe to public calendars, publish your own public calendars, drag and drop events, set reminders - and most other things you could wish for - and it looks very slick too.
Link: Google Calendar.
Posted on April 21, 2006 in tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Remember The Milk
- Forever forgetting to do things?
- Lists everywhere?
- Never know what jobs your partner wants you to do around the house?
- Want your partner to be able to see what your never-ending job list is, and add to it?
Try out "Remember the Milk" a new, free web application that allows you to create and share multiple to-do lists and calendar-style items, stored on the web and shareable with whomever you choose. It also allows you to publish lists to various desktop applications such as Apple's iCal (there are windows equivalents).
The name is great too. Instant clarity about what the app is all about.
Link: Remember The Milk.
Posted on October 13, 2005 in tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Now we're domain mapped
Finally got the hang of DNS... so the site and all the links i've managed to update so far all refer to www.ian-lumb.com instead of ilumb.typepad.com. No real end effect, just a lot neater.
I'm still in the dark over the murky world of domain registries, DNS service managers, nameservers and A, MX and CNAME records - but it all appears to be working.
Posted on July 14, 2004 in tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Google tutorial
From Boing Boing: GoogleGuide is a good tutorial on how to build Google queries to give you the results you're actually looking for.
On this subject, Guardian online recently ran a story called "Delivering the Goods" which also contains some great tips on getting the most out of Google.
Posted on February 4, 2004 in tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Creating a website - the easy way
Some hints and tips on creating a website using new generation "idiot-proof" web-based tools
Websites used to be quite difficult to produce - in the early days, you needed knowledge of HTML, image manipulation and FTP, plus rudimentary knowledge of command line and css style sheets if feeling adventurous.
Things got easier with the advent of "WYSIWYG" web design programs and graphical FTP, but you still needed a modicum of intelligence to get through all the technical set-up details. Coming up with a clean, practical style that looks neat and professional was also a challenge.
The latest fashion on the internet is "Blogging" - in its early forms this was simply a way to run an online diary or comment page, open for community-based interaction. The latest Blogging tools however are evolving into sophisticated content management systems, with a very low technical requirement to get up and running and maintain.
One such tool is Typepad, launched in late 2002, based on Moveable Type - one of the most widely used blog management tools for site managers. This will be a revolution in the management of websites - all content can me managed from any web browser, no local copies of sites are needed, and no knowledge of HTML, FTP, CSS are required to make a decent looking website. All the content you would expect to be available, photo albums, links, commentary pages, etc can be easily added and various customisable templates are pre-loaded to make it easy to change the design of all your pages at the click of a button.
Typepad is chargeable - the plus level, which enables photo albums and lots of other useful functionality, is around $8 per month - which compares favourably with other similar tools, and also versus the alternative of paying for web space, ftp tools and HTML design programs.
The content and layout of Typepad sites is not limited to the set templates, as HTML code can be added to posts to make things look just as you want - adding photos, images and tables.
Give it a try - there is a one month trial period - if you already maintain a website you will be amazed how easy it is to add new content. If you have never had a website before you will be stunned how easy it is to make something look good in a very short period of time.
Posted on January 29, 2004 in tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
What is RSS?
RSS provides a mechanism for websites to provide their content outside of a traditional web browser. An RSS file is actually in XML format and contains little more than a list of titles, links and some limited excerpts of stories.
The great benefit of RSS is aggregation - allowing many websites to be browsed with one application to check for updates, instead of spending hours browsing sites that haven't changed since the last time you looked at them.
Some RSS readers:
For Windows, try FeedDemon, a great RSS reader with built-in alert and archiving tools.
For MacOSX, check out Ranchero software's NetNewsWire.
Many major websites already publish an RSS feed, such as:
plus most weblogs, including mine.
See also Mezzoblue for a much better explanation.
Posted on January 12, 2004 in tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
