Jeffrey C. Long

As rumored, Google Talk instant messaging premiered today (writeups here and here). And being a bleeding edge technologist, I’ve already registered and activated an account. Currently there is only a windows client available, though Mac and Linux users can use any jabber client. I’m using Adium. If you want to reach me, email me using [...]

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With the help of Ezra, just installed Kanotix Linux on my PC. It was a piece of cake. We had windows 98 installed on it and it was just slow and clunky. Kanotix is running much better, plus it’s user interface is much more modern. My pocketpc is having trouble with the screen alignment. When [...]

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I’m working on a site redesign at the moment, so things will probably look different from time to time. Don’t worry… my server isn’t freaking out. E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g i-s u-n-d-e-r c-o-n-t-r-o-l

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A blog is a form of publishing a website whose features benefit both the publisher (me) and the reader (you). When you come to a blog, you will always find the most recent post at the very top. This is called reverse chronological order. On the side is a list of recent posts as well [...]

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My trackpad’s been freaking out. Fortunately, it is still under warranty. I’m probably going to take it in to get fixed next Monday. Can’t imagine living without my computer though. And need to back it up before I take it in. I should be doing this anyway, but since it will be going under the [...]

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I go through seasons when tendonitis flares up in my right hand from using the track pad on my laptop. It started years ago when I was playing the piano too much at work and doing lots of composition work on a computer using a mouse. Since then, I’m susceptible to it when I’m using [...]

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Macresponder Automated email responder for when you’re unavailable Ten ways to organize and simplify your life Google Moon On the anniversary of the first manned moon landing on July 20th, 1969, Google releases Google Moon, a map of NASA photos and Google style points showing all the moon landings. Wapipedia A mobile phone site that [...]

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Clay Shirky believes that convergent technologies that provide people with the tools to produce and share content will throw the relationship between lay people and institutions into turmoil. I ask, what impact will this have on the loftiest of institutions, the church? Read on Technorati Tags: emergingchurch

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Top 100 Speeches In mp3 or Real Audio format. First 5: “I have a dream,” JFK’s Inaugural Address, FDR’s Inaugural address and Pearl Harbor address to the nation, and Barbara Charlie Jordan’s 1976 Democratic National Convenation Keynote Address. Presentation Excellence Powerpoint presentation from Tom Peters on giving great presentations. “My brother-in-law, a senior ExxonMobil exec, [...]

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This cuddly friend is Morbo, newscaster on Futurama. I wanted to use a sound from the show for my “You’ve got mail” sound. I recently discovered a program called Audacity that allowed me to import an mp3, cut the extraneous parts, and then save it as a WAV. Pretty cool, and it’s free. So if [...]

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