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Conquering Google Reader

 

03.25.09

Google ReaderGoogle Reader can be a very powerful tool, but it can quickly become your worst enemy.  I’m not going to tell you why you should be using it, or what an RSS feed is, etc., but rather how to get google reader working for you instead of the other way around.

The problem is this.  There are tons of different feeds available for pretty much whatever you are interested in.  When I first started using Reader, I subscribed to almost anything that had an RSS icon in firefox.  Things quickly got out of control and it wasn’t until recntly that I found a system that works for me.  more…

 
 

Why remember the milk rocks

 

03.03.09

Remember the Milk

In all honesty, my organizational skills were not what they are now.  However, by utilizing tools like remember the milk, google calendar, evernote, etc. I have been able to bring some fun and efficiency into what otherwise bored me to tears. This is all about why remember the milk rocks and why you should try it out if you haven’t already.

Remember the milk is essentially an online task management system.  But it’s so much more than that.   more…

 
 

About this site

 

02.25.09

about-site

Sure this may be the same as my content as my about page, but I’m way too excited to let this site wait any longer…

I have been a developer for about six years, but this happens to be my first personal site. But, based on the fact that I have two small children, a full time job, and side projects, I’m very happy this site made it live. This blog will take on the different interests I have, but I hope to mainly focus on web development. more…

 
 
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