Geeks In Training http://www.geeksintraining.com Geeks in Training is a site for the not-too-puzzled. If you know everything already, it's not for you. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:02:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Google Calendar Updates Make For Easier Event Scheduling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeeksInTraining/~3/72NX2-MS2KE/ http://www.geeksintraining.com/2010/08/27/google-calendar-updates-make-for-easier-event-scheduling/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:01:08 +0000 Michael Zimmermann http://www.geeksintraining.com/?p=109

Geek Sugar has a great fresh look, and surprise, it’s actually got good content, too, so today’s post is courtesy of them. Google is long overdue for an update or two, so here’s to the calendar getting a couple of tweaks.

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Please Rob Me has a great post on the subject

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via “Apple of My Eye” on Vimeo.

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Keystick: Collapsing Keyboard Concept Folds Like a Fan | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

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YouTube – Microsoft .NET vs Java – trailer [HD].

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Anybody who is a developer will appreciate these great timesavers. There are many tools and sites listed that had me exclaiming out loud, “That’s exactly what I needed!”

Many of them seem to fill a gap that you’re usually too busy (or not technically able) to create, but accomplish something that you’ve been doing manually.

All-in-all, a great set of drudgery-removing web-apps for the modern web designer.

50 Powerful Time-Savers For Web Designers – Smashing Magazine.

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via Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | Photoshop Disaster Draws DMCA Notice For Boing Boing.

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A little bit scary to see my place front and center, with a view that can pan around and inspect the neighborhood.

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Bell, Telus confirm iPhone launches – The Globe and Mail.

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