http://www.idealog.us/ Where technology and media collide en-US Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:17:39 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://www.idealog.us/2012/01/not-so-reassuring-problems-at-domain-registrar-my-domain.html http://www.idealog.us/2012/01/not-so-reassuring-problems-at-domain-registrar-my-domain.html There are problems today with MyDomain.com ... it seems that not only is their site affected but also domains with A records without prefixes. Not so reassuring. Web/Tech Jeff Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:17:39 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2011/12/the-complete-mac-how-i-get-the-most-from-the-apple-mac-iphone-ipad-ecosystem.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/12/the-complete-mac-how-i-get-the-most-from-the-apple-mac-iphone-ipad-ecosystem.html This is a bit of a work in progress ... but check out The Complete Mac, which provides an easily browsable summary of all the products and accessories I recommend for Mac, iPhone and iPad users. Enjoy! Entertainment iPad Music Photography Technology Web/Tech Jeff Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:42:07 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2011/12/microsoft-told-to-put-up-or-shut-up-on-nevada-tax-dodge-issue.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/12/microsoft-told-to-put-up-or-shut-up-on-nevada-tax-dodge-issue.html Beginning with the publication of Citizen Microsoft in Seattle Weekly in 2004, I've reported that Microsoft used its Nevada office to avoid payment of the state's Royalty Tax from 1998 - 2010. I've blogged that the amount of the tax... Current Affairs Politics Seattle Web/Tech Jeff Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:28:34 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2011/12/jo.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/12/jo.html In his Everett Herald column today, John Burbank, Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, zeroes in on Microsoft's tax dodge and its harmful effects on the state's educational system. Read more Current Affairs Technology Web/Tech Jeff Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:48:28 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2011/10/search-is-faster-than-folders-for-email-productivity-and-organizing.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/10/search-is-faster-than-folders-for-email-productivity-and-organizing.html IBM study says search is a more productive way to access your email than trying to empty your inbox by organizing it into folders: "finding those emails by digging through folders took 58 seconds, on average, while merely searching for... Web/Tech Jeff Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:16:47 -0700 http://www.idealog.us/2011/10/how-to-stop-twitter-mentions-of-top-stories-today-via-from-paperli.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/10/how-to-stop-twitter-mentions-of-top-stories-today-via-from-paperli.html If you want to stop the annoying Twitter mentions from Paper.li, you can just tweet "@newscrier stop mentions" from your Twitter account. via How to Geek Web/Tech Jeff Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:27:41 -0700 http://www.idealog.us/2011/09/digitize-your-lp-records-into-mp3s.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/09/digitize-your-lp-records-into-mp3s.html I really wish I was hip enough to collect LPs so I would need one of these...looks fun... seen in Vienna's Cafe Phil. Music Technology Jeff Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:35:50 -0700 http://www.idealog.us/2011/08/newsclouds-social-media-community-platform-now-has-easy-install.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/08/newsclouds-social-media-community-platform-now-has-easy-install.html Our NewsCloud open source community-focused social media platform now offers a simple installation process. Check out the video and learn more. facebook NewsCloud Technology Web/Tech Jeff Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:56:03 -0700 http://www.idealog.us/2011/05/r.html http://www.idealog.us/2011/05/r.html Democracy School teaches citizens and activists to reframe exhausting and often discouraging single issue work (such as opposing ill-advised highway projects, stadium funding and corporate tax breaks, or proposing sick leave legislation, bans on toxic chemicals and common sense drug... Democracy Seattle Jeff Tue, 17 May 2011 11:10:56 -0700 http://www.idealog.us/2010/12/how-to-show-current-file-in-textmates-project-drawer.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/12/how-to-show-current-file-in-textmates-project-drawer.html I'd been wondering this for a while and finally googled for it: how to show the current open file in TextMate's Project Drawer? Command + Control + R Conversely, you can find and open a file by keyword with Command... Programming Web/Tech Jeff Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:53:06 -0800