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Reclaim your Google Reader screen real estate

Posted on 19 July, 2009 by Si

If you’re anything like me on my and do most of your Google Reading on a relatively small screen (MacBook 13″), or on one of those nifty NetBooks I keep hearing about, then you might like to try this. Stylish … Continue reading →

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Recover Broken Word 2007 Documents by Hacking the XML

Posted on 25 June, 2009 by Si

I like Word 2007 but like all Microsoft products, it comes with the affliction of complication. Word (and the Office Open XML format) is so complicated that there are a zillion possible things that could go wrong. Chances are one … Continue reading →

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Google Wave

Posted on 30 May, 2009 by Si

Yes, it’s finally happening! Recall in my previous post about feeds, I mentioned that feeds were great for abstracting website content but we didn’t have anything like that for discussion. The trimmed quote: “The web is a dynamic medium, and … Continue reading →

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How to Print PDFs optimally

Posted on 19 March, 2009 by Si

I’ve been printing a lot of research papers recently. These are things you just have to read in hard copy. Now I like to print them as optimally as possible, striking the right balance between minimal paper, minimal whitespace and … Continue reading →

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Share with Google Reader

Posted on 22 January, 2009 by Si

Do you use Google Reader? I’ve been enjoying it’s Shared Items feature for some time now. It enables you to share feed items you find interesting with other users of Google Reader. You can even attach a little note to … Continue reading →

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