Posted by Jeff September 20, 2006
I love this IOGear Bluetooth mouse - model GME225B. It’s quite small, which is good and bad. It fits easily into a pocket. (But don’t leave it on unless you want to freak yourself out). It’s a little small for big hands, but the portability is worth it.
I had previously tried cordless USB mice with a USB dongle - but the dongles broke off over time from metal fatigue– since I carry my laptop almost everywhere. My laptop has Bluetooth, why not use it?
Optical tracking works well unless on a dark black surface - like black plastic train seats. A newspaper can double as a mouse pad.
The mouse starts to lose sync as the batteries fade. I use Powerex rechargeable AAA’s - they last about 4 days of all day use.
$42.99 at NewEgg
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Posted by Jeff September 03, 2006
Jay Dedman has put together a very nice video with Brian Pinkerton, Ryan King, Tantek Celik, Kevin Mark, Liz Dunn of Technorati.
Blogosphere doubling every 6 months
Technorati has 500 servers.
Only links in the last 180 days count for your rank.
Helping positive feedback loop.
50 million people are blogging - unprecedented in history.
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Posted by Jeff September 03, 2006
Slimtimer is a great little* webapp for tracking time.
It is fascinating to me that such a personal/private endevor as time tracking works best on a hosted service. The hosted service gives it the agility to react to user requests by adding reports. In addition, the graphic design is lovely and inviting - unlike most apps done by Windows hackers.
My primary computing device is a laptop with EVDO — it goes with me everywhere. I generally (but not always) have a connection. But what if I’m off the grid and want to switch timing modes? What information is lost? That isn’t clear.
The author is working on an API. An API will allow all sorts of adaptors. I’m intrigued by the idea of a time budget - where does my time actually go? What adjustments should I make? SlimTimer can facilitate this, in the same way that Quicken enables ruthlessly factual self-examination.
The key is making it easy to track time - a problem SlimTimer has down cold. Time budgeting promises an insight into myself, to fine tune my habits. This motivates me to be honest and detailed.
* “Little” can be a pejorative. Here, it’s a compliment meaning “easy to understand”
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