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Monthly Archives: March 2006

Gmail Notifier Problems

March 29, 2006 at 12.00

UPDATE: It looks like the Gmail Notifier has been fixed.  Who knows what went wrong?  I’m just glad that it’s fixed. I thought it might have been just me, but Hawk Wings says that some people are reporting issues with the latest version of Google’s Gmail Notifier. I’m too busy with school work right now … (Continue reading →)

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AjaxWrite

March 25, 2006 at 09.35

Am I the only one who thinks that AjaxWrite is not only the least impressive Ajax app out there, but one of the worst ideas for a webapp, period? Probably not, but it seems to have generated a huge amount of buzz recently. Alex Russel shares my sentiments, and I’m glad for it. First of … (Continue reading →)

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30 Boxes Online Calendar

March 21, 2006 at 14.45

30 Boxes is a great new online calendar that has simply blown me away. At first I was confused as to what all the fuss was about, but as soon as I started using the calendar, I knew that I had met a tool that would turn even my disorganized self into an all-knowing, event-predicting … (Continue reading →)

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Some Great Films

March 14, 2006 at 22.36

I bought and watched A History Of Violence this evening, and I was reminded that I have seen some amazing films recently. I saw Syriana over winter break, and, while I had to see it twice to really get it, I enjoyed the film. When I saw a post on Boing Boing about Running Scared, … (Continue reading →)

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Heroine by From First To Last

March 14, 2006 at 18.27

The latest offering from Los Angeles-based post-hardcore outfit From First To Last is not so much a departure as an unexpected evolution from their previous efforts. Their Aesthetic EP sounded like it had taken the standard pop-punk route that emo has been travelling down the past few years. Luckily, I was not introduced to the … (Continue reading →)

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