Blogs

or just a few:

Using Twitter to share information or links?

Micro-blogging now has a new URL for developers wanting to share code snippets.

Check it out for yourself: http://snipt.org/

1. Absolute positioning inside a relative positioned element.
2. Z-Index and positioning
3. Margin Auto
4. Use Padding Carefully and Appropriately
5. Hiding text using text-indent
6. IE Double Float Margin Bugs
7. Using CSS to Fight Spam
8. PNG in IE 6 Fixes
9. CSS Cross Browser Transparency
10. Use CSS Image Sprites
11. Use Conditional Comments to support IE 6
12. CSS Specificity
13. Achieving a minimum height in all browsers
14. The * HTML hack
15. Sliding Doors Technique

Source: http://blog.themeforest.net/general/15-css-tricks-that-must-be-learned/

Zim is a WYSIWYG text editor written in Gtk2-Perl. It aims to bring the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Every page is saved as a text file with wiki markup. Pages can contain links to other pages, and are saved automatically. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a non-existing page.

Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=685

Interesting… This is definitely something that a lot of us will have to consider over the next few months in order to ensure a high ROI for the customers, especially given their expected level of “I” (investment).

“In the world of agile project management, there is a concept that is often applied to project documentation, administration, and methodology: “barely sufficient.” This phrase relates to the agile philosophy that elements that don’t directly provide business value to customers need to be skinned to the bone — that is, minimized to the point that they are on the verge of, but not over the edge of, chaos.”

“..in this precarious economy. Ask yourself these three questions:

• What does the customer really need?
• What are the core value-generating elements of the project at hand?
• Which components can be stripped or minimized without significantly impacting the utility of the project at hand? “

Check out the Microsoft Privacy Team Blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/privacyimperative/

And check out their Data Governance White Paper:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/a/7/2a773fa3-5be1-4c68-bcc4-17e84fc584bf/Data_Governance_White_Paper.docx

According to information week, Gmail users will soon be able to visit Google Labs in order to make their favorite mail client and the full content of their mailbox available offline.

Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902996

So you finally made the jump, and you have downloaded and installed Ubuntu.

Now, you can get a useful and FREE guide to help you in this new environment:

The ultimate Ubuntu book!

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is now available! Written by award-winning author Keir Thomas, Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is a totally unique and concise guide for everyday Ubuntu use.

• Focuses on core competencies and background knowledge needed to be an expert Ubuntu user;
• Readable, accessible, and easy to understand—even if you've never used Linux before;
• 100% new and original! Written from the ground-up to cover Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10.

So get your copy today:
http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/download.html

1 word: FuseISO !

Available via Synaptic or by simply typing:
sudo apt-get install fuseiso

Source: http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/04/howto-mount-isos-in-ubuntu-easy-way.html

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/2503b91d-d780-4c80-8f08-2f48878dc5661033.mspx