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Twitter @johnarobb Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17

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  • Lunch is not just a time to fuel the body it is a time to fuel relationships with good conversation and even better listening. #
  • A friend’s son is the 6yo mentioned in this story. As a parent this picture is so scary. http://bit.ly/GXsMN #
  • Business is best done over a meal. #
  • At a restaurant, know the manager, getting special treatment always feels good. #

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Twitter @johnarobb Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10

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Should I keep using Outlook or switch entirely to Gmail?

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For more than 10 years Outlook as been my base of operations for email communications.  I loved Outlook.  It was feature rich and it there were third party applications that made it even more useful.  For years my biggest fear was was losing my email either from data corruption or a lost laptop.  About six months ago I started copying all of my email to my gmail account.  In this way I had a copy of all my incoming mail.  That didn’t help with outgoing mail so about 2 months ago I started working in Gmail about 80% of the time.  I think I am just about ready to abandon Outlook entirely.

Now that Google has Calendering, email and an address book it looks like there are fewer reasons to stay on Outlook.  I’m not sure what I’ll do about some of the tools I use with Outlook like Anagram.  That will be one application I’m not sure I can live without.  Send Personally from Mapilabs is another.  Gmail has forgotton attachment protection so that’s an applet I won’t need. 

A major benefit to using gmail exclusively is that all of my mail will now live in the Cloud.  No more worries about hardware failure or lost laptops.   I’m sure there are some new concerns but those don’t seem to worry me as much as the everyday problems encountered when your data lives on one harddrive.  

Google will soon offer Blackberry support via Gmail.  That means syncing of contacts, addressbook and emails between Gmail and your Blackberry.  That alone might justify the move to premium Google Apps. 

Have you ditched Outlook in favour of Gmail?

Twitter @johnarobb Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03

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  • Photo: Planet or Disco Ball? http://bit.ly/1a0sJs #
  • Meeting with colleagues. Lessons learned: talk to the people that actually maintain what is going to be built b4 u build it. #
  • Recent power outages got me thinking so I created this site – http://www.poweroutages.org Learned a thing or two about #twitter feeds as well. #
  • Anyone using twittergram linked to your flickr? Good/Bad? Please share your thoughts. #
  • I’ve unfollowed 3 people so far this morning – why? More than 3 tweets in 5 minutes. Some people have no self control. #
  • I’ve been using http://flickr.twittergram.com/ for a couple of days and it looks like it will work nicely. Thanks to @chaosmarine. #
  • Etiquette is crowdsourced, everyone has a say. Point out the behaviour, not the person and everyone gains. 4 @Joey_Smith #
  • I’m looking for more local followers in #kitchener, #guelph, #cambridge. I want to be updated on local happenings. #
  • People think Google Latitude is creepy, The reaction to my blog was strong. http://bit.ly/EC9bz so @TLLC I don’t think people want chips #
  • Very interesting approach to car production. http://bit.ly/j6vjy Thanks @dshatto #
  • Currently dealing with a locked down CMS and I’m getting frustrated. I’d switch to open source if I could get the client to go for it. :-( #
  • http://twitpic.com/4c78m – Major traffic jam. Cambridge, ON. 401 east service ctr #
  • Just got my seat for a 1000am screening of Star Trek. Let’s see how it is. Expectations are high. #
  • Go see #startrek. A current movie yet pays homage to all that has gone before. #

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Twitter @johnarobb Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03

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  • Photo: Planet or Disco Ball? http://bit.ly/1a0sJs #
  • Meeting with colleagues. Lessons learned: talk to the people that actually maintain what is going to be built b4 u build it. #
  • Recent power outages got me thinking so I created this site – http://www.poweroutages.org Learned a thing or two about #twitter feeds as well. #
  • Anyone using twittergram linked to your flickr? Good/Bad? Please share your thoughts. #
  • I’ve unfollowed 3 people so far this morning – why? More than 3 tweets in 5 minutes. Some people have no self control. #
  • I’ve been using http://flickr.twittergram.com/ for a couple of days and it looks like it will work nicely. Thanks to @chaosmarine. #
  • Etiquette is crowdsourced, everyone has a say. Point out the behaviour, not the person and everyone gains. 4 @Joey_Smith #
  • I’m looking for more local followers in #kitchener, #guelph, #cambridge. I want to be updated on local happenings. #
  • People think Google Latitude is creepy, The reaction to my blog was strong. http://bit.ly/EC9bz so @TLLC I don’t think people want chips #
  • Very interesting approach to car production. http://bit.ly/j6vjy Thanks @dshatto #
  • Currently dealing with a locked down CMS and I’m getting frustrated. I’d switch to open source if I could get the client to go for it. :-( #
  • http://twitpic.com/4c78m – Major traffic jam. Cambridge, ON. 401 east service ctr #
  • Just got my seat for a 1000am screening of Star Trek. Let’s see how it is. Expectations are high. #
  • Go see #startrek. A current movie yet pays homage to all that has gone before. #

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