Monthly Archives: November 2010

RexLinks for November 10th through November 12th

RexLinks are items I’ve shared on Google Reader during the past couple of days: The Madoff Auction – You, too, can own a piece of historic hubris. 'Hulu for Magazines' launching early 2011, but only for Android | All Things … Continue reading

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Links for November 10th (Day #3.2 of a Rexperiment)

These are links of note I’ve shared on Google Reader November 10th from 19:10 to 19:49: Veterans Day Videos | PBS Video – Veterans Day videos that can be watched online at PBS Video. Why I Moved Backupify To Boston … Continue reading

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Links for 2010-11-09 (Day #3 – Link Post Rexperiment)

Socialize Chrome Without Switching Browsers (aka, Who Needs RockMelt?) | LifeHacker.com Key quote: While RockMelt approaches social media in a new and unique way, for most Lifehacker readers it's going to feel like a glorified Facebook portal that's both distracting … Continue reading

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Links for 2010-11-08 (Day #2 – Link Post Rexperiment)

Amazon drops its fee for magazine, newspaper subscriptions Amazon.com announced that magazine and newspaper publishers will soon be eligible to earn a larger share of revenue from each title they sell in the Kindle Store (tags: magazines amazon newspapers publishing) … Continue reading

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Instant Review of RockMelt

As someone who likes to, in a mixed-metaphor kind of way, kick the tires of shiny new things, when I read about the new web browser, Rockmelt, I downloaded it (thanks to a Facebook friend who was notified by RockMelt … Continue reading

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Links for 2010-11-07

I am “re-experimenting” with a daily post of links, however, this one jumped the gun because the service Delicious.com is not giving me access to the page that allows me to turn off the feature they used to call “thingy.” … Continue reading

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What are those hashtags at the end of paragraphs?

[I've added a version of this post to the OFQ (occasionally asked questions) page of this blog. ] Recently, I added the “WinerLinks plugin” to the WordPress software I use to publish RexBlog. (Plugins are snippets of code that add … Continue reading

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It’s okay that Tom Brokaw doesn’t get Twitter

Today, I read that Tom Brokaw said he didn’t get Twitter. That’s okay. Neither do I. Sure, I have the Twitter username @R and I’ve posted 9,569 tweets. And, yes, I probably did register before most people did. But I … Continue reading

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For my uni-monitored friends

In reference to my recent post regarding my three-monitor setup, a person who shall remain nameless, but whose initials are Bill Hudgins, emailed me today’s Dilbert comic strip.

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How elections are like being trapped in an elevator

Last night, when I flipped on the TV to begin watching election night coverage, I instead became totally mesmerized by an episode of the PBS program, NOVA, called Trapped in an Elevator (website, on-demand stream). Later, after a few hours … Continue reading

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