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Dropbox Client for Linux

esolves — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:10:07 +0000

Recently I got my invite to try out the new Dropbox service. I am a long time Folder Share user and had heard some good things about Dropbox. I have to say, I am very happy with the performance of Dropbox and was even more pleased when I found out there was a Open Source Linux client. Figured I wouldn’t be a good geek if I didn’t do a quick install and see how it performed. Here is a video of that effort.

Dropbox has clients that run on Windows, Mac, and Linux
http://www.getdropbox.com/

PHP and Regular Expression

esolves — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:03:03 +0000

Regular expressions is very powerful if you know how to use it and crippling if you don’t. WebCheatSheet.com has posted a great introduction to PHP and Regular Expressions and I would strongly recommend any PHP developer (or any other developer for that fact) to take a look at it.

Using Regular Expression with PHP

GTD with RTM

esolves — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:05:08 +0000

I’ve been personally using an online service called Remember The Milk (RTM) for sometime now. It allows me to manage my task on-line where ever I am. It also ties into some great services such a Google Calendars, GMail, and Jott (all services I use). I’ve been using RTM pretty regular for the past couple of years but still struggled with organization and tracking of task.

In conjunction with RTM I’ve tried other services and application based around the “Getting Things Done” (GTD) philosophy but none of them really stuck with me. Thanks to a awesome posting on the RTM blog, I feel I’ve take a few huge steps forward in both how I use RTM and how I manage my GTD life. I strongly recommend this read to all my friends and colleagues. RTM is a free service but there is a Pro account that gives you a couple (but not needed) bonuses and “A warm fuzzy feeling” (there words not mine Check out the service and check out the blog posting.

Remember The Milk – Blog (Advanced GTD with Remember The Milk)

QuickTip – Firefox

esolves — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:51:21 +0000

If you spend any amount of time on the Internet and are anything like me, you usually have a set of sites you visit on a regular basis. Here is a quick time saving tip if you use Firefox. Organize all your commonly visited web sites into a single “Daily Setup” file. I actually have two, one personal that opens all my favorite web sites that I usually read at least once a day and another for work which opens a bunch of work related sites. Then all you need to do is click on your Daily Setup bookmark, select the setup you want (personal or work), and click on “Open All in Tabs” and BAM you are off and running with your daily injection of Internet feed.

Hope you find this tip useful.