Comic from the most excellent blog Geek and Poke.
I came across this while doing my rounds. Though at first blush I always cringe at the idea of any government agency getting more power or infringing on the free market. Much of the problem stems from government enforced monopolies to begin with so minimizing the damage makes a certain amount of sense.
Excerpt and link after the break.
For the cheap skates amongst us there is a great resource for those looking to expand their skills, FreeTechBooks.com is a great resource for tech books available freely online all in one location.
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I’m a pretty avid Lifehacker reader and have been for years, their best-of and top 5/10 posts have helped me find new apps and services more than once.
Today they bring us under hyped web apps. 10 in all, they cover time tracking, to phone calling, to charting and many more besides.
I’d give it a read if you have a few minutes and, like me, are always on the lookout for things to help you throughout your day.
Update: Unfortunately the one I was most excited about: Freckle is a little too steep for my few projects when my phone and a pad of paper does just as well.
Via: Top 10 Underhyped Webapps, 2009 Edition – Webapps – Lifehacker.
I’m a big fan of Cheat Sheets and have a small binder next to my workstation. More sheets are always welcome if they are well made.
Makeuseof has collected quite a few cheat sheets from around the web and posted it on their blog. From MS Office to twitter, 14 sheets in all. Worth a look if you or someone you know wouldn’t mind having quick reference sheets for their desk.
Via: Makeuseof.com.
Finally Google made public their response to the FCC on the Google Voice App Store rejection. Seems silly that they waited so long when Apple was quick on the draw to say “See? wasn’t our fault!” by posting theirs.