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Sharing Google Writely Invites

Marlo — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:23:27 +0000

Writely is a web application which allows you to create, edit and share documents online. The application allows you to upload from Word, publish on the web and even post to your blog. I recently got hold of an invite to beta test this nifty tool. If you would like to try it out, please leave a comment below with your email address. Right now, the beta release is by invite only.

I think this is a good application to use when there’s two or more people working on a document or blog article. Elaine and I often email our articles to each other prior to publishing them online. This tool would allow us to track updates which should reduce the time it takes to proofread each other’s work. Also, having a built-in spellchecker is a big plus as well. Anyone who is familiar with Wordpress, will know that it does not have a spellchecker.

So what are you waiting for? Get your free Writely invite today!

Stop Those Annoying Forwards, Politely.

Marlo — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:29:39 +0000

Are you tired of receiving email spam from friends, co-workers and even family? Seeing the same virus warning over and over again? If so, there maybe a solution for you! Send them this site: http://www.thanksno.com.

Here’s an excerpt:

You’re not a bad person, and no one hates you, but it would be valuable to learn the very personal preferences of your friends, family members, and co-workers before including them in unrequested email or choosing to expose their private address to people they don’t know.

If you ever received one of these letters from us, remember it’s nothing personal.

Beat my score

Marlo — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:04:53 +0000

A co-worker sent me this link today. It’s a flash-based game you can play within your web browser. The words move across your window from right to left. You are suppose to type out the whole word before it reaches the left of the screen. It’s a great time waster and it could possibly increase your typing skills.

I’m a poor typist so it won’t be too hard to beat my score of a 137. What’s your score?

Go Elf Yourself!

Take your child to work day

Marlo — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:12:13 +0000

Well at least it is for the rest of the city. My company decided to hold a special day during the summer when school isn’t in session.

When I took the train yesterday, I saw all these kids sitting with their mom/dad. The kids all had excited looks in their faces (they have no idea). Their mom or dad also had a happy and proud look. These are the same people I see on the train everyday (well almost everyday). They usually have solemn faces – probably counting the number of years before they retire. People were actually walking slower from the train station to their respective offices. Although there was one parent who had to pickup their child since he was being distracted by the incoming trains. For the most part, people were generally in a happy mood.

This had me thinking what would I do if Sammy was old enough to come with me to work. At this point, I don’t think he has any idea what I do for a living. If you haven’t seen the video clip of Sammy’s impression of daddy working, you should check it out now:

It’s a clip of him banging on his toy which represents the keyboard and him occassionally moving the mouse. He must have been watching me work when I have my work from home days.

I don’t think Sammy would be all that interested in coming to my work. I sit in meetings most of the time. I talk to people on IM, sometimes I talk to Elaine when she has a chance to go online. That might be the highlight of the day for him too. Right now he keeps asking me “what are you doing?” over and over again every two or three minutes. He can actually be a manager at my office. He could do that all day, but to different people. Though, we’d have to work on his timing.