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2006 weblog tool market share

will — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:18:45 -0800

Looking for 2006 stats or reports on weblog tool market share. Ideally include installed systems like MovableType and hosted platforms like TypePad.

RSS Mashup & Duplicate Removal

will — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:01:33 -0800

Looking for a tool that can take multiple RSS feeds, strip duplicate entries and output a single feed. None of the RSS meshing tools I'm seeing seem to offer the duplicate removal. I'm subscribed to searches through 20+ feeds to make sure I catch all available references of a URL on blogs, courtesy of MonitorThis, but the number of duplicates is becoming a big problem.

Sales process development books

will — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:26:07 -0800

Have a sales process development book or other resource recommendation? Looking for something practical with sample processes and documents, less on theory.

AirPort Extreme Base Station Losing Connection

will — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:45:41 -0800

2 year old AirPort Extreme Base Station is haunted. It keeps dropping our connection to the internet. Computers show in Network Preferences as having an IP and being connected to the internet. This happens every 15-30 minutes. At first we thought it was the cable modem, but restarting the base station in the Airport Admin Utility fixes it. Tried cold booting the base station, but no luck. Any ideas to save me from having to reboot the thing several times an hour?

Toronto home computer tech support

will — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:34:14 -0800

Looking for recommendations for home computer tech support in Toronto, Canada. Nerds on Site seems pretty good, anyone want to give a recommendation for a buddy or company that does great work?

Email Campaign Management

will — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:03:01 -0800

Looking for a good web-based (ASP) solution for managing permision email marketing campaigns. Hunting for something that is more innovative, better priced - the Basecamp of email marketing would be perfect. Anyone have any products that they're happy to recommend, based on personal experience?

Villain Dies WIthout Hero Killing Him

will — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:25:09 -0800

What's it called when the villain of a story dies without the hero actually killing anyone directly? For instance, in Spider-Man the petty thug trips over a pipe and falls out the window and the Goblin becomes his own victim when his final attempt to kill Spider-Man backfires.

Most Expensive Google Answer

will — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 00:08:31 -0800

What's the most ever paid for a Google Answer? The FAQ says up to $200, but surely that must have been surpassed by now - the page is stamped at 2003. The pricing page has the same numbers. Are there answers out there worth more than $200 to somebody?

Face Textures Too Real?

will — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 23:38:07 -0800

I saw a thread somewhere on a popular blog in the past year or so talking about how when the textures on the faces of video game characters (or possibly just CG) cross a line of looking too realistic, it actually causes people to dislike them or feel uncomfortable. Does anyone know what this is called, or can point me in the right direction to find out more?

Can anyone suggest a waterproof sleeve for my

will — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:42:05 -0800

Can anyone suggest a waterproof sleeve for my newly ordered 12' iBook? I'm looking for something I can slip the iBook into before putting it in my backpack. The backpack itself offers good protection from rain, but isn't perfect. The MacCase Sleeve says it has a waterproof fabric, but the flap only covers 90% of the opening,