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Codecademy === "JavaScript for Dummies"

2/6/2012

 
Codecademy is a good place to start learning web programming basics.  Rather than describe the free service here, I'll refer you to my interview in this week's Boston Herald for a piece called "Up to code".

Keeping this post short... and getting back to my lesson!

FreeConferenceCall, now with International Awesome

10/16/2011

 
Anyone who's ever tried to hold a call for 3 or more people knows that conference call bridges can be unreliable, expensive, and problematic.

I've been a user of freeconferencecall.com for years now, and I felt inspired to post here as a result of some awesome upgrades they've just put in place.

Most importantly, they now provide users with international dial-ins for several countries (click "View a current list of countries").  This means that you can host a conference call and provide an in-country dial-in to callers in the UK, Japan, Spain, Australia, and more.

The other recent service upgrade I've really enjoyed has been the change to access codes.  Previously, freeconferencecall host codes were the same as guest access codes, with the * and # sign being the only thing to distinguish (ie 125899* and 125899#).  Now, hosts and callers have different numbers entirely (ie 125899# and 943824#), making the service more secure and more professional.

Although I have access to other conference bridges at work, I'm not sure why I would use them.  I've been embarrassed by double booking a conference bridge one too many times, and I simply don't worry about that issue when I have my own freeconferencecall dedicated line, free of charge... with international dial-ins for international callers!

Drop me a line with comments, thoughts, or suggestions about other services.

Also don't forget to follow me at @AdamStober on Twitter.

7 Worthwhile Webjunks

8/21/2010

 
7 clips that always make me laugh.  In no particular order:
  1. UAF Nanook Hockey Opener 07-08. Do NOT spoil this one by watching on a small screen or low volume. Go all out.  2 minutes.  PG.
  2. Strongbad makes a techno song.  1 minute. G.
  3. Fonejacker Mr Doovde . 2 minutes. PG.
  4. Fonejacker PS3.  2 minutes. PG-13.
  5. iPhone4 vs HTC Evo.  3.5 minutes.  R.
  6. Powerthirst.  1.5 minutes. R.
  7. Afro ninja.  1 minute includes 3 views :)  PG.
Special thanks to George, Jonny, and BramO for helping me dig these up over the years.

NOTE 9/1/2010: Removed Home office from hell #2075 since the YouTube is not working.  Argh.
NOTE 9/28/2010: Home office from hell #2075 is back up!  Bonus, check it out! 24 seconds.  G.

Technology and Business RSS Feed Bundle

8/18/2010

 
Click here for a tailor-made "starter bundle" of RSS feeds on technology, business, entrepreneurship (and one on the Chicago business scene).

This short post was inspired by a recent chat with a friend which made me realize that my original RSS feed article should have made starting with RSS feeds even easier.

  • Related Post: RSS Feeds = Reading and Surfing on Steroids

Online conversions and translations

7/1/2010

 
Happy Canada Day!  In honour of my bilingual, metric-system homeland, this post is on easy and free online conversions and translations.

  • Any time I want to convert anything online I usually run a Google search like "convert kilograms to pounds."  I usually find an appropriate converter within a few clicks but have recently settled on OnlineConversions.com where all conversions are done instantly, on the same page.  No click-through, no pop-ups, no searching, just easy conversions.  [UPDATE August 2010: See comment for a helpful tip.  Thanks Jared!]
  • Translations are a little bit tougher.  I remember using Diccionarios.com many years ago, since the translations are generally accurate and thorough.  The price for high quality though was a limit on the number of translations you can do for free.  This is one reason why I have gravitated towards Google Translate over the past year.  It is one of those "good enough" solutions, not to be relied upon for high-quality or lengthy translations but just helpful enough to understand a quick word or general idea from any other language.  It is a tool that is useful but imperfect, and provides utility above and beyond a standard dictionary in that it allows you to enter whole web-pages and documents all at once.  You can see a terribly translated Spanish version of this website here, or a butchered French version here, for example.  The overall point is that Google Translate can instantly give you a basic understanding of almost any website or document regardless of what language you speak or what language it is actually written in.  I once needed to translate an entire English Powerpoint presentation to Spanish and uploaded the original Powerpoint document to Google Translate.  I had to go over every word and correct many serious mistakes to make sure it was professional-level Spanish, but the Google translation made for a great starting point and made the process a lot quicker overall.
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