Monthly Archives: October 2009

Clean Up FaceBook in Firefox

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Use Facebook, but tired of all the apps, quizes, and other clutter that's been filling up the feed lately?  A GREAT Greasemonkey script called FaceBook Purity removes all those items from the feed so you're left with a much cleaner and quicker to read/load feed.   It tells you what it blocked in the upper-right, where you can also click to see what  wasn't in your feed if you're curious or afraid you missed something. For people who only use Facebook to keep in touch with friends/family, and not an all-encompassing entertainment stop, Facebook Purity can be a lifesaver. Easiest way to install it is to 1) Install the GreaseMonkey Addon.  (Follow the link and click Add to Firefox) 2) It will make you restart Firefox 3) Goto the Facebook Purity site. 4) Click the Install button on the page 5) Click Accept 6) Reload Facebook That's it.   Enjoy a cleaner, faster Facebook experience.

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Google Wave Invites

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Google today has released to me another few Google Wave Beta invites.  As I know many people are still trying to acquire an invite, and my friends that are interested mainly already have them, I'm offering them up to people who visit my page.  People I actually know of course get first dibs, but if you leave a comment on this post, I will send an invite as they are available.  I got 12, and of those 8 are still unspoken for at the moment. Please note, even if I do send an invite, Google claims there could be a delay of up to a few days before you receive it as it is a limited roll-0ut. If you found this post using Twitter or a search engine, please also spend a few minutes looking at the rest of my posts.  Who knows, you might see something else you like as well.
Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

What is a wave?

A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more. A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when. A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.
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Left vs. Right Concept Map

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leftright EU 1416 Left vs. Right Concept Map

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From a new book, The Visual Miscellaneum, come a concept-map exploring the Left vs Right political spectrum.  It's a simplified look at the two main sides in most political situations, the Left and the Right.  The author talks about it on his blog here. Check it out.

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World War II in Comic Form

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World War Two Simple Version by AngusMcLeod World War II in Comic Form

"Everything I know about World War II, I learnt in 5 minutes from World War Two: Simple Version.

Who better to explain epic global warfare than a group of anthropomorphic land masses?

Compensates the limited body movement of countries with over-the-top facial expression and clearly defined personalities.

World War 2 set to Comic Form

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World War I in Comic Form

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World War One Simple Version by AngusMcLeod2 World War I in Comic Form

The Great War.

The War to End All Wars.

The War to Make the World Safe for Democracy.

Explained with countries beating the living hell out of each other.

The First World War in amusing comic form.

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