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  • My $.02 on Antennagate. http://bit.ly/cazI0V #
  • Whoa, mountain lion sighted in downtown Sonora (Summit Avenue and on Morningstar Drive). http://bit.ly/bfiFUS #
  • Blog post: Rediscovering The Simple Web. http://bit.ly/ahEpdz #
  • It’s a small thing but images now align properly in my blog’s RSS feed, thanks to the aptly named Align RSS Images plugin. #
  • Chrome & Firefox users: You can re-open the last tab you just closed by using Ctrl+Shift+T. Not new but I just learned it. #

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  • RT @danielday Tonight on ABC: “Silence of the Vuvuzelas.” #WorldCup #
  • Researching c-commerce plugins for WordPress. What a minefield. #
  • Blog post: All Tweets Are Local (hat tip to @IncidentFeed ). http://bit.ly/bkZ1jH #
  • Got all the blogs upgraded to WordPress 3.0 without a hitch. I’m not at all nostalgic for the pre-auto install days. #
  • Blog post: Beautiful infographic of Twitter usage during the World Cup. http://bit.ly/9TT8jU #
  • The winners are in! Check out the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton bad fiction writing contest. http://bit.ly/bJIGSi #

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  • “My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind.” – Thomas Jefferson #
  • “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” -A. Lincoln #
  • Lots of cool stuff at Daiso in Union City. Got this red plastic & stainless card holder for $2. http://twitgoo.com/16q8uv #
  • Inaugural webdancers newsletter is away. Watch for it in your inbox or subscribe your own self at http://eepurl.com/Dylp #
  • 10,000 join in an annual ritual of mooning Amtrak trains in SoCal. The BBC finds us amusing. http://bit.ly/cQUm2P #

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  • Cool. The new voice of Google Voice has never done voice over work before. She’s a Google employee. #
  • Download the word list from the new Yahoo! Style Guide in XML, Word or RTF formats. http://bit.ly/ao3bEp #
  • New post: Barcodes As Mobile Shortcuts. http://bit.ly/9QvcdE #
  • Now that I’m burning through business cards at BNI, I can recommend @gotprint for quality, low cost printing. #
  • Blog post: Real world computer skills we should be teaching in our schools. http://bit.ly/9f46Ih #
  • Always good to review: Essential Tools For SEO on a Budget. http://bit.ly/ckJsBm #
  • Coming soon? Use your Google Apps account to sign in to all Google products. http://bit.ly/a2GUMm #
  • Off to the Bay Area for 4th of July with the mom-in-law. #

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  • Beautiful Beech Staggerwing @ Columbia Fathers Day Fly-in. http://twitgoo.com/14mtde #
  • New blog and newsletter at #webdancers All about web presence, social media & online apps. http://bit.ly/d6SKMN #
  • RT @goodlaura: What the heck is “civil twilight?” <– Morning & evening when center of sun is 6 deg. below horizon. http://bit.ly/boXj17 #
  • Kudos to Price Pfister for warranty replacement on 8 year old kitchen faucet. #
  • Google Voice Makes the Phone Less Loathsome. Now open to everyone in the US. http://bit.ly/17riPR #
  • New webdancers blog post: 7 Tips for Effective Email. http://bit.ly/cMBFIw #
  • Two Takes on Twitter Tips. http://bit.ly/dl3Iy5 #
  • Oops! I just replied to a bot. At least I didn’t follow it. The moral: always check profiles first. #
  • Google Apps Premier & Education editions can now manage multiple domains from a single control panel. http://bit.ly/c2vAcN #
  • Top Google Apps updates for small and very small businesses. http://bit.ly/dzWQT1 #
  • New Google Docs viewer allows you to read Word docs attachments in Gmail without leaving the browser. #
  • Record Twitter volume: 3,283 tweets/sec at end of Japan-Denmark World Cup game. #
  • Micro-fiber is an amazing product. Cleans small screens without scratching. #

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  • Bought my first Android app: a game for my son. Returned it 10 minutes later when it crashed repeatedly. #
  • Working with Insight.ly, a CRM plugin for Google Apps. Looking to use it to manage network marketing. @insightlyapp #
  • Free & unrestricted wifi at #Starbucks starting 7/1. Also free access to paid sites like WSJ, iTunes & Zagat. http://bit.ly/asbg4d #
  • Wow, web pages without the clutter. #Readability will change the way you read online. http://bit.ly/sNTvG #
  • Limited (a few days) public beta for Swype keyboard for Android. It's pretty cool but you better act fast. http://bit.ly/ayBB3F #
  • With 8 gb now in the Hero, I guess I should shoot some video or something. #
  • New sharing settings in Google Docs makes it easier to control access. Details & video at http://bit.ly/bDsH9D #
  • Next time, I'm trusting my calendar over my memory. Sorry Chris. #

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  • Google Reader is one of the best mobile sites I’ve found since getting the Hero. Very usable. #
  • New in Gmail Labs: Enable “Google Maps preview in mail” and addresses in emails you receive will be displayed as maps. #

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  • Having too much fun playing with mobile stuff: QR codes, Bump, Latitude, mobile WP plugins. What a geek! #
  • Pleased to be a new member of Business Network International – Sonora Gold Founders chapter. http://bit.ly/9cQobs #
  • Follow @Sharp4Prostate on the Race Across America. 4 cyclists, 3014 miles, non-stop 24/7 for 7 days. Starts 6/12. #
  • If anyone’s not familiar with the stories of B.Z. Smith, you should change that. “Angels On the Ground”: http://bit.ly/dmjZoU #

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  • Spent a productive couple of hours updating my LinkedIn profile. The results are at http://bit.ly/c4imHL #
  • Tweet scheduling now available in #TweetDeck Nice! (This one’s going out in 5 minutes.) #
  • Happy 7th anniversary, #WordPress http://bit.ly/6z5gRd #
  • Probably going to jump on the Android bandwagon. Golden State Cellular offering the HTC Hero for FREE this weekend. #
  • Touching remembrance by @joshtpm on this Memorial Day weekend. http://bit.ly/cdfJvs #
  • About to end life as a mobile Luddite by getting Android phones today. Rest of weekend effectively gone. #
  • Having a hard time prying my new HTC Hero away from my 11 year old (sent from my laptop). #

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  • Why great NorCal band David Shapireau & West of Next is playing in Tuolumne City Park on a Sunday, I don’t know. But I’m going. #
  • I’ve just created a Lazyfeed channel to share my favorite topics and talk about them. Come check it out! http://lazyfeed.com/~2Rw0u #
  • Hey @lazyfeed, I unchecked that box that said you could post to my Twitter feed. Play nice or I’ll pack up and leave. #
  • Installed WordPress 3.0b2 on my development machine. Most changes under the hood, not in the interface. Didn’t break any themes. #
  • Step-by-step to list your business on Google Maps. Tuolumne Co. businesses, contact me if you need free help. http://bit.ly/cU58II #
  • If your browser supports HTML5 and CSS3, check out these world clocks made with no images or JavaScript. http://bit.ly/9eztDT #

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