Archive for April, 2007

Apr 20 2007

Seeing Ourselves as Others Do

Published by Robert Story under Inspiration

Here are a couple of excerpts from a insightful article in BusinessWeek on being honest with ourselves:
“As human beings there is almost always a discrepancy between the self
we think we are and the self that the rest of the world sees.”…“Ask yourself these questions: What really bothers you about the “rest
of the world?” Is there [...]

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Apr 18 2007

Google Spreadsheets adds charts

Published by Robert Story under Tools

To do this on an existing spreadsheet, click the [Add Chart] icon.
“Your chart choices include columns, bars, lines, pie, and scatter, each with a handful of sub-types (such as 2D and 3D). You can specify what range of data to include in the chart and add labels and a legend. Plus, you can export charts [...]

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Apr 17 2007

Use Skype from your cell phone

Published by Robert Story under Tools

Skype Your Cellphone – Forbes.com
…the mobile phone does not need any special hardware and there is no need for a broadband connection or even a Wi- Fi connection. You simply download the iSkoot software from the iSkoot’s Web site. Then, when you want to chat over Skype, the call is routed over a [...]

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Apr 17 2007

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Published by Robert Story under Tools

Jott, a company based in Seattle, offers a convenient new service that lets you speak messages and send them to yourself or others — as a transcribed text message.
Or as a voice message, if you prefer.
Sign up at Jott.com takes a minute, with no hassle. Then all you do is call [...]

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Apr 10 2007

How “Positive” Are You?

Published by Robert Story under Inspiration

The way that we approach a situation is one of the biggest factors in the results we will achieve. Norman Vincent Peale describes this as follows:
    “Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat [...]

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