The Oz reports today that Time Warner is setting up a new AOL portal in Australia. “The company is expected to launch an advertiser supported free portal offering additional web services such as email in direct competition with established portals such as Ninemsn and Yahoo7.” This will be AOL’s third crack at setting up a portal here. Would a zombie joke be in poor taste? More »
Post-it notes are a mixed blessing. They can seem oh-so-handy for adding notes to files, flagging salient points in a document, or scribbling down notes while you’re on the phone. But they can be a curse if they get lost or moved; and all too often they’re misused or overused. If you want to keep the information and be able to track or file it, don’t place it in a post-it. It’s no good saying “I noted that on the file!” if you did so on a post-it which has since disappeared. Post-its also making copying paper files a pain – to be thorough you have to copy the document with and without the post-it, and that’s a waste of time. I freely admit I’m a post-it junkie. I’m trying to curb my usage. In that spirit, here’s a link to some nice photos of artists making better use of post-its!
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