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RSS TODO list

So, I’m reading this article on 15 things you can do with RSS and I had this idea……RSS/Email TODO lists. Here’s how:

1) come up with a unique/not-easily guessable email to use at MailBucket.org or Mailinator.com – let’s say we use todo-myvogonpoetry@emailsite
2) use Bloglines and subscribe to your RSS feed from one of the sites above – make sure you make it private (in BlogLines). For the above example, if using MailBucket, it would be: http://www.mailbucket.org/todo-myvogonpoetry.xml (you can also read the mail by using your browser to visit http://www.mailbucket.org/simple/todo-myvogonpoetry
3) Now, whenever you think of something for your TODO list, just send yourself a todo email at your mailbucket.org address and bloglines will pick it up.
4) In bloglines, when you get a new TODO item, mark it as “Keep New”. Once it is done, unmark it.

There are lots of other cool things you can do with this. here’s one: create an anonymous, spontaneous discussion/forum

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Thanks to the power of Google, I found out that my first ever usenet post occurred on March 28, 1992.

Speaking of searches….have you tried Zabasearch? Scary. Try searching for yourself or your family members or even long-lost friends.

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Xplorer2

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I use a lot of Windows freeware – some of it I couldn’t live without. I decided that every now and then I’ll share my freeware finds – focusing on those apps that are off the beaten path – not the ones everyone has heard of like Firefox, Thunderbird, and Skype – I’ll mention the OTHER apps. Today’s freeware is an explorer replacement…not an Internet Explorer replacement, a Windows Explorer replacement.

The app is Xplorer2 (imagine that 2 is a small 2 at the top of the line – I’m not sure how to make a superscript). So, what makes this such a good explorer replacement you might ask? Many things! Here are a few:

  • Bookmarks – you can bookmark a directory then hit a key combination (like Ctrl-1) to go straight to it.
  • It remembers – go back to a directory tree you just visited and it highlights the directory you just went to. Then you can navigate back down the tree just by hitting ENTER every time (hard to explain)
  • *IF* it were to crash, it won’t take down your system tray with it
  • Muti-Views – you can have TWO explorer trees in one window – makes it easy to compare directories or copy/move files
  • keyboard shortcuts for everything
  • need a command prompt in a directory? Hit F10 then ENTER. New Folder? F8. New File? F7
  • LOTS more

Xplorer2 saves me SOOOO much time when coding and jumping from source dir, to build dir, to deploy dir, etc. Heck – even at home it saves me time! Give it a try – you won’t be sorry!

There is a free version and a pay version. I use the free version (though I SHOULD pay for the pro version)
Download the free version here: http://zabkat.com/x2lite.htm