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Quick Quote: RIP Google Wave, 5/28/09 to 08/04/10

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Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year

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"5 Services That Leverage Google Wave" -- via ReadWriteWeb [Link]

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5 Services That Leverage Google Wave

Google Wave went live for, well, everyone this week. I recently created my first real wave to use with some friends on a project, and I thought I should take a look around and see what advice there is on the web for users interested in Wave.

I found out that ReadWriteWeb has this great set of examples about how companies are leveraging the incredible functionality of wave to build their own takes on collaborative editing and design.

Also, don't forget to take a look at The Complete Guide to Google Wave by Gina Trapani, of Lifehacker and, more recently, her own Smarterware.org.


March 5
2010
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"Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree" -- Via Lifehacker [Image]

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My podcast addiction currently prevents me from listening to audiobooks, but it's something I want to start doing soon.

Visit BooksShouldBeFree:
http://booksshouldbefree.com/

Also, consider LibriVox:
http://librivox.org/

Texter Automates Repetitive Typing Tasks -- Via Lifehacker

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Texter is an application by Adam Pash over at Lifehacker. The application, which works only on Windows, is actually a few years old, but it's new to me and has already automated some extremely repetitive typing tasks I have to perform all day at work. Basically, you set a keyword -- called a hotstring in Texter -- that, when typed and followed by the return key or the space bar, will be replaced by a full sentence. 

For example, I might set up a hotstring that consists simply of the word "hubris." Then, later, when I want to tell someone how awesome I am in an email, I can just type "hubris," press enter, and the word will be replaced by the sentenced I had saved and connected to "hubris" in Texter, maybe something like "Joe is an amazing human being that displays both intelligence and wit at extremely advanced levels." All of that, just from typing "hubris." You can imagine how much time this program saves me.

Best of all, it's tiny and portable -- I run it from a USB key that I take everywhere with me. Very handy. Click below for the goods.

Source: The post about Texter at Lifehacker, or, if you prefer, a direct download link.