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How to build and customize your own PBX with Asterisk

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Geek.com have updated their classic tutorial on how to set up your own PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or switchboard phone system.

This article demonstrates how easy it is to roll your own PBX in about an hour or two. Provided that the instructions herein are followed carefully, you too should be able to set up your [...]

Email Prioritizer

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

New gimmick or possibly useful plugin for Outlook 2007 (Exchange) users:  Email Prioritizer
Email Prioritizer is a plug-in for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (running on Exchange Server) that helps you manage email overload. This concept test provides a “do not disturb” button that temporarily pauses new email arrival, and prioritizes email with a 0-3 star rating [...]

Aurora concept video

Monday, August 18th, 2008

These guys are working with Mozilla to bring you the next generation of browsers. This is a sneak preview…

Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.
[From adaptive path » aurora concept video]

Superb Linux tutorial for Linux newbies

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Joe Roper’s Conversational Linux for Newbies (PDF)
A free download from the guys that brought you the superb PBX/VoIP solution PBX in a Flash.

Windows Applications that keep me from completing “the switch”

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

About 18 months ago started using my MacBook Pro for all professional work, ditching my Toshiba and making “the switch”.
Despite really loving my Mac, various professional conventions and some much loved software keep me running a stripped down copy of Windows XP in Parallels nearly full time. Apart from being just another computer I have [...]

6 sound email tips from Tim Sanders

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Tim Sanders lists 5 e-mail practices to avoid if you wish to remain popular at work:

Don’t use email to give bad news. At Yahoo!, I always told my folks, “Email is for saying yes and for exchanging information. If you want to say no, criticize or get into an emotionally charged issue, pick [...]