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I’m not sure if this is a new feature or I somehow totally missed it, but this looks like a great tool. I’ve got a good idea for a firefox extension using this also, but I’ll have to do some searching and see if someone has beat me to the punch.

A custom search engine (CSE) tells Google which sites to search and which to avoid when dealing with a search query. This makes it much easier to get specific, guided answers to questions about a specific subject area. If you create a CSE you can use your expertise in a subject to control where Google looks for information about that topic.

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“A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in “F” shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers …”

This isn’t really news, but if you’ve never seen these heat graphs, you should take a look. Now you know why sites place content as they do.

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In a recent interview, Jason Fried from 37 Signals tells us why working closely together destroys productivity.

Wow, who would have thought that people will talk all day and not get any work done?

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The key to staying productive at all your computers is building a consistent workspace
—that is, a computing environment that is the same (where it counts) everywhere you use a computer. Today we’ll highlight several methods for creating consistent workspaces so that wherever you are, your bookmarks, files, folders, etc, are all in harmony

This is what I need to do. I have 3 computers that I work and play on. On 2 different operating systems. One of these days I’ll get it all together.

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