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IT Productivity around the world dropping to an all time low
Productivity in IT departments around the world, and even in some other departments, dropped to an all-time low, when news got out that Monty Python created an official YouTube channel. The commitment of the Pythons is to publish their videos in high quality.
It is hard to say whether departments will recover from this shock.
Bear traps, time burglars and attention sinks
I just finished watching a recording of Merlin Mann’s presentation Bear traps, time burglars and attention sinks, or “Why does my email make me crazy?”. He discusses the problems today’s Knowledge Worker faces, and gives a couple of quick tips on how to get a handle on them.
You can watch the recording at iTunes. Also, [...]
Skype 2.0 beta for Linux includes video
Skype announced the release of a beta version of Skype 2.0 for Linux. The new version supports video, so Linux Skype users can now put the webcam to good use.
The Linux beta can be downloaded here. Hardware requirements are:
Processor: 1GHz or faster
RAM: 256MB
Hard disk: 20MB free space
Microphone and speakers, or headset
Internet connection, broadband is best, [...]