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	<title>Wacdesigns &#187; Cool Tools</title>
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		<title>Toggl &#8211; Time tracking that works</title>
		<link>http://www.wacdesigns.com/2010/11/02/toggl-time-tracking-that-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve been searching for a Time Tracking/Management tool that will allow me to monitor and report the time that I have been working on my task/projects. While searching on the web i found Toggl, as mention on the website: Toggl is Time tracking that works. Get things done and turn your time into money. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I&#8217;ve been searching for a Time Tracking/Management tool that will allow me to monitor and report the time that I have been working on my task/projects. While searching on the web i found <a title="Toggl" href="http://www.toggl.com/" target="_blank">Toggl</a>, as mention on the website:</p>
<blockquote><p>Toggl is Time tracking that works. Get things done and turn your time into money. Track time with a single click, switch easily between different tasks and create reports.</p></blockquote>
<p>I have been using it for a few month now and it&#8217;s really worst a try, the free version offers nearly all functionality that a time tracker needs. It has a windows agent that allows you to track your time directly from your desktop without event connecting to the website. And most of all it&#8217;s compatible with all major platforms (Windows/Mac/Linux/Mobile) !!!</p>
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		<title>Firefox 3.0 is out</title>
		<link>http://www.wacdesigns.com/2008/06/18/firefox-30-is-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Browser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mozilla]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Good news Firefox 3.0 is finally out !!! You can have a taste of it: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Here is the official screen shot of Firefox 3.0 on Windows Vista]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good news Firefox 3.0 is finally out !!!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.mozilla.com/img/press/firefox-wordmark-horizontal.png" alt="Firefox Logo" width="412" height="192" /></p>
<p>You can have a taste of it: <a title="Firefox Homepage" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/" target="_blank">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/</a></p>
<p>Here is the official screen shot of Firefox 3.0 on Windows Vista</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/img/press/screenshot-firefox-vista.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/img/press/screenshot-firefox-vista.png" alt="Firefox Windows Vista" width="320" height="240" /></a></p>
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		<title>Creating your South Park Avatar</title>
		<link>http://www.wacdesigns.com/2008/05/31/creating-your-south-park-avatar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 02:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cool Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cool Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, you are a fan of South Park and you want a fancy avatar like mine. It&#8217;s quiet easy and free. Just to to the South Park Studios website. Where by the way you can view all the 174+ episodes of south park. Now to go the Avatar Creation section. You will find below the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/msn_avatar.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-123" title="South Park Avatar" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/msn_avatar-225x300.jpg" alt="South Park Avatar" width="225" height="300" /></a>So, you are a fan of South Park and you want a fancy avatar like mine. It&#8217;s quiet easy and <strong>free</strong>. Just to to the <a title="South Park Studios" href="http://www.southparkstudios.com/" target="_blank">South Park Studios</a> website. Where by the way you can view all the 174+ episodes of south park.</p>
<p>Now to go the <a title="Avatar Creation" href="http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/avatar/" target="_blank">Avatar Creation</a> section. You will find below the procedure to create a fully fancy south park character. You can try it yourself afterwards.<br />
<strong>Step 1: New Character</strong></p>
<p>Click on the New Character button on the bottom of page and then choose your character charcteristics:</p>
<p>Female, Male, Canadian, 4th Grader, Kindergartner</p>
<p>Then click Select to go to the next step</p>
<p><strong></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sp_step1.gif"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-124" title="Step 1" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sp_step1.gif" alt="Create a new Character" width="500" height="240" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Step 2: Choose your skin type</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sp_step2.gif"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-125" title="sp_step2" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sp_step2.gif" alt="" width="500" height="240" /></a></p>
<p>Step 3: Choose your accessories and be creative</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sp_step3.gif"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-126" title="sp_step3" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sp_step3.gif" alt="" width="500" height="240" /></a></p>
<p>Here are some random creation that i came up with <img src='http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  you can download and use them as you wish.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_blog.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-127" title="south_park_blog" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_blog-150x150.jpg" alt="Click to see larger" width="150" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_portrait.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-128" title="south_park_portrait" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_portrait-150x150.jpg" alt="Click to see larger" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_wallpaper.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-129" title="south_park_wallpaper" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_wallpaper-300x225.jpg" alt="Click to see larger" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_blog_2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-130" title="south_park_blog_2" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_blog_2-150x150.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_portrait_2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-131" title="south_park_portrait_2" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_portrait_2-150x150.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_wallpaper_2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-132" title="south_park_wallpaper_2" src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south_park_wallpaper_2-300x225.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>If you want to post your creation here, don&#8217;t hesitate send them to me, I&#8217;ll gladly put them on this post.</p>
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		<title>IBM OmniFind Yahoo! Edition 8.4.2</title>
		<link>http://www.wacdesigns.com/2007/12/14/ibm-omnifind-yahoo-edition-842/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wacdesigns.com/2007/12/14/ibm-omnifind-yahoo-edition-842/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OmniFind]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quoted from OmniFind website. IBM and Yahoo! make information actionable with a simple, no-charge enterprise search solution. I have been able to play a few month with the OmniFind Yahoo! Edition from IBM, it&#8217;s quiet some powerful tool offered for free compared to the other search engines that are offered on the net such as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quoted from <a title="IBM OmniFind Yahoo! Edition" href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/" target="_blank">OmniFind website</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>IBM and Yahoo! make information actionable with a simple,<br />
no-charge enterprise search solution.</p></blockquote>
<p>I have been able to play a few month with the OmniFind Yahoo! Edition from IBM, it&#8217;s quiet some powerful tool offered for <strong>free </strong>compared to the other search engines that are  offered on the net such as Google Custom Search Business, Google Mini, ISYS Web, Mondo Search, and some other tools that are listed here(http://www.searchtools.com).</p>
<p>Here are the features of OYE (OmniFind Yahoo! Edition)</p>
<p>Search internal web sites, local and remote file systems, and the public web</p>
<ul>
<li> Search up to 500,000 documents and 5 separate collections</li>
<li> Support for 200+ file types</li>
<li> Search in 30+ languages</li>
<li> Translated into 15 languages <a href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/images/screenshots/translated_search_ui.jpg" target="_blank">View Screen Shot</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Intuitive out-of-the-box user interface with advanced features</p>
<ul>
<li> Based on Yahoo! Search UI View <a href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/images/screenshots/search_ui.jpg" target="_blank">Screen Shot</a></li>
<li> Easily customized with graphical tools to configure look-and-feel, UI elements, branding View <a href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/images/screenshots/custom_ui.jpg" target="_blank">Screen Shot</a></li>
<li> Spell suggestion</li>
<li> Full wildcard support</li>
</ul>
<p>Increased relevancy of results</p>
<ul>
<li> Configurable synonyms and featured links <a href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/images/screenshots/synonyms.jpg" target="_blank">View Screen Shot</a></li>
<li> Tunable relevancy controls <a href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/images/screenshots/tune_results_pane.jpg" target="_blank">View Screen Shot</a></li>
<li> Top queries, no results,<noscript>Les &amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http://www.visioconferencing.com&#8221;&amp;gt;poker&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; sans téléchargement sont accessibles pour la plupart des ordinateurs et c&#8217;est leur plus grand avantage.</noscript> and result click through reporting to enable fine-tuning <a href="http://omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net/images/screenshots/query.jpg" target="_blank">View Screen Shot</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Easy to deploy, configure, and maintain</p>
<ul>
<li> No prerequisites</li>
<li> 3-click installer</li>
<li> 1-click startup</li>
<li> Go from the installer to searching in minutes</li>
</ul>
<p>Open and extensible</p>
<ul>
<li> Built on Apache Lucene</li>
<li> Open URL-based APIs (REST)</li>
<li> Define, populate and search your own custom fields</li>
<li> Easily embeddable and customizable UI output (XML/XSTL/HTML, HTML snippets)</li>
</ul>
<p>From my point of view the only inconvenience with this tool is that is not open for any<strong> plug in</strong> or <strong>add in</strong> functionalities. That could really help make it much much better for users. But again, this tool is complete and contains all the needed functionalities for an Entry Level Enterprise Search Engine.</p>
<p>Here are some screen shot of the new version of the  new version of OmniFind that i just upgrade from the 8.4.1<br />
<a title="Home - Default Index" href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/omnifind-1.JPG"><img src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/omnifind-1.thumbnail.JPG" alt="Home - Default Index" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Meta Tags section - New to the 8.4.2" href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/omnifind-2.JPG"><img src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/omnifind-2.thumbnail.JPG" alt="Meta Tags section - New to the 8.4.2" /></a></p>
<p><a title="OmniFind Custom Search Page Designer" href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/omnifind-3.JPG"><img src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/omnifind-3.thumbnail.JPG" alt="OmniFind Custom Search Page Designer" /></a></p>
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		<title>simpsonize me</title>
		<link>http://www.wacdesigns.com/2007/08/10/simpsonize-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simpsons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After the release of the The Simpsons Movie, last July there are has been lots of site base upon it that have been release. One of them that I just found out is simpsonizeme.com, its a really cool website where you can make yourself a simpson character based on your own photo. I have tried [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After the release of the <a title="The Simpsons Movie" href="http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/">The Simpsons Movie</a>, last July there are has been lots of site base upon it that have been release. One of them that I just found out is <a title="Simpsonize me" href="http://simpsonizeme.com" target="_blank">simpsonizeme.com</a>, its a really cool website where you can make yourself a simpson character based on your own photo. I have tried it and here is the result.</p>
<p><a title="Me version simpson" href="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/your_image.png"><img src="http://www.wacdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/your_image.png" alt="Me version simpson" /></a></p>
<p>So how do i look it !!!!</p>
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