Sounds to good to be true? Exercises in time management repeatedly proves that it is possible. Take, for example, the team in Wufoo and their 4 1/2 day workweek. By focusing their energy on getting things done in 4 days and allocating the last 1/2 day to recreation, team building, communication, etc they were able to successfully meet their productivity goals while enjoying the benefits of a 3 day weekend.

You don’t have to work at Google to enjoy a good work environment. All it takes is a little creativity!

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After working out a partnership with Newsbreak and months of working under the covers, ABS-CBNnews.com has finally unveiled their new and improved website, which features a boatload of new features such as:

• Better and cleaner user interface (less ads too)!
• Dynamic, AJAX-driven content panels
• Kyte powered streaming video feeds
• RSS feeds
• Content search
• Search engine friendly URLs

While some of these features already existed in the old site, it is definitely a huge improvement. Below are screenshots of the old site vs the new one:

Old design:

New design:

With this, it looks like ABS-CBN is finally geared up to go head to head with GMANews.TV and Inquirer.Net, its top competitors.

Inquirer.Net (currently #1):

GMANews.tv (currently #2):

The status quo remains unchanged according to Alexa.com. Only time will tell though, as the new site was just recently launched.

Note that these results may slightly be inaccurate, as there exists two URLs http://news.abs-cbn.com/ and http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

Can this be considered a successful re-launch? Other bloggers appear iffy. What do you think?

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On September 1, 2008 Google released its very own open source web browser. Called the Google Chrome, it combines elements from the top 3 web browsers. Here’s a quick list:

• A powerful address bar (Firefox)
• Tabbed browsing
• Starred items (Firefox)
• Saved passwords
• Maximized browsing interface (IE)
• Auto-dial with preview thumbnails (Opera)
• In-line resizable input fields (Safari)

In a stroke of creativity, Google even came up with a comic strip to explain why they created Chrome.

While Chrome’s feature set may be nothing short of revolutionary, what did catch my attention is its speed and memory utilization. Everything feels very snappy and responsive. One thing that caught my attention, though, is the memory utilization. Windows Task Manager reports five chrome.exe processes, and I only have three tabs open. The total memory utilization for all five processes amount to at least 108 Megabytes. I loaded these game tabs into Firefox 3 and it only consumed 60 Megabytes without any add-ons.

I guess I have yet to experience more of Google Chrome before I can come up with a fair verdict, but I can honestly say that I am enjoying the experience so far. I am already looking forward to future enhancements and developments of this browser.

At the end of the day, this browser does indeed pack a heavyweight punch while keeping everything slim and sexy.

Kudos to the Google Chrome team!

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Got this message when I logged into BaseCamp today. It appears that more and more businesses are now dropping support for antiquated browsers like IE6, which to me is a good sign and would pave the way to better internet standards.

Important Reminder: IE 6 Phase Out

In July we announced that we would be phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6 on August 15, 2008. To make the transition easier, we’ve extended that deadline to October 1, 2008. From now until October 1st, anyone using IE 6 to access Basecamp (or our other products) will receive a notice every 3 days letting them know they’ll need to upgrade their browser before October 1, 2008 in order to continue to use Basecamp. The notice will be displayed in the web browser and will include links to download a modern browser (IE 7, Firefox, or Safari). This notice will also be shown to your clients who use Basecamp. You may want to re-read the announcement so you are prepared for any questions they may have. If you have any questions please contact support. Thanks for your patience during the transition.

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