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Reverse polarity -- fixed.
Using this handy testing tool I found eight outlets with reversed polarity this weekend. Fixing it was fairly straightforward -- cut the power and rewire the outlets so the hot and and neutral wires are connected properly.
If you live in an older house I'd highly recommend getting one of these since reversed polarity can harm sensitive electronics and creates a shock hazard.
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Tomato season is going slow this year. Only two varieties are available at the Verdure farm stand this week, lots more coming in next week.
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OpenSocial is heading to SXSW, but only if you vote for these panels!
Distributed Web Frameworks: The Future of Social
Link: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/10692
Revolution! Open Apps Will Change the Enterprise
Link: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/12817
Building Social Apps for Business Using Opensocial
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Guy Kawasaki's post on historical Apple logos brought to mind Beagle Brothers. Imagine a software company with Trader Joe's marketing -- all captured for posterity here:
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Just got an email that Plaxo is discontinuing bare OpenId support and only allowing Google/Yahoo/Hotmail/Facebook for login. Despite OpenId's shortcomings it's sad to see things regress.
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Hello from Plaxo,
In an effort to improve our login experience for users, Plaxo.com is simplifying and standardizing our sign in options. As such, Plaxo will discontinue support of generic OpenID logins as of 08/23/2011. Instead we're offering login via Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, or Facebook oAuth -- or you can, of course, create a Plaxo specific account.
How will this affect me?
If you use a Google, Yahoo, Hotmail or Facebook openid to login, just click the appropriate button when signing in. Plaxo will ask for permission to use your account credentials; click accept/grant and then go on using Plaxo as you normally would.
If you use any other openid to login, please visit our Forgot Password and follow the instructions for Reset Password, which will create you a Plaxo specific password.
