Archive for October 2007
Interesting Links
‘Should I use a free Blogger.com blog or get my own hosted blog on my own Domain? Which Blog Platform is best?’ A good read for those who think Facebook is safer than myspace. web 2.0 traffic using alexa api. good way to see what the next hot thing might be. It can get overwhelming out there, and I have very few online freinds! I need to remember his comments on polarizing. I’m always trying to be middle of the road. How boring! Our Apple expert John C. Welch picks 22 lesser-known applications that can make your Mac experience more productive and more fun. The subject that has haunted me and kept me from being more out there online – how & when do you stay annonymous. This list was created using Delicious Links Builder
Choosing a Blog Platform
How to use Facebook without Losing Your Job over it « Internet Duct Tape
Movers 2.0 – Follow the Web 2.0 traffic trends
The Solution to Social Network Site Fatigue « Internet Duct Tape
Tim Ferriss’ Four Minute Blog Training – The 9 Rules You Need to Know « Internet Duct Tape
Top 22 Mac OS X Products: Part One – Technology News by InformationWeek
Web Anonymity 101 – Digital Breadcrumbs « Internet Duct Tape
Delicious Links Builder by InternetDuctTape.com
Apple – Web apps
Apple launched a page similar to apple.com/downloads that lists all the “applications” available via online for the iPhone. These are mostly pages that have been reworked and optimized for the phone. The still rely on the internet and so still slow down with bad connectons. Nevertheless, having these all in one place is nice.
[TUAW]
Trackbacks explained (finally)
Engel’s blog addresses trackbacks in a simple, easy to understand way.
He starts out by telling us that “For a long time I had no idea what trackbacks were or how to use them. “
I felt the pretty much the same. Actually, I knew what the concept was, but had never got around to actually using them. Well, I start now!
Ouch
(Via PostSecret.)<
Better Life Forum – 20 Procrastination Hacks
The better life forum has what seems like a great list of ways to stop procrastinating. I say it looks great, because I haven’t actually gotten around to reading it yet.
One of my favorites from the title:
“Put public pressure on yourself. The power of the deadline is best when combined with public pressure. If your boss, or a group of people, want something in by a certain date or time, you are more likely to bust your butt getting it done. If there isn’t any public pressure on a task, create it — email someone and promise to have it done by a certain time, and ask him or her to check on it at that time just to make sure you do it.”
Anything To Avoid Posting
So, I finally decided to start posting again today, and ended up spending the last 6 hours tinkering with themes. I still can’t find one I really like. I should really blog about why, but I’ve run out of time! I’m seriously considering dumping everything to a private blog so I don’t have to worry about what I say and then selectively exporting posts to a public one (or two, or three). Most likely, though, I’ll just lose interest again!
