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Entries from March 2005

Help on writing

I pointed to a piece by Paul Graham earlier today and found this one on writing helpful also.

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March 30th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

The Mac rebound

Paul Graham has written well about the Return of the Mac. One thing he says I think is interesting is this;
If you want to know what ordinary people will be doing with computers in ten years, just walk around the CS department at a good university. Whatever they’re doing, you’ll be doing.

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March 30th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Mac

Mind Mapping

Thinking of mind mapping? Here’s a straight forward how-to. (via Lifehacker)
While you’re at it you might want to check out the free mind mapping software, FreeMind.

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March 29th, 2005 · 1 Comment | Tags: Software

Yahoo 360 is out

I’m checking out Yahoo 360 thanks to the LaughingLizard at weblogtoolscollection.com. If you’d like an invite leave a comment.

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March 29th, 2005 · 74 Comments | Tags: Blogging

WordPress Theme browser

There’s now a pile of themes for WordPress 1.5 available as a part of the theme competition at alexking.com. Now there’s a cool theme browser to help you find the one that’s right for your blog.

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March 25th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev

AdSense getting your site indexed quicker?

Does having Google AdSense ads on your pages get them indexed quicker by Google? Gagetopia thinks so.

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March 24th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev

Email obfuscating WordPress plugin

Here’s the plugin I didn’t know I was looking for. The Obfuscate E-mail plugin for WordPress makes using email addresses on your WordPress powered site much easier and a bit more secure from spammers. If you use an email address in your post this plugin substitutes the text in the address with random ASCII and [...]

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March 24th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Email

Get your daily dose of WordPress

WP-Junkies - one more place to get your fill of WordPress goodness.

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March 22nd, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev

Real wireless LAN security

If you use a wireless LAN at home or have the responsibility of maintaining a wireless network at your business here’s a good read on real wireless LAN security.

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March 21st, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Computing

Flickrhoo

Flickr acquired by Yahoo

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March 21st, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: News

Get productive with your email

Stever Robbins writes a mean list of email productivity tips.
Here’s what he says about constantly sending messages back and forth with certain people throughout the day.
Sometimes the problem is the opposite—sending 500 tiny messages a day will overload someone, even if the intent is to reduce this by creating separate threads. If you [...]

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March 15th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Email

WordPress One Click Backup Plugin Tutorial

Weblog Tools Collection points to a decent looking tutorial for setting up and using their One Click Backup Plugin for Wordpress 1.5. The tutorial is a good step-by-step with lots of screen shots. There are now no excuses for not keeping your WordPress install backed up.

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March 15th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev

Blogs Keep Internet Customers Coming Back

Here’s a helpful article for those considering whether or not they should blog on their church or small business website.

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March 1st, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Blogging

WordPress themes galore

There seems to be a growing list of themes for WordPress 1.5.

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March 1st, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev