Archive for February, 2007

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Keeping track with coComments

Monday, February 5th, 2007 A nifty way of keeping track of any comments you make around the Blogosphere is with coComments, a useful thing to have in your browser bar if you are anything like me and can never remember where you posted. coComment homepage It really helps in becoming part of the conversation, letting you know whenever there are any additional comments made so that you can check back and see what others are saying on articles you have found interesting. Try it out, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Are you using a similar service? I would love to hear about it.

Tim Minear’s “Drive”

Sunday, February 4th, 2007 Another of the reasons for my lack of blogginess is my fan obsession with all things Whedon, at the moment I am following the news about Tim Minear and his new TV show "Drive". For those of you who don't know, Mr Minear worked with Joss on "Angel" and "Firefly". So I have been spending some time over at the site drivefans.com, helping design banners, wallpapers and icons and just finding out what is going on at the moment. Drive premieres on the Fox channel April 15th, so keep a hole in your schedule for it. I have also added to my blogging workload by starting up my own Joss news site on wordpress.com that you can find at: http://whedonsworld.wordpress.com/ Drop by and visit sometime. :-)

Gorram Computer

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I have been a bad blogger of late. One of the main reasons for this is that the "new" second hand computer that I got for myself has gone kaput. Meaning that basically I broke it. And I don't know quite how. This has led to me having to resurrect/rebuild my "older" second hand computer and install a few of those programs that I had come to rely on in my newer machine. So basically my being missing wasn't voluntary. The main trouble I have with this old machine is the slowness of it, even opening up the Windows LiveWriter program can take up to two minutes, and it's even worse with something like Photoshop Elements. Sometimes the "click" hasn't registered and so I try and open it again, sometimes I think this is the problem only to click again and end up with two instances of the same program trying to open which eventually leads to a crash. Gorram it. Which just goes to show just how essential a reliable computer is, so I guess at some point soon I will have to dig deep and splash the cash for a brand new machine with a bit of power behind it. And at a not too terrifying price. Anyone got any suggestions?

Techscape» Widgipedia online widget-fest officially launches

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

 I just read about the new Widgipedia over at Techscape, this looks like it could prove to be a very useful site to have bookmarked, a total widget-fest for all you widget lovers!

Widgipedia online widget-fest officially launches

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Oh yes. Widgets are taking over the Web 2.0 world, as any fule kno, so what better than a website cataloguing every single widget available: including those for your desktop and web browser? Widgipedia is that site - I like what they've done with the name there - and it's already a comprehensive database of widgety goodness, along with developer forums and technical info if you're actually making widgets yourself, rather than just filling up your computer with them. No mobile stuff in there yet, although hopefully Nokia's WidSets will make it in sooner rather than later.

Source: Techscape » Blog Archive » Widgipedia online widget-fest officially launches

I have already found a couple I like the look of, you can guess where the rest of my evening will be spent. ;-)


Faststone Capture

Friday, February 2nd, 2007 One of my favourite tools to use as I go around the web is Faststone Capture, it allows me to get quick pictures of some webpage or just capture something on my desktop screen that I want to show people. I hope that including an image in this way helps to make my blog content more interesting and helps, in certain posts at least, to show more clearly what it is that I am talking about. Do you use an image capturer? Are there any out there you would like to recommend?

Blogging Challenge

Thursday, February 1st, 2007 I realized today just how much I have been neglecting my own blog. I seem to be spending most of my time using Google Reader or wading through my e-mails, most of which are Google Alerts. Now I am not saying that these aren't great tools, because they really are. I never get through a day without finding a couple of interesting items that I would like to blog about. I Fleck the articles and make a quick note of my first impressions, but then I seem to stall. So for this coming month of February I will try and blog everyday. Yes, 28 articles of my very own. Hopefully this will help me to improve my blogging habits, do a bit of analysis to try and work out where I am wasting my time and maybe even improve my typing and writing skills. It's always good to challenge yourself.
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