Dave

Dave

Death of an iPod, Pressies

My iPod has gone wrong. For some reason, it refuses to update with new songs and podcasts. So, I need a replacement. But do I spend 300 odd quid on a new iPod, or look to another solution – because…

Gmail Attachments and Google Docs

Interesting post on Google Operating System blog: If Gmail were integrated with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, it would have a new link next to some attachments that says “Import in Google Docs & Spreadsheets”. This way, you could edit these…

FeedDemon and Live Writer, etc

Following Neville’s advice, I’ve downloaded the new FeedDemon beta, despite the fact that I’ve recently moved away from it in favour of Google’s Reader, and will give it a go. Sounds like it integrates well with the new Windows Live…

links for 2006-10-19

WordPressing with Automattic’s CEO, Toni Schneider (tags: video wordpress scoble) Keep those Weblogs crackling (tags: blogging) The first 7 days of blogging (tags: blogging howto) Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Performancing launches ad network for bloggers (tags: advertising blogging) Blogger’s…

links for 2006-10-16

Technophilia: Battle of the blog editors – Performancing versus w.bloggar – Lifehacker (tags: blogging tools) Tailrank – Top News for Today in Technology (tags: news aggregator RSS)

links for 2006-10-15

the billblog » IT and Modernisation: New Statesman roundtable (tags: government it project) Wallflower at the Web Party – New York Times (tags: myspace social friendster) Coding Horror: Opting Out of Linked In (tags: linkedin)

links for 2006-10-14

Memex 1.1 » uTube’s woes (tags: youtube google) Techcrunch » Blog Archive » CNET Is Bleeding Traffic (tags: cnet traffic marketing) bbPress » bbPress 0.72 (tags: forums software wordpress) Google Gdrive Client Leaked (tags: gmail google storage online) Comment is…

D’oh!

The Google Toolbar for Firefox has a subscribe button for RSS feeds. You can choose your aggregator from a list. Google Reader isn’t on it…

links for 2006-10-13

Oliver Kamm: Creationism again Sensible comments on creationist views (tags: creationism evolution fundamentalism) Blog Juice Calculator – Text Link Ads (tags: blogging rss stats) 10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog (tags: blogging collaboration comments)

links for 2006-10-12

Sorry, but we can’t just pick and choose what to tolerate Sensible discussion of the muslim headscarf issue. (tags: liberalism islam democracy) Coghead Create your own web-based applications (tags: web2.0 software productivity online) I love Google Reader « Scobleizer (tags:…

Google Docs, and Zoho

What was Writely is now Google Docs. Sigh. They’ve combined it with the spreadsheet package, so they are available from the same screen – the homepage being effectively a file manager when you log in. One criticism of Google when…

The Games We Play

Spending a daft amount of time on my day off here. Nice flash versions of some classic arcade games, notably Space Invaders, Frogger and Asteriods. The same chap who did the PacMan port which is on my personalised Google page.

Aggregating RSS with WordPress

I have been working away recently on a little project to bring together all of the RSS feeds of members of Palimpsest, the discussion forum I maintain. I have used third party arrangements, like KickRSS and Suprglu in the past,…

links for 2006-10-10

Participation Inequality: Encouraging More Users to Contribute (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) (tags: community online)

links for 2006-10-08

Pligg CMS Make your own Digg-style site (tags: digg cms opensource web2.0 software social web) Bloglines Has Lost its Way (tags: bloglines “google reader” rss)

The Long Mynd

We returned to the Long Mynd today, for a stroll. Also, we were road testing the new rucksack we bought with some vouchers we received for the wedding. We had an excellent time and the backpack was just what we…