Dave

Dave

  • Joined: January 6, 2026
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NaNoWriMo

Am going to give NaNoWriMo a go this year. I’ve some time off in November, which will give me a chance to catch up if I fall behind. Last year, Palimpsest attempted a joint version, which didn’t quite go to…

Banning Conference Blogging

Steve Rubel and John Naughton both link to a story from Greg Verdino about the Nielsen BuzzMetric conference, which has banned delegates from blogging about the event. There’s more here from David Armano. The subject covered by the conference? Consumer…

links for 2006-10-26

The story of Tetris (kottke.org) (tags: kottke tetris games tv) Vox (tags: blogging blogs web2.0 sixapart vox) Oracle drops bomb on Red Hat’s Linux business (tags: oracle red hat linux)

links for 2006-10-25

How to Be a Great Host (tags: forums) The Question Time solution (tags: politics tv question time) The Wonderful World of WordPress Products (tags: wordpress blogging) Toufee flash movie maker – Make flash movies in seconds! (tags: flash tools video…

links for 2006-10-24

I Agree With Nick Carr? On the Lessig YouTube post… (tags: youtube lessig copyright) Microsoft’s big nightmare: free online apps (tags: Web2.0 internet browser os) Google Co-op (tags: google coop custom search) So I signed up for PayPerPost (tags: payperpost…

Dialectic

Strange times at the moment. Yesterday I went to the doctors to try and get my sore throat sorted out – I’ve had it for about a month now. When I left, I had diabetes. Everyone has been cool so…

links for 2006-10-23

Google News a Step Closer to Integrating Blogs (tags: blogging google news) Broken Kode | Manji (tags: wordpress theme) Better Beginnings: how to start a presentation, book, article… (tags: presentation tips advice powerpoint) Read More Blogs « BlogSmart (tags: blogs…

Firefox oddness

Am running the recently v2 of FireFox, only this strange thing is happening at the moment, a weird beige strip between the title and the menu bar, using up screen estate and generally being annoying… Tags: firefox

links for 2006-10-21

Edelman’s fall from blogosphere grace (tags: blogging edelman) Paint.NET (tags: free photos graphics software)

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)