Scoble’s Blogroll
One of the frustrations of not sticking with FeedDemon was that I forgot to export my blogroll so I could update Bloglines with all the cool feeds I had come across. Frustrating. So I could start pulling some together, I…
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
Dave
New Link Blog
Have used the free blog available on Bloglines to set up a link blog. Basically for stuff that catches my eye and I might want to see later, but which I can’t be bothered to comment on properly over here.
Blog Client?
One thing I would like to have in my ideal blogging tool is a client that sits on my PC, enabling me to write posts and things, which could then be uploaded when I connect to the internet. WordPress doesn’t…
Portable PCs
I am really getting settled down now with the various systems I have put together. I really like using gmail for, duh, my email, and the Yahoo! calender is coming in very handy. I am pretty confident, having thought about…
More Wasp Factory
10.15 Am now on page 132 of The Wasp Factory now, roughly the half-way point. It isn’t getting any more normal! Banks’ writing, though, is superb. He keeps it full of dark suspense, and the black humour is hilarious and…
Gmail Journal
Interesting post here on using a gmail (or indeed any free webmail account) as a journal or note-taking system. The great thing about using Gmail is of course the labels which means you can organise your notes easily. I might…
Sideways
I have just invested in this: Which I saw in Waterstones, strangely without a UK price on the back. It turned out it was £8.99. My interest was first sparked by this article in the Guardian, which made it sound…
Intro to RSS
Nice article on RSS, aimed at journalists, but pretty good for anyone wanting a plain English guide.
The Wasp Factory
I’m going to try and blog more about the books I am reading at the time, my thoughts and stuff as I am going through them. This will be especially true when I embark upon Ulysees, which will need plenty…
Panic Over
I found A Prayer for Owen Meany this morning, thank God. Wedged between two bookcases. Good job I didn’t buy another copy yesterday! Instead, I did get three books: Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides Any Human Heart – William Boyd The…