There are articles that make you nod your head all the time you�d fear getting stiff neck. I just read and reread one an hour ago. It’s by Bob Cauthorn and it discusses blogging by mainstream media. The article sums up, in an acerbic tone, how most mainstream media outlets fail to understand blogging.
Some of [...]
Entries from July 2005
Why mainstream media don’t get it
July 30th, 2005 · 2 Comments
Tags: Blogs · Highlights · Journalism · Personal
Blog of the week
July 29th, 2005 · 2 Comments
I was writing the second part of my search for the perfect TiddlyWiki (which I’ll post later) when I decided to take a break (the testing of various adaptations left me writing in CamelCases even if I wasn’t using a wiki) and checked blogs that I frequent. It was a surprise to see a screenshot [...]
Finally, a perfect TiddlyWiki to manage my notes, tasks
July 26th, 2005 · 15 Comments
(My notes’ journey from TiddlyWiki, GTDTiddlyWiki, ZiddlyWiki to “no name” TiddlyWiki)
I organize my notes and tasks lists using GTDTiddlyWiki and a bunch of index cards that serve as a hipster PDA. GTDTiddlyWiki is a single web page that serves as a browser-based scratch pad or notebook. The notes are organized into Tiddlers - chunks of [...]
Tags: Highlights · Wiki
“Ing” weakening verbs
July 26th, 2005 · 1 Comment
Apparently it does. See how stronger the headline would be if you say: Ing weakens verbs. Poynter’s Roy Peter Clark writes in his 51st writing tool “Too Many ‘ings’“:
Let me offer reasons why ‘ing’ might weaken a verb.
1. When I add an ‘ing,’ I add a syllable to the word. This does not happen, [...]
Tags: Journalism
Create your own favicon
July 24th, 2005 · 1 Comment
Crossposted in Sun.Star Blog Chronicles.
In some sites and blogs, you’d see an icon displayed before the website address in the URL field instead of the Internet Explorer icon or the globe icon in Firefox.
This is the favicon or the favorites icon. The icon is also displayed before the website’s name in your favorites list.
If you [...]
Tags: Blogs · Free services
Managing e-mails, one message at a time
July 22nd, 2005 · 2 Comments
I have three personal e-mail accounts and one office-assigned address. I check my main personal e-mail with Gmail as soon as I wake up and upon reaching the office – from then, the browser isn’t closed until I leave the newsroom. When I get home, I check my mails again if I decide to go [...]
Tags: Highlights · LifeHacks · PC · Work

