April 04, 06 by ed
Though I downloaded it a while ago, I finally got into “w.Bloggar,” an offline blog editor. It essentially allows you to write up your blog posts in the exact format they will appear without actually having to be online.
While there are a number of reasons why this is a good thing, the number one reason for myself is that I’ll waste an entire morning reading the news at bloglines or from my google home page. The wireless card just sits on the table with a little sticky note stating the time I’m allowed to insert it. I can then post furiously without the temptation to read my mail, other blogs, or the news.
While many say that Ecto is the best program, Ecto also costs $20. While this is not steep for a program that does everything but write the post for you, I’m very satisfied with w.bloggar and have found that it is very easy to use.
The best part is that it keeps all of my blog passwords stored so I don’t ever have to log in. I should also note that it provides a lot features that basic blog editors simply do not have. Simple file uploads, font colors, various heading settings, and other font options make it really useful when customizing a post. It was a little tricky to set up Wordpress with w.bloggar, but a quick visit to the forums at their web site cleared it all up.
technorati tags: w.bloggar, ecto
February 23, 06 by ed
The sign up period for Google Page Creator lasted for roughly 9 hours today. Google did offer an explanation. If you want to get the latest Google toy, you’ll have to sign up on a waiting list using your Gmail account. If you don’t have Gmail by the way, you need it. Really.
You can get a sneak peek at Google’s latest here. After you sign up for the waiting list, you can read about Google Pages in the group section. That will tell you a bit more about what Google has up its sleeve. Here are some other Google Pages: link, link, link.
Of course there is no logical reason why anyone needs a Google page other than . . . to simply have it. It’s like low risk, low cost consuming. Maybe that’s why people love the internet. You can swap commodities and information without incurring a major cost. You can “get” something without having to pay much of anything. I’m not sure if this is good because we just end up wasting more time on junk we don’t need or dont’ have time for.
Yeah. Well whatever, I want my Google Page!
technorati tags: google+page+maker, pagemaker, google
February 15, 06 by ed
New York Magazine has a really interesting article related to the popularity of blogs and the earning possibilities of blogs. In light of the latest technorati report on the state of the blogosphere, it’s interesting to compare the two reports. I hope to read both reports closely and post some comments soon. Here are the links:
Blogs to Riches
The State of the Blogosphere
February 14, 06 by ed
The other day I checked out inamirrordimly with Internet Explorer and was surprised to see that the site looks a bit different. The Del.icio.us tags have the arrows next to them and other buttons on the side bar have the arrows as well. Hmmmm. I didn’t realize that. Apparently 35% of this sites users are on Internet Explorer.
Well if you’re using Internet Explorer, I will be updating the site to make it look a bit cleaner for you, but there is another way . . . I recommend using Mozilla’s Firefox web browser. It’s safer to use than Internet Explorer and blocks way more pop-ups. What I have come to love about it are:
tabbed browsing
bookmarks on your toolbar
every search engine built into your toolbar
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