Recent Blog Posts
Hi There Virbers!
post a comment | posted Mar 2
I completely forgot that my blog was being syndicated through my Virb account. I've decided to remove this. If you'd like to subscribe, read on.
The Difference Between Writing for Readers, Links, Money or Digg.
post a comment | posted Feb 11
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
Generally they're four reasons to blog: For readers, for links, for money, and for Digg. I know what you're thinking; they're many more. Not necessarily.
Writing Content for Readers
Writing content for readers is the best way to blog, if you ask m...
Why I Wouldn't Care If My Blog Was Banned From Digg
post a comment | posted Feb 9
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
At the end of December I had a true Digg experience. I got Dugg for my "Must-Have Mac Apps for the new Mac Switcher" post, and got an entire Digg experience. Here's why I wouldn't care if my blog got banned from Digg.
Digg Comments
When you get Du...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Technology Randomness
post a comment | posted Feb 8
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
Every once in a while, I feel like putting out a post with a bunch of little tech-related topics. I decided I'd do one of those today, because they're too many awesome links I found or rediscovered today.
FancyZoom
FancyZoom is one of those javascr...
How I Use FeedBurner
post a comment | posted Feb 5
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
I've had a few people ask me how to start a blog. Today I'm going to show you how I use Feedburner for my RSS feeds.
FeedBurner is a service that takes hold of your RSS feed, puts in some stat tracking code, and adds some really nifty features to ...
DeliciousSafari
post a comment | posted Feb 4
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
Up until a few days ago, I was using Pukka to update del.icio.us. Pukka was nice because I didn't have to go to the del.icio.us web interface at all, everything was managed on my desktop. I accessed Pukka from a simple bookmarklet in Safari. The p...
Rant: Less Categories, More Tags
post a comment | posted Feb 3
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
It really bugs me when I visit a blog for the first time, and see they have their categories listed in their sidebar, but they only have one post in each category. I can understand that when they blog for a long time, those categories will fill up,...
The Status of my Blog365
post a comment | posted Feb 3
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
I've gotten quite a few people ask me when I'm going to give up with blog365. I don't plan on 'giving up' soon. I hope to make it till at least march or april.
Also, you might not see a post everyday on this blog (but I'll try to get one out most...
1Password: Now AutoFilling Forms on your iPhone
post a comment | posted Feb 3
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
Earlier in the week, the developers of 1Password pushed out a new release, which includes a great new feature — autofilling forms on your iPhone (or iPod touch)!
1Password started out as a simple password manager, that synced your passwords...
MyBlogLog: Blog Communities
post a comment | posted Feb 1
Originally posted at Chris Thomson
MyBlogLog is a free service that shows and allows you to interact with your blog community. Of course, anyone can comment, but sometimes people are either shy, or just don't have anything to say. Well, with MyBlogLog, readers can join your communi...