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Twenty Usability Tips for Your Blog — Condensed from Dozens of Bloggers’ Experiences
I’ve been doing research on what distinguishes good blogs from poor ones, especially by reading “lessons learned” posts by bloggers. I’ve come up with 20 principles I think are worthwhile. Let me know which ones you agree or disagree with.
Tom Johnson on i'd rather be writing — So. This tumblelog conforms to between 7 and 10 out of his 20 tips, depending on how generous on three of them. But then, this is hardly your typical weblog.
all kinds of weird and wonderful things, posted daily.
What a great weblog! Highly recommended!
More Research Shows How The Fashion Industry Is Helped By The Lack Of Intellectual Property Rights
The NY Times is taking another look at this issue, this time in a piece written by well-known economist Hal Varian, who points to a recent study that doesn’t just note that the fashion industry has thrived without intellectual property protection, but notes that a big part of the reason it has thrived is because of the lack of IP. In other words, if those pushing for those new IP rights get them, the end result will likely be harmful to the overall fashion industry.
Techdirt
As rspec is moving forward to 0.9 many methods will be deprecated. I prepare cheetsheet for new expectation and matcher syntax.
coldfire
Virtual Cityvia Cateary — Only works in Toronto for now. Type in an address get a map, but also photos of the address. I work at 99 Atlantic Avenue if you don’t know Toronto but want to check it out.
Canada Worse than 3rd World Countries when it comes to Mobile Data Access
If you don’t live in Canada but you or your small business depends on mobile connectivity or net neutrality in general, don’t come here.
Another reason I don’t have a cell phone. 500MB/month transfer (in Canada equivalent to 100 minutes at 700KB/sec):
The Travesty of Canadian Mobile Data Rate
1GB usage and look at just the 4 Canadian carriers. Fido and Rogers come in at a whopping $4100 per month
B.Mann Consulting — And it gets worse.
