May 2011
7 posts
“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a...”
– Dean Karnazes as interviewed in Wired magazine.
Andy Stanley on building and creating momentum....
“You’re much less likely to develop a clue if you have a lot of cash. When you...”
– Quote: You’re much less likely to develop… - (37signals)
I Should Be in Bed!
Conscious: [Yawn]
Subconscious: You know you should really go to bed.
Conscious: I know, but I want to just get through the last of these RSS feeds.
Subconscious: Yea, but then it will be one more thing.
Conscious: You’re probably right. Just gimmie a sec.
CloudApp →
CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files. Here is how it works: choose a file, drag it to the menubar and CloudApp takes care of the rest. It provides you with a short link automatically copied to your clipboard that you can use to share your upload with co-workers and friends. Very simple. Very cool.
Feed Validator →
This tool validates your RSS or Atom feed. It makes sure that yoru subscribers are always able to get your feeds. I use this whenever I make changes to my blog to make sure I haven’t messed something up.
Twitter Grader →
This was created by the same people that developed Wesbite Grader. It provides you with a grade based on your number of followers, updates, and engagement. It also shows who are the highest ranking Twitter users in specific regions and cities.
Website Grader →
Website Grader is a free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of your web site or blog. It provides an overall score that includes things like web site traffic, SEO, social popularity, and technical issues you need to fix.
Email Address Encoder →
If you occasionally post email addresses on your web site or blog, this simple web app is essential. It takes a regular email address and encodes it through the use of “character entities” (you don’t need to understand this), so that spam robots can’t harvest the address.
Down for everyone or just me? →
Ever wonder if a web site is down for everyone or just for you? This handy little web app tests the site from multiple locations and then reports back. It is fast and accurate.
Compete →
This is the tool I use to verify and compare other people’s web site and blog traffic. It isn’t perfect, but I have found it reasonably accurate.
BrowserShots →
This web site will take screen shots of your web site or blog, using numerous different browsers. It enables you to see what other people will experience when they visit your site.
iStock Photography →
This is the service I use to get the photographs that I use in my blog posts and slide presentations. They have a great selection. Most photos cost $1.50 each.
FeedBlitz →
This is the service I use to manage my blog’s email subscriptions. I used to use Feedburner, but FeedBlitz blows it away. It is much more customizable.
Twitter Search →
I am amazed that people don’t know about this resource. It is simple and easy to use. Think of it as “Google for Twitter.”
Five Tips on How to Write a Fantastic About Page →
Eeryone writes an “About” page for their blog. Few people put much thought into it. But it is more important than you think!
July 2008
1 post
Website Optimizer →
This is a free resource from Google. It will help you optimize your web site or blog’s SEO capabilities. It’s a great diagnostic too.