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Feedly – Blog Reading in Style!
Software & Programs If you read a number of blogs, perhaps even too many blogs, then Feedly could be the best RSS blog reader for you. Feedly weaves your favorite content into a fun, magazine-like start page. The only downside is that Feedly is built upon Google Reader and Firefox – you need both to play. Feedly displays your Google Reader feeds in a magazine-like format, allowing you to browse over multiple categories, preview post pictures and all your ...
Continue readingAviary Screen Capture
Software & Programs It’s a pretty common task for a blogger to need a screen capture to get a picture of a Web page or grab a logo of a web site that they are writing about. While Windows, Mac and Linux include some basic tools for screen captures, most bloggers will want a screen capture tool with the ability to capture portions of pages and add text or other annotations to the captured images. What’s amazing is that the improvements in screen ...
Continue readingReview: Tweetdeck for the iPhone
Social Networking, Software & Programs On the 16th, as most iPhone users were gearing up for the release of version 3.0 of the iPhone OS the next day, Tweetdeck launched the very first version of its iPhone client. Many, myself included, were interested to see how Tweetdeck, an application known for taking up a great deal of screen real estate, would pare down for the iPhone. However, many were pleasantly surprised by just how elegant Tweetdeck for the iPhone turned out to be. ...
Continue readingOpera Unite: A Pratical Look
Software & Programs Norway based browser maker Opera had promised that, today, they were going to reinvent the Web. The fruition of that promise was it debuting its latest browser, Opera Unite. However, Opera Unite is not simply another better/faster/smarter browser, it is also a server that turns your browser into a two-way communication tool. In short, Opera Unite, a preview of which is currently available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux, hopes to blur ...
Continue readingMonitoring Your Blog
Software & Programs One of the most frustrating events about running a blog, or any website, is when the site is not operating at 100%. Kevin just posted a blog on Has BloggingTips been down for you in response to some to some feedback from some visitors who “commented that the site has been down for them at one point or another.” It’s somewhat counter-intuitive, but it’s actually easier to solve a complete site outage than an intermittent ...
Continue reading5 Mac Blogging-Related Apps I Paid For
Software & Programs I have to admit it, even though I am a Mac user, I tend to be something of a cheapskate when it comes to my software. It isn’t that I am opposed to paying for software but that, even on the Mac, there usually is a great solution available for free of charge. However, there are at least five applications that I’ve fallen in love with and have gladly paid for, either full price through their stores or as part of one of the Macheist ...
Continue readingWill Phone Blogging Ever Be Practical?
Software & Programs After two years of using a phone that was very “non-Web-friendly”, I finally got the chance last month to upgrade to an iPhone. The impact it has had on my mobility can not be understated. I now feel as if can manage any aspect of my business or personal life from my phone and it has actually been very freeing. However, there is one work-related task that I can not do, blogging. Even with the installation of the WordPress for iPhone ...
Continue readingGoogle Latitude and Your Blog
Software & Programs Google just launched the Google Public Location Badge which allows you to put a Google Map on your blog (or any website) that highlights where you are at any given time. Well, to be more precise it announces where your phone is. So on those days when you forget to bring the phone with you – obviously the data is a bit less accurate. Technology aside, the bigger question is “Why would you need your location to be broadcast to the ...
Continue readingTree Style Tabs: Keeping Tabs Together
Software & Programs There is little doubt that tabbed browsing has made Web surfing more efficient. However, when researching a blog post or even just visiting social news sites, the tab bar can become very cluttered and almost useless. However, Shimoda Hiroshi has created a new Firefox plugin that overhauls the way tabs are used and displayed. Entitled Tree Style Tabs (TST) converts the tab bar into a horizontal pane that displays tabs in a tree format. TST lets ...
Continue readingSkitch: The Mac Blogger’s Best Screenshot Tool
Software & Programs Earlier today, David Silversmith highlighted the importance of using images in your blog and using those images to convey information to the readers. However, capturing and editing images can be a time consuming task. Not only is grabbing a screenshot something of an art unto itself, manipulating it and uploading it can seem to be more trouble than it is worth.
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