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By Michael McFadden, 1 year and 7 months ago

Web optimization - Pingdom

This post is not as exciting as pictures of Campbell but it does highlight a pretty cool tool anyone can use to test the speed of a web page. Go to http://tools.pingdom.com

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By Michael McFadden, 1 year and 7 months ago

Testing ScribeFire

I just loaded a new Firefox plugin called ScribeFire. It enables bloggers to post directly from their browser. I'll let you know how it goes. In the meantime you can learn more here:

http://blog.scribefire.com/help/getting-started/

By Michael McFadden, 3 years ago

Technorati Test

I've switched from Blogger to Wordpress (hosted on small business Yahoo!) for my bloging tool. I was able to convert mcfaddenplace into the blog and move away from managing both a site and a blog. It's had it's hang ups thought. The plugins are a pain and adding widgets is not the easiest. I even have to post this Technorati Profile in a post in order for it to be recognized. Enough complaining. I do like the new look and feel.

By Michael McFadden, 3 years and 1 month ago

Resource for bloggers

Check out problogger for some useful tips on blogging. The tips range from design to promotion, voice to affiliate programs. If you blog, this site is worth reading and subscribing to the RSS feed.

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By Michael McFadden, 3 years and 1 month ago

How far did you walk/run?

So Kelly and I have been trying walk/run/bike more this year. Well, let me rephrase that, Kelly has a great track record of taking walks and runs. I have a slightly more vacant excercise chart. However, in the last month I have 4 runs, 1 bike ride, and several walks. We'll see if I can keep it up. If you're wondering what kind of walks/runs/bike rides are going on check out the links below. I think you'll enjoy the program.

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By Michael McFadden, 3 years and 2 months ago

Best Web 2.0 Acquisition Bait

Check out WIRED magazine's recent top 10 web 2.0 acquisition bait.

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By Michael McFadden, 3 years and 4 months ago

Odeo

I have found myself listening to a few podcasts on ODEO. It's so much easier than subscribing to the podcast on iTunes. Granted I can't take it with me on my iPod but it is nice to search and find with such ease. It's worth a shot if you haven't checked it out. I've included a link to an interview from the Economist entitled «Wide World of Wikis».

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