// Internet Duct Tape

Best of Feeds is a regular series where I link to the stuff I found interesting from my feed reader. Links are sorted based on how many people have bookmarked them on del.icio.us. They are posted as asides daily at 7pm EST and then collected together in a single post on Saturday. I don’t blog on the weekend so read these links instead.

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This time I have 30 links from: alistair.cockburn.us, baron.vc, believeitsbetter, guykawasaki, outer-court, businesslogs, cs.caltech.edu, dailyblogtips, dfinitive, didntyouhear, doshdosh, engtech, ericsink, foolswisdom, gilesbowkett, itworld, louisgray, mattcutts, modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk, netbusinessblog, psydk, radar.oreilly, ravensview.ca, secretasianman, seoblackhat, seomoz, techsoapbox, websiteoptimization, workrave

• [CSS] My 5 CSS Tips — Business Logs (businesslogs.com, 986 saves)
  • (css, webdesign, tips, design)
• [CAREER] Workrave (workrave.org, 557 saves)
  • (health, software, rsi, opensource, windows, Freeware)
  • Software app to remind you to exercise to prevent Repetitive Strain Injuries.
• [GMAIL] Three solid Gmail productivity tips (mattcutts.com, 314 saves)
  • (gmail, productivity, Tips, greasemonkey)
  • Using filters and persistent searches to keep your inbox free.
• [WEB] Web Page Speed Report (websiteoptimization.com, 103 saves)
  • (web, optimization, tools, speed)
  • Plug in a web url and it will target the areas that are too slow.
• [BLOG] Tips for Using Images in Blogs (blog.outer-court.com, 60 saves)
  • (advice, blog, images, tips)
  • 15 essential tips for using images in blogs.
• [STARTUPS] Founders at Work - Highlight reel (blog.guykawasaki.com, 52 saves)
  • (business, startup, entrepreneurship, books)
  • Guy Kawasaki highlights some of his favorite parts of Founders at Work.
• [CODE] What engineering has in common with manufacturing and why it matters - AC (alistair.cockburn.us, 51 saves)
  • (development, software, lean, productivity)
• [STARTUPS] Jedi build their own lightsabers (radar.oreilly.com, 36 saves)
  • (business, entrepreneurship, startup, philosophy)
  • In defense of re-building the wheel.
• [GOOG] Not trapping users’ data = GOOD (mattcutts.com, 26 saves)
  • (google, search, data, user, web2.0, gmail)
  • All the various ways you can export data from google.
• [SMM] A Comprehensive Guide to StumbleUpon: How to Build Massive Traffic to Your Website and Monetize it. (doshdosh.com, 23 saves)
  • (stumbleupon, stumble, guide, marketing)
  • Using StumbleUpon to get blog traffic
• [IMAGE] psydk.org - PngOptimizer (psydk.org, 17 saves)
  • (PNG, tools, software, optimization, graphics)
  • Tool for saving compressed PNGs.
• [PY] CS 11: Python track: python idioms (cs.caltech.edu, 13 saves)
  • (python, idioms, programming)
  • Very concise explanation of some of the python idioms specific to the language. Good overview of map, reduce, filter, lambda, apply.
• [RSS] 10 Suggestions to Improve Google Reader (louisgray.com, 12 saves)
  • (google, RSS, googlereader)
• [RSS] How to get RSS right (modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk, 9 saves)
  • (rss, tips)
• [CODE] What is obvious to me now. (believeitsbetter.wordpress.com, 8 saves)
  • (design, programming, software)
  • From the article: ” The problem with software viewed as construction (still an engineering task really), is it should be more predictable than it is.”
• [COMIC] Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima (secretasianman.com, 7 saves)
  • (comics, asia, humor)
  • Comics about being asian.
• [HUMOR] Truths about computing and programming (itworld.com, 7 saves)
  • (humor, seanmcgrath, geek)
  • From the article: ” This week, for a complete change of pace, I have gathered together some of the cynical/rueful thoughts that I accumulate on my travels around the IT business. They are in no particular order.”
• [FIZZBUZZ] FizzBuzters (gilesbowkett.blogspot.com, 6 saves)
  • (programming, career, fizzbuzz)
  • From the article: ” At the risk of raining on their parades, if you aim an idiot detector at your own head, it really doesn’t matter what the readout is.”
• [FACEBOOK] How to use Facebook without Losing Your Job over it (engtech.wordpress.com, 4 saves)
  • (facebook, privacy, howto)
  • People have lost their jobs over their Facebook activity, find out how to prevent something similar from happening to you.
• [CAREER] 7 Reasons to Quit your Job (dailyblogtips.com, 4 saves)
  • (career, company, independent, startup)
  • Daniel lists why he decided to work for himself out of university instead of as a corporate drone.
• [SEARCH] Personalized Search - Undoubtedly the Wave of the Future (seoblackhat.com, 3 saves)
  • (search, google)
  • Software agents never came to pass, but personalized search may be the key to getting computers to find the content we’re looking for.
• [CODE] Be Careful where you Build (ericsink.com, 3 saves)
  • (software, development, developer)
  • Eric Sink has a great post outlining some of the decisions you’ll have to make when it comes time to create a new application (good advice when building as a small company or as an independent open source developer)
• [SMM] The Secret to Utilizing All Social Media Sites (netbusinessblog.com, 2 saves)
  • (smm, digg, reddit, stumbleupon, delicious, community)
  • Want to know how to be popular on social media sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon? It’s simpler than you might think.
• [PHOTO] Festival-X (ravensview.ca)
  • (photography, ottawa)
  • Photography festival announcement in Ottawa
• [MSFT] How to Kill Your Software Business by Copying Microsoft (baron.vc)
  • (microsoft, software, development)
  • From the article: ” When you’re a multi-billion dollar corporation that owns over 90% of the computer operating system market you can be forgiven for doing things differently. I mean Warren Buffet can smoke cigars rolled with $100 bills without worrying about where h”
• [BLOG] Were Aaron Wall and Matt Hughes (UFC fighter) seperated at birth? (dfinitive.com)
  • (blogging)
  • Blogger celebrity look-alikes.
• [CODE] WordPress, Google Summer of Codeâ„¢ Organization Applicant (foolswisdom.com)
  • (google, wordpress)
  • WordPress is looking for student volunteers as part of the Google Summer of Code
• [CELEB] …There are ten reasons why Apple should hire Paris Hilton? (didntyouhear.com)
  • (parishilton, paris, hilton)
• [BLOG] Forget birdwatching - welcome to commentwatching (techsoapbox.com)
  • (comments, blogs, blogging, stereotype, humor)
  • Ahmed categorizes the various types of commenters on blogs. Well worth the read.
• [BLOG] Blogging in an Oversaturated Market is Usually a Poor Decision (seomoz.org)
  • (blogging)
  • Why you shouldn’t try to start a blog about politics, gadgets, programming, sports, internet marketing, blogging, celebrity gossip, apple, google or movies in the current blogosphere. (I blog about all of those things other than politics, sports, and goss

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