Great posts from around the web – link basket

Link basket, Self-Improvement, Tech Blogs, Links, Blogging June 22nd, 2008

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David recommends Feedly. You know what? It’s a really .

If you don’t know what CSS editor to use, then found the time to search and review some of the best for you: .

Got a fetish for satellites? Well this guy has it for about 189 of them: Photographer Documents Secret Satellites — All 189 of Them.

If you ever find yourself between sharks…err…just in case…then you might want to learn how to save your life:
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Got a problem with your memory? You know… remembering things? MindTools might be just the place to get started.
With their tips and practice of course, you’ll not only learn to call someone on their names instead of “Yo” or “Hey”, but you’ll also learn how to quickly remember their phone numbers or IP address. You choose.
– Check out their tools.

And finally…..Got people messing with your nerves? Try Patience. It’s a skill you can learn and it works miracles: . Nice, non-offensive and short article.

Well, that’s it for today.

Cannabis - Did you know that…

Science, Education, General, Blogging June 8th, 2008

  • Cannabis contains more than 400 chemicals. The main psychoactive ingredient is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or ‘THC’ ?
  • Cannabis contains more tar than tobacco, and has a higher concentration of carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) ?
  • Cannabis became a controlled substance in Britain in 1928 ?
  • 44% of 16 to 29 year-olds have tried cannabis at some point in their lives. Half of them have used it in the last year ?
  • In 1998, 76% of people arrested for drugs offences in Britain were charged with possession of cannabis ?
  • Smoking marijuana is more popular in America than surfing the Internet ?

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Blog review: David’s freeware and a bit of everything

Blog Reviews, Recommended Links, Tech Blogs, Blogging, Freeware March 16th, 2008

Early today I was having a chat with my buddy about starting some blog reviews and he thought the idea was great.

In fact, he wanted to review some blogs himself, and he actually beat me to it, because he started first….with a review about my blog.

It might seem like i am returning a favour, which is not.
I actually chose his blog to be first on my review series.

also known as is a relatively young blog, about a bunch of stuff, but with a high amount of Windows XP and Vista freeware, open source and free online applications.

His reviews are fair, and just as i would do, he is testing them first and then passes on the recommendation.
He’s got passion to spread the word and if an application is worth talking about, he’ll do it immediately.

The “A Little Bit Of Everything” blog is something you’d want to add to your feeds list, because if you are one of the people trying to keep up with the new and trendy stuff on the web, then you’ve just found your source.

Also, taking that his big passion is the music, chances are you’ll find in there a bunch if tunes or music web sites recommendations.

There is so much to say about his blog and it would only be fair to do it, but you better head over there and start digging through his tags.

This week’s blog review: - Highly recommended.

Xdrive Desktop Lite: a nice .air application

Blogging March 16th, 2008

Just found out that there is a .air application for AOL’s Xdrive online storage media: .

At the first sight is very good looking and very light, as every .air apps is.

It supports drag&drop operations, but in order to get your files there by dragging them, you’ll have to create a new folder from the Action Menu.

Trying to drop the files into the existing folders will fail, which made me bite my nails for a moment there.

If you’ve got a Xdrive account, this app is probably what you need to transfer your files, without having to logon into or battling with the original Xdrive Desktop application, which I’ve tried countless times and it wouldn’t let me log in.

Apart from being able to upload your media into Xdrive, there is also a Sharing option.

You should be able to share your uploaded files by sending an e-mail from the application itself.

Go to any of your folders or files you want to share, click on the drop down arrow and click the Share option.

This will send you to the next screen, from where you can insert the e-mail address of your friends, a title and a message.

Of course, there’s a bit more to it, so go ahead and install it and give it a try. You’ve got nothing to lose.

Download link:

For those of you who don’t know about Xdrive: Xdrive is a 5 GB online media storage offered by AOL.

  • Back up all of your files — your documents, music, photos and more — automatically
  • Conveniently access all your files from anywhere.
  • Easily share permissible files with friends and family.
  • Get 5GB of free online storage!
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