I see more and more co-workers starting to use LinkedIn. If you’re new to the service, you’ll want to checkout a post I wrote in the summer of 2007 entitled “LinkedIn Tips”. It contains links to a number of helpful articles.
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Mixed bag of links
LifeHacker offers up their top ten memory “hacks”. Also, Google search can provide quick currency conversions.
Some analysts think a next-gen video game console price war is coming.
If you’re a fan of Ansel Adam’s iconic photos of Yosemite National Park, you’ll enjoy this multimedia feature from the New York Times. Ansel’s former assistant talks about the story behind nine of his famous photos.
Looking for a parking lot or transit stop in Toronto? Try Stopfinder. After you provide the destination address, the service highlights public transit stops. It also identifies the closest and cheapest parking lots in the area.
Has anyone tried TripIt?
A few months ago, I heard about TripIt from a rave review in Joel Spolsky’s blog. Yesterday, I read another glowing review from Don MacAskill.
TripIt is a free web service that “automatically organizes all your travel plans.” Supposedly you simply forward each travel confirmation email to their the plans@tripit.com email address. Using the information in the confirmation emails, TripIt will then compile a personalized travel itinerary that includes weather, driving directions, maps, etc. They claim to support Canadian travel vendors including Air Canada, WestJet, and ViaRail.
Has anyone tried it?
Windows Live Writer
I’ve been using Windows Live Writer for a few months now. It is the best Windows-based blog composition application that I’ve used. It works great with WordPress and, apparently, also supports other blogging platforms like Blogger, TypePad, LiveJournal, etc. Best of all, it is free.
Realosophy – Toronto home buying information
A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a Toronto start-up called Realosophy.
Their web site provides comprehensive profiles of Toronto neighbourhoods and tips for home buyers.
Each profile is an attractive "mashup" that offers information on housing prices, sales, styles, and taxes as well as performance reports for the local schools. They also include a directory of nearby entertainment, health, and shopping services that are plotted on a embedded Google Map.
RSS in Plain English
Are you an avid web surfer or news junkie? Are you using RSS news feeds? If not, then check out the video.
I’ve been subscribing to RSS news feeds for a long time. It’s easy, saves a lot of time, and automatically keeps me up-to-date on Jeff’s crazy ideas, Finn’s latest photos, and other important news.
Personally, I prefer web-based readers like Bloglines or Google Reader. That way I can check-in from work or at home.
Are you looking for an 1.8 to 3.5 IDE adapter?
I use Google Analytics to analyze my blog traffic. In particular, it helps me undertand what search keywords people are using to discover this blog.
As it turns out, I’m not the only one looking for an 1.8 to 3.5 IDE adapter. A number of people have landed here while searching for this elusive adapter.
So for their benefit, I purchased an adapter from 1topstore.com. It was shipped from Hong Kong and arrived a few weeks later. The price was reasonable and the unit worked perfectly.
Marc’s 3 kinds of Internet platforms
I’m really enjoying Marc Andreessen’s blog.
In a recent post, he does an excellent job explaining the concept of the “Internet platform” and outlines 3 types of platforms.
New Media Roundup
WebbAlert – If you’re hankering for a tech news fix and you only have 5 minutes, check out Morgan Webb’s new video project, WebbAlert.
Slacker – A few months ago my favourite Internet radio application, Pandora, closed the box to non-US listeners. I suppose their partners didn’t believe all those users claiming their snail mail was delivered to the 90210 zip code.
Since then I’ve been experimenting with Slacker. Although persistent personalized radio stations are not available outside the US, the service is free and the default stations can be customized.
According to CNET’s Crave blog, Slacker intends to differentiate itself from Pandora and LastFM by selling a portable device that will stream your personalized radio stations via Wi-Fi.
LinkedIn Tips
Judging by the traffic in my personal inbox, it seeems a number of my colleagues have just discovered LinkedIn.
Although I`ve had account for a few years, it wasn`t until I listened this podcast interview with Reid Hoffman that I recognized the some value of it.
If you’re new to the service, the folks at Web Worker Daily offer 20 Ways to Use LinkedIn Productively
Guy Kawasaki has written a number of articles about using LinkedIn:
- Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn
- LinkedIn Profile Extreme Makeover
- LinkedIn and the Art of Avoiding an A**hole Boss
If you`re curious, you can find my profile here.
