Category Archives: Sidetopics

SexyBookmarks for WordPress

I noticed really nice social bookmarking on several blogs but it took me a while to figure out that what they use is SexyBookmarks. It’s bookmarks are clearly visible yet not ‘in your face’, I find them attractive and it’s easy to share a link.
Though the name may be a little “edgy” for some, SexyBookmarks [...]

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White Beauty

I subscribe to The Calm Space and got Your Breathing Space for January in the mail. It’s a very beautiful photo you can download as wallpaper for your computer.
The interesting connection is that the photo is by Amy Palko who I know from Twitter, @amypalko. It’s a small world.

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My design among inspiring Headway Customizations

My blog design is included in 60+ Headway Customizations That Will Inspire You, it’s # 11.
Bengt’s Notes primarily focuses on personal development and presenations, but occasionally touches on business, networking, and career-oriented subjects. The site’s jig-saw art theme is attractive, and the gray on white theme is very elegant.
I am proud since this design is [...]

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ClockSmith Lite, a nice clock with chime

In my search for a nice and simple software clock with chime I found ClockSmith Lite. It’s available for Windows and Mac. The chime is really nice and can be set to play quarterly, every half hour, hourly, or it can be turned off.
I have set the chime for every half hour in order [...]

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My WordPress plugins

I have created a page with My Favourite WordPress Plugins, the ones that I use at my blogs. There are posts about various plugins here, now I have a list of what is currently used. My intention is to keep the page up to date.

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Microsoft Security Essentials

I have been using ZoneAlarm Internet Security for a while but found it too complicated and it takes too much resources. In beginning of November Lifehacker wrote about Five Best Antivirus Applications, one of them is Microsoft Security Essentials.
A few days later Lifehacker wrote Stop Paying For Windows Security; Microsoft’s Security Tools Are Good [...]

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Arranged wedding, with a twist

I came across this commercial on YouTube, Arranged Marriage, which shows the benefits of choice.

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An honest fortune cookie

Confucius say: if you think we’re going to sum up your whole life on this little bit of paper, you’re crazy.
I found it in a tweet from zen_habits.

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Yet Another Related Posts Plugin

I came across the Yet Another Related Posts Plugin again and decided to give it a try. The description says:
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) gives you a list of posts and/or pages related to the current entry, introducing the reader to other relevant content on your site
I have installed YARPP here and I am [...]

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EditPad Pro Text Editor

I have been using EditPad Lite for a longer time because of its ability to handle multiple files with a tabbed interface. EditPad Lite is quite powerful yet lacked some features that I wanted.
I write my blog posts in HTML-format and wanted a better text editor for that. Since I am pleased with the Lite-version [...]

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