Digest for June and July 2007

Every month I publish a digest post collecting the best of Internet Duct Tape. Here you go!

One Year Ago

Here are some articles that are still timeless.

• Programming
  • Getting to Deadline – programmer productivity
  • Book Review: Joel on Software
  • Document your code in the source — in any programming language
  • Time tracking for Programmers
  • Should corporations standardize on programming languages?
  • Google code hosting  – better than SourceForge?
• Blogging
  • Tagging folksonomy… wtf?
  • Building an Audience
• Software
  • Tweaking Windows Update not to interrupt you
  • How to remove Windows Genuine Advantage

IDT Labs Software Updates

IDT Labs is where I track software projects I’m working on.

• [WORDPRESS] Akismet Auntie Spam update
  Ever have one of those weeks? Akismet has decided that all comments from me are spam and there’s nothing I can do about it, other than politely emailing the blogs I regularly post to and asking them to go dumpster diving for me. I’ve updated my Akismet Auntie Spam script for Firefox to deal with some of the issues I’ve had.
• [THEME] Preview of themes for the Sandbox Design Competition
  The Sandbox Design Competition as come to a close. I only managed to get two designs in under the wire. You can see previews here .
• [FLICKR] Always search for CC licenses photos
  I’ve updated my script that forces the Flickr search box to remember that you’re searching for Creative Commons licensed photos. It fixes a problem with the advanced search box.
• List of Software
  I’ve put together a list of all the software I’ve created. I’ve oh-so-intelligently organized it by the websites they interface with. Check it out if you haven’t already.

Monthly Digest

It’s All Geek To Me

• Book Review: Overclocked by Cory Doctorow (and Fair Use Day)
  Short stories from the guy who does Boing Boing
• TV: When Good Heroes Go Bad
  Finished watching Season 1 of Heroes

Web 2.0

• How to synchronize your iPod (or iTunes) to Facebook using Last.fm
  Show off your playlists on your Facebook profile… automagically.
• Facebook Applications and Privacy – How to Configure Facebook Applications
  All my peeps are on Facebook now. This is a guide explaining the privacy settings for all those newfangled applications.
• Be My Friend (on social network sites)
  Friend me up on Facebook, StumbleUpon, del.icio.us, etc.

Blogging Advice

• Community Starts with Communication: 5 Tips to Building Your Readership
• 3 Surefire Ways to Advertise Your Blog on a Shoe String
• Climbing Out of Category Hell
  I did a major reorganization finally.

Quick Blog Tips

• Tim Ferriss’ Four Minute Blog Training – The 9 Rules You Need to Know
• FeedBurner Tip: Create a private area for your RSS subscribers only
• WordPress Tip: Create a Digest Post in 3 Seconds

Web Design

• CSS Tip: Building 3D Buttons with CSS for the Sandbox Theme
• WordPress CSS Tip: Design for Sandbox Theme in a sandbox
• Win Cash Prizes for your CSS Design for Sandbox

Best of Feeds — Link Posts

• Best of Feeds – 58 links – programming, tips, business, code, design
• Best of Feeds – 41 links – blogging, humor, geek, lifehacks, facebook
• Best of Feeds – 37 links – google, blogging, facebook, wordpress, tips
• Best of Feeds – 24 links – design, tips, facebook, blogging, games
• Best of Feeds – 34 links – readerlinks, blogging, facebook, startup, iphone
• Best of Feeds – 26 links – blogging, tips, writing, comics, comments
• Best of Feeds – 21 links – programming, code, development, geek, lolcats

Most Popular Posts for June and July 2007

• 3 Surefire Ways to Advertise Your Blog
• How to synchronize your iPod (or iTunes) to Facebook
• I was on vacation :)

Digest for May 2007