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Windows Live Writer

I have been playing around with Windows Live Writer in recent times, in preparation for blogging on the road. Here are my observations of the software to date:

You can write pretty much the same way you do in your blogging window and prepare everything ready to go. This includes images and links.
It takes […]


Children Blogging

My children have just started blogging and so far they are LOVING it. It’s taken me a while to get blogs set up for them but now they’ve started, they can barely talk about anything else. I guess while it’s all new and exciting, they are particular interested. Time will tell how […]


Why Wordless Wednesday

Image by Thomas Hawk via Flickr If you’re a regular reader of my personal blog, Lightening Online, you may have noticed that recently I’ve begun to participate in the Wordless Wednesday Linky Meme.
The idea of Wordless Wednesday is to present a post in pictures rather than words.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
I’m […]


Problogger Group Writing Project: Killer Post Titles

Darren Rowse, author of the popular “Problogger” site, is currently running a group writing project focusing on killer post titles.
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Have You Tried Qassia Yet?

I have just joined Qassia so that I can check it out a little closer. As part of the 30 Day Challenge we have been covering some sites that help you build backlinks to a new blog. Qassia isn’t one of the sites that has been covered but it looks like being a […]


Juggling Multiple Blogs

Are you interested in my thoughts on Juggling Multiple Blogs?
I’ve written a post over at Aussie Bloggers that deals with that very issue.  Feel free to pop on over there and add your thoughts to the discussion.


Social Marker

One of the tools we have been shown as part of the 30 Day Challenge is Social Marker.
It’s a tool dedicated to making social bookmarking a quick and easy task.
Social Marker holds information on your post so that moving from one social bookmarking tool to another is a matter of simply clicking and dragging the […]


Blogging on the Road - HP 2133 Mini-Note PC

I’ve been looking at small laptops in preparation for our time on the road in 2009.
Originally, my interest was sparked by the Asus EeePC.
A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to finally see an Asus EeePC in the flesh. At the same time, I also laid eyes on the HP version of […]


The Lazy Bloggers Post Generator

To celebrate the 6-month anniversary of Aussie Bloggers Forum and Blog, the Aussie Bloggers team have put together a “Lazy Bloggers Post Generator“.
You can generate numerous different “excuse” posts from it.
Here is an example I put together just for your reading pleasure:
Blimey! I just got a bajillion whiny emails saying I have not updated this […]


Comments Disabled

Every now and then I come across a blog that does not allow comments.
I guess because this is the exception rather than the norm, I’m curious as to:
a) whether this is still considered a “blog” (ie do you HAVE to allow comments in order to be considered a “blog”)
b) why the author has chosen to […]