November 2007
INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES - Adventure Travel Around... →
I can’t believe you can do all these things as a civilian.
Localizing WordPress Themes and Plugins | Inside... →
A very helpful (and thoughtful) guide to localization. Recommend reading BEFORE messing with the theme (or you’ll have to go undo less-well-thought-out stuff like me!).
Time to Go Workout Mom! →
Sometimes fitness can be a lonely endeavor and you feel as if you are the only one working out or depriving yourself of chocolate cake. Visiting Go Workout Mom is like talking to an intelligent, motivated girlfriend about fitness to keep you on track.
The Go Workout Mom blog was created by Cindy Posey, a wife, mother of two and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Although Cindy is not a doctor or...
Stevia Blends @ Steviva Brand Stevia and... →
I’d like to try their “getting to know you” package and test it out.
Urban Debris Artlog: How to Make Seed Paper →
This is part of a cool gift tag idea I’ve seen.
How To Launch A Niche Blogging Business » Internet... →
I want to follow this process.
Medi-Share - the Biblical Healthcare solution -... →
This is an interesting model for health care. I’d consider it if Daniel someday leaves the corporate world.
Food for Thought at GodBit →
As a volunteer at my local house of worship, I realize that many of the church members are technology—challenged and view the computer as troublesome. The concept of putting together an effective, interactive church website seems like a large mountain to climb. The creators of Godbit realize this niche and have created a website to help church pastors and members to develop better websites in the...
Update Facebook Status via Google Talk →
I’m trying to get this set up and the app isn’t working. Saving for a later attempt.
99 Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free <<... →
This is a great list, and I should be doing more of the items on it!
Voodoo Wrist Warmers →
I’m making these.
Fast Workouts - Quick Workouts →
This sounds like the kind of thing we would actually use. Interestingly, there seem to be several sites selling the same thing at different price points. This appears to be the best.
FreeRice →
A fun way for would-be word nerds to feed the world.
Unhappy Meals by Michael Pollan →
A very compelling article about the way we look at food and how that might be hurting us.
Harvest Your Work Time with GetHarvest →
As a small business owner and freelancer, I was impressed with the time tracking service offered by Harvest. This web based time tracking program gives small businesses and solo professionals an easy way to keep track of their time so they can bill clients properly and increase their own productivity.
Because Harvest is web based like Hotmail, there is nothing to install and you can access the...
A holistic view of food →
I just finished a (lengthy) article called Unhappy Meals by Michael Pollan. If you have–no, can make–the time to read this article, I highly recommend it.
The basic premise is that the modern approach to food (looking at isolated nutrients rather than whole foods, diets, and lifestyles) is considerably less healthful than earlier alternatives. An interesting excerpt:
This brings us to another...
Sweet Black Friday sales online →
In addition to Amazon’s Black Friday sale, I’ve also come across a few more noteworthy online sales. (I’ll update this post as I come across other exceptional deals.)
If you need a new desktop computer, you’ll have a hard time beating this deal from PC Direct; I’m not going to list all the specs here, but in my semi-professional tech opinion, this is the best computer deal I’ve seen in a long...
Sweet Black Friday sales online →
In addition to Amazon’s Black Friday sale, I’ve also come across a few more noteworthy online sales. (I’ll update this post as I come across other exceptional deals.)
If you need a new desktop computer, you’ll have a hard time beating this deal from PC Direct; I’m not going to list all the specs here, but in my semi-professional tech opinion, this is the best computer deal I’ve seen in a long...
Idaho Community Foundation →
I’d like to set up a fund with them to streamline our giving.
Can Family Vacations Be Fun and Educational? →
Always seeking fun, learning experiences while we travel, I decided to visit Fun and Educational Family Travel Tips to find more ideas. While the website presented several detailed travel options, I found some of the content rather self—oriented and slightly self—promotional rather than conversational.
The website is a blog created by Shannon Kietzman, a teacher, writer, photographer and mother...
Three weeks on the Extreme Fat Smash Diet →
I recently discovered the fatsecret diet website (probably worth another post all on its own!) and noticed that one of the most effective diets as reported by their members is the Fat Smash Diet. I didn’t know anything about the diet, but I’m always influenced by effectiveness, so I decided to look into it.
It’s the creation of Dr. Ian Smith, who seems to be something of a celebrity himself on...
Marlon Sanders' Marketing Dashboard -... →
I’d really like to buy this package.
Get Frugal Anywhere with Frugal Upstate →
Unlimited frugality tips with a touch of humor await you at Frugal Upstate. Clearly committed to her sense of frugality, the Frugal Upstate blog is hosted at Google’s blog spot and was featured in Parents Magazine in 2007.
The creator of Frugal Upstate is a 35 year old Army veteran named Jenn who lives in upstate New York and is now a wife, mother (her children are a 6 year old girl and a 4 year...
Avoid the day-after-Thanksgiving crowds →
Here in the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving has picked up the moniker of “Black Friday.” Seems a little dismal, but it’s almost a holiday of its own—part frugality, part insanity. It’s a “competitive shopping” extravaganza of too many people clamoring for too little inventory.
Personally, I’m not a big Black Friday shopper. I’m usually too lazy to go buy a paper, find the good sales, and drive...
Bargain Hunting Comes to Light at... →
I was delighted to discover frugal underground, a blog that details a myriad of ways to save money and live more fully on the money you have. The blog is eye—catching because of the colorful, attractive photographs featured throughout the entries and grabs your attention with the informative, easy to read blog entries and articles.
Sarah Lewis started frugal underground in June, 2005 to share her...
Sarah is is off her diet and happy for "real food"... →
Universal Advertising and Marketing Questionnaire... →
I could use some of these questions when working with my blogging clients.
A Hopefully Useful Tutorial For Using CakePHP’s... →
I didn’t know that there even was an Auth component. That probably says something (terrible) about me, but whatever. I’m learning.
Building Your First Facebook Application with... →
Nifty! I want to learn how to make Facebook apps! (Someday.)
21 things I learned about CakePHP - Avatar... →
A great list of “things learned.” I love it because while many things might be obvious *once you know them*, this helps me learn them when starting from zero.
CakePHP resource collection for newbie. « Junal on... →
I’m just getting started with CakePHP, and this list has already helped quite a bit.
Donut Czar : CakePHP 1.2 FormHelper Function... →
A very helpful collection of FormHelper examples.
Italian Lentil and Barley Soup →
As part of my current diet, we’re eating a lot more beans and grains (particularly quinoa and barley). One of the happy side effects of cooking with unfamiliar foods is that I end up finding great recipes on Recipezaar that I might have never tried. This is one of those recipes.
It’s a slow cooker recipe, which is convenient since I have a crock pot that I rarely use (and consequently, I also...
1up Trainer Power Curves →
I have this trainer (it’s great, by the way) and find this chart a handy but hard-to-find reference.
Highly rated sweet diet treats
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Rentometer, a tool to compare rental prices →
I’ve been reading with interest Millionaire Mommy Next Door’s recent posts on renting vs. owning. She makes some very good points that run counter to a lot of people’s emotional decisions, and honestly, if I wasn’t already committed to owning (we started buying our house before the bubble made things crazy and have an extremely low interest rate), I’d seriously consider renting instead of buying...
Paperback Video Brought to Life at FlipClips →
Do you remember those little books you used to read as a child that you could flip the pages and animations would come to life? This concept has been reinvented in a major way by FlipClips, a website that allows you to download video and use it to create your own flip books to bring it to life.
Each flip book is individually crafted to feature your special digital video. Flip books are available...
Dieting on vacation: it IS possible! →
I started a new diet about two and a half weeks ago (more on the specifics in an upcoming post), right after I got home from a family visit to Colorado. I’d known for a while that October and early November were going to be nuts, and they were. Besides Colorado, I went to Las Vegas for BlogWorld on the 7th.
I’d never been to Vegas before, but I tried to do my research ahead of time. I booked a...
Digital Photos – Finally Share and Organize Them... →
Digital cameras make it easier than ever to shoot lots of photos because the film doesn’t run out. As a result, we often have hundreds of digital photos in no particular order. At Flickr, you can find online resources to help you store, share and organize your digital photos.
The Flickr website is powered by Yahoo and available in multiple languages such as English, French, Spanish, Dutch and...
Life's Kitchen →
This is such a good idea! I can’t wait to eat here… once my diet is over… :)
Everyday Can Be a Fit Day →
The easiest way to lose weight is to try to keep track of the calories we take in versus our height, weight and level of activity. Although this formula sounds simple enough, it manages to elude most of us and FitDay offers you a free online diet and weight loss journal.
At FitDay, you can track your diet and daily activities so you are no longer guessing about the bottom line. By keeping a...
Quick Case Study: Finding Good Blogs To Comment On... →
I like the documentary approach to this post, and it seems like it would be a good way to do a similar tutorial.
5 More Principles For Picking Blogs To Comment On... →
Some useful observations about commenting for link juice as well as attracting attention.
Digerati Marketing » Blog Comment Niche Search →
This is a custom search of do-follow blogs, handy for finding interesting posts to comment on.
Comprehensive Guide on How to reduce the memory... →
Some helpful tips for improving Firefox memory usage.
How I Made My First $2,000 In Affiliate Marketing... →
This step-by-step model is interesting and I’d like to try it every day for a week and see how well it works for me.
“From my previous post and this post, here are my 10 principles for picking blogs...”
– 5 More Principles For Picking Blogs To Comment On » Net Business Blog
31 Days to Building a Better Blog →
I’ve been meaning to do these things…
Workaholics4Hire: Service Catalog →
I’m considering a few of their services for client promotion.
