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Mac software: sterCleanDesk for Mac

A nifty little utility I use and recommend is sterCleanDesk. It seems though the site to download is offline, so I’ve posted a copy here.

sterCleanDesk automatically removes all files from your desktop and places them in a preset location. As can be seen at this hint on Mac OSX Hints, doing this can give performance gains.

Download sterCleanDesk.dmg 110KB

Please note: I am only making this available for download. I am not the developer and do not provide any support. The developer’s site is: www.jaanpatterson.com/

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Blog tips - Favicons - developing your blog’s identity

Peter Brady over at Performancing discussed the merits of favicons the other day. I was a bit late to the party, but posted a reply anyway and I’ve duplicated it here, because favicons are important


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Blog Tools - Free Link Popularity Check

Here’s a useful little program for checking how well your site is getting linkedLink popularity check is one of the best ways to quantifiably and independently measure your website’s online awareness and overall visibility.


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Blog tips - Chitika versus Adsense

Over the last couple of weeks since the Chitika channels went live, I’ve watched and seen what I suspected - Chitika ads have significantly lower click through on a non-product blog.


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Blog tools - How Much Is your Blog Worth

It’s not perfect, a couple of my favorite blogs which do huge trafficInspired by Tristan Louis’s research into the value of each link to Weblogs Inc, I’ve created this little applet using Technorati’s API which computes and displays your blog’s worth using the same link to dollar ratio as the AOL-Weblogs Inc deal.


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Blog tips - 10 Killer Post Ideas

Here are ten proven post formulas to get your creative juices, and your traffic, flowing.Nick and I were discussing last night about what posts work and don’t work.


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Blog tips - Battling Bloggers Block

Darren over at ProBlogger.net is producing a series on overcoming the dreaded blogger’s block. This comes in many shapes and forms, usually accompanied by excusitis


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WordPress Review: Five Minutes with WordPress 2.0 Beta 1

Well I downloaded and installed WordPress 2.0 beta 1 (formerly known as WordPress 1.6). The following is a five minute review of it. I’ve just gone for a quick surf through the admin menus and given my impressions.


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WordPress News

Yzabel reports that WordPress2 (formerly WP1.6) is available in beta form from WordPress 2.0 Beta forum discussion


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Journal of a Blogger: I’m too busy - I need less time

It should say “a man with no time gets the job done”When we have plenty of time, our day inflates into every nook and cranny.since I became unemployed, I’ve gone through a cycle of getting excessively busy and then having to cut back.


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