Ten Blogging Hacks from Steve Rubel
Steve Rubel posts his Ten Blogging Hacks:
- Blog Alone or Together with Writely
I’ve signed up with Writely but I haven’t actually tried it out yet; I’ll add it to my To Do list
Update: Test post worked OK. - Automatically Post Your Daily del.icio.us Links
I followed Ahmad Isnaini’s instructions (for WordPress) but I haven’t added anything to my del.icio.us list in a while – I’ll add this page in a minute and we’ll see tomorrow if it worked.
Update: Test post worked OK. - Auto-Insert Technorati Tags Using ecto
I don’t use ecto but I do have Technorati tags automagically added via a WordPress plugin – I think it’s Ultimate Tag Warrior. - Blog from Your Cell Phone
Nope – I’ve never felt the need to blog something right this second; if it’s important, I’ll jot something down in my PDA and post it later. - Get a Cool Icon for Your Blog
I’ve got a couple of possible sources for a free logo but I want to give this blog a better name before I follow up with them – suggestions here please!
- Tell the World Where They Can Find You
I did have a mini-map (from FeedMap.net) but it seems to have disappeared – I wonder if I forgot to add it to the new theme [switches to "Hobson" to check - nope, it's not there either!] – hmmm, I wonder what happened to it? Another thing for my To Do list.
Oh, and of course there’s always GeoURL which can tell you who lives nearby (assuming you register yourself at their site). - Meet Your Blog Neighbour
I’ve not heard of findory before; I might investigate when I get a minute. - Make Money with Your Own Blog Schwag Store
Ah, see, to do that I’d have to be a bit creative and … well, it’s not gonna happen!
- Create a Blogroll in One Click
I currently use both BlogLines and BlogRolling – you can see the latter in the blog’s sidebar. - Give Readers the Option to Subscribe to Updates via Email
Check! You can sign up via FeedBurner for updates via email or good ol’ RSS.
Is it art? Who decides?
Spotted via Amy’s blog, this is from the Windsor Arts Advocacy blog:
As part of the larger show at the Art Gallery of Windsor Ron Terada recently made headlines in the Windsor Star as city councilors voiced concern about the potential for mixed-messages. Checkpoint Charlie takes the form of a road sign that reads ‘You are now leaving the American Sector’ in both official languages.
This sign was approved by the City Council of Windsor, Ontario for a four-month exhibition on the Windsor waterfront. It is a work of public art by the Vancouver-based artist, Ron Terada who financed its production.
After an in-camera meeting held by City Council last Friday, they made the decision to remove the artwork without consultation with the artist, the Art Gallery of Windsor, or any public discussion.
So one minute it’s OK but then as soon as someone suggests it might upset tourists it’s taken down. So what they’re saying is let’s assume Americans have no sense of humour is it?
I know politicians are all about trying to keep everyone happy (or at least the “squeeky wheels”) but if I was the artist I’d be pretty angry with the council.
Top 10 Tuesday – Job hunting
As you probably know, I’m still looking for a job 
so I thought this week’s Top 10 list could be related to that. Given that my ideal job is a project management position in a software development environment (based in Toronto), here’s the Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Hire Me:
- I’m a techie at heart – I started messing with IT back in about 1978, while I was at school; I took a very active role in teaching the school’s first O-level Computer Science classes
- I also understand it’s not all about the technical answers – without a good business case you’re building something for the sake of building it and it’ll never succeed
- Wide range of market vertical experience: healthcare, military, government, commercial, not-for-profit
- Many years as developer/supplier but also having been a customer of software projects I understand better the issues that can arise and the frustrations both feel
- On-site experience during installation, acceptance testing, training and post-install support phases; worked in Denmark, Germany and Italy, as well as on domestic projects (England & Canada)
- All too used to managing the eternal project management resourcing challenge of insufficient time/money/staff
- Strong proponent of standards, e.g. ISO 9001 (quality), X.400 (email), XPG (portability)
- Led multi-national, multi-disciplinary teams
- Very familiar with reporting to senior management, advisory committees, stakeholder groups, customers, end-users, technical teams and other involved/interested parties
- Wife and three cats to support
You should read my résumé (also available in PDF and MS-Word) for a better picture.
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