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Jason Kottke’s Best Links of 2005

12/29/2005 by Tim

Pro Blogger Jason Kottke compiled a list of his best links of 2005. Jason finds and links to things that constantly open my eyes and continue to show why the web is such a great place. I’ve been saving many of these as PDFs to read on the train to work.

Blog Torrent – Simplified bittorrent by Downhill Battle

12/27/2005 by Tim

Blog Torrent is free, open-source software from Downhill Battle that provides an easy way to share large files on your website without large storage or bandwidth costs. I don’t know if TextDrive, my host, supports this. I wonder what the server hit would be. It’s not that I have a bunch of large files I … Read more

iPod Tips From Small Dog Electronics

12/27/2005 by Tim

This came as part of Small Dog Electronics’ Kibbles and Bytes enewsletter. I’m keeping it here – below the fold – as a reference for me and for anyone who might find it useful. Thanks to Small Dog!

For iPod Newbies
Ed@Smalldog.com

A very good, very clever friend of mine was delighted to receive his first iPod this Christmas. He ripped open the package, turned the iPod on, and immediately set the language to Chinese. He does not read or speak Chinese. Rather than read the fine print in the manual, he called me to learn how to reset the iPod. He also had lots of other questions about how the iPod works – the same questions we hear everyday at Small Dog Electronics. Because many people will be receiving the iPod this holiday season, I decided to dedicate this article to answering six of these very common questions. If you are the person that all your friends call when they have ANY computer problem, hang on to this article for them!

Deep-Fried Garlic Cloves and Green Olives

12/29/200512/26/2005 by Tim

Jack says he doesn’t like olives, but I know he’d like the first part of these Deep-Fried Garlic Cloves and Green Olives I’d like to make. From the NYTimes.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

12/26/200512/25/2005 by Tim

We had a nice Christmas and first day of Hanukah. We all exchanged gifts, but less expensive than in past years, and made a collective donation to Habitat for Humanity’s Katrina-specific recovery efforts. We also ate almost all of two six-pound legs of lamb, a good bit of red wine, assorted delicious fresh vegetables (in … Read more

Brokeback Mountain

12/24/2005 by Tim

It’s not a book, really, it’s a short story first published in the New Yorker. I haven’t read it yet, though I’ve saved it as a PDF. I had come across some buzz about the movie here and there, and Jason Kottke linked to the story at the New Yorker. It’s directed by Ang Lee, ... Read more

DV for Teachers is Back!

12/22/2005 by Tim

DV for Teachers is back! With the help of Jason Levine of www.queso.com and his Manila-to-Movable Type script, I now have all my archives and images from the old site (gone in a week or so) at the new one. There’s still housekeeping to do – several of the post titles have too much HTML … Read more

ADD “STORIES” CATEGORY ((((( Hearing Voices )))))

12/21/2005 by Tim

((((( Hearing Voices ))))) MUST ADD “STORIES” CATEGORY, FOR THIS AND FOR POSTS ABOUT… STORIES.

“Jimmy Page Was My Co-Pilot”

12/16/2005 by Tim

Jimmy Page Was My Co-Pilot – “My English teacher’s assignment was an oral report on a book of our choice. I had no trouble selecting a book, because I had just read the definitive work on one of my favorite topics: Led Zeppelin. Stephen Davis’s cheesy Led Zep biography, Hammer of the Gods, had just … Read more

Films whose ‘fans’ are more annoying than the film itself:

12/16/2005 by Tim

Vitamin Q – a temple of trivia and lists – posts Twenty Films whose ‘fans’ are more annoying than the film itself. (Can’t recall who pointed to this, or I’d give them credit.)