Part 3 of my long overdue link update
Interesting websites
10×10 – Pictures explain a thousand words. This website scrapes photos from the top news stories to present an up-to-date illustration of current events
Kilt Day – a celebration
Brand Tags – genius in simplicity
YouTomb – an index of videos removed for copyright complaint
The British Library online – I’m yet to have a proper play with this, but am looking forward to the opportunity
Fontstruct – I’m not the sort of person that gets geeky over fonts, but this is still a very cool website
Skitch – handy for screen-grabs and image-sharing
Useful tips
How to write strong arguments (Create Debate)
Effectively managing information flow (Dosh Dosh)
5 ways to spot a fake photo (Scientific American)
How to illustrate Homer Simpson in CSS (Ned Batchelder)
How to trim your prose (Copy Blogger)
Comprehensive list on how to get images on the Internet (Random Knowledge) – essential bookmark
21 ways to shoot better photographs (10e20)
Ways to re-use disposable items (Lifehacker)
How to create a great technical presentation (Public Speaking Blog)
Make Windows more productive (Lifehacker)
All of the websites are worth a quick scope. Among the “tips” links I would particularly recommend Effectively managing information flow, Comprehensive list on how to get images on the Internet and How to create a great technical presentation
The other posts in this series of updates are:
Friday: Marketing links
Saturday: Trivia, and Interesting/thoughtful articles
Monday: Technology and web2.0 links
Tuesday: Miscellaneous random links
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