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Moving from Digg to Reddit

Internet

I found Digg first. Then I found Reddit. I didn’t like reddit at first because it didn’t look as good as digg, so I went back to Digg for couple of years. But now I have moved to Reddit.

But why? Content on Digg wasn’t the best that I would expect. Lots of duplicated links and power users ruining the system, etc, etc. Digg tries also to make money more aggressively. There is only couple of ads on Reddit and half of them are there just to thank that I have adblock disabled :P I can’t even use Digg without adblocker. It is so bloated with many ads.

I also feel that Reddit has better content for me, partly because I can customize my Reddit feed with “subreddits”. Anybody can create their own subreddit for anything/anybody.

Reddit also has better app for iPod/iPhone “Blue alien” app works without any problems, but the Digg application is unstable and slow.

The new Digg beta is heading to interesting direction. Concept is really good, but so far it haven’t been so great for me. I don’t have friends/followers on Digg so my feed is little quiet…

For me, Reddit feels more open way to share stuff on internet. It feels more like a forum than a link sharing site…

And reddit is open source <3

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Google Wave

Internet

So… When the Google Wave was first time announced I registered myself for invite. And I got the invite couple days ago. (I have used all of my invites, so don’t bother asking for them) But I couldn’t use wave until now, because nobody of my friends had Google Wave.

But today one of my invites that I send was activated and I could test the Google Wave. The real time typing/editing is awesome. No more waiting for reply, conversation is much more faster and flexible.

I believe that Google Wave is not going to kill email. But it will definitely going to make co-working easier. For project management/brainstorming Google Wave could be awesome.

As this is Beta/Preview of the Wave, all of the features that I would like to see isn’t at Wave yet. Example extension/settings stuff is missing. I hope that the system allows me to integrate email, Twitter and Google Reader to Wave.

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Why away nick sucks

Internet

So why away nick on irc sucks? There is couple of good reasons…

  • Spam – If you are on couple channels and use away lots… You generate lots of unwated spam to channels/queries.
  • Wrong nick – if you use away nick and someone wants to contact you. He uses /whois and it looks like you are not at your computer…
  • Someone can stole your nick – And talk as he would be you…
  • Who cares? – 99% of people don’t want to know what you are doing. If they want, they can see it in your away status.

Use /away command!

Just type “/away <reason>” and you don’t generate spam, annoy people and just be stupid. When you use away and someone uses /whois at you, they see why you are away, some networks even give idle time.

So please, don’t use the away nick.

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Gravatars

Internet

This blog haven’t been for a long time on the internet, but there is already 18 comments. (and 2 spams) But nobody have a cool Gravatar! On WordPress, there is build in support for Gravatars.

Idea of Gravatar is simple. When you have created a account to Gravatar, you can upload your avatar. When you post a comment blogs, your Gravatar is automatically placed by your comment. You don’t have to register to every website to get a avatar, Gravatar finds your avatar with your email-address.

With one avatar change you can change all of your avatars easily.

So if you don’t have Gravatar, go get it!

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5 cool websites where you can get inspiration

Internet, Web developing

In this post, I will show you a list of websites where you can find some cool ideas and inspirations for websites design.

Web Creme >>

Simple and elegant website, often updated

Unmatched Style >>

Nice website, also links to resource sites.

Nice Stylesheet >>

Another nice gallery site.

Best Web Gallery >>

Simply the best web gallery.

WordPress Theme Directory >>

If you are not looking for free WP theme, this site is still worth of visit. There is lots of cool themes where you can get ideas.

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