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Geeking it Up (or yes I joined another network)

Maybe I am a sucker for trying new things?  Just got an invite to Chris Pirillo’s new project that is simply named Geeks.  You can kind of think of it as another Facebook or MySpace for the geekier people in life, no matter what type of geek you are.

Here is Chris explaining the basics about Geeks:

It is a cool idea, and I like it thus far.  We will see where it goes from here.  If you want to give it a shot, feel free to make friends with me.

http://geeks.pirillo.com/profile/Mitch

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MSNBC = Disaster TV?

Some people out there watch disaster movies, just to see the panic, destruction and frankly, watching stuff blow up.  I have a feeling that MSNBC fans are of the same ilk.

Here is some of their Democratic National Convention coverage:

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This Week in Mitch (Mail mixed with Saturday Morning Fever?)

Shame on you for missing out on some great post this week?  Want that link again?

  Mixing POP3, Gmail and Thunderbird for E-mail Anywhere!

Watch as I explain my confusing, yet practical e-mail system I have in place.

  Mitch’s Favorite Thunderbird Add-ons and Themes

Here are some of the few Thunderbird goodies worthy of being shared.

  Different Quote Level Colors for Thunderbird

My absolute favorite tweak for Thunderbird usage. Helps with seeing who said what.

  OneNews - Create a List of News

Looking for a way to clone popurls.com?  This is the perfect WordPress powered solution.

  Captain N: The Game Master

This has to be one of the greatest Saturday morning cartoons ever… at least for me.

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Mitch’s Favorite Thunderbird Add-ons and Themes

Continuing the e-mail trend from yesterday, today I thought I would share some of my favorite Firefox add-ons and themes. Listing the add-ons I use with Thunderbird is an easy task.  Why?  Well… there are only two of them. 

ico20_tb  Quicktext - Keep a list of pre-written messages to use in your e-mails.  It also accepts variables so personalizing a static message with information you have in hand is easy to do.

ico20_tb  Minimize to Tray - This extension minimizes Thunderbird to the system tray on the task bar.  This way I can keep Thunderbird running without it getting in the way when I don’t need it.

There are only a handful of themes really worth checking out too.  Here are a few of my favorite themes for Thunderbird:

ico20_tb  Azerty ‘mail - Brighter and unique icons, but still keeps the same look and feel.

ico20_tb  Charamel - A tan colored Thunderbird theme that is awesome, except for a few little things here and there that keep me from using it 24/7.

ico20_tb  Silvermel - A silver port of Charamel, same look (and bugs) - just a different color.

The rest of the popular themes out there all look like Apple/Mac clones (insert yawn here), and do we really need more than one of those? I think not.  Really wish DeviantArt had some better ones too, but they seem to be a little lacking with the Thunderbird skin section.

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Mitch’s Week in Review

Here are all the post you loved, you hated or you missed.

m WWE’s Maria Desktop Icon of Hotness

Who wouldn’t want Maria on their desktop?

m Mitch Gets Another Article in Ping! Zine

Featured in on of the top web hosting mags of all the land!

m Download a Colorful Set of Vista-like Folders

To help YOU organize your Vista “My Documents” Folder (yes, I still call it that)

m Another Free Image Host with a Stupid Name

Stupid Name + Free Hosting = Success (yet again!)

m Mitchelaneous Breaks 600+ Subscribers, and MITCH LOVES YOU!

Cheap ploy to get more of you to subscribe, have you yet?

m The Top 10 Best Paint.NET Tutorials (for the graphic nerds)

Get your geeky graphic editing hands on these darlings!

m Web of Pain - Comic Genus with a Mix of Network Tomfoolery

‘Cause I like funny things that slightly have something to do with web hosting.

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Don’t Be Afraid to Pimp Yourself on the Social Web

socialize As I remove MySpace and add Plurk to my own Mitchelaneous side bar, I thought this would be as good of a time as any to bring up the fact that you should not be afraid to socialize and meet new people.  Sure, some places build a fan following because of great content but great content alone can not win any popularity races. 

You have to get out there and proverbially pimp your goods.

Let people know at least a few places where they can follow you or be your friend, and they are given a few more “gateways” to get back to your blog and content.  Think of it this way, which am I more likely to be friends with:

  • The guy who’s web site I never knew about because he doesn’t push it out in the real world
  • The guy who is trying his best to make friends, and inform the public he’s out there and ready for his close up

I’m not afraid to mention anybody who wishes to can add me as a friend on:

Twitter | Facebook | Plurk | MySpace | Pownce | LinkedIn | Flickr

Don’t be afraid to promote your favorite social web site profiles.  By not doing so, you are missing a good chance not only to make a few friends but get some free press for your own web site.  Don’t be a wall flower, be that comfy chair everybody likes to sit on. 

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