The new full screen editing mode that comes with WordPress 3.2 is really outstanding. While, I don’t know if it will make me drop using Windows Live Writer when posting from my desktop, I do have to say the clean design and interface is a lot more inviting than the default post editor WordPress presents you.
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Full Screen Editing in WordPress
Pen Zen – Distraction Free Writing
Need a place to write that is is clean, simple and free of distractions? You might give Pen Zen a shot. From the creators of pen.io, this interesting website service provides you with a clean slate to write at and well, not much else. When you are focusing on delivering a really simple place to write though, what else do you need?
7 Ways Linkbait Generator Could Cure Cancer
Not sure what you should blog about? I have a generator that should help!
The Linkbait Generator is here to help you come up with a topic that will sure to grab eyeballs.
Become a Better Writer in 10 Minutes
Are you looking for a way to spark your creative fuse?
“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
- E.L. Doctorow
I love to write, and have done so semi-professionally for the past seven years or so. Sometimes though, a good topic to write about it hard to find, or you might be out of creative muses to inspire you. That is where the web site Write for Ten comes into play.
Style, Grammar and Spell Checker for WordPress
Everybody can use a little help when it comes to writing. After the Deadline is a plugin for WordPress, that is like your own little sixth grade grammar book, living inside your content management system. They use artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology to find errors in your writing and to offer smart suggestions to correct them.
So, what all does After the Deadline do?
- Checks for Spelling Mistakes
- Detects Misused Words and Common English Errors
- Checks the Style of Writing
- Checks for Common Grammar Errors
Happy 5th Birthday to Mitchelaneous.com
Firefox isn’t the only thing celebrating it’s fifth birthday this year. This very blog, Mitchelaneous.com, is also now half a decade old. As one of my oldest web sites still in existence, I have much love for the web site that really inspired me to write more.
Thanks to the powers of the Wayback Machine, here is the earliest layout I can find for Mitchelaneous (then hosted as a part of the lockergnome.net blogs). Actually, you could probably say that Chris Pirillo (and the old Lockergnome team of writers) played a big part in this web site’s existence.
Mitch in Print During 2008
This year, I set a new record for myself – I made it into print four times! Now in this digital era, that might not seem like much. Heck, it might even be a step backwards. However, holding a magazine with an article you have written inside it still something that gets me all excited.
Here are all the issues of Ping! Zine that I have made an appearance in this year:
+ Download Issue 26 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)
+ Download Issue 27 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)
+ Download Issue 28 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)
+ Download Issue 30 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)
Hopefully they’ll have me back next year too. If you have never heard of Ping! Zine before, it is a web hosting magazine for web hosting professionals and fans. One of the two biggest out there in the hosting industry to date.
Quickly Give Your Blog 5 Star Ratings
Outbrain is delivering a unique service. If you hadn’t noticed, I added it to this blog here to test things out. They are delivering a 5 star rating system that anybody can use on their blogs. The idea behind it is if you liked something, you will give it a ranking from one to five stars. Here is a little more about their idea behind the project:
We all love how Netflix recommends movies and how Amazon gives us great recommendations for books we would enjoy reading right? Here at outbrain we are doing the same for blog and news content on the web. Information overload is real and growing as the amount of content on the web grows exponentially. We are committed to helping readers of blogs and news sites find the best content that is most relevant to them on a personal basis.
Once you get a few people ranking your work, then they can also be delivered other popular articles that others have enjoyed. To see that in action, check out Yaron’s blog. Thus far, I haven’t seen many people come in and rank older works on here just yet but I’ll test it out a ‘bit longer just to make sure. It is an interesting idea but it is difficult to make any reader feel or think they could or should do something extra. It is a neat idea and I wish Outbrain the best of luck.
Is Your Desktop Naked?
Well, mine is. Working with an empty desktop can make managing your work a lot easier. For me, all the folders and paths I need are right inside of the start menu. From there I can get to my documents, music, photos and more.
With a clean desktop I have more room to work. Now for designers you could see this coming in handy because they would have plenty of place to work on multiple images, files and folders and have them all saved to the desktop.
With my podcast – I do much of the same. I keep all the different segments I have recorded save temporarily to to desktop so that way I have them handy when I need them. That way when I finish my job or project I can just hit Ctrl + A then move them over to a new folder if I need to keep them or hit delete if I want to toss them away.
How about you? How naked is your desktop or have you tried it with a naked desktop? For me it is one of my easy productivity techniques that keep me sane.
Learn to Lead with your Writing
If you can learn to write by leading your reader and holding his hand through the work – you can become better than you ever thought you could be.
Writing is one of those skills that everybody can do, but not many can master. If you broke it up into a chart you would have those who can’t being a very small percentage of the pie, those who have mastered it being another slightly larger pie piece and then those who are “somewhere in the middle” taking the rest of the cake pie. Continue Reading →
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