Link dump: July 11, 2006 — A week’s worth of interesting bits
Cool stuff I missed while I was on vacation (and caught up on as soon as my vacation was over).
- A Guide to OS X Software for Switchers
- Required reading for those who are thinking about making the leap. With my brand new Macbook I am now officially bi-OS-al, so this list is quite handy. Be sure to catch the list of OS X keystrokes and links at the bottom.
- The Immigration Equation
- A look at whether immigrants — and the kind of immigrants — that come to the U.S. do more harm than good.
- Immigration – and the Curse of the Black Legend
The early history of what is now the United States was Spanish, not English, and our denial of this heritage is rooted in age-old stereotypes that still entangle today’s immigration
debate.- The 2006 Halftime Report
- Steve Rubel rates the progress of the blogging trends he predicted for this year.
- Why Conservatives Can’t Govern
- Alan Wolfe on why conservative ideology gets mangled in practice.
- Why Blog Post Frequency Does Not Matter Anymore
- Why ‘post often’ isn’t nearly as important as we think it is. (*Whew!* I guess I can stop this blogging frenzy I’ve been on lately.)
- How fast can you type?
- Measure just how fast with this tool by Joshua Rennert. [Via Lifehacker].
- PayPerPost and “The Tragedy of the (Blogosphere) Commons”
- A new service seeks to pay bloggers for posting product reviews. Consumer Generated Media explains why this is a bad thing.
- FlashAid
It?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s a small, 1 pixel by 1 pixel, .swf file that detects the presence of a screenreader and allows you to trigger JavaScript functions accordingly.
- Colonial Williamsburg turns to podcasting to tell its story
Colonial Williamsburg is creating free weekly audio programs people can listen to on computers as well as portable players to find out more about those who work there, plying old trades and playing historical figures.
Podcasting as education and marketing. Cool.- The Cute Project
- Photos of critters that will make you say ‘awwwwwwwwww’ at every turn. (Also see: Cute Overload)
- SxSW: OSX and Longhorn Development
- Okay, so it’s actually from March. But it’s an interesting look into the development process behind OS X and Longhorn (Vista)