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November 21, 2007

stepheno.net Blog Readability

A couple of my Norwegian friends did at some point need a dictionary to figure out a couple of my written words here. So I was pleasantly affirmed with the results of the blog readability test: My pages have a level of education required to understand my “blog” comparing to Junior High. Take the test [...]

July 21, 2007

Web Trend Subway Map 2007

Information Architects have made a Subway map for: Web Trends of 2007. The most successful companies and websites, including a number of my favorite Web 2.0 solutions, are plotted, categorized with color-coding and rated by size and popularity with stars. Personally I like the way that have portrayed the data, in a clear and familiar [...]

May 20, 2007

Octop.us Helpful Hands

This morning I stumbled over this start-up named Octop.us. It’s goal, in a digg like manner, is to be a bank for “Tips on anything”. Although still very much in its birth stage, I think that this idea is a good one. Relying on simple user-submitted advice that people share and rate on and from [...]

May 19, 2007

SuTree – How-to Videos

SuTree is a collection of instructional videos for a wide range of topics. From everyday personal care how-to videos, to more traditional software or hobby tutorial videos. Although it is still in an early stage there are more than 5000 lessons. For more information on SuTree’s intent check out there about page. (Via TechCrunch)

May 13, 2007

Check Your Broadband Speed

There are loads of different internet sited that want to tell you how fast you broadband actually is. Personally I find some complicated and others even too fancy. However Internet Frog has a nice and simple internet connection speed test. It requires java, but the advantage is that it offers a nice visual comparison to [...]

May 12, 2007

Vista Actually Doing OK?

I have not heard much of Windows Vista since the initial hype some months ago. The general idea I have been left with, after talking with others, is that Vista has not really taken off. But apparently Vista is doing better than most people think. Although no statistics are yet available of Vista sales. Some [...]