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 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Information
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
BlahBlahTech.com Goes Live
Wayne Smallman the writer behind Blah! Blah! Technology passed his 300th article marker earlier this week and launched the new domain and site. Smallman’s blog has been one of my early inspirations since my entry to the blogosphere several months … Continue reading
Among Best Tech Products of All Time
PC World has just rated 50 of the Best Tech Products of All Time. Being the Apple Macintosh enthusiast as I am, I enjoyed seeing Apple ranked second only following Netscape Navigator, as well as several other Apple related placements … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
Twenty Thing You Didn’t Know
Going through Del.icio.us’ popular bookmarks this morning I came across the column: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About… at Discover Magazine. Basically there are several categories, of 20 Things You Didn’t Know About, ranging from topics like Aliens or Skin … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
Stop The Big Brother State
Stop the Big Brother State is an interesting short animation by David Schart. Their intent is to portray that people are giving up their freedom in exchange for temporary security. Although I do not agree with all their statements, I … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
Imagini Picture Personality Profile
Imagini takes advantage of the well known phrase: A picture paints a thousand words. Their objective is to create a new language of communications though images. They have some nice interface and a good “social-networking” conecpt. It will be interesting … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
Quizlet More Effective Cramming?
In December I wrote Study Effectively with Noise and Stu.dicio.us. However compared to actual studying for a quiz, test or exam it might not help you all that much. Quizlet on the other hand seems like a good cramming solution, … Continue reading