// Internet Duct Tape

RSS feeds are like cookies (that are good enough for me). Best of Feeds is a weekly collection of the best stuff I saw on the Internet this week. They’re saved on delicious and stumbleupon and cross-posted to Twitter and Tumblr as they happen and then collected together on Saturdays. I don’t blog on the weekend so read these links instead.

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• [CHARTS] Charts And Graphs: Modern Solutions | Developer’s Toolbox |
  • Hola charts batman.
  • (charts, graphs, visualization, webdesign)
  • (smashingmagazine.com, 1639 saves, 86 inbound links, 800 diggs)
• [COMICS] The Best Webcomics of 2004
  • Links to multi-editor list of best of. Almost like a print anthology.
  • (comics, webcomics)
  • (webcomicsreview.com, 442 saves, 5 inbound links)
• [CODE] Evidence Based Scheduling
  • Joel on Estimation
  • (software, management, programming, scheduling, productivity, planning)
  • (joelonsoftware.com, 387 saves, 64 inbound links, 3 diggs)
• [WRITING] How to turn off annoying MS Word Features
  • I was going to write a guide like this, but I’m glad someone else beat me to it. THIS IS A MUST READ if you use MS Word for composing blog posts.
  • (microsoft, tips, msword)
  • (twoorthree.net, 247 saves, 23 inbound links, 6 diggs)
• [FACEBOOK] Enemybook
  • Facebook app for marking who ISN’T your friend. Includes reasons such as “hooked up with my ex”.
  • (facebook, humor, enemybook, web2.0)
  • (enemybook.info, 46 saves, 67 inbound links, 4 diggs)
• [CODE] Visual Studio News Channel: Give Hanselman a Go!
  • Visual Studio has an RSS aggregator with an audience of millions, but they only post items every few months… yet check hourly for updates.
  • (microsoft, humor)
  • (secretgeek.net, 3 saves)
• [STARTUPS] There Are No Lifejackets On This Boat
  • Startups need to fire employees who haven’t bought in to the idea with passion. No room to hide.
  • (startup, passion)
  • (instigatorblog.com, 2 saves, 6 inbound links)
• [MICROPAYMENTS] Peter White – I have your forty bucks
  • I want to pay for music I pirated on the Internet. How the hell do I do that?
  • (music, mp3, piracy, micropayment)
  • (ricksegal.typepad.com, 2 saves, 2 inbound links, 20 diggs)
• [LIFEHACKS] The Pmarca Guide to Personal Productivity
  • Very simple tips for freeing up your time for what you find is important.
  • (productivity, gtd, lifehacks, procrastination)
  • (blog.pmarca.com, 100 inbound links, 22 diggs)

Legend

• saves – number of people who bookmarked on http://del.icio.us
• inbound links – number of blogs who linked to it (max 100)
• diggs – number of people who dugg on http://digg.com

This Week at Internet Duct Tape

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Tags: humor, microsoft, productivity