Geek Habits for non-Geeks - March 2008

Note: this page is useful in conjunction with the exercises on the projector screen.
Read the instructions on screen while using the links on this page.

Before we Begin..

1. Install Firefox
2. Fire it up!
3. Get a Google account
4. Get a delicious account
5. if you have time.... Install the delicious Firefox extension

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Exercise 1: Subscribing to Feeds

Google Reader

Some example sites with feeds

• Boingboing
  "A Directory of Wonderful Things" - one of the most popular blogs in the world
• BBC News
  For the news junkies+masochists among us
• TED Blog
  Cannot say enough good things about this.. TED is a conference with some of the most inspiring+interesting talks in the world. I wish I had time to watch them all.
• Seth Godin
  A blog about, *ugh*, marketing. However, he understands humans like no-one else, and has very important things to say about (and to) creative people.
• Technorati
  A directory of blogs
• Random Acts of Reality
  The diary of a London ambulance driver. Witty, heart-wrenching, compelling.
• 43 Folders
  Merlin Mann's blog on productivity for the knowledge worker. Guaranteed to make you reassess the way you work for the better.
• Stephen Fry's Blog
• Portishead's Myspace Blog
• Werks Events
• Sri Mckinnon on Flickr
  Subscribe to someone's images+photos on flickr (here's my friend Sri's)
• Authentic Blogging
  Libby Davy's blog (she's a Brighton based blogging coach)
• Ben's blog
• An Artist A Day
• Puritan Blister
  Music blog of interesting mashups and covers
• Ill Doctrine
  Cool 'state of the USA' video blog

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Exercise 2: Social Bookmarking

• delicious signup
• The delicious Firefox extension
• Ben's delicious page

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Useful Links

• Netvibes
• Chumby
• Richard Dawkins
• Google Calendar
• Google Docs
• Last.fm
• upcoming

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