Links worth following.
Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending January 12:
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Excellent advice for people trying to implement GTD to be more productive — and not succeeding. On the Cranking Widgets blog.
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Good article about switching from partial to full RSS feeds. On PlagiarismToday.com.
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For Mac OS X Tiger; should work in Leopard, too. On MacOSXHints.com.
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Link to EXCELLENT article, in PDF format, that explains exactly how colors work together. From Before & After magazine.
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An anti-Word, pro Scrivener piece (of all things!) in the New York Times. By Virginia Heffernan. Thanks to @ev on Twitter for sharing the link.
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Steven Poole no longer uses Microsoft Word. Here’s why.
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Steven Poole lists the features an ebook reader SHOULD have. I think they sound rather familiar, don’t you?
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More rumors of what might be in store for us at Macworld Expo next week. On ReadWriteWeb.
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Some tips for getting more followers on Twitter, which can boost your profile on other Social Networking sites. On ReadWriteWeb.
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Interesting article about using Kindle to publish a book and entice readers to provide feedback to the author. On ReadWriteWeb.
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A how-to piece with suggestions on how you can participate in Twitter when you don’t have access to the Twitter.com Web site. On Twitter Facts.
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Workaround for problem using video chat feature of iChat with Mac OS X 10.5. On the Apple Support Web site.
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Great post by Miraz Jordan that summarizes her must-have WordPress plugins. I’ll have to do a similar post soon. On the WordPress Visual QuickStart Guide support web site.
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John Scalzi’s take on why the Sony BMG plan to release non-DRM protected music won’t work. I tend to agree with him.
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According to this story on Forbes.com, the U.S. Army is adopting Macs to help thwart hackers. Not exactly good news for Mac users — we don’t need to give hackers a reason to go after us — but good for Apple.
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John Gruber’s take on the Kindle. On Daring Fireball.
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Sony drops DRM. On MacUser.com. Thanks to @dmoren on Twitter for the link.
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Humorous photo of a recycled iMac. On I Can Has Cheezburger?
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Excellent article about the secret history of iPhone development. On Wired.com.
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A great tip for helping to protect an image posted on a Web page from being stolen and used by others. By Derek Powazek.
