Maria’s Guides

Here are a few links of interest to readers of my books for the month of November, 2008.

• WordPress 2.7 Comments Enhancements - Article with information for WordPress users interested in making existing themes compatible with the WordPress 2.7 comment-threading/linking features.
• Tools & Utilities for filmmakers - Here are a bunch of links to templates of interest to filmmakers. On DependentFilms.net.
• WordPress 2.7: Ten useful new features - A concise summary of what one WordPress users thinks is the ten most useful new features of WordPress 2.7. A beta of this new version was released on November 1; the final release is due before month-end. On op111.net.
• Looking for Mr. Goodtweet: How to Pick Up Followers on Twitter - Although he starts off with an example that simply doesn't apply to normal folks like you and me, Guy Kawaskai shares some good advice about building your Twitter follower base. Hat tip to @LeVitus for the link via Twitter.
• The Power of Writing Things Down | Dumb Little Man - A good article with tips on how writing things down can help improve your life. Really. On DumbLittleMan.com. Thanks to @LeVitus for sharing this in a tweet.
• Secrets of the Annotated World - Interesting article about how you can benefit from micro social networking like Twitter and BrightKite. On ChrisBrogan.com.
• Digital Photography School — Digital Photography Tips for You - An excellent blog with how-to tips for digital photography.
• Pew Internet & American Life Project - Latest Internet quiz. How do you fit in?
• Twitterspeak: 66 Twitter Terms You Don’t Need to Know - On Mashable.com; a list of Twitter terms and definitions. Thanks to @mjvalente for tweeting this link.
• Can you spot Phishing? - Since I've been blogging so much about phishing lately, it seems natural to include a link to this page on the PayPal site. It's a test to help you understand phishing.
• The Book of MacBook: Observations and thoughts on Apple's latest consumer portable - Excellent review of MacBook. (I'm still undecided, though.) By Dan Moren on MacUser.com.
• Don't be Fooled by the Lack of a Copyright Notice - Good basic information about copyright and inclusion of a copyright symbol On the Copyright Law and Copyright Information blog. Thanks to @PattyHankins on Twitter for sharing the link.
• iTunes 101: Deauthorize all computers at once - Great tip for folks who have forgotten to deauthorize a computer before getting rid of it. On The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).
• 50 Beautiful Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography - Very good examples that make the photos look like models. Includes video, too. On SmashingMagazine.com.
• Tilt-Shift Photography Photoshop Tutorial | Miniature Faking - After seeing an example of tilt-shift video photography by Keith Loutit (with thanks to @jebro on Twitter for sharing the link), I got interested in tilt-shift photography. I'm not interested in it enough to buy special equipment, but this tutorial explains how to simulate the effect in Photoshop. On TiltShiftPhotography.net.
• Copyright Infringement - A photographer horror story. Stolen images on a trip to Burma. Protect your work! On Luceo Images.
• A Holiday Gift Guide for the frequent traveler - Some pretty good gift ideas for technically savvy travelers. On The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).
• 10 Things You Need To Know About WordPress 2.7 | Technosailor.com - An informative article about the features and interface changes in the upcoming WordPress 2.7 release. On the Technosailer.com Web site.
• 19 Photoshop tutorials to design your own business card - Links to 19 different Photoshop tutorials for creating business cards. On DeveloperFox.
• 50 Incredible Fonts for Professional Web & Print Design - Free fonts for outrageous designs. On Noupe.
• Why Start a Blog and 25 Tips to Make it Work - Excellent article for wannabe bloggers who want to succeed. On Conversation Agent.
• Lorem 2: An all-around better Lorem experience. - Sample text to help you design your documents.
• 100 Awesome Ivy League Video Lectures - Links to online lectures of interest to anyone who wants to expand their horizons. On Online Universities.com.