Blog Or Webpage, Which is Better?

INDEED!

Which is Better?
(I'll be using a lot of Initials in this piece, but I'll try to define it in the latest terms)

IMHO (which means: In My Humble Opinion) the Blog (which came from: Web Log, but turned into something else) Wins every time.
In fact, most Webpages are really Blogs in disguise.

What has caused this change in expression? The answer is CMS better known as Content Management Systems (meaning programs), which can be reduced to the terms: Content Formatters. Which is an extension of CSS Cascading Style Sheets, a way of easily changing the Look of a Webpage. CSS was the door opener, and the shift from static webpages that just sat there (and didn't draw much attention) to dynamic webpages (also called: Web 2.0), which bounce and dance all over the place. (some, Admittedly to the point of distraction--too much going on).

I believe that next to video (aka YouTubing), flash animation ( an Adobe program) has become the new king of the web.

Okay, what does CMS programs give you?

Headers, footers, sidebars (right columns,left columns or both), themes to coordinate styles and colors.

After Months on the "Injured List", I'm Back!

Went to Barnes and Noble on Saturday. You know, Christmas shopping. I headed straight to the magazine rack and looked for my Linux Favorites. Grabbed the December issue of Linux Format and Linux Pro Magazine. Found a nice comfortable chair and scanned thru the mags casually. Both of these magazines come with DVD's chock-full of Open Source goodies. Both of thses magazines are British publications and aside from the fact that the prices in the ads are listed in british pounds, they could just as easily been published here in the states. Linux Format is the more polished of the two, but I've growned to appreciate the longer in-depth articles in Linux Pro, but that's just a matter of taste.

Added Newsgator from CNet.com to the TWSTW blog.

The Wonders of IMDB

The Atomic Cafe (1982)

Goodnight, My Love (1972) (TV)

Richard Boone (I)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095524/

Biography for
Kurt Russell (I)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000621/bio

Michael Parks (I)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662981/

Full cast and crew for
"Then Came Bronson" (1969)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063955/fullcredits#cast

Harlan Ellison
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255196/

Biography for
Eli Wallachhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908919/bio

Eli Wallach Filmography
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908919/

All these links represent some of Grist for the Mill you can Glean from the Wonderful online site called: IMDB (Internet Movie Database).

Next to Google, I go to IMDB.COM constantly. A forgotten feature of IMDB is that it also shows when a searched movie title will next appear on TV.

As a sidenote: My Open Sources Blog has a detailed explanation of Beagle searcher and the value RSS feeds.

Podcast Central Listing

Podcasts have nothing to do with iPods.

I listen to them on my Sony PSP (Playstation Portable) thank you.

There is no mystery about my favorite, it's Leo Laporte's TWiT.TV podcasts. I'll update my list of Favs here on TWSTW's blog.

Here we go: (The green highlighted text is the Link.)

NPR (National Public Radio) podcasts: For Louie.
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=4819382

TWiT (This Week in Tech) podcast: The Master of Podcasting, Leo Laporte, who just won Blogcast of the year award from xxx, at a ceremony in Vegas. He aslo gave the Keynote Address.
http://twit.tv/twit

SECURITY Now! podcast with Steve Gibson. Yeah, that Steve Gibson. I remember seeing him at OCTUG (Orange County Trs-80 User Group) some 20 plus years ago.
http://twit.tv/sn

FLOSS Weekly podcast. Free Libre Open Source Software has done interviews with several heavyweights of the Linux community, including Miguel De Icaza of GNOME and Mono fame, and the creator of Python, the Great Dane, Guido Van Rossum.
http://twit.tv/FLOSS

MACBREAK Weekly podcast. Not just because of the iPod, the Mac should be on every tech's "what's happening in the Mac World." radar.
http://twit.tv/mbw

The GILLMORE Gang podcast. Here because the hosts have been on TWiT many times.
http://gillmorgang.podshow.com/

Revision 3:DIGGNATION podcast with Kevin Rose, owner of both Revision 3 and Digg.com, and formally from TechTV.
http://revision3.com/diggnation
ROCKETBOOM Daily podcast with Joanne Colan, a girl that talks tech.
http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/

SCOBLE Show podcast with Robert Scoble. Also a regular Twit.
http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/

DL.TV podcast Robert Herren (the Photoshop and Video Guru) and Roger Chang (the Digital Camera Lab Rat) from the TechTV show. Formally hosted by Patrick Norton and Roger Chang. Patrick has moved over to Systm Video podcasts.
http://dl.tv/

REVISION3/SYSTM podcasts with Patrick Norton and Jim Louderback also from TechTV show. Previously hosted by TechTV alumni Kevin Rose.
http://revision3.com/systm/

REVISION3/TEKZILLA podcast with Patrick Norton (Sarah Lane subs) and Jessica Corbin. Yep, also from TechTV.
http://revision3.com/tekzilla/ladies
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Here's Three Picks from Louie:

Remember Route 66?

The Past IS Prologue. Or as Spock would say: Remember. ..."Old Time Radio."

http://www.otr.net/

If you're going to be fanatical about something, here's a good place to start:

http://fanaticalapathy.com/

Thanks Bro.
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Okay that about it for NOW, more coming Real-Soon-Now...

Later, Wingman.

Working with Xara Extreme for Linux

A new port of Xara Extreme for Linux shows some real promise.

Check out this simple Icon I created with it for my favorite CMS Drupal.

What Better Way To Save the World: My Blogs

MY BLOGGER BLOGS:
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http://koolhunter2.blogspot.com/ aka koolhunter2
http://mediacircus2.blogspot.com/ aka Media Circus 2
http://tvjeebees.blogspot.com/ aka TVjeebees
http://theletterselo.blogspot.com/ aka Written by ELO
http://psphardwired.blogspot.com/ aka PSP On Steroids
http://vistavectors.blogspot.com/ aka Vista Vectors
http://mycordiunnot.blogspot.com/ aka mass media course correction
http://thursdaysave.blogspot.com/ aka thursday we save the world
http://elosblog.blogspot.com/ aka dospossos

http://paintbucketontario.blogspot.com/ aka paint bucket blog

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things:

A man of many interests is, in my opinion, and interesting man. Yeah, you can quote me... Okay, here's the heavily culled list:

Favorite CPU: AMD/AMD-64
http://www.amd.com/us-en/

Favorite Graphic Card: Nvidia
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html

Favorite OS: Ubuntu Linux 6.06
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Favorite Browser: Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Favorite Browser Plugin: Firebug
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843

Favorite Web Sites:
Freshmeat.net
http://freshmeat.net/

RefDesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/

Fav Sections On Refdesk are:
On This Day In History
Site of The Day
Picture of the Day
Top US Newspapers

Daily Rotation.com
http://www.dailyrotation.com/

IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
http://www.imdb.com/

KernelTrap.com
http://kerneltrap.org/

Engadget.com
http://www.engadget.com/


Favorite Magazines:
Linux Format (uk)
http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/

Linux Journal
http://www.linuxjournal.com/

Favorite Podcasts:

TWiT.TV with Leo Laporte & Friends
http://www.twit.tv/

BUZZ Out LOUD
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11455_7-6457370-1.html

Okay, that's it for now.

Stay Tuned.
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