More good advice ...

... about blogging and writing, nicely compiled by Ricardo Bueno.

via Glenn

Typography and minimalist web design

Good stuff from Kurt Edelbrock, via Glenn.

I think I need to take some of his advice.

On-the-job "social networking" for research scientists

This kind of thing could have a big impact on scientific productivity and even help make science cool again.

It also includes a new concept: object-oriented research. Wow!

We are introducing new approaches to make research more reproducible, reusable and reliable,’ Professor De Roure said. ‘Research Objects are self-contained pieces of reproducible research which we will share in the future like papers are shared today.’

Unless you're familiar with the concept of "objects" through software or architecture, the concept can be tough to grasp. But it is very powerful.

You can play around with MyExperiment here.

Via Glenn

Webtools for online polls and project management

A polling tool and an online project management tool for websites via WebWorkerDaily

A vote against Google ads

Brian Clark at Copyblogger:

"Last year, I quietly removed all third-party sponsors from Copyblogger. The ratio of income from those sponsors to revenue generated from my own projects, joint ventures and affiliate marketing promotions made it clear there was no reason to bother with relatively cheap sidebar spots."

CSPAN to provide embeddable video

via The Open House Project:

"CSPAN has come a very long way with their digital video services, evolving from an over-aggressive assertion of copyright to now offering embeddable video."

Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing

Instapundit likes his 10" Asus netbook, and others like the HP mini 1035 10". And the NYT mentions ARM chips.

10 Insightful Web 2.0 books

Compliments of Ed Cone. Via Glenn.

In a slow economy, five ways to get more bang for your tech buck

From the End User blog on Amazon, via Glenn Reynolds.