December 2007
91 posts
Top 100 Lensmasters →
I have developed a system of ranking lensmasters, based on the data I collect for the Advanced Dashboard on SQUIDUtils.com (see Lensmaster Tools). So, without further ado, here is a brief explanation of how it works, and the Top Lensmasters followed by the Fresh Lensmasters. News (27th October) The Top 100 shown here will be wildly erratic over the next couple weeks, as Google as updated their...
Various Uses of IFrames →
Squidoo have recently announced that support for the IFRAME tag is going to be removed due to abuse by spammers (read it on the blog). Many lensmasters have expressed unhappiness to this news, because of the many uses it has (read this on the forum). The question was asked “what, exactly, will actually be lost with this new iframe ban. Can someone make a list?”. So, here is such a...
BlogShares - Fantasy Blog Share Market →
BlogShares is a simulated, fantasy stock market for weblogs where players invest fictional money to buy stocks in an artificial economy. Weblogs are the companies, issuing shares and producing commodities. Blogs are valued by their incoming links and add value to other blogs by linking to them. Prices can go up or down based on trading and the underlying value of the blog. Today, the game has...
Lensmaster Tools and Utilities →
SQUIDUtils.com Utilities and Tools for the Expert Lensmaster SquidUtils is the place to find complementry utilities and tools for your Lenses on Squidoo. Here you can see all of your lenses and groups, with shortcuts to some of the most vital functions not included on your usual dashboard. If you are an Amazon Associate, then there are some exciting tools here that will spice up your lenses, and...
Sonoma Diet Reviewed →
The Sonoma Diet is one of the latest in the line of commercially successful weight loss programs available to dieters. It is a program based around a nutritional diet that will not leave your taste buds out of the equation.In order to understand whether the Sonoma Diet is for you we must first understand what the diet is all about. This article will break down the key aspects of the Sonoma Diet,...
Computer Gamers: Improve your gaming! →
Each week there will be new articles posted here that will provide tips and advice for computer users and gamers.If you are looking for stuff about the Xbox 360, then you should also check out my Xbox Information Lens, especially if you want to learn about how the Xbox 360 compares to the Playstation 3.If you like this lens, then please rate it and add it to your favourites. If you have your own...
A Guide to Groups for Lensmasters →
Groups are collections of Lens, usually focused on a particular theme or interest. Groups are run by Groupmasters, to maintain and promote them.The are a large number of Groups on Squidoo now, so deciding which ones to join can be a difficult task, and some Groups are more appropriate that others. This guide will give you some pointers…
Top Science Fiction TV Shows →
Following on from my popular lens on Top Sci-Fi Movies, I’ve created this lens on Sci-Fi TV Shows. As before, I’ve listed my own favourites, and then provided a space for you to add and vote for your favourite shows.There are two Plexo modules for you to contribute to: the Top TV Shows for the recent ones, and the Golden Oldies for the ones from our childhoods.If you like this lens,...
Amazon RSS Feeds for Your Lens →
I have developed a new service for Squidoo Lensmasters - RSS Feeds containing products from Amazon. You can put these feeds into your lens to show books, DVD, electronics and more from specific categories.”But Why?” you may be asking. “Squidoo already has an Amazon module.”Well, this is different for two main reasons; firstly the images are bigger, and secondly it has the...
Simon Pegg →
Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970 in Gloucester) is an English comedian, writer and film and television actor. He has also performed stand-up comedy.He is known for his title roles in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and for the British sitcom Spaced. Much of his major work has been in collaboration with some combination of Nick Frost, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright.(source Wikipedia)
Get Targeted Traffic to Your Blog →
BlogRush is a free service that was created to help bloggers solve their #1 need: - More Readers For Their Blog. The principle is simple; by putting the BlogRush widget on to your blog, you earn impressions that are then used to put links to your blog posts onto other peoples blogs. And the best bit is this: all blogs are categorised, so your posts will only appear on a related blog. This...
How to Add PayPal Buttons to Your Lens →
If you’re looking for how to add a PayPal button to your Squidoo lens, here’s how. Please be aware of the risks involved, as you will have to disable the Encryption feature.
Doctor Who Toys and Action Figures (UK) →
The new Doctor Who series on British TV has spawned a brand new collection of toys and toy figures, ideal gifts to buy for the younger fans this Christmas. Here are just some of the Doctor Who toys you can buy now…UK fans can find more great action figures in the Doctor Who Toys and Figures aStore (Amazon.co.uk).
Get The Revenue Sharing Toolbar →
Do you use any of the toolbars from Google, Yahoo or Alexa? Do you use their services to search for the things you need? Do they collect information about your browsing habits and interests? Do they display ads to you in your search results?Most of the answers to these questions will be yes. However, the big question is: how much money do these companies share with you? - Absolutely nothing! Yet,...
Dilbert Comic Strip →
Dilbert (first published April 16, 1989) is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. Dilbert is known for its satirical humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office, featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character.It originally revolved around the engineer Dilbert and his “pet” dog Dogbert in their home. Many plots revolved around Dilbert’s engineer...
Tips on Choosing a Flat Screen TV →
Having a flat screen television is the ultimate gadget to have in your living room. You get a large picture, but it doesn’t take up a whole lot of room. You can even hang it on the wall.For any home cinema fanatic, having a large flat screen for watching movies on can only increase the enjoyment of the experience.
Squidoo Guide: Linking Tips →
There are many ways that you can add links to your Lens, improving the experience of your readers. How you add those links often depends on what those links are for. This Lens explains the different types of links, and the techniques available to you.Lens Contents: Introduction module :: Link List :: Other Modules Special Links :: Featured Lenses :: Squidoo Secrets!
About the Xbox 360 Games Console →
Learn about the XboX 360, and get the most out of the games you play. Each week there will be new articles posted here that will provide tips and advice for gamers.Check out my other lens on Computers and Games…
Top Science Fiction Movies →
This is one genre of films that I really enjoy watching, so this lens is devoted to the Sci-Fi films that I like.This lens features the new Plexo module to create Your Favourite Science Fiction Movies. This is your opportunity to contribute with the movies that you like, as well as cast your votes on the movies that other people have added.Check out my new lens on Top Science Fiction TV Shows.If...
Xbox 360 Mod Chip →
As a serious gamer myself, I love to see games before they hit our shores here in North America. But more than that, I am always looking for the hottest and most unique games I can get my hands on. Unfortunately, many of those games just don’t come to our side of the ocean from Japan. Typically, since the days of the original Nintendo NES, Japanese gamers have enjoyed much more unique and...
Doctor Who is Back on TV and DVD →
Doctor Who - the longest running science fiction TV series - is back. Over 26 years we have seen the Time Lord regenerate multiple times, and after a long vacation in the outer reaches of time and space, he’s returned for more adventures…The third new series of Doctor Who has recently finished broadcasting in the UK, with the DVD Box Set due for release on November 5th, 2007. The...
Harry Potter Books - The Complete Collection →
Since J. K. Rowling has finished writing the Harry Potter series, the complete collection of 7 book is now available as a boxed set.Follow Harry from his first days at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, through his many adventures with Hermione and Ron, to his confrontations with rival Draco Malfoy and the dreaded Professor Snape.From a dangerous descent into the Chamber of Secrets to...
A Few Cool Photoshop Tips And Tricks →
When it comes to entering the graphic design world, creating interesting pieces for a job or sharing artwork with family and friends, there are plenty of cool Photoshop tips and tricks to consider. Whether you are just experimenting with the tools or already know how to layout a magazine spread, there will always be a new shortcut or trick to make life much easier.Here are a few tips to add to...
The Sims 2 - Virtual Lives in a Virtual World →
Sim City and other Sims games in the series are among the most popular computer games on all time. They are enjoyed by millions around the globe and for good reason. The games are fun and have the unique twist that the fate of the little Sims characters is in your hands alone. The goal of The Sims is to direct the lives of the city dwellers in the game. Their actions and destiny is tied to the...
Latest Movie Reviews on DVD →
Everyone loves a good movie, so here’s a selection of reviews of the latest movies to be released on DVD. Each one is featured on it’s own lens, so click on their titles to see the full details. If you’re a fan or critic of any of these movies, then make sure you add your own review to the bottom of it. If there’s a movie missing from here, then please let me know about it...
Top Christmas Gifts for 2007 →
Many people struggle to think of gifts to buy for their family at Christmas time - I can’t even figure out what I want, never mind anyone else. So, I’ve put together this list of what I think will be the Top Christmas Gifts for 2007. Some of the gifts here are aimed at kids, though some will be equally appropriate for any grown ups too.Top Gifts for Christmas 2007 include: Toys and...
A Guide to Yahoo Pipes →
Yahoo Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web. Simple commands can be combined together to create output that meets your needs.For example, you can combine many RSS feeds into one, then sort and filter it. The resulting feed can then be used to provide dynamic content in your lens.This lens will give you an introduction to Pipes, and...
How To Print Your Own Digital Photographs →
If you take many shots through your digital camera, you can turn those virtual images into real photos by either sending the memory card to a digital photo lab and pay to have the pictures developed there or you can purchase a digital camera printer also known as a digital photo printer. The printer of your own is a particularly good idea if you take a lot of digital camera pictures.
Learn How To Take Better Digital Photographs →
Learn about digital cameras, and get the most out of the photographs that you take. Weekly published advice and information on the advantages of digital cameras, how to find the best camera and tips on how to improve your pictures.I’m looking for some reciprocal links to other related lenses. If you have a lens on this or a similar subject, then please contact me and I will add your lens the...
Xbox 360 Accessories and Addons →
If you are an Xbox owner and love playing your games then you probably know that customizing your Xbox can be a fun activity. Not only is it fun but also it makes your Xbox stand out more, giving you more satisfaction from the overall look of your gaming console. The Xbox and Xbox 360 gaming consoles are becoming increasingly popular among the Online gaming communities around the globes. People...
A Guide to Yahoo Pipes →
Yahoo Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web. Simple commands can be combined together to create output that meets your needs.For example, you can combine many RSS feeds into one, then sort and filter it. The resulting feed can then be used to provide dynamic content in your lens.This lens will give you an introduction to Pipes, and...
New Discworld Book "Making Money" by Terry... →
Making Money is a newest Terry Pratchett book in the Discworld series, published in September of 2007. It is the second book featuring Moist von Lipwig, and involves the Ankh-Morpork mint and specifically the introduction of paper money to the city.The cover [of the UK Edition] shows von Lipwig in a new suit, standing on what looks like a huge banknote next to a pug. Ankh-Morpork does not have...
Review of Canon Digital Cameras →
The Canon Corporation has an astounding product line of Canon digital camera devices, and compact photo printers that will fit the most discriminatory shopper.Within the Canon digital camera product line are categories of digital cameras that will fit the need of every consumer throughout the world.
Canon Powershot G7 Digital Camera - Review →
The newest camera Canon has put out for the advanced users, the Power Shot G7, had many serious photography aficionados snapping their fingers, anxiously awaiting its October 2006 debut.The 10 Megapixel digital camera is more than most casual users need but the consummate professional will find the Power Shot G7 great for snapping shots for enlargements and nearly unlimited cropping. A large 2.5...
Download Movies and TV Shows →
Amazon Unbox is a video download store that has thousands of high quality TV shows, movies and more for you to purchase or rent. You can view these downloadable videos on your PC, your Portable Media Player, or your TiVo DVR.In addition, Amazon Unbox stores a copy of all purchased videos in an online storage locker for re-download at any time. So, videos do not have to eat up hard drive space, and...
David Tennant →
David Tennant is a familiar face to any Doctor Who or Harry Potter fans, having played the 10th Doctor in the TV series of the former, and Barty Crouch in the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The ladies may also remember him from when he played lead role in the BBC drama Casanova.
Flat Panel TVs and Monitors →
Your thin flat panel TV can grace your room by hanging on the wall like a piece of art, or it can sit on a trendy stand, catching everyone’s eye when they enter the room, or just rest sedately on a table. But the technologies that go into flat panel TVs, namely LCD and plasma have their own pros and cons, depending on the application. Flat panel LCD TVs and flat panel monitors for computers...
AGLOCO - The Economic Network that Earns You Money →
AGLOCO is the first Internet based economic network, which enables you as a Member to get your share of the Internet. Advertisers, search companies, online merchants and other businesses currently pay lots of companies to deliver people like you to them for attention and commerce. With AGLOCO they will be paying your company.AGLOCO is also a global community of Internet users whose active Members...
Sonoma Diet Cook Book Review →
The Sonoma Diet Cook is fundamental to the Sonoma Diet program by providing readers with recipes they can utilise throughout the diet program. If you do not know anything about the Sonoma Diet, simply look around our site to get a feel for what it is about. Simply it is a balanced approach to eating that promotes a healthy lifestyle rather than just an eating plan/diet. This lifestyle is draws...
How To Add Amazon Product Links →
Until July 12th, it was possibly to embed Amazon Product Links into a lens (if you were an Amazon Associate). However, since the support for IFrames was withdrawn on July 12th, this has not been possible.I have created a tool which generates a static version of the Amazon Product Links, which can then be pasted into any suitable module (e.g. Text/Write).News:November 4th: Auto-extract Associate...
Books on Personality Types and Myers-Briggs Type... →
The concept of personality type is about the natural habits of mind we develop as we grow. For example, some may have a preference for noticing concrete reality, others for noticing abstract concepts. Or one has a preference for the external world of people and action, another a leaning towards the inner world of ideas and contemplation. In every case, both will be true for us at different...
Potter Puppet Pals - Harry Potter Videos and... →
For those who haven’t seen them before, Potter Puppet Pals is a puppet show version of Harry Potter, performed by people with a lot of imagination (Neil and Emmy Cicierega).These are the only original Potter Pupper Pals videos (animations have been captured by a third party). There are many other tributes / rip offs of these on YouTube, but these are the original Pals.Note: This is just a...
Which Digital Photography Book Should I Buy? →
There are many claimants to the title at the moment; we’d even go as far as to say the market is flooded with books full of hints, tips and techniques. But which ones should you actually trust? After all it’s your hard earned cash you’ll be parting with! So here at YDP we’ve decided to do the hard work reviews for you and bring you the 5 bestselling digital Photography...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Book 7 →
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is the last book in J.K. Rowling’s magical series. In this seventh and final book, Harry Potter discovers what fate truly has in store for him as he makes his way to that final meeting with Voldemort.In this thrilling climax to the phenomenally bestselling series, J.K. Rowling will reveal all to her eagerly waiting readers. The rumours are...
Top 10 Xbox 360 Games for Christmas →
When the Xbox 360 was first released there were a large number of individuals who waited for hours in hopes of being able to purchase one. In fact, Xbox 360s are so popular that is likely that you have one inside your home right now. No matter how old you are it is always fun to play video games on an Xbox 360. Despite the fact that individuals of all ages play Xbox 360 games, the majority of...
Review of Top 3 Smart Phones →
With so many choices and so many providers, it may be hard for the average consumer to get a grip on what kind of phone is right for them. Companies are always trying to become more innovative in their phone designs and they are always pushing the limits of technology, but I think these three phones are the best “smart phones” in the market right now. Keep in mind that we are only a...
How To Get One-Way Backlinks →
When you have just created new website, you will want to attract people to visit it. One of the most important tasks for any webmaster is to build up the number of links to the site from other websites. This can be done manually via reciprocal link exchange and directory submission, or by paying other people to do it for you.Link Vault and Receive Links are automated systems which place your links...
How to Monetize Your Website or Blog →
The Internet today provides so many opportunities for ordinary people like you and me to make money from websites and blogs. These opportunities range from contextual advertising to affiliate marketing.Below are some reviews of a few of these opportunities. Squidoo.com :: Google AdSense :: Free IQ* :: HubPages* Text Link Ads :: Auction Ads :: Squidoo Secrets
Get Paid To Surf The Web →
AGLOCO is a global community, whose owners are its Members. Their goal is to capture a significant portion of the value generated by our online activities and return it to Members in cash.How does this work? Once you sign up on their website, when available you will be able to download the Viewbar software, a free toolbar-sized application (half the size of a traditional Windows tool bar) that...
Nokia N75 - Cell Phone Review →
Providing a complete multimedia experience in a thin and elegant clamshell design, The Nokia N75 brings all the latest cell phone media and calling capabilities to the table while still incorporating Nokia’s renowned ease of use.As the first Nokia phone released with Cingular to boast 3G capabilities, the N75 lives up to high expectations with included features such as S60 smartphone OS...