From the category archives:

blogging

Nothing cures a case of the “Mondays” like doing something thoroughly unproductive for half an hour, right? Here’s an idea…
I love playing with avatar creators, because I’m no good at drawing, and I’m too cheap to hire someone to make me a custom caricature. Now that WordPress has built-in gravatar support, you might [...]

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I heard a story about the Typo Eradication Advancement League (TEAL) on public radio, in a “guess which news story is real” game. The mission of TEAL (dedicated to a more perfectly spelling union) appeals to me.
You see, I try not to be uppity when it comes to language, grammar, and spelling. I know I’m [...]

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Loretta, over at Blogs We Luv, has posted a very thoughtful, well-researched, and positive review of GeekMomMashup. It was completely unsolicited, unexpected, and a wonderful pick-me-up after a through-the-ringer kind of morning. Thank you, Loretta!

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A neat little graphics tool: Stripe Generator

by GeekMom on March 12, 2008

Well, despite the late winter blizzards we’ve been having here in the midwestern US, spring is officially just a week away! You know what that means: spring cleaning!
Do you need to freshen up your online home a bit? Is your background stale? Want to make your badges and banners a little more 2.0?
Here’s a fun, [...]

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Ten Signs Your Blog Might Be Annoying

by GeekMom on March 4, 2008

Okay, I usually try to keep my snarky thoughts to myself, but every now and then, I have to let them out. Otherwise, the pressure would just build up until I had a huge snark explosion, and that would not be pretty, right? So in the interest of mental health, and snarky humor, here is [...]

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Make your own digital signature image

by GeekMom on February 25, 2008

Well, it won’t pass for your actual pen and paper signature, but if you want to add a little personal touch to your online writings, you might want to try this. MyLiveSignature.com has a nifty free service that lets you type in your name, choose from 120 fonts, several colors, sizes, and varying degrees of [...]

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You don’t really want to know this much about me

by GeekMom on February 22, 2008

I’ve been tagged by Holly at Everything and Anything for the Crazy Eights meme. I don’t think you really want to know that much about me. Heck, I’m not sure I can even come up with that many things, but I’ll give it a go! Maybe I’ll change this from Crazy Eights to Just Some [...]

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