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A Thursday Tip
Fun, Crafts and Recipes | May 7th 2008 by Valerie
Consider dinner when planning lunches. If you’re buying meat to prepare for a dinner, consider buying a slightly larger amount. Why? Let’s use chicken as an example. If you need a pound of chicken to make one dinner, but you also make lunches, bu read more
Smilies are back
The Nook of Oz | April 27th 2008 by Anonymum
My smilies are back. Once again, my thanks go to that legend I spoke of one other day in the not too distant past. On that note, said legend is now offering Wordpress upgrades for those of you who self host. I can assure you it will be painless, qui read more
Most excited!
The Nook of Oz | April 2nd 2008 by Anonymum
As most of you are well aware, Kelly was doing most of the admin chores here at the Nook. Then when she got me my own domain, much of it fell to me, unless it really stumped me and I had to despatch an SOS via carrier pigeon, or send up smoke signals read more
It’s all free
The Nook of Oz | April 1st 2008 by Anonymum
There is an enormous amount of software available through Open Source. Firefox {best browser going} is but the beginning. You don’t have to pay through the nose for it, nor do you have to blithely accept what’s offered when you buy your c read more
Free Web Graphics: Fun Badges and Seals for Your Blog
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | March 22nd 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
“Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!” Blazing Saddles, 1974 Clearly the bandito who uttered that immortal line from Blazing Saddles didn’t have a blog. If he did, he’d be thrilled to have access to these free Web g read more
Image Chef Free Personalized Image and Video Generator
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | February 11th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m a collector of free clip art and photography resources. That’s why I fell in love with the free Image Chef online image generator. It gives you the opportunity to turn Image Chef’s large selectio read more
Image Chef Free Personalized Image and Video Generator
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | February 11th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m a collector of free clip art and photography resources. That’s why I fell in love with the free Image Chef online image generator. It gives you the opportunity to turn a large selection of photos into read more
What’s a Gravatar and Why Do I Need One?
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | February 1st 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Ever wonder why your avatar or icon shows up when you comment on some blogs but not others? If it doesn’t show up, having a Gravatar can help. A Gravatar is a free globally recognized avatar, which is an 80×80-pixel icon that travels with you read more
What’s a Gravatar and Why Do I Need One?
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | February 1st 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Ever wonder why your avatar or icon shows up when you comment on some blogs but not others? If it doesn’t show up, having a Gravatar can help. A Gravatar is a free globally recognized avatar, which is an 80×80-pixel icon that travels with you read more
Announcing Avatar Central, Your Home for Free Image Creation
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 26th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Welcome to Avatar Central! A lot of people come to WordPlay looking for avatar resources, so I thought it would be helpful to aggregate all our free avatar tips and tools in one place. This post contains everything you need to make an icon that̵ read more
Announcing Avatar Central, Your Home for Free Image Creation
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 26th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Welcome to Avatar Central! A lot of people come to WordPlay looking for avatar resources, so I thought it would be helpful to aggregate all our free avatar tips and tools in one place. This post contains everything you need to make an icon that̵ read more
Free Picasa Software Lets You Go Crazy With Photos and Clip Art
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 19th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
I don’t know about you, but it seems like no matter how organized I am about filing clip art and photography on my computer; the more of it I gather, the harder it is to find things. So I was thrilled when I discovered Picasa. Why is it so coo read more
Free Picasa Software Lets You Go Crazy With Photos and Clip Art
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 19th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
I don’t know about you, but it seems like no matter how organized I am about filing clip art and photography on my computer; the more of it I gather, the harder it is to find things. So I was thrilled when I discovered Picasa. Why is it so coo read more
Two New Free Clip Art Sources Added
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 12th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
I found two more free clip art sources you’re going to love. The first provides high-quality clip art for no charge. The other charges a fee, but it’s quite affordable. Free-Clip-Art.com This site doesn’t have a huge inventory, but wha read more
Two New Free Clip Art Sources Added
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 12th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
I found two more free clip art sources you’re going to love. The first provides high-quality clip art for no charge. The other charges a fee, but it’s quite affordable. Free-Clip-Art.com This site doesn’t have a huge inventory, but wha read more
BeFunky-fy Your Blog!
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 5th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Although content really is king, it doesn’t hurt to have your blog look good too. In fact, it can make all the difference in the world when it comes to making readers feel at home. But if you came to blogging through the wordsmith door and you read more
BeFunky-fy Your Blog!
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | January 5th 2008 by Carla from WordPlay
Although content really is king, it doesn’t hurt to have your blog look good too. In fact, it can make all the difference in the world when it comes to making readers feel at home. But if you came to blogging through the wordsmith door and you read more
Online App Lets You Create a Fun, Fast and Easy Avatar
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 26th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
I’ve already discussed the importance of having a compelling avatar for your blog. Even if you agree it’s a good idea to have an image that represents the true you; it’s easy to put off creating one. You might even be stuck in the m read more
Online App Lets You Create a Fun, Fast and Easy Avatar
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 26th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
I’ve already discussed the importance of having a compelling avatar for your blog. Even if you agree it’s a good idea to have an image that represents the true you; it’s easy to put off creating one. You might even be stuck in the m read more
Two New Free Cartoons Added
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 16th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
I’ve found two more cartoonists (actually, one found me) who make their cartoons available for use on blogs. So, welcome Dan Gibson and Johnny Ancich, whose work is shown below. These cartoons have also been added to the collection on the W read more
Two New Free Cartoons Added
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 16th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
I’ve found two more cartoonists (actually, one found me) who make their cartoons available for use on blogs. So, welcome Dan Gibson and Johnny Ancich, whose work is shown below. These cartoons have also been added to the collection on the WordP read more
Grab More Readers Through Your Blog’s Avatar
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 14th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
Here we go again with the “a picture’s worth a thousand words” cliche. This time it’s in reference to your blog’s avatar, or as I prefer to call it, your icon. And once again, the cliche is true. But before I wow you wit read more
Grab More Readers Through Your Blog’s Avatar
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 14th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
Here we go again with the “a picture’s worth a thousand words” cliche. This time it’s in reference to your blog’s avatar, or as I prefer to call it, your icon. And once again, the cliche is true. But before I wow you wi read more
Book Review: The Chicago Manual of Style
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | December 14th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
Available in print and online versions, this resource is a practical guide to editorial style. It’s hard to overestimate the influence this resource has on writers and everywhere. Although it was created to establish editorial standards for read more
Free Cartoons for Your Blog
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | November 26th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
Sometimes you have to forget all about vocabulary, grammar and the like, and just laugh. The following cartoonists want to help you do just that. These artists have generously made their cartoons available free: I N D I V I D U A L C A R T O O N read more
Free Clip Art Can Increase Your Post Appeal
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | November 24th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
A picture is worth a thousand words. It’s a cliche but it’s also true, which means including images can be a good way to dress up your posts. If you’re like me, though, you hate to look for clip art. I love looking at the images read more
Using Quotations to Punch Up Your Blog
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | November 19th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
______________ “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you’re a consultant.” Scott Adams ______________ Let’s fa read more
Web Terminology: How to Get It Right
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | November 16th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
For some reason, a lot of Web terms have multiple versions. This is partly because Web-related words are relatively new and haven’t had a chance to settle into standard, agreed-upon forms. Another reason is that American English words in gener read more
FronTools Free Online Tools
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | November 13th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
I was excited to find this blog, which is filled with fun and useful tools to help bloggers. Here are just some of the tools you can find there: Online drawing with Queeky Queeky, a web2.0 application, gives you the ability to draw online and share y read more
Free Blog Publicity
WordPlay editorial tips and tools | November 12th 2007 by Carla from WordPlay
OpTempo offers a free blog review or interview If you want free publicity for your blog (and who wouldn’t?), check out OpTempo’s self-interview form. Just fill out the questionnaire and, subject to approval, the interview about your bl read more
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