http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog Bringing order to the web Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:53:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The StumbleUpon toolbar is either the best or worst thing to ever happen to my web surfing. This little toolbar that plugs into your browser gives you the ability to be randomly taken to different web pages. To use the stumble toolbar you first input your interests. ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/12/06/stumbleupon/ So, I read a lot. I work in a library, I don't own a TV, I've been in college/grad school for the past 8 years and I just like to read. I pretty much exclusively read non-fiction because I feel like I get a lot more out of ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/09/23/an-author-recommendation/ I'm not dead yet. Just been really busy. Always something to do in life. That's kind one of my least favorite things about getting older, the sheer number of responsibilities that you have to take on. It's not about doing hard work, I don't mind that, ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/09/23/did-you-die-only-on-the-inside-my-friends-only-on-the-inside/ So I've removed the MyBlogLog widget from the sidebar. It really wasn't doing anything for me. I guess this means I have to go back and edit any pages where I talked about it being on the side of the page so I don't confuse people further. ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/07/12/death-of-mybloglog/ Hey all, haven't posted in a while for a variety of reasons. The biggest reason is that one of my coworkers, who happens to be one of the people who hold my workplace together, has decided to move to a different job. So at this moment I'm ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/07/10/if-i-only-had-a-brain/ I decided to start playing with the MyBlogLog widget. You can see it on the side of the page there(Edit: Not anymore, I tossed it). Essentially it's a social networking site for bloggers, allows you to connect with other bloggers. One of the hardest things about ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/06/29/mybloglog-tryout/ This is the first of a series of posts concerning computer privacy. Part 1 will deal with Windows privacy, more specifically Windows XP (although just about all the software will also run on Vista). Why XP? I haven't bothered installing Vista on my machines, and I don't ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/06/28/privacy-part-i-free-privacy-tools-for-windows/ As Isaac Newton once said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". Now you too can stand on the shoulders of giants (assuming hooked on Phonics worked for you). Thanks to the internet it is easier than ever ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/06/26/how-do-i-find-ebooks/ What I've tried to make very clear in my posts so far is that you really shouldn't be creating websites or blogging to make tons of money. Unfortunately we have thousands of self-styled money-making gurus on the internet, most of whom have neither a BS in CS (although in ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/06/24/get-a-real-job/ Done working on your website for the day? Need a break? Didn't feel quite dorky enough after the last set of cartoons? Well, I've got more to satisfy your inner (and in many cases outer) geek. We have everything from D&D jokes to cartoons created for ... http://www.donnybrookdesign.com/blog/2007/06/19/we-want-more-cartoons/