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On Blogging and Commenting

A few of my readers — especially first-time parents — have recently asked me how I manage to find the time to blog. My answer? Schedule, schedule, schedule! Don't get me wrong — I do not have a block of time I set aside every day to blog, because let's face it: setting and sticking to a schedule is pretty damn difficult when you have a baby (with another on the way). Instead, I use the "Draft" and "Schedule" functions on WordPress to pump out as many as five posts at once, whenever I have the time. In fact, I am currently writing this post in bed and will be scheduling it to be published the next day. When I do get some downtime...

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Fail Whale (Not the Twitter Kind)

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 24 hours, I assume that you have come across the latest internet-slash-iPhone craze: the iPhone Whale Text. Haven't seen it yet? Here it is, in all its glory: Apparently people are already starting to get sick of the iPhone Whale, because I came across some hilarious variations on Reddit today. And because my mind is too overcome with fatigue to write another post of substance, and because I know the end of the work week is near and everyone can use a good laugh, I decided to compile a list of my top ten. Enjoy! (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)   (source)  ...

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If Web Browsers Were Celebrities [Infographic]

I used to be a huge fan of Firefox, but made the switch to Chrome two years ago and have not looked back. :-) I continue to use Firefox and Safari for certain secret agent web missions, and am consistently reminded over and over again why Chrome is a better fit for me (faster, lightweight, and handles my bazillions of open tabs better) — but I certainly understand how others may prefer Firefox, Opera, or Safari over Chrome. What I don't understand is the large number of internet surfers who are still using IE7, nevermind IE6! (I have had hundreds of visitors browsing this blog with IE6 in the last month alone.) The below infographic is pretty funny and accurate, if I must say...

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