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Awards link scam; Truth about book-writing; Better iPhone mail; Old-timey photo maps; How I really found your site; ViaTalk? Dea

Submitted by Merlin on August 17, 2007 - 4:15am.

  • The software awards scam « Successful Software - Five stars! Reminds me of the ubiquitous mid-’90s "Cool Site of the Day!" awards – the web equivalent of “World’s Greatest Grandpa.”
  • scottberkun: How to write a book - the short honest truth - “Writing, as opposed to publishing, requires almost no financial or physical resources. A pen, a paper and effort are all that has been required for hundreds of years.”
  • CatCubed: Gmail, IMAP, and iPhones - Part 2 - The Tutorial - “As I posted previously, I’ve been experimenting with finding a my perfect iPhone email set up.” Neato-sounding (if kind of complicated) setup for iPhone-friendlier email.
  • Photo-Auto Maps (1907) - “Rand McNally published what were called Photo-Auto Maps, showing photos of streets and landmarks, with arrows pointing you to the correct path leading toward your destination.” Awesome. Like a photo version of a AAA TripTik.
  • Gruber’s Trick - I do this all the time too. Truth is, I’m way more likely to find a site via referrers than any other way. I don’t link to ‘em all, and it’s not out of pure ego — more like way limited time, above average signal-to-noise ratio, and the occasional unavoidably awesome serendipity. BTW, this not necessarily a suggestion for people who want a link from here: if it’s crap, it sinks. More just an “annoying trick” that I’m totally fine sharing openly with you. [via: DF]
  • SunRocket Saga: Still No Happy Ending for Many - I ordered my ViaTalk service and VoIP dingus on July 20th. Half a dozen unanswered emails and 3 weeks later: nada. Not classy, ViaTalk. Not classy at all. Makes me want to open up a big-ass Can of Cory.
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