Tag Archives: howto

Create your own Firefox search plugin

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Dave

The search box on the FireFox toolbar is a pretty useful thing, giving you quick access to various search engines and other sites, like Amazon, eBay and Wikipedia. It’s based on a Mozilla project called Mycroft (that being the name … Continue reading →

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My Top Twitter Tip

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Dave

Twitter is great, it really is. Even with the downtime, the dropping of SMS updates in the UK and other places, and all the other little irritations with the service, it still manages to inspire a considerable loyalty among those … Continue reading →

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What do people want to know?

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Dave

I am planning a series of posts on this blog that will go right back to basics on a number of social web topics, partially just to be helpful but also to help develop the documentation for some workshops I … Continue reading →

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8 tips for beginner bloggers

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Dave

I have been thinking quite a bit recently about what people need to do before they start a blog. I know that one should say that blogging doesn’t necessarily suit everybody, but, to be honest, if there is novel in … Continue reading →

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Pageflakes screencast

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Dave

Quite a few people were interested in how the pageflake for the barcampukgovweb was set up, so I have prepared a screencast demonstrating the process. You can view the flash movie here. This file is quite big (c19mb) and I … Continue reading →

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