Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

dive into mark. The most watched site on blo.gs. Very beautiful too. I like how he does his site map and also his graphics are very clean. Good thoughts on RSS, etc. as well. His titles for his navigation pane are great too. I must be getting to be more…

blo.gs: most watched blogs. Pretty useful, here’s a list of the top twenty most “added to your favorites” blogs. You need that pesky fix blo.gs thing to get the nice + sign after them to add them. Next step is to use blogrolling to add them dynamically to the site.

phil ringnalda dot com: blo.gs microtools. This is one of those favorites in the sky. Some cool tools here, although the blo.gs site doesn’t actually have an add link to favorite interface for some reason.

tb-standalone – Standalone TrackBack Just what I need to get blogger version of tongfamily.com to understand trackbacks purposes: 1) it allows non-Movable Type users to use TrackBack with the tool of their choice, provided they meet the installation requirements; 2) it serves as a reference point to aid developers in…

The Game of Risk Been playing this with the kids since Alex got it for his birthday. Naturally Connie, being a living buddha and a hard core game player since 5 years of age, always wins. So, here are some places to get some strategy help. Like chess, I only…

Christmas is coming, time to look at bikes MTBReviews 2003 Kid Bikes. Has the best listing of kids bikes. Shopping for bike is starting. They need a good 20 inch wheel mountain bike with gears. Here’s a quick review of some of the major ones. I’m looking for aluminum frame,…

quartzified.NET :: halo [Disappear the light is fading]. Weblo.gs produces a great what logs have been updated in the last day list. Great for just getting a sense. Here’s good insight into a 17-year-old’s life and how these online diaries work. I love the look and also the fact it…

Web Hosting, Web Host Buyer’s Guide and Directory of top hosts and reviews. More on Ensim and also about Rackshack, the underlying hoster for Tranquil. Interesting how hosting is now tiered in terms of distribution. Rackshack. It is like the .com revolution never started when I look at a page…

Dynacenter. Other note is that even with this great service, you still need some local backing store if you have any digital photos at all. Even 300MB for $12/month from Tranquil can’t begin to store any reasonable number of 1MB+ print quality JPEGs.

Had a great turkey dinner today. The brined turkey really works well, although it makes the dark meat taste almost cured. The white meat really comes out super well. Did it on the Rotisserie that we got. Took 2 1/2 hours for a 12 lb bird. Best tip of all.…