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Tech, Life, & Stuff…

A Blog by Franklin Pettit

December 30, 2008

Hey Joe Blogger, Diversify!

Posted by : Franklin Pettit

You may have heard of Joe the plumber and Joe Sixpack.  I want to speak directly to Joe Blogger.  This post is for the average Joe or Jane Blogger.  It pays to diversify.
There are plenty of life streaming venues around.  FriendFeed and other lifestreaming services allow submission of your blogs RSS feed.  When I blog [...]


December 29, 2008

Leaders In Internet Social Networks

Posted by : Franklin Pettit
Filed under : Social Networks

When you gather people together in any sort of group, a social structure most always arises. Leadership is something that comes natural to some, and others have it thrust upon them.
A small group may never appoint official leadership but receive leadership in some form from one, two, or a few. Unofficially or not, [...]


December 22, 2008

Rinsing My Bad Taste for FriendFeed

Posted by : Franklin Pettit
Filed under : FriendFeed

I love FriendFeed do not get me wrong.   I mean it is the premier life-streaming service.  I have tried others and found them all lacking.  FriendFeed is a great place of news, research, and generally friendly smart ideas.
But, over the last few months I found myself participating less and less.  The bad taste I gained [...]


December 19, 2008

8 FireFox Extensions That Are New To Me

Posted by : Franklin Pettit
Filed under : Addon, Extension, Firefox

With a new job came a new computer, new work OS, new Screen resolution, and a new number of screens.  So a new computer and OS includes a fresh Firefox install.
In this post I will describe my current Firefox extensions.  In my new job I am currently doing web development primarily.
Some of these addons are [...]


December 3, 2008

Introducing Product Recommendations from Kallow.com

Posted by : Franklin Pettit
Filed under : Kallow, Toluu

As an early adopter and tech enthusiast I am often questioned by friends, neighbors, and the occasional stranger at the big box store to recommend a product.  The choices in consumer electronics can be overwhelming.
Kallow.com looks to make product recommendations pure and simple.  The site is co-founded by  Caleb Elston of Toluu.  This new project [...]


About Franklin

I coined this blog "Tech, Life, & Stuff" for lack of a better description. This blog is primarily about my view on tech from South Carolina. I am a South Carolina software developer. More>

My Tweets

  • @Corvida your TweetSuite plugin is pointing to @admin change it to @Corvida in the options. :) 01/23/09 11:16pm
  • RT FriendFeed: My Content Portal & Aggregator http://tinyurl.com/c4v3gm from: @corvida 01/23/09 11:15pm
  • @corvida yeah. Target brand chips are resealable but those are the only ones that I know of. 01/23/09 07:00pm
  • It’s a Windows 7 Love Fest http://ff.im/-J2T9 01/23/09 06:55pm
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