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Links: Happy 50th Birthday, Michael Edition

Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 8:45 AM Category: Blogging, Books, Business, Links, Meryl's Notes Blog, Tech No comments

pj diaries summer Links: Happy 50th Birthday, Michael Edition Michael is my much older brother. I’m such a nice little sister, ain’t I?

Anyway, we have about four more weeks before school begins. I love the Pajama Diaries (I’d so buy the book if it existed. Jill Kaplan (which happens to be my maiden name) is a mom who works in a home office as a freelance designer.

I can relate to many of the strips especially this one. We didn’t put our younger two kids into programs all summer, just the first month. So it’s been an adventure having them home. Though I have the advantage of being able to turn off my cochlear implant for instant silence, I prefer the silence with the cochlear implant on plus it lets me listen for doorbells and potential crying.

Travel Etiquette: I enjoy reading about different culture rules and norms. Now if I could travel and put them to use… One fact I learned: when offering or taking a business card from an Asian (I’ve heard this from someone from Korea, China and Thailand), use both hands not one.
Pump up your Twitter background with clickablenow: You’ll need to add a plugin or take some steps with your browser to add the clickable links. I tested it with Chrome and Firefox. Thanks to @mashable for mentioning the service and @clickablenow for the free service.
Domparison: Comparing domain name prices.
25 Book Blogs: I always tell authors to seek out blogs that cover their topics. This will get you started. Blogcritics also reviews many different topics of books.
UK government gets guide to Twitter: Here’s the Cabinet Office blog entry with the links to the guide’s various versions.
Business.Gov: A Recommended Resource For Future And Current Small Business Owners

And for fun because we’re allowed…

Manuals Online: Can’t find your manual? The User Manual Site may have it — it has 300,000+ manuals for over 5000 brands. You can always go to the manufacturer’s web site for manuals, too.
50 Greatest Trailers of All Time: Not captioned, of course.
Computer hardware poster: One poster my daughter won’t have on her wall
There, I Fixed It: In honor of my brother who thinks he can fix anything.