A Third Way to avoid the bottleneck of social networking site users flooding websites.
Previously I shared how to use Google’s Cache to beat the DIGG and using Archive.org’s Wayback Machine to beat the DIGG.
Unfortunately, both of these are solutions to view websites, articles, etc that have been up for a while (interpret as days, or possibly months).
What if the article you are looking for is brand new?
The answer: RSS Feeds.
Recently Lifehacker.com and DIGG both posted links to MarcandAngel.com’s article 7 Clever Google Tricks Worth Knowing.
Intrigued, I tried to visit the site only to be greeted by a PHP error saying the site had exceeded it’s quota.
Wayback Machine did not have the article as it was too new, and Google’s Cache had the same problem.
What is a smart Web Reader to do?
Their URL – marcandangel.com – was plain from the DIGG and Lifehacker posts so I jumped into Google Reader, clicked Add Feed, typed in the URL, and Voila!
The article I was looking for happened to be the first post in the RSS feed. Enjoy!
This is Part 2, or just another way to beat the DIGG effect, or any other slow loading website. This could be caused by many viewers flooding to the site, or other factors.
Deja Vu would jog your memory back to when I first showed you how to beat the Digg effect with Google Cache.
However, archive.org’s Wayback Machine is another great way, and may even be faster and better.
The same issue exists here that did with Google Cache. If the article is brand new, this site will not have it yet.
Though, more often than not the article has existed for a while before being discovered and socially bookmarked.
Give it a shot and Save yourself some time!
Sleeping is a terrible waste of time. But, on the off chance you are required to do it, wanting to feel rested is to priority. Here is Your Guide to Never Feeling Tired Again.
WebMD covers:
The diet section talks about eating breakfast, eating every 3 or 4 hours, staying hydrated and watching how much caffeine you imbibe after noon.
Breakfast has always been a weakness for me, in that I hardly eat it.
The eating every 3 or 4 hours really does work. Not only will you feel more energized, but because you are not consuming large quantities of food at one time, you will feel much less bogged down. Following this practice helps in weight loss as well.
Staying hydrated is a big deal. Hardly anyone drinks enough water in todays world. Reading the Water vs. Coke article sure shocked me.
Read and Enjoy feeling tired no more.
10 Things Your Grocery Store Doesn’t Want You to Know
More reasons why I want to use Amazon Grocery
This looks like an awesome new technology.
Their site talks about using a PostRank to filter what is most relevant in the “social networking” world.
While I am no Robert Scoble, I am monitoring close to a hundred (100) feeds with Google Reader.
This site looks like it could help with the plethora of posts which come through the tubes of RSS every day to so many worldwide. However, I doubt I will be using it.
Following Slashdot, WIRED, and a handful of other feeds who post dozens of articles each day are easier to skim.
If it can help you though, check it out. At least you will know about it for a later conversation at a cocktail party.
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For another opinion, Mark Evans wrote A New, Better Approach to RSS at MapleLeaf 2.0
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I read this story many years ago, and for some reason it’s always stuck with me. I am posting this before even reading it again since that first time so long ago. However, I can still picture the weighted ballerinas and the father’s thoughts being cut off by electrical impulse. This story has remained in the back of my mind since reading it. Posting it here In Remembrance seemed like the right thing to do.
Alas, this poor blogger (and I mean poor monetarily) is unable to compete in this contest. Of course, being good enough to win would also be a requirement.
You must be a full time post-secondary student to compete.
I don’t have much to say about this except to check it out.
It’s $5,000 dollars!
WIRED got their Hands On With the OpenMoko.
Their review was not glowing, stating the Linux iPhone killer:
But! They did have good things to share:
None of these are a deterrent for me. I am still looking forward to the October release.
Google Labs released a great FireFox Extension called Google Browser Sync.
This is an awesome little add-on which allows you to Syncronize your:
across as many installations of FireFox as you have Google Sync installed on.
Not caring to have my passwords, cookies, or history transmitted across this application (not that Google is anything short of secure) I opted for Bookmarks and Tabs & Windows only.
When I leave work, I close my FireFox with multiple tabs open, fire up my laptop at home, Google Sync gives me a window asking me if I want to restore my tabs (much like FireFox’s built in Session restore) and I keep on plugging.
Any bookmarks I add to my work machine, immediately appear on my home machine. Grrrreat!
The single draw-back discovered, is that you cannot have two iterations of Google Sync running simultaneous. Therefore, you cannot leave that home FireFox session running and open FireFox at work. The Syncing will not operate.
is a great resource for a Web Designer of ANY skill level.
Their list of Tools and Resources is beyond extensive.
I’ve already used their Web Page Analyser to test my sites. It’s a great tool. Everyone can check the rest out for themselves.