When you're new to blogging, the choices in blogging platform can be utterly confusing. Do you start out with a Tumblr blog, or post away on Posterous? Can you blog on more than one platform? Is Wordpress really king? The thing is, there's no definitive answer and it's different for everyone. As … [Read more...]
How to broadcast yourself on the web
Not content with making us more efficient at work and giving us the best tools for getting things done at home Darika Ahrens, high chieftain of social media, has gathered together all the best tools for broadcasting yourself all over the web. We’ve come a long way since lonelygirl15 took to her … [Read more...]
Paper Li: Turn Twitter into a personal newspaper
Eagle eyed Twitter users might have noticed a number of tweeters, including several members of the Dork Adore team, linking to "The Daily [Insert Name]" every afternoon. But what is it? The basic concept is that by logging into Paper.Li with your Twitter username, you'll be able to create a daily … [Read more...]
Five more Firefox addons for bloggers
Late last year, Katie put together a list of the best Firefox addons for bloggers, and plenty of you added your own favourites in the comments. Personally, my favourite Firefox addon from the list was Pixlr , which saves so much time in grabbing and editing images online. Chris Lee's suggestion … [Read more...]
Baby sloths: Friday video treat
It's Friday, and therefore time for a bit of light entertainment. What's more entertaining than a really cute animal video, eh? Check out the video below from Vice UK which features the residents of the world's only sloth orphanage, including some babies. Slow Loris who? Sloth image … [Read more...]
Vote for Dork Adore in the Cosmo blog awards!
Remember a little while ago when Katie wrote about attending the launch of the Cosmo Blog Awards? We're now excited to announce that, thanks to your nominations, we've been shortlisted for the Gadget Tech award! There's some fantastic blogs in the shortlist so it's an honour to be nominated … [Read more...]
Hunting down Easter Eggs: Konami codes and more
Whilst browsing Mashable this weekend, I came across a post on Easter Eggs in popular websites, based on the Konami code for retro game cheats. The concept is that by tapping "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start" upon visiting certain sites, you'll get access to a hidden … [Read more...]
Best tools for Getting Things Done. Pt II: Life
So, the social media marvel that is Darika Ahrens already shared her tools for Getting Things Done in her Work. Now, it's time for her to tell us how to run our private lives more effectively as well. BEST TOOLS FOR GETTING THINGS DONE...IN MY LIFE: Gentle Alarm for waking up I wish I could … [Read more...]
Best tools for Getting Things Done. Pt I: Work
When it comes to Getting Things Done, Darika Ahrens is the woman you turn to. Not only is she the High Priestess of Social Media in the UK, she's also a great big lifehack nerd. If there's a tool out there for making life easier, Darika has already signed up, logged in, and taken the "Darika" … [Read more...]
Musical Mario: Super Mario and a violin…
What do you get when you pair a classically trained violinist with one of the most popular platform games of all time? This video (you'll need the sound on) The video is one of many alternative versions for the classic 90s Italian plumbing game. It's also been recreated on such odd … [Read more...]
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