BlogBuzz September 30, 3007

It’s time to cut my PageRank in half with yet another BlogBuzz.

• CSS Frameworks + CSS Reset: Design From Scratch
• MySpace News Is Stealing Your Search Results
• Create smaller CSS files
• Fonts, fonts, fonts, fonts. Wonderful fonts! Sorry, I couldn’t resists putting in a Monty Python parody there… 20 Tools For Working With Fonts.
• And you thought your host was bad (or not…)! I stumbled upon this hilarious spoof site when I was searching for some information about VPS hosting plans. No Uptime Hosting (”Stealing your money since 1986″) promises “lots of storage,” “10kb of bandwidth,” “PHP 5, 6 and 7,” “2 Glow Sticks,” a “Free Broken Toaster,” and “24/8 Email Support” in their $20/month “Take-My-Money” plan. This hilarious site has loads of funny things spread throughout, including a Downtime Chart and their “Why Choose Us?” page. Definitely worth a look.
• Converting a Newsletter Into a Blog
• 20+ Tools for Working With CSS
• Google must not like something David Airey did. His rankings have been sabotaged, dropping him several pages below nowhere on a variety of search terms. The question is: Why?
• 100 (Legal) Sources for Free Stock Images
• How much time are you wasting in a day, checking your blog’s stats? In case you didn’t already know, Netvibes can help you there. See new comments, incoming links, incoming Social Networking links, and more all in one place. Now, if only you could get AdSense and Google Analytics stats…
• 5 Step Failsafe Upgrade For Wordpress
• Smashing Magazine presents 10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of. I think they’re over-reacting on a couple of points, but definitely worth a read.
• Movable Type already has a plugin that adds an iPhone interface to your Wordpress Admin. Wordpress plugin authors are fighting back with MobileAdmin.
• American Express may have the world’s least secure site. Your Digg username could be too secure…
• Did you know that the “Will it Blend” Videos have boosted Blendtec’s sales by 5x? They’re great DiggBait, and they’re sort of reminiscent of David Letterman’s “Will it float.”
• 80+ Online Communities for Bloggers
• After five years, AOL has updated their Mac software. By now, no one cares.
• Bored with the “standard” RSS icon? Here are 35 Different Styles of RSS Icons that don’t deviate too much from the original design.
• The Best Website Taglines Around the Web. Hmm… Maybe I should change my tagline. What do you think?
• While you’re over at Daily Blog Tips, take a look at their most popular posts for September. There are some good ones in there.