Find Plagiarizers of Your Content the Easy Way
Posted on May 2, 2010 - Filed Under Blogging | 2 Comments
Charles Colton once wrote that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” However, when you write for a living, imitation means lost revenue. Those of us who write for the Web must stay constantly vigilant against those who steal our unique content and use it as their own for profit.
It can be a time-sucking task to hunt down plagiarizers, but a new Web site called Plagium.com can cut many hours off the hunt.
Top 10 Windows Live Writer Plug-ins
Posted on April 5, 2010 - Filed Under Blogging | 2 Comments
Windows Live Writer is a nice blogging tool before any added extras, but there are a few plug-ins available to make the Live Writer experience even better. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Flickr4Writer
Flickr4Writer allows you to search the Flickr archives without leaving Live Writer, then it inserts the link and proper credit with any photos you add to your blog.
2. Picasa Image Plug-in
Picasa’s Plug-in gives you access to your Picasa images and allows you to insert slideshows directly into Live Writer.
Use Windows Live Writer from a USB Drive
Posted on March 10, 2010 - Filed Under Blogging | 3 Comments
You can blog from absolutely any computer with this trick—which makes this perfect for bloggers on-the-go.
First, download Windows Live Writer Portable and extract the file onto your USB drive.
Click Start then Computer and double-click your USB drive on the list of available drives.
Navigate to the folder called WindowsLiveWriterPortable (you may have extracted to a folder called WLWPortable3, in which case click it instead, then you will see the WindowsLiveWriterPortable folder).
Double-click the WindowsLiveWriter.exe file.
Introducing WindowsBytes – A tech blog with quick tips
Posted on October 29, 2009 - Filed Under Blogging | 1 Comment
So for all of those who read Online Tech Tips, you know that my articles are usually pretty long and go a little more in-depth about the topic. I’ve always found that this way of writing helps beginners understand tech stuff more easily.
But there are many times when a long article is not always needed. Unfortunately, until now, I’ve mostly just skipped those tips and written about more substantial things.
But for those of you who prefer small posts with links or quick tips pointing you to all the other great stuff on the Internet, I have created a new website.
How to add social bookmarking tags using Live Writer
Posted on April 5, 2009 - Filed Under Blogging | 1 Comment
Social bookmarking is used for storing bookmarks of useful web pages on the Net. In a social bookmarking system, users save links to web sites they want on their own social website account. For example, if you have a Yahoo! account, you can click the 
image below to add the online-tech-tips.com URL to your Yahoo! account:
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It would then open your Yahoo! bookmarks page prompting you to save the link:
You could then see the bookmark on the bookmarks.yahoo.com site:
Zemanta – Convenient Blogging Tool
Posted on April 19, 2008 - Filed Under Blogging | 6 Comments
Looking for a good blog editor? Bloggers around the world now have a new tool that makes blogging a little bit easier. Zemanta is a newly launched tool that easily integrates into several blogging platforms. Typepad, Blogger, and WordPress users can incorporate it into their everyday blogging needs.
It will conveniently recommend links, pictures, tags and articles that are related to your current blog postings. The reason Zemanta can make such smart recommendations is because of the proprietary language and algorithms built into it.
