The Decade of Steve—I do not own a Mac or an iPod or an iPhone, but we do have all the Pixar movies. =) However, I have an extreme amount of respect and admiration for what Steve Jobs has done to put Apple on the map. This article talks about why Fortune magazine has recently called Steve Jobs ”the man of the decade.”
The Pomodoro Technique for Time Management—I subscribe to Sitepoint’s RSS feed. While I do not read all the articles they publish, I read almost everything by Alyssa Gregory. This article that she’s written talks about a technique that’s been around for a while, but is a good approach to self-disciplining yourself through projects.
A Common Nomenclature For Lego Families—Seems like everyone has already linked to this article, but I’m going to hit it on a different tack. I think it’s important to learn the names of the pieces. I was very excited when I picked up a book a few years ago that used standard naming devices for the various pieces of LEGO toys. Though it was not exactly the same way they are stated on pick-a-brick on LEGO shop@home it was a lot closer and a lot more descriptive. If you know the difference between bricks, plates, tiles, and slopes; and can recognize that something is a modified brick, a modified plate, an inverse slope, or a minfig, you’ll have come a long way. =)
101 Ways to Promote a New Blog—This article is a very helpful list of great stuff, especially for new blogs and people who are new to blogging or relatively inexperienced.
Practical Guide to 404 Errors: What WordPress is Missing—404 errors are a bad thing to happen to users on your website. I’ve read many many articles about customizing your own 404 pages, and this one is a great recent post.
A Beginner’s Guide to Flickr—This article helped push me over the top on going “pro” with Flickr. I.e., I went ahead and got the paid version, rather than just the free version.
5 Things to Know When You Start Your Blog—Great stuff for beginners, and for the not-so-beginners to think back to.