What’s in that download now?

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A few months ago, I created a top 20 list of my favorite ‘money making blogs’. Recently I’ve sorted out the niggles and created a page to make it easier to find. This page will keep a record of my download and the current feeds that are in it . In edition 1.1 that is currently available for download you can find 20 feeds for downloading in the file. You can now download the file here…

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This page was last updated on Mon, 26 May 2008.

List of Top 20 Feeds

I’m always looking at adding or supplementing this list with the best ‘money making blogs’ and to that end, I’ve added two new blogs that I have found to be quite focused, quality driven and interesting.

If you want to know what criteria I’m using, it’s really quite simple: quality writing, regular updates (at least once a week – that’s not an average), and a writer with an entrepreneurial spirit. So this is what I’m currently recommending as my own personal reading! Enjoy…

  1. AdesBlog.com (feed)
  2. AndyBeard.eu (feed)
  3. BluePrint for Financial Prosperity (feed)
  4. Caroline MiddleBrook (feed )
  5. Consumerism Commentary (feed )
  6. Dosh Dosh (feed )
  7. *Genius Types (feed )
  8. I Will Teach You To Be Rich (feed )
  9. InvestorBlogger (feed )
  10. John Cow (feed )
  11. John Chow (feed )
  12. Make Money Online with a 13-Year Old (feed )
  13. ProBlogger Blog Tips (feed )
  14. Super Affiliate Secrets (feed )
  15. The Simple Dollar (feed)
  16. Timothy Sykes – Stock Trader (feed )
  17. Tyler Cruz An Internet Entrepreneur (feed)
  18. Shoemoney – Skills To Pay The Bills (feed )
  19. The Dividend Guy Blog (feed)
  20. KCLau (feed)

These are my picks for the current season, I’ll be updating this list as time, information, and good writing permit! Please feel free to drop me recommendations for inclusion, I’ll certainly take a look at them. Future lists will just include the updates, not the entire list!

Former Feeds

I’d like to thank the owners for these blogs for allowing me to include them in my original list.

Best Wishes to the bloggers, and I’ll be checking back every so often!

Trips in Taiwan: From little Bavaria to little Italy

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map-1Fancy a little bite to eat… Lusting for some good German food… Then head out into the countryside of the North East Coast, to a little place called Smoky Inn.

It was a little tricky to find (I’ve borrowed the map to highlight its location). You can see the mark there. We nearly missed the turning, as it is easier to find from the SanChih direction.

But we found it. I’ve linked to the Google Map of the area for you.

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We went in the latter part of the day, just before dusk… Tim, Cindy and myself. Since we drove, our only beverage was non-alcoholic beer, but it was tasty and COLD!

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Their website boasts: “ENJOY THE REAL BAVARIAN MEALS. OUR SPECIAL ARE SMOKED PIG KNUCKLE, SAUSAGES AND OTHER TRADITIONALS. ENJOY TASTY BAVARIAN CHEESE AND NUREMBERG SAUSAGES, HOME MADE MUNICH SAUSAGE SALAD, ROAST PORK, POTATO BALL AND BREADS.” (their caps, not mine!).

And this is what came: Large sausages of all kinds, Sauerkraut, Bavarian potatoes, horseradish, and pickles, … We enjoyed the food, had some leftovers, and paid a reasonable NT$1600 for the three of us. Four would have cost about NT$450. The neat thing was taxes and service charges were INCLUDED. I haven’t any idea why more restaurants don’t do that. If you decide to go on a weekend, call ahead and reserve a table. Don’t be put off by the automated answering service. They’re too busy to answer phonecalls most of the time.

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Needless to say, the local wildlife were attracted by the bugs buzzing round our lights, and they had their own bug meal. I do have a video of this, too. If you can’t see clearly, it’s a gecko! A very active one, judging by the speed with which it devoured its prey. Then we drove to a nice coffee shop near JingShan called Young Door.

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It’s a well-known coffee shop on the North East Coast highway, and probably serves the best coffee in and around JingShan. Of course, we’ve paid more than their but had much worse coffee! I can guarantee their coffee is always good! You can read the review in Chinese. Prices are reasonable, and coffee is great! What more can I add?

Buzz #12: Last.FM – beats Pandora hands down

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Last.FM – What can I say? I’ve been blogging about the different music services for quite a while. I’ve already used Last.FM for about two weeks, and I can honestly, it’s everything that Pandora was, and much more. It offers a lot of additional options for users, including profiles, search, favorites, a downloadable application, … and great music. In the few weeks of listening, I’ve racked up a huge diversity of music… this is like the CD store I can’t find anywhere in Tamshui or even downtown since Tower Records closed up in 2004.

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I also like the additional features and plugins that you an add to your profiles in Web2.0 apps like Facebook, etc. or on your blog. It’s easy to do, and helps to link your musical tastes with your readers! How neat is that? So…

I’m now using four different sources for finding my music online: Emusic, Sky.FM, Amazon, and Last.FM. In addition, I surf a larger number of online radio stations, download sites (all legal), and I’m now looking to see if I can’t get an iTunes account in the UK. Smoke that in your pipe, Pandora. You could have that money! Hah!

Please remember, don’t steal music – after all, you just don’t need to.