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Update: Sorry, all gone.更新：很抱歉，都去。 Will post again when I have more.会后再次当我有更多的。

I have 5 brightkite invites and 4 Jaiku invites (all Jaiku invites sent/gone) .我有5 brightkite邀请和4 jaiku的邀请 （所有jaiku邀请函已发送/消失） 。 Leave a comment below and I’ll send the invitation to the address you specify in the E-mail (will not be published) (required) field.留下一个评论下面，我将发送邀请到您指定的地址，在电子邮件（不会被公布） （必填）领域。 One invite per person, so choose carefully 1 ，邀请每人，所以小心选择

A very common criticism of Twitter (other than its uptime) is that it’s just a distraction, “noise” that doesn’t actually help you in any way.一个很常见的批评， twitter （其他比它的正常运行时间）是它的只是一个分心， “噪音” ，实际上并不可帮助您以任何方式。 Well, here are 12 ways you can use Twitter productively.好，这里有12个方法，您可以使用twitter富有成效。 [click to continue...] [点击继续... ]

Update: All gone. 更新：都去。 And again, as soon as I get more, I’ll update here.再次，尽快获得更多的，我会更新这里。

Once again, I have 5再次，我有5个 BrightKite brightkite invites for anyone interested (请有兴趣的人士（ more info on BrightKite here更多信息就在这里brightkite ). ） 。 As always, leave a comment below, and in the E-mail (will not be published) (required) field use the email address you want me to send the invite to.一如往常，留下一个评论下面，并在电子邮件（不会被公布） （必填）领域使用的电子邮件地址，你要我发送邀请。 First 5 to comment/request will get the invites.首5评论/请求将得到邀请。

Update: sorry all 3 invites have been sent - as soon as I get more, I’ll offer them up here as usual. 更新：对不起所有三请已被送往-尽快获得更多的，我会为他们提供了在这里一切如常。

I have 3我有三 BrightKite brightkite invites for anyone interested (请有兴趣的人士（ more info on BrightKite here更多信息就在这里brightkite ). ） 。 As usual leave a comment below, and in the E-mail (will not be published) (required) field use the email address you want me to send the invite to.一如以往留下的评论下面，并在电子邮件（不会被公布） （必填）领域使用的电子邮件地址，你要我发送邀请。 First 3 to comment/request will get the invites. thanks liv for the invite前3个评论/请求将得到邀请。 感谢丽芙为邀请

Update: I had 20 invites, used 15 of them and Jaiku took the rest away (?!). 更新：我曾邀请20 ，用15他们和jaiku了，其余的距离(?!). As soon as I have more I’ll update.尽快正如我有更多的，我会更新。

I once again have a bunch of我再次有一大堆 Jaiku jaiku invites (20) - so anyone that wants one, please leave a comment.请（ 20 ） -因此，任何人要一，请留下评论。 Be sure to use the email address you want the invite sent to in the “E-mail (will not be published) (required)” field of the comment form.一定要使用的电子邮件地址您想要邀请函已寄给至在“电子邮件（不会被公布） （必填） ”领域的评论形式。

If you’d like to stalk me online, please feel free to如果您想要秸秆我在线，请随时 view/add me on FriendFeed查看/我就friendfeed . 。 If you’re more of a Twitter person, you can follow my rantings如果您有更多的twitter人，您也可以按照我的rantings here这里 . 。 And who can leave out Facebook - you can be a以及谁可以离开了Facebook的-你可以一 Simple Help fan简单的帮助范 or join the或加入 Simple Help group简单的帮助组 , whatever floats your boat. ，无论花车您的船民。 But there’s more -但有更多- Simple Help is on StumbleUpon简单的帮助是对stumbleupon and和 MyBlogLog to limit a search 。 . 。

I really do hope that these social networks give我真的希望，这些社会网络提供 OpenSocial opensocial a chance.一个机会。

I’ll admit, this is a bit of a plug for my friend Ba (yes that’s his name).我会承认，这是一个位元的一个插件，为我的朋友广管局（是说，他的名字） 。 He has recently launched a fantastic and terribly easy-to-use online product that allows you to create comics -他最近推出了神奇和可怕的易于使用的在线产品，可让您建立的漫画- Bitstrips bitstrips . 。 For those of you who may be witty as hell, but aren’t artistically gifted, Bitstrips does the heavy lifting for you.对于那些你谁可能风趣作为地狱，但并没有艺术天才， bitstrips是否重型起重机械为您。 What are you waiting for, go check it out.你还在等什么，去瞧瞧吧。 And please feel free to leave links in the comments to any comics you create!并请随时自由地离开链接在评论中的任何漫画，你创造！

After 3′ish months of total neglect*, I’m back.后3'ish个月的总忽视* ，我回来了。 So far I’m doing boring house-cleaning stuff (upgrading WordPress, plugins etc).到目前为止，我所做的沉闷，内务清洗的东西（升级的WordPress ，插件等） 。 But I should have some new tutorials up soon’ish.但我应该有一些新的教程了soon'ish 。

* = this time it wasn’t neglect due to laziness (which is usually the case), rather it was illness. * =这个时候是不能忽视由于懒惰（通常如此） ，而是被疾病。 I’m totally fine now.我现在完全罚款。

Boing Boing has a great article boing boing具有强大的文章 that every Canadian needs to read.每一个加拿大需要阅读。 It’s brief, to the point, and provides some very easy steps for us to stop some truly awful legislation.它的短暂，这一点，并提供了一些非常简单的步骤，让我们停止一些真正可怕的法例。

Yesterday one of my roommates (Chris) finally got to meet one of his shero’s - Tori Amos.昨天我的一位室友（克里斯）终于以满足他的一个shero的-多莉艾莫丝。 The pictures turned out great, but one of them came with the dreaded “red-eye”.图片变成巨大的，但是其中一人来到与恼人的“红眼” 。 This tutorial will walk you through the steps to remove red eye from your digital photos using the本教程将带领您完成整个步骤，以消除红眼，从您的数码照片使用 GIMP的gimp image editor.图像编辑器中。

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Liz - won the $25 cash prize and ： Liz -赢得了2 5元现金奖和
NZBeats won the $25 donation to Children’s Network International nzbeats赢得了25元捐赠给儿童的国际网络

(winners were selected at random by having my roommates pick a number out of a bag) （获奖者随机选择，由我的室友挑选了一些列的一个袋内）

Both winners have been contacted, if I don’t hear from one/the other within lets say 7 days, I’ll pick a new winner.得奖者都已经接触，如果我没有听到从一/与其他可让说， 7天内，我会选择一个新的赢家。 Thanks for entering!感谢进入！

Update: all 10 invites have been sent. 更新：所有10个邀请已发送。 If you were one of the first 10, and didn’t get the email from Jaiku, please let me know.如果你的第一个10 ，并没有得到电子邮件从jaiku ，请让我知道。 If I get any more invites I will of course offer them here again.如果我没有得到任何更多的邀请函我当然为他们提供在这里再次。

Hi - this is a really rushed post because I have to check out of my hotel in 5 min, but I have 10 invites to喜-这是一个真正送往后，因为我已签出我的酒店在5分钟，但我有1 0个邀请函，以便 Jaiku jaiku for Simple Help readers.对于简单的帮助读者。 Just leave a comment and the first 10 will be sent an invite, when I arrive at the next hotel, assuming it has Internet access.刚刚离开的评论和首10将被派往一邀请，当我到达下一个酒店，假设它已上网。 Otherwise I won’t be able to send them until Sunday afternoon.否则我将无法把他们直到周日下午。 Please be patient if you’re one of the first 10请耐心等待，如果您的第一个10

NOTE: you do not have to leave your email address in the “Comment” field, but please DO leave your email address in the E-Mail address field… 注意：您不必离开您的电子邮件地址，在“评论”栏位中，但请不要离开您的电子邮件地址， 电子邮件地址领域…

Update: the first 8 invites have been sent, 2 left. 更新：一是8邀请已发送， 2左。

All the rules (not many) are listed所有规则（不是很多）上市 here这里 (and that’s also the post you’ll want to leave a comment on to enter the contest). （这也是后您将要离开的评论对进入竞赛） 。 So far there are only 9 entries for the $25 cash prize and 7 entries for the $25 to non-profit-of-your-choice prize.直至目前为止，只有9项为25元现金奖和7项为25元，以非营利性的你的选择奖。 Those odds are way better than any lottery, so what are you waiting for?这些赔率是更好的方式 ，比任何彩票，您还在等什么呢？ Contest ends this Friday at midnight.竞赛结束，这周五在午夜十二时。

Google Transit Google的过境 is now available现已 in Vancouver, BC.在温哥华，卑诗省。 . 。 Since I currently live in Vancouver, and don’t drive, this is great news for me.因为我目前住在温哥华，不要驾车，这是好消息对我来说。 TransLink Translink公司 is是 not the most popular不是最流行的 organization in Vancouver, so this is a step in the right public-relations direction.组织在温哥华，所以这是一个正确的步骤，公共关系的方向。 For more info, see如需详细资讯，请参阅 the Vancouver metblogs在温哥华metblogs post.邮政。

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