Sites that Inform and Inspire

Since I started blogging, I have found many great websites and have learned a bit along the way. Now, since I have a blog, I don't have to let those interesting sites become forgotten. Usually, I used to view a site, and prolly not bookmark it, and prolly not be able to find it again.

This blog is my own archive, and it's growing all the time. If I get more ambitious, I may even categorize my previous posts for easier searching. No promises there.

This blog: Parenthetical has a great article about fashion branding. From Nike to Dior the "unexpected buying subversions" of customers is truly remarkable... And from my own experience working as a fashion designer, I can tell you this stuff does not go unnoticed by the design houses... And this article is very accurate. This blog is quickly becoming a new fave, and the newest post about Time Magazines' 50 Coolest Websites will be part of my post tomorrow.

Speaking of cool... A word of advice for all you bloggers and website developers out there... If your website is titled "The Cool Hunter" I think you'd better be able to walk some serious talk. And this site truly does. From the category links at the top, their content is all top-notch.

Popagadget is a site focused on technology products for women. They really have their act together, and the site looks good. Obviously, I'm not in their target demographic, but nonetheless I think it's worth a look, it's got lots of great swag and info. (Did I just say nonetheless? I did huh? They even have this tie which has a message for your boss in binary.

I became a fan of this magazine publication: Hacker Quarterly 2600 after buying an issue at the Sarasota, Florida Barnes & Noble store back in 2002. Yup, that's right... As much as I don't want to get myself on any NSA watchlist for having "hacker" show up on my blog (which is titled in l337, mind you); I've gotta say this mag is an interesting read- and I am no subversive.

2600 mostly stays above ground, dealing with white hat stuff. I remember articles from the 'zine that crossed into gray, but it mostly was just informative. I find it a unique opportunity to see how hackers work on their process (which is very elaborate at times), and offers insight into how to keep yourself safe from invasive threats on your puter. (Great, now I've used both: subversions and subversive in the same post as: target, go unnoticed, ambitious, walk some serious talk, tomorrow, invasive threats, and the use of the word hacker three times. I'm doomed, LOL). Make that four now.

This person's travel blog has some really interesting finds from Japan. Like the fountain that is a clock, and the picture of the Kanazawa Station. Some interesting historical facts too, like the tiles made of lead so they could be melted for munitions.

Lastly, I've tried making notes as I've cooked, to write down some recipes for things I've created... and found it no simple chore. So, my respect goes to peeps like this one at: If I Can Do It You Can, that actually put all their recipes down, and 'specially take the time to share them on their blog. Did I mention all the nice pics to go with the deliciousnesses? Yup, she has kept this blog going for a while and has a lot of archives, so look around for something to suit your taste. (note to self: add travel, munitions, clock, and recipe to this post; good going, smart thinking). Cheers.

Image credits: The Saints from The Cool Hunter, binary tie from popagadget, Kanazawa Station from Hokysushi's blog, blueberry ricotta pancakes from sososimples' blog.