love is all around

Lately I’ve really been enjoying two Flickr feeds - photos from my friends and photos from around Vancouver (where I live).

Following someone’s photos is a cool way to see what they are up to. It’s often more intimate then following their blog.

Also following a photo pool dedicated to a your hometown is a great way to see the area you live in through often hundreds of different eyes. I am regularly impressed by the high quality of photos.

An aside: I’m constantly surprised how many of my non-technical or semi-technical friends do not use a news aggregator (aka feed reader aka RSS reader). If you have interests, and use the Web, you can benefit from a news aggregator. If you are a knowledge worker of any kind, you’ll benefit immensely. I use Bloglines. I’ve heard good things about Google Reader and Netvibes too. These are web-based readers, and are free. There are also some great desktop-based readers out there, but I like the web-based ones better. They will increase the productivity and richness of your Web experience by a factor of 10. Guaranteed! Go get one! :)