What RSS Feeds Does Mark Sanborn Read?
Last updated: Sep 24, 2009Ever wonder what RSS feeds I subscribe to? Here is a quick list of most of the feeds I subscribe to.
Niche Alerts
These are alerts that I have setup so I can see if I am mentioned on twitter or if a general term is being talked about. Some of these keywords will generate tons of alerts. For the ones with many alerts I will usually scan these weekly to see any trending topics.
- Google Alerts: Linux
- Google Alerts: Linux Howto
- Twitter Search: Nixtutor
- Twitter Search : Linux
- Twitter Search: Faceoff Podcast
- Technorati Search for: Linux
- Twitter Search: Rocketshipit - UPS, FedEx, USPS web shipping business that I do.
I also have some various work related niche alerts that I won’t list here.
Friend’s Blogs
- Jade Robbins - All about my good friend Jade Robbins the co-host of Faceoff Show and founder of Montana Fragfest.
- Eric Wendelin’s Blog - I wrote a guest post for Eric a long time ago and been a subscriber ever since. He talks about, programming and productivity with open-source tools.
Linux
- 0ddn1x: tricks with *nix - A nice compilation of good linux articles across the net. Most of these come from social media sites.
- Adam’s Tech Talk, Linux HOWTOs & Discussion, PHP, MySQL
- BabloTech
- Debian Package of the Day - An excellent site. They definitely don’t post daily however.
- Linux * Screw
- Mark Shuttleworth (Founder of Ubuntu) - Posts are few and far between but are usually worth it.
- nixCraft Linux Sys Admin Blog - Nice alternative to Nixtutor. Usually Nix admin articles.
- Ubuntu Linux Help
- Werner’s Linux Blog
- MontanaLinux.org - If you live in Montana definitely consider subscribing to this feed.
General Tech
- Lifehacker - Who doesn’t love lifehacker? My only complaint is that this feed can be overwhelming. (20+ a day)
- gHacks technology news
- Google Open Source Blog - I love open source. I love google. I love this feed.
- Yet Another Technology Site
- PureRoon.co.uk
- Walker News
Gaming
- Montana Fragfest - Jade Robbins runs this gaming site that is primarily for Montana residents but everyone is welcomed. If you play Team Fortress 2 we play every Monday and Thursday night.
Non Tech
- Montana Mushrooms - The best damn mushroom blog in town. Seriously, if you think mushrooms are those little white things you buy in the store check this site out. The world of mushrooms is so much more.
Web Development
- NETTUTS - Web development tutorials and links - Great in-depth articles on technology. I mainly use this feed to check what current web development trends are popular.
- David Walsh Blog - A Mootools evangelist and web developer. I have guest posted on David’s blog and also interviewed David on Faceoff show.
- CSS-Tricks - An awesome resource for CSS and general web development articles and screencasts.
Security
- Schneier on Security - An author of many crypto books and creator of the two fish and blow fish crypto algorithms.
- SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities - A very verbose security vulnerability alert service.
Business and Marketing
- Seth’s Blog - An amazing resource for marketing advice and theory.
- ProBlogger Blog Tips - The pro of blogging. Problogger, Darren Rowse.
Web Apps
I scan through these daily and pick only the best web apps that I can find. I then talk about these on our podcast: Faceoff Show. I highly recommend that you just subscribe to the podcast so you can skip the useless web apps and get detailed reviews of the good ones.
Work
- WorkAwesome - From the creator of Nettuts.
Check personal feeds to make sure they work
These are feeds that I have subscribed to only to make sure they are working. Most of these are sites/projects that I contribute to.
- NixTutor - My blog about Linux
- Faceoff Show - A podcast I co-host about web apps, programming, and entrepreneurship.
- Issue updates for project ups-php on Google Code - An open source project regarding UPS shipping.
What else?
Did I miss something? Based on my feeds can you recommend a good feed I should subscribe to?
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