> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.chrismessina.me/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # A million cool things - URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/a-million-cool-things/ - Published: 2006-04-18T21:27:43.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-25T03:35:31.000Z - Author: Chris Messina - Tags: design, Life online, Technology, Web building I need to get this out of my system so that I can get back to real work, but damn, there's plenty o' cool things in and around the web-making world lately. A sampling of what's new and decent that you, *yes you*, dear reader, might check out: In the WordPress plugin category: - [SlimStat ](http://wettone.com/code/slimstat?ref=chrismessina.me)\-- A simple web stats analyser based on ShortStat - [hCard and hCalendar creator widgets](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/43405?ref=chrismessina.me#post-243243) (I want XFN added to the Add Link box!) - [WordPress Reports](http://tantannoodles.com/toolkit/wordpress-reports/?ref=chrismessina.me) (aka TanTan Stats) -- for pulling Google Analytics and Feedburner into your Dashboard - [Building a slidey Shelf](http://asymptomatic.net/2006/04/13/2311/building-a-shelf-in-wordpress/?ref=chrismessina.me) in WordPress In new web apps: - [CollectiveX](http://collectivex.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- pulling icons from SimpleBits, a [color scheme selector](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/131176370/?ref=chrismessina.me) from 37Signals and [Lokesh](http://www.huddletogether.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)'s [Lightbox JS](http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/?ref=chrismessina.me). - Not so new, but finally got an account: [Assaf](http://blog.labnotes.org/?ref=chrismessina.me)'s [co.mments](http://co.mments.com/?ref=chrismessina.me). - [GooToDo](http://gootodo.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- email based To Do lists (via [Lane](http://www.monstro.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)) - *Sign of the times* app of the day and must-mention Google app, Calendar. With [switching costs so low](http://www.horsepigcow.com/2006/04/google-calendar-oooooo.html?ref=chrismessina.me), it does seem like taking on anything Googlifiable is a [dangerous proposition](http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/04/13/sorry-30boxes-but-its-time-to-say-goodbye/?ref=chrismessina.me) unless you've got a nuke (to quote Munjal). In the Hack MySpace corner: - [Mike Davidson](http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/?ref=chrismessina.me) [has done](http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2006/04/hacking-myspace-layouts?ref=chrismessina.me) [something to MySpace](http://www.myspace.com/mikeindustries?ref=chrismessina.me) that will no doubt lead to the second coming of [CSS Zen Garden](http://csszengarden.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) as the *CSS Zen MySpace*. (Bonus points for his [Gmail via IMAP](http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2006/04/how-to-use-gmail-over-imap?ref=chrismessina.me) solution). - Previously: Keegan's [MySpace profile hack](http://www.thebignoob.com/Blog/355/myspace-profile-hack?ref=chrismessina.me). In "software you haven't heard of but should try": - [Pastor](http://www.mehlau.net/pastor/?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- still the simplest way to store your usernames, passwords and serials - [Virtue](http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/16530?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- multiple desktops, now in active development again (r122) - [Endo](http://kula.jp/software/endo/?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- from the 4-letter-name app creator of [1001](http://kula.jp/software/1001/?ref=chrismessina.me) and [Ect](http://kula.jp/software/ecto/?ref=chrismessina.me), a slick newsreader - [Journler](http://journler.phildow.net/?ref=chrismessina.me) (via [Greg Elin](http://duhblog.com:8668/duhblog/space/start?ref=chrismessina.me)) -- not the most pretty, but very functional journal (oo! with tags!) - [Pyro](http://www.lifehacker.com/software/campfire/download-of-the-day-pyro-167371.php?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- neat use of Webkit for one purpose: showing Campfire chats ([via SvN](http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/pyro%5Fchat%5Faround%5Fthe%5Fcampfire.php?ref=chrismessina.me)) - [Corripio](http://nclasssoftware.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- super simple tool for grabbing album artwork - [CamiScript](http://www.nadamac.de/camiscript/?ref=chrismessina.me) \-- add Applescript support to [Camino](http://caminobrowser.org/?ref=chrismessina.me) ([script repository](http://www.nadamac.de/camiscript/scripts.php?ref=chrismessina.me)) Got anything you've come into recently that you want to pass along? Always looking for the latest and greatest, so drop a note in the comments. --- ### 💬 Comments from the original post **[The Chris Pirillo Show](http://www.thechrispirilloshow.com/help/20060418%5Fbloggers%5Fin%5Flove%5Fwith%5Ftara%5Fhunt%5Fand%5Fchris%5Fmessina.phtml?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-04-18 22:51:19 **Bloggers in Love with Tara Hunt and Chris Messina...**Bloggers in Love seems to be a recurring theme at social conferences this year. Robert and Maryam both joined Chris and Ponzi on stage at Northern Voice to discuss the topic. A "Blogging in the Bedroom" panel brought Chris and...... **[Bernie](http://www.conceptshare.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-04-19 07:42:57 Hi Chris, Are you still going to Barcamptdot/Mesh? If you are I would like to show you what we are working on, I think you will really get it. **[FactoryJoe](http://www.factorycity.net/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-04-19 08:04:07 Heya Bernie -- yup -- not only will I be there, but I'll be speaking! Definitely seek me out!