Biography of a Lensmaster
thefluffanutta is
a Software Engineer
lives in York (England)
builds websites as a hobby
created a few lenses on Squidoo
often posts on the forum on SquidU
developed some tools for Lensmasters
also some contracting work for Squidoo HQ
More places to find thefluffanutta:
twitter : MyBlogLog : Facebook : FriendFeed
thefluffanutta, aka thefluffanutta , has been a member since September 4 2006, has rated 657 lenses, favorited 184, and has created 92 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "My Top Wii Games". See all my lenses
Interviews with thefluffanutta
I have done a number of interviews for other people over the last few months, and I thought here would be a good place to gather them altogether. Enjoy!
- Interview with TheFluffaNutta
- He likes to build tools to make our lives easier and more profitable.
by Glen (N736) (written in 2008, published July 20th, 2009)
- Squidoo Experts | The Fluffanutta Exposed!
- Read this amazing interview with Squidoo's own thefluffanutta. Here he gives us a genuine look at Squidoo and Squidutils.
by Kelly Stone (July, 2008)
- The Fluffanutta interviewed - Thank you for squidutils
- Some lensmasters get thanks for being personal, for voting on lenses, for giving feedback etc. Today's lensmaster has been a service to the community by making tools that help make us ALL better lensmasters.
by spirituality (August 2008)
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Lensmasters
- I've asked a few Lensmasters what are the seven things that they do with each and every lens they publish. Will we see a trend? Will all have 7 prominent Lensmasters doing 7 identical things? Lets find out...
by Glen (N736) (November, 2008)
- SquidU Review - Time for a Health Check-Up
- Before Health Check was on your dashboard, it was on SquidUtils.com, a site maintained by lensmaster thefluffanutta. As the original designer of the tool, we've polled thefluffanutta to learn more about what it does, how it works, and how to use it to create better lenses.
by Kimberly (January, 2009)
Lensmaster Blog
Tools and Tips for Your Lenses
I've recently started a blog over at SquidUtils.com, where I will be writing about the tools for Lensmasters, and other tips. If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest news from the site, subscribe with your favourite RSS reader.
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These are the most recent SquidCasts that I have sent out from my lenses. If you have joined my fan club then you will see these on your favorites page.
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I'm a big fan (addict) of twitter - you can follow me there to keep up with the latest news and development on Squidoo. Below is the last tweet I sent:
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Work I've Done for Squidoo HQ
After putting together SquidUtils.com, I was asked by Squidoo to help them out and build some modules for them. Here's a list of the ones I have contributed so far:
- Weather module - get current conditions and forecast for any city in the world.
- Yelp module - shows a list of businesses close to a Zip code.
- Zagat module - reviews and ratings of Restaurants within a specified Zip code.
- Hometown Stats module - shows stats about the population for any American city.
- Squidaholic - get tons of cool stats about your lens, including traffic, backlinks, diggs and stumbles. See which keywords your lens ranks on Google, and which other keywords would be good to target.
- Lens Health Check - originally developed on SquidUtils, HQ liked it so much they integrated it into your dashboard.
My Best Lenses
Of all of the lenses I've created, these few are the ones I'm most proud of:
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Transformers Toys and Figures
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Following the Transformers Movie that came out last year, Hasbro has brought out a brand new range of Transformers toys, most of which will transform from their robot form into a vehicle. Read all about the main characters from the movie here, and t...
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
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In the summer of 2008, Joss Whedon (the creator of Buffy, Angel and Firefly) released his latest project: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. This was the first ever superhero musical, featuring an evil villain, his arch-nemesis, a pretty girl, with some...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Book 7
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is the last book in J.K. Rowling's magical series. In this seventh and final book, Harry Potter discovers what fate truly has in store for him as he makes his way to that final meeting with Voldemort. I...
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The Best Wii Games Ever
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If you own a Nintendo Wii, then there's a good chance that you'll be looking for the best games to buy for it. Here is are just a few of them, compiled by some keen gamers. I have put together my own list of favorites here: My Top Wii Games...
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My Top Wii Games
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The Nintendo Wii is a one of the best family oriented consoles on the market. The Wii's unique motion-sensing controllers are intuitive, and easy to use, and some of the games really do get you up and being more active. Accessible by young and old al...
Squidoo Guides and Tools
These lenses contain a few hints, tips and guides to help Lensmasters make the most of their lenses.
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Lensmaster Tools and Utilities
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SQUIDUtils.com Utilities and Tools for the Expert Lensmaster SquidUtils is the place to find complementary utilities and tools for your Lenses on Squidoo. Here you can see all of your lenses and groups, with shortcuts to some of the most vital func...
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A Guide to Groups for Lensmasters
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Groups are collections of Lens, usually focused on a particular theme or interest. Groups are run by Groupmasters, to maintain and promote them. The are a large number of Groups on Squidoo now, so deciding which ones to join can be a difficult task,...
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Squidoo Q & A on Twitter
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Do you have a question about Squidoo, and how to make the most of your lenses? Ask me any question in the box below, and I'll do my best to find you the answer. Using the power of Twitter, this lens will collect all the tweets that include the tag #...
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My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo
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The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty much everything you need to get your content out to your audience. But sometimes you want to format it a little differently, and this is where inline CSS comes into play. Here I show some of the tric...
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Squidoo Chat Room
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Hang out with other Squidoo Lensmasters, swap tips and get critiques of your lenses in the Squidoo Chat Room. Started by Captain Squid, this chat room is open to all Lensmasters and does not require any software to use. Just click on the entry form...
More on Squidoo
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How to Add PayPal Buttons to Your Squidoo Lens
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If you're looking for how to add a PayPal button to your Squidoo lens, here's how. The step-by-step process described here will create a link that is compatible with you lens, while keeping your account details safe and secure. For advanced users, th...
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Tables for Squidoo Lenses
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The <table> and associated tags are not permitted on Squidoo, and if you attempt to put these into your lens, they will get stripped out. The Table Generator will convert CSV data or a HTML table into code that is compatible, and looks just as...
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Squidoo Guide: Linking Tips
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There are many ways that you can add links to your Lens, improving the experience of your readers. How you add those links often depends on what those links are for. This Lens explains the different types of links, and the techniques available to you...
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How To Find Lenses and Groups on Squidoo
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Searching for Squidoo lenses on a search engine can be a real pain sometimes, as the results are very often filled with non-content pages like tags. Finding the best groups for your lens to join can also be very tricky. Here I provide two custom sea...
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Top 100 Rated Lensmasters
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Here are the Top Rated Lensmasters, based on how many stars their lenses have received from fellow Lensmasters, across all of their lenses. This is calculated from the data collected for the Advanced Dashboard on SQUIDUtils.com. (see Lensmaster Tool...
Make Money from Affiliates
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Amazon RSS Feeds for Your Squidoo Lens
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I have this special service for Squidoo Lensmasters whom are also Amazon Associates - RSS Feeds containing products from Amazon. You can put these feeds into your lens to show books, DVD, electronics and more from specific categories. "But Why?&q...
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Affiliate RSS Feeds for Squidoo
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If you are a member of one or more affiliate programs, like Amazon, then you probably already know how put static links on your lenses. However, over time these links can become outdated or even broken, and you could be losing revenue because of this...
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The Making of: Best Wii Games Ever
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Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how the lens Best Wii Games Ever was built, with details of how it was put together and some of the tricks used. This commercial lens was built to attract visitors to an Amazon aStore featuring some the most popul...
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How To Add Amazon Product Links
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It used to be possible to embed the official Amazon Product Links into a lens (if you were an Amazon Associate). However, since the support for IFrames was withdrawn from Squidoo, this is no longer an option. At SQUIDUtils.com there is a special to...
Links and Search Engine Optimisation
Resources for the Lensmaster
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Squidoo Guide: Linking Tips
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There are many ways that you can add links to your Lens, improving the experience of your readers. How you add those links often depends on what those links are for. This Lens explains the different types of links, and the techniques available to you...
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How To Get Deep Links with RSS Feeds
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There are a number of online syndication services that will display an RSS feed as a web page. These will typically contain deep-links to pages on to the originating website, which is a valuable source of backlinks. I originally wrote about thi...
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How To Get One-Way Backlinks
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When you have just created new website, you will want to attract people to visit it. One of the most important tasks for any webmaster is to build up the number of links to the site from other websites. This can be done manually via reciprocal link e...
Movies and TV Shows
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Top Science Fiction TV Shows
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Following on from my popular lens on Top Sci-Fi Movies, I've created this lens on Sci-Fi TV Shows. As before, I've listed my own favourites, and then provided a space for you to add and vote for your favourite shows. There are two Plexo modules for...
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CHUCK (The TV Series)
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Chuck is an American action-comedy television program about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the world's greatest spy...
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Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on DVD
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Released on the Internet on July 15th, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a superhero musical mini-epic, written and produced by Joss Whedon during the writers strike, with the help of his brothers. This is a musical comedy in three parts, featuri...
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Top Science Fiction Movies
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This is one genre of films that I really enjoy watching, so this lens is devoted to the Sci-Fi films that I like. This lens features the Plexo module to create Your Favourite Science Fiction Movies. This is your opportunity to contribute with the mo...
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New Doctor Who TV Series
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Doctor Who - the longest running science fiction TV series - is back. Over 26 years we have seen the Time Lord regenerate multiple times, and after a long vacation in the outer reaches of time and space, he's returned for more adventures... All...
Nintendo Wii Games
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My Top Wii Games
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The Nintendo Wii is a one of the best family oriented consoles on the market. The Wii's unique motion-sensing controllers are intuitive, and easy to use, and some of the games really do get you up and being more active. Accessible by young and old al...
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Nintendo Wii: The Best Console Ever
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Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we") is designed to attract people, regardless of their age or video game experience, to sit down and play together--whether they're in the same room or on different sides of the globe. The two Wii featur...
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The Best Wii Games Ever
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If you own a Nintendo Wii, then there's a good chance that you'll be looking for the best games to buy for it. Here is are just a few of them, compiled by some keen gamers. I have put together my own list of favorites here: My Top Wii Games...
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What's the Best Wii Game?
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The Nintendo Wii is proving to be extremely popular with both children and adults alike, and there is a great range of games available for it - from silly mini-games and classic platformers, to sports simulations and shoot-em-ups. Deciding on the b...
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Nintendo Wii Top Games
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The popularity of the Nintendo Wii has been steadily growing since it's release in 2006. There is now a long list of great games for the Wii, with more coming out every year. 2009 is no exception, with this year seeing some of the best Wii games...
Nintendo Wii Accessories
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Top Wii Accessories Headquarters
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Top Wii Accessories With the huge popularity of the Nintendo Wii games console, there are now a variety of Wii Accessories available to make playing on it even more enjoyable. Here are just a few of the best accessories that you can buy for your Wii....
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Wireless Nunchuck for the Wii
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The Nintendo Wii comes with two controllers as standard: the 'Wiimote' is a wireless device which is used for pointing and motion sensing; while the 'Nunchuck' is an additional device that plugs into the bottom of the Wiimote to add extra directional...
Xbox 360
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Top Accessories for Xbox 360
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 in one of the worlds leading and best gaming device available in the market today. The quality of the Xbox games is really amazing but it is made even better with the accessories that Xbox has brought in as add ons. They make you...
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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games for Teens
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When the Xbox 360 was first released there were a large number of individuals who waited for hours in hopes of being able to purchase one. In fact, Xbox 360s are so popular that is likely that you have one inside your home right now. No matter how ol...
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Xbox 360 Accessories and Addons
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If you are an Xbox owner and love playing your games then you probably know that customizing your Xbox can be a fun activity. Not only is it fun but also it makes your Xbox stand out more, giving you more satisfaction from the overall look of your ga...
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About the Xbox 360 Games Console
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Learn about the Xbox 360, and get the most out of the games you play. Each week there will be new articles posted here that will provide tips and advice for gamers.
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Xbox 360 Mod Chip
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If you want to be able to run backups of your games on your Xbox 360, then you needs to install a Mod Chip. The mod chip will also allow you to play Xbox 360 games from all over the world, as well as games downloaded from the Internet. The modificati...
Computer Games
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Computer Gaming - Guides and Tips
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Each week there will be new articles posted here that will provide tips and advice for computer users and gamers.
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The Sims 2 - Game and Expansion Packs
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Sim City and other Sims games in the series are among the most popular computer games on all time. They are enjoyed by millions around the globe and for good reason. The games are fun and have the unique twist that the fate of the little Sims charact...
Children's Toys
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Spike the Ultra Dinosaur
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Meet Spike, the Ultimate Dinosaur toy by Fisher-Price that kids bring to life at the touch of a button! He walks, he stands on his hind legs, he blinks, his mouth opens and closes, his spikes light up and you make it happen with the easy-to-use remot...
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New Doctor Who Toys
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The new Doctor Who series on British TV has spawned a brand new collection of toys and action figures, ideal gifts to buy for the younger fans this Christmas. Here are just some of the Doctor Who toys you can buy now... UK fans can find more great a...
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Transformers Toys and Figures
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Following the Transformers Movie that came out last year, Hasbro has brought out a brand new range of Transformers toys, most of which will transform from their robot form into a vehicle. Read all about the main characters from the movie here, and t...
Digital Camera Lenses
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Review of Canon Digital Cameras
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The Canon Corporation has an astounding product line of Canon digital camera devices, and compact photo printers that will fit the most discriminatory shopper. Within the Canon digital camera product line are categories of digital cameras that will fi...
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Learn How To Take Better Digital Photographs
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Learn how to use your digital camera, and get the most out of the photographs that you take. Here you will find advice and information published every week on the advantages of digital cameras, how to find the best camera and tips on how to improve y...
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Top Accessories for Your Digital Camera
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The anticipation of buying some digital camera accessories is just about as exciting as buying the camera itself. With so many trimmings to go with it, the digital camera will turn a simple hobby into a pleasurable profession with just a snap of the...
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Underwater Digital Cameras
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An underwater digital camera is not just used to capture underwater memories; some professional marine photographers also use them in their business. Even marine biologists and scientists use underwater cameras to capture marine life and thus be able...
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Canon Powershot G7 Digital Camera - Review
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The newest camera Canon has put out for the advanced users, the Power Shot G7, had many serious photography aficionados snapping their fingers, anxiously awaiting its October 2006 debut. The 10 Megapixel digital camera is more than most casual users...
Digital Photograhy Lenses
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Printing Your Own Digital Photographs
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Printing your pictures on to paper is the next important thing in digital photography. You best photographs will not be given justice if you have not used the proper printing equipment for them. A good printer will really make the prints come to life...
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Cool Photoshop Tips And Tricks
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When it comes to entering the graphic design world, creating interesting pieces for a job or sharing artwork with family and friends, there are plenty of cool Photoshop tips and tricks to consider. Whether you are just experimenting with the tools or...
Lenses featuring Books
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Book 7
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is the last book in J.K. Rowling's magical series. In this seventh and final book, Harry Potter discovers what fate truly has in store for him as he makes his way to that final meeting with Voldemort. I...
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Books on Personality Types and Myers-Briggs Type Indicators
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The concept of personality type is about the natural habits of mind we develop as we grow. For example, some may have a preference for noticing concrete reality, others for noticing abstract concepts. Or one has a preference for the external world of...
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Harry Potter Books - Complete Set
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Now that J. K. Rowling has finished writing the Harry Potter series, the complete collection of 7 books is now available as a boxed set. Follow Harry from his first days at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, through his many adventures wit...
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Which Digital Photography Book Should I Buy?
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There are so many competitors on the shelves at the moment, we'd even go as far as to say the market is flooded with books full of hints, tips and techniques. But which ones should you actually trust? After all it's your hard earned cash you...
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lou16 wrote...
Great lensography Fluff, I can't believe it's taken me so long to find it :)
Posted October 08, 2009
KathyMcGraw wrote...
I could read this for days on end.....but would never have found it without your Tweet :) From my first few days on Squidoo I learned you were a great resource (from Twitter again) but didn't realize the extent of all you do and give for us. Thank you :)
Posted July 29, 2009
rtabel wrote...
Hey Fluff, what can I say, other than truly awesome! I have been able to avoid many extended headaches over frustrations from trying to tweak things into the various modules by continuously checking on your numerous lenses and, of course, finding an answer to my issue in one of them. Truly, your work is a great resource and I'm glad it's available to all lensmasters.
Posted July 06, 2009
Tipi wrote...
Thank you all of you help Tim. You are a great help to us all on Squidoo! :D
Posted July 03, 2009
a_willow wrote...
I'm sorry! Why? For taking your work for granted lately! You are big part of Squidoo and it wouldn't be the same without you! So blessings to you Fluff for willingness to give your time to help all of us!
Posted June 05, 2009
firegoddesslily wrote...
in reply to thefluffanutta Thanks for the tip, I have one on my lensography now :)
Posted June 03, 2009
Ramkitten wrote...
Great lensography! And it was the first, too? Kewl.
I've visited a number of your lenses, but I see a whole bunch more I want to check out.
Posted June 02, 2009
thefluffanutta wrote...
in reply to firegoddesslily I used the 'About Me' module - you can find it by looking in the A-Z of modules when adding a new one.
Posted May 30, 2009
firegoddesslily wrote...
Really nice lensography 5*'s. How do you get that thing up that tell you how many lenses you have rated, favourited and created? The one that looks like it does on your profile. Is it a special module or did you make it yourself using html?
Posted May 27, 2009
ronpass wrote...
Fluff, thanks for the visit to my blog. I ended up making two separate posts about SquidUtils (the toolbar and the workshop tools) - there is so much great stuff on your site. I've emailed my Squidoo Marketing list so they will all be aware of these great tools. You certainly make it easier for Lensmasters - what a great way to put your software engineer skills to use. We are indeed a lucky community.
Posted May 08, 2009
Mountainside-Crochet wrote...
This 'newbie' appreciates all this great information as she learns her way around Squidoo. Happy to be here.
Posted April 15, 2009
sprete wrote...
Really, really fabulous! I have to go back to my own and revamp after seeing this bar set so high. Well done!
Posted April 13, 2009
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Blog Posts by thefluffanutta
- Oct 4, 2009 @ 5:35 pmAmazon Associate Links on Squidoo Lenses from thefluffanutta's burps
- Squidoo is great because you can sell Amazon products without needing to sign up as an affiliate. There are 6 great Amazon modules that you can add to your lens. Squidoo collects the revenue from any...
- Jul 27, 2009 @ 6:35 amRenewed Interest in Harry Potter from thefluffanutta's burps
- Some of my older lenses about Harry Potter have seen increased traffic this month, thanks to the release of the latest movie at cinemas worldwide. It's really nice to see all the Harry Potter Books ge...
- Jul 6, 2009 @ 7:04 amScreen Printed T-Shirts from thefluffanutta's burps
- Here are 4 lenses that I've recently created for a local screen printing company: T-Shirt Design Contest Top 10 T-Shirt Design Ideas T-Shirt Design Questions and Answers My top 10 favorite things abo...
- Jun 12, 2009 @ 10:09 amSquidoo Introduces Themes for Lenses from thefluffanutta's burps
- Squidoo HQ today released 8 new themes for lenses. To apply one to your lens, all you need to do is go to the Lens Workshop, and click on the ‘Themes' toolbox and pick the one you want. Here's...
- May 22, 2009 @ 2:29 pmNew Tools and Modules for Lensmasters from thefluffanutta's burps
- Here's a quick recap of some of the new tools and modules that have been recently created for Squidoo Lensmasters: 3 new modules, allowing you to add star ratings, bookmarks and ClickBank Ads to your...
- Feb 16, 2009 @ 3:44 amNew: Amazon Kindle 2 from thefluffanutta's burps
- The Kindle 2 is the newest hand-held e-book reader from Amazon. It uses an electronic paper display and downloads content over the free wireless network ‘Whispernet'. Featuring improved battery...
- Jan 23, 2009 @ 3:46 amNew TwttrStrm: The Best Wii Game from thefluffanutta's burps
- Deciding on The Best Wii Game is perhaps an impossible one, but I'm sure you have a favorite in your collection. Come join the discussion on this new TwttrStrm, and share with everyone the #1 Wii game...
- Nov 4, 2008 @ 5:50 amSquidoo Chat for Lensmasters from thefluffanutta's burps
- If you're looking for support, answers or just a place to swap ideas, come to the Squidoo Chat Room. Hosted by Captain Squid, this is an ideal location to meet and interact with other Lensmasters. You...
- Sep 15, 2008 @ 7:17 amTop Wii Accessories (Group) from thefluffanutta's burps
- After building a number of lenses featuring top Wii games and wireless controllers, I decided it was time to build a group. I put together one for Top Wii Accessories because there didn't seem to be o...
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