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Are you planning a trip to Paris anytime soon? Do you want to just dream about it? Either way, you can find whatever Parisian or French delight you are looking for ONE way or another through Foreign Perspectives. Here you have an “As seen on TV” blog that is a news and editorial on life in the south of France, it is a series on how to move there if you so choose, as well as some random musings. This site literally contains any and everything you want to know about Southern France whether you want to visit there, live there, or simply fantasize about it. Got a question about traveller’s checks? Not sure where to stay? Curious about how French Customs works? Any of these questions and more can be answered at the Foreign Perspective. If you want to go all in, you can join the forum, sign up for the newsletter, and browse through their comprehensive directory they have on a variety of topics. They also cover matters of a more international scope such as opening a US Bank account for a non-resident and many other useful tips.

Navigation through this site is accomplished easily. In fact, this site is done so professionally, I am hard pressed to even view it as a blog at all. Were it not for the RSS advertising or Recent Readers widgets, I wouldn’t even recognize this as a blog. When you open up the page the most recent post is an extremely comprehensive post on how to handle your holiday money. What also impressed me here is this post was posted the same day the blog was reviewed. The posting is very current, daily in fact and does not follow your standard blog ‘100 words or less’ format. In fact, the posting is extremely relevant and informative. On the right sided navigation bars you are going to find the Links and Categories sections that make this blog a blog. Links include anything you want to research about France – B & B’s, living there, flights or cars for hire, various luxury travels, and so on. Categories list includes everything from living in France to activities in France, French culture, French vineyards, French anything. If you WEREN’T planning a trip to France, this site certainly makes you want to consider it.

I am going to go ahead and give this site a 5. I had absolutely nothing to criticize. The content is impressive with blog posts being article directory caliber. The layout and design is very appealing and enticing towards a very French appeal. When you open the page the first thing you see is the French countryside which is simply breathtaking. The uniqueness scores very high as well. This is a site I would definitely want to remember if I ever was traveling to these parts as I can’t imagine any question about traveling to or living in France that could not be answered on this site. Activity scores are perfect with from what I can see daily postings that are extremely detailed. Further, navigation was very well laid out and I had no issues there. All in all, I have no criticisms of this site at all, and give this one a perfect score. Tres bien!

– Chrissie

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Take a look at Douglas Adams Technology Blog. This is a blog about the latest technology developments. I really liked this site because it also is a handy reference tool for technology for dummies, me being one of them. This site represents itself as a good source of information for consumers looking to purchase or upgrade anything technology related. Recent posts include “The Zune vs. Ipod Debate”, “Noise Canceling Headphones – Pros and Cons”, “How to buy an Ipod”, and “Hard Drive Size – Why It’s Important” (apparently size DOES matter!). For those of you that find it difficult to understand the difference between gigs and pods and bits and zunes, this site comes recommended as a good foundation when you are in the market for a new product. Stop in here before your next visit to Best Buy or Future Shop, and you will find a very comprehensive and easy to follow guide to your technology related questions.

Navigation on this site was fairly straightforward. The most recent post is “Computer Keyboard Cleaning – A Quick Guide”. I couldn’t help but look down at my own keyboard when reading this site and noticing the effect of a writer’s life on it. Now I know how to get some of those coffee marks out safely, as I had been avoiding the task for fear of damaging my equipment. The font is a great size and is easy to read, and the posts clearly list out the steps necessary to make the move the post is referring to. i.e. cleaning your keyboard or buying that iPod. On the left hand side is the blog’s navigation bars where you will find a list of links on a variety of topics – book reviews, alternative health information, technology related links, politics, and even weight loss and survey blogs. You will find very little advertising or pictures on this site but you will find a lot of archived information. This comes useful if you have a specific question that isn’t contained in the recent posts. I put in a search for “hard drive” and got a very comprehensive list in return so the site is well informed.

I am going to go and give this a 2.8 for a rating, but I am still bookmarking the site for my own reference. I think this site needs just a few tweaks to become fairly useful to any computer or technology user. The content rates the highest marks as it is a very user friendly guide to just about anything technology related. The uniqueness marks go down a bit, but only because technology blogs are a dime a dozen nowadays and this one needs some work to stand out. There are no pictures at all on the site, and adding them would certainly spice it up considerably. Activity needs some work as well with posts coming in every four days or so. The appearance will be helped with some graphics and maybe some more advertising on the site. For now, the site is completely text-driven which makes it come across as a little boring, and that fact overshadows the usefulness of the blog.

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Open up the Spork Fashion Blog and you will be greeted with the exact times in New York, London, LA, and Tokyo. The commonality here clearly being the fashion Mecca’s of the world. The owner of this Blog is Alyse Wax, who established this Blog in her dedication to giving up and coming designers some exposure. She features the newest pieces from what she terms “hi-lo” designers. In the fashion world, hi-lo means couture at K-Mart pricing. Spork is a 27 year old L.A. native who is a television producer with credits such as Big Brother, Hell’s Kitchen, and Penn and Teller. In her down time she shops, knits, plays video games, and reads. Don’t let knowing this information up front give you a false impression of her. She is quirky, hip, whimsical, and has an outstanding fashion sense. She also has the know on where to get it on a budget.

The site itself navigates very easily and contains a wealth of great features. If you are an up and coming “hi-lo” designer, she is looking for you. Add your link to her list of additional fashion blogs, and send her some samples to be featured on her site. If you are simply a fashionista with champagne tastes and a beer budget, check out her featured designers and fashion lines. From Calvin Klein to Kenneth Cole, you will find everything to feed your fashion appetite on this site. Check out her personal pieces (that she has acquired, not designed) and get up-to date information on where to get low-end pricing on that Kate Spade bag you have been eyeing. You can also stop in simply to read her whimsical “Coutorture” which is a series of news articles on industry headlines. A sample headline reads, “Fall into the Gap, again, and again, and again…..”

If you are a fashion conscious woman, you will enjoy this site. I am going to give it a 4.7 out of 5. The content is current, comprehensive, and drool-worthy. She earns appearance scores with her layout of time zone clocks and her opening slogan, “Complainte des Landes Perdue” which translates into “Land of the Lost Moors”. I find the Blog on the high end of uniqueness as well. You get a lot of personal stuff in there without it hitting you over the head, and you get information on the latest pieces hitting the runways. Navigation is extremely simple as well. If you want to look at Prada, it will only take a minute to find it. Likewise if you want to add your designer information. The layout is very straightforward with no uncertainties. I give perfect scores for activity when I see posts daily, and this site is updated about every 3 days. The only comments I would add is to see more posts, and ** gasp** add some advertising. Also she should have changed her permalinks to search engine friendly terms such as /kenneth-cole-fashion-etc instead of just numeric /=?234; it would make her blog ALOT easier to find via search engines. I think if this Blog got some decent exposure the traffic would substantially and she could make a killing.

– Chrissie

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