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I was hoping that when I read this site I would get to know a lot about the writer and where he was coming from, but I felt the site lacked that a bit.

I was pleased with the layout; it was a nice blue and white scheme. It’s easy to navigate through and easy to find things. I was a bit disappointed with the photos page since the only way to view the images is to sign up for an account at Ofoto.com to view his images which is a bit of a hassle for readers.



Adam’s a 22 year-old student who describes himself as “quiet, shy and afraid of public speaking although I can be quite funny once you get to know me” in his “about” section of his site. He’s easily amused as he says, specifically to which he points his readers to a post he did back in February which I enjoyed reading.

On to the blog portion of the site. The posts were okay in the beginning and I began reading through the archives from the beginning of this year. I could relate to some of the things he was sharing, like moving and being a college student in search of some privacy and also job hunting. I think I would have liked to hear more about him on a more personal level and for him to open up more in his writing, even if it was about the balloon which posted in February to which he said, “occasionally I will have witty or insightful stories to tell.” That was really the only post that stood out to me.


The site’s okay, though it would get big boost if he would open up a little more; I know it’s hard when you’re shy. Over all, it’s a 3.Undefined

It’s a been a long time since I’ve read a site where I got a good feel for who the writer is and I think I got a pretty good idea of who Eric Cheng is.

After reading this site, I was just blown away at all the stuff I was finding about Eric who’s the creator of “echeng.com.” I first was introduced to one of his many passions, photography; specifically digital photography.

He’s a Stanford graduate living in San Francisco who seems to be enjoying his life. What I really enjoyed about his site is the fact he has a life away from the computer. Yes, some of us don’t have much of a life away from our computer, but Eric has so many interests, I’m surprised he has the energy and time to run a personal website.

The blog itself is pretty good. I mostly liked it for the photos he adds to his posts, but that might be because I have strong interest in photography. In addition to photos, you get to know what’s going on in his life, who has dropped in to town for a few days to visit, computer woes, and so on. His writing reads pretty neutral to me, which is fine. Some might and might not like that.

Other perks about this site is there’s a lot for you to learn about Eric. He has an “interest” page, which contains information about his friends, his music (he’s a cello player), photography of course, which I must say is fantastic for digital, traveling and more.


There’s an overwhelming amount of information on this site, which can definitely be cut down and seems to take over the blog itself. Other than that, I think this is one jam, packed site that’s worthy of a visit.
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This site opens up in a very simple layout, a simple navigation menu to one side, and turns out to be an entirely simple site.

There’s a nifty section under archives called “farewell messages”, which holds scanned samples of handwritten goodbye letters and notes Al received during his last days in high school. It’s a neat way to go about remembering those types of nostalgic things.

Al lives in England. Burl’s his nickname. That’s all I found out about him through his “bio” section, and that’s pretty much all I found out about him even after reading all of his archived news section.

There’s a link to an AlBurl.com forum, and a link to some funny graphics that have been uploaded to Al’s server for your viewing enjoyment.

Another clever little touch to his weblog is the “on this date in history” fact that he posts alongside each entry. But sometimes that’s absolutely all that’s posted. It’s hard to justify coming back to visit time and time again when there’s nothing to really “connect” you to the author.

I could really connect on a few of the things Al writes about – the way people that dial the wrong number can’t ever admit to themselves that they did make a mistake in dialing, and people who have the automatic security lights on their houses that flash on with the slightest movement. Unfortunately, though, those were the only two real personable entries that I found.

“AlBurl.com – for when you’ve run out of decent sites to visit” – that’s the author’s tagline at the top of the site. At first, I thought Al was probably being a little harsh on himself, but as I continued to read on, I could see how some people might feel that way.
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Admittedly it was the Blog’s name that first managed to grasp my attention, the feeling that this person may, in all of his piglet kicking glory, be a kindred spirit (alas poor Pooh). Even upon clicking to enter the Site, much managed to hold my normally short attention span.



Unfortunately it is only recently that Evil Dave has commenced posting once more having risen out of a depressive mire that would appear to have been brought on by England’s defeat by Brazil in the World Cup (at least it is there about in time that his postings ceased), but thankful we may be at the resumption of his humour filled banter.



Attractive (assuming that you will not enter into an anaphylactic shock upon viewing the colour purple in all of its royal glory), well laid out and easy to navigate, filled with entertainment from the mouse-over effects of the logo to the navigation features to the instructions as to how one may play paper/scissors/rock by ones self.



Well worth a visit for the entertaining read, quiz and games that his evil mind has managed to conjure from its depths.


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A.J.’s a Criminal Justice student in Arizona, and from the originating post to this weblog, readers can experience the drama and escapades of living in a college dormitory. The things that go on in A.J.’s life are interesting, and he does a very nice job of making readers seem as if they’re really right there. That makes this a fun site to read.

Ruminations is a very casual weblog. Reading through the archives, I felt like the site was very friendly and that A.J. is generally the type of person who can make conversation with anyone. The posts that you read here are almost like you’re hearing A.J.’s side of the conversation talking about the particular happenings that are being written about.

Summer posting is a bit sporadic, but A.J.’s got a yardwork job that’s been filling up most of the summer days. As evident in the entries made during the school year, the posting will probably (or at least I’m assuming) become more consistent as the school year rolls around once again.

As far as the design goes, it’s another one of those convenient Blogger templates. But I think A.J. puts it into some very plain and simple words that explain the point of his weblog quite clearly: “This blog has a simple layout, no flashy colors, no links to “MUST SEE WEBSITES”. Nothing to give it a flashy appearance, ‘cause I’m a down-to-earth guy most of the time, and like the words to speak for themselves.” Mission accomplished. A.J.’s words do speak for themselves.
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