Best of Binary Turf in 2008

2008 witnessed the re-launch of TheStasis.Com as Binary Turf. There were twists and turns along the way as TheStasis found and moved to a better domain – binaryturf.com. Moving to the dedicated server was a big leap forward as the site rose in popularity. Later as things progressed I quit my job to serve the open source community in general targeting specifically the Firefox users. It is a chance to explore my creativity and my dreams. Amongst all this the blog developed a professional voice and high usability as the subscriber numbers rose. Here are the top 10 posts of 2008 for you.

• Top 5 ways to reclaim browser real estate in firefox – This post at the top was about customizing and configuring Firefox to allow maximum browser real estate and was an immediate hit though I’ve never faced the Digg Effect yet.
• Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Beats Google Chrome at JavaScript Speed – Another post that made it to the list. Speculations were and still are high about the future and co-existence of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox as these JavaScript benchmarks indicated that this specific version of Firefox beat Chrome by a very narrow margin.
• Pixlr Online image editor – Image editing can be tough especially if you are using a cyber-cafe or a computer with limited image editing software. Here is the answer to you image editing problems.
• Cut spam using GuerrillaMail.com – See a popup that requests your email address before you can download your free pdf e-book? GuerrillaMail is the answer.
• JobVent: Vent out about your job – Rank you employer. If not the employer, their future employees will pay heed and your feedback will certainly help them make a better decision with their offer letter.
• Weekly Links: Make Money Online – The title says it all – it’s recession or money.
• How to generate a visual heatmap of your site – While Google Adsense Help Center does provide you with a heatmap, that one’s a generic model. This post guides you on how to generate your own site’s heatmap.
• Advertising on Your Blog – AdSense Vs. Affiliate programs – A powerful guest post at the year-end invited a lot of attention for the usefulness it carried. A must read for bloggers and publishers.
• Weekly Links: SEO – Search Engine Optimization, Blog Marketing, Traffic Generation – Another post that drew a lot of interest. SEO, blog marketing and traffic generation are the topics that are at the back of every blogger’s mind.
• Insights Wordpress Plugin – A creative idea that resulted in this wonderful Wordpress Plugin. Check it out to find more.

What topped your list?