Archive for February, 2008
5 Green And Eco-Friendly Gadgets
Being green and eco-friendly doesn’t have to be boring. I’ve compiled a list of 5 gadgets that are either have low power consumption or help you reduce your carbon footprint.
Unfortunately some of the gadgets might not be available in the US. I’m sorry guys, but the Americans are far behind Europe in terms on energy [...]
Friday Fun: Why A Geek Might Steal Your Girlfriend
I’m sure Dan and Jennifer will find this Friday’s video interesting!
Remember those nerdy kids at school who you never knew the names of, and who you used to make fun of in PE? Well, 10 years later at your school reunion they are probably the ones who have been the most successful, have the flash [...]
Amazon Kindle 5 Facts And 5 Lacks
I’ve previously written a guide to ebooks and audiobooks, but the guide doesn’t cover Amazon’s latest gadget, Amazon Kindle.
In this post I’ll list five facts and five things the Kindle lacks.
People have talked about ebooks for ages, but like hover cars and meals in pills, they’ve never really broken through. I’ve always had a thing [...]
Show Me Your Desktop, Duncan Riley
Phew… Finally some time to blog again. I usually publish a Show Me Your Desktop interview on Sundays, but due to the screen writers’ strike we’ve had delays this season… Ok that’s not true, the cursed work has kept me busy, but now all important projects and presentations are done.
If you missed last week’s interview [...]
Refresher Course: The Free Unix Desktop
I have been using a Mac at home since 2002. Prior to that I had been a big NeXT guy, and my home network always consisted of a mix of OPENSTEP and FreeBSD boxes, with the occasional partition devoted to Windows for gaming.
My hosting costs just skyrocketed after a friend and I decided to share [...]
Free File Conversion
If you’re anything like me, the question of free file conversion on the Internet is something I’ve been searching for a good solution to for so long now. Along the way I’ve found tools that have looked good, but ultimately been a long way off ideal, it’s like searching for the Holy Grail – where [...]
Mosquito Devices Told To Buzz Off
A while back I wrote about Mosquito ringtones that most adults can’t hear, that kids were using in schools to receive calls and SMSs because their teachers couldn’t hear it. If you’ve never heard a Mosquito ringtone then there are some samples later on.
The ringtone is based upon the Mosquito device, that around 3,500 retailers [...]
Crazy Gadgets For Your Porcelain Throne
One of the best places where you can do some deep thinking and even a little meditation, is your throne room. Now I’m not talking about castles, I’m talking about your porcelain throne. Let’s face it, most of us while on our porcelain throne going about our business, are either reading or contemplating the mysteries [...]
Start Your Own SEO Company with Axandra
I’ve been using Axandra Internet Business Promoter for almost two years now. Known also as IBP, this pricey SEO suite includes more than 10 website promotion tools, including software for keyword generation, a top 10 search engine ranking optimization, search engine submission, link building, ranking checking and much more.
The software breaks down SEO [...]
Site Growth And Hosting Options
Maybe you are one of the lucky ones that landed with a decent host, but most of you will probably agree with me when I say SHARED HOSTING SUCKS.
Shared hosting is perfect for a lightly-trafficked site that doesn’t see a lot of concurrent users. No one would argue that paying $6-$10 a month for your [...]
Please Leave Final Feedback On New Eureka Theme
I’m going to spend this week making one last push to get my new Eureka theme polished up and finished. If you have any feedback on how you think the design could be improved then please let me know in a comment.
Things I already want to work on are:
SUMo: Free Software Update Manager
I can’t remember the name of the service, but one of my favourite apps in the past was an update manager that CNET used to offer back in 1998 when I first started using the internet. I think CNET removed the app as they had concerns that they might be inadvertently encouraging users [...]
WordPress SEO Whitepaper
Out of the box WordPress is pretty search engine friendly and doesn’t need a lot of work to be Search Engine Optimised. however, there are still steps that can be taken to increase the SEO of your blog.
Carrie Hill and Mary Bowling have taken the time to pull together in one place many of [...]
How Comment Sniping Catapults Your Rankings
Last year I opened an account at betterthanbacklinks which gave me a blog profile on a PR7 site. The service afforded me vast editorial powers like the mods lording it over on the almighty wikipedia or about.com portals. My SERPS skyrocketed in no time.
Shortly after, the site moderators of betterthanbacklinks released for free a software [...]
Show Me Your Desktop, Sarah Meyers
Remember the very popular interview with Guy Kawasaki is still available. Read it and find out why I’m changing my view on Mac.
This week I’m asking Sarah Meyers to Show Me Your Desktop. Sarah Meyers is the producer, writer and host of the daily tech show at PopSnap. I was lucky enough to get a [...]
How To Increase Your Adsense CTR by 1% With One Simple Change
Although my performance has dipped over the last couple of months, Google Adsense still remains my number one source of blogging revenue. I’ve spent a lot of time tweaking my ad positions to find the optimal positions, adding section targetting and making the most of smart pricing to maximise my earnings and I thought [...]
Blog Housekeeping: Wanted! A Expert WordPress/Server Optimiser
I’ve recently been considering going shopping for a new dedicated server. I moved my sites to a dedicated server one year ago which solved my performance issues. However, over the last year or so the site has slowed down noticeably so I’ve decided it’s time to make some changes.
Rather than buying a more [...]
