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Connected Internet Staff Day Jobs: Corrections Officer

What do the writers at Connected Internet do when we aren’t penning articles for you to read? Some of the logical guesses would be:
A) IT guys. Whether working for a big service provider or a corporation, we are somehow involved in keeping the hardware and network up and running. The classic way for a [...]

25Mar2008 | Michael Lankton | 10 comments | Continued
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5 Wordpress Admin Themes

Design is a crucial element of your website. The design of your website is a personal expression, so first and foremost you are designing the site for yourself. Your design also must appeal to and not drive away readers, and good design also is made with navigation and monetization options in mind so that functionality [...]

18Mar2008 | Michael Lankton | 12 comments | Continued
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5 Existential Blogging Tips

Most of us want to turn a buck with our web sites. Even if your motivation for producing the site isn’t monetary, profitability is an undeniable yardstick for success.
Traffic determines just how much success your site is going to enjoy. Traffic is a reflection of how well you’ve done optimizing your site for search engines, [...]

12Mar2008 | Michael Lankton | 6 comments | Continued
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Exporting and Importing a MySQL Database

At some juncture you will be faced with the task of moving an existing website from one server to another. It’s an easy enough task to make a backup and transfer your website’s public_html directory to a new server, but all of your content lives in a MySQL database, and you will need to bring [...]

6Mar2008 | Michael Lankton | 3 comments | Continued
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Are You The Master Of Your Own Domain?

Who owns your domain? Is it you? It better be. If you are not listed as the registrant in your domain registry, it may spell trouble for you down the road.
A lot of you reading this may have shared hosting accounts. For you, chances are that your host picked up the tab on your domain [...]

3Mar2008 | Michael Lankton | 2 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

26Feb2008 | Michael Lankton | 4 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

19Feb2008 | Michael Lankton | 16 comments | Continued
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Remembering The Sega Saturn

Videogames evoke a nostalgic response in many of us. They take you back to a different time; fond memories of what you were doing back then, and the immersive experiences you enjoyed while playing them.
In the mid-90s the Sony Playstation achieved dominance with a game buying public crazy for 3D. So lopsided was the Playstation’s [...]

13Feb2008 | Michael Lankton | 8 comments | Continued
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Yahoo Board Rejects Microsoft’s Bid

According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo’s board will be declining Microsoft’s offer of $44.6 billion USD.
Yahoo will be sending their decision to Microsoft on Monday. Microsoft’s offer equates to $31 a share, and according to the Wall Street Journal’s source, Yahoo is looking for an offer of $40 a share or greater. The initial [...]

10Feb2008 | Michael Lankton | 4 comments | Continued
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On Microsoft, Google and Fear

Yesterday’s news regarding Microsoft’s offer to buy out Yahoo shouldn’t surprise anyone. LiveSearch is almost irrelevant as a search engine, and MSN has seen declining traffic in the latter half of 2007. Yahoo, if not the most used search engine, is still the number one stop on the internet, edging out Google in overall traffic, [...]

2Feb2008 | Michael Lankton | 5 comments | Continued
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