Your old computer, the boat anchor as you fondly call it, served you well in its day. Sadly that day was long ago. You’ve moved on and have a lovely new computer. And yet the old one lingers on. Maybe it’s in the corner of the office under a pile of books. Maybe it’s in [...]

Some websites, including several that I publish, generate revenue by running ads. Because these ads generate revenue there’s an urge to add more and more of them as a way to increase revenue. But at some point there are just too many darned ads. How do you know when you’ve got to that point? How [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog I think you’ve caught on to the fact that I adore WordPress blogs. The system is free and truly easy to use. One of the many advantages to the system is that the blog is template driven. That enables the blog publisher to quickly switch templates and change the [...]

“Why do we care about Technorati?” This was a comment in regard to my recent post on Technorati features. While Technorati is interesting it might be more of a falling star than a force to be reckoned with. In 2006 Technorati won the SXSW awards for Best Technical Achievement and for Best of Show. It [...]

Technorati is a search engine for blogs. That means it spiders (or searches) blogs. If you visit Technorati and put in a search term the response list will be made up of blogs. You get the idea. Technorati Authority Score Technorati has a few special terms and features. One of them is the Technorati Authority [...]

There’s another new phishing scam going around. Phishing is when someone pretends to be someone else, in this case PayPal, in order to get your account information. Here’s the email that’s making the rounds: You have added someone@someURL.com as a new email address for your PayPal account. If you did not authorize this change or [...]

I hope everyone has a great Labor Day. If you’re in the Seattle area you might enjoy spending some time at one of these parks: Kerry Park in Seattle is wonderful. You can’t beat the view! Gene Coulon Park in Renton has a paved trail beside Lake Washington. The beach at Seahurst Park in Burien [...]