November 29th 2007
Finding links in unlikely sources.
Some of the best ways to find links is to find out what top competitors are doing. Yahoo Site Explorer is a fantastic tool to do this, as it is the own search engine that gives accurate backlink data. From using this tool, I've managed to find a few places ...
November 28th 2007
Subdomains have no trust or pagerank.
As a result of setting up this blog, I've noticed that my trust within the engines has been affected. Although my main domain has been ok, there is without doubt an instant "starting from zero trust" happening with subdomains. Incidently this subdomain also points to an alternative IP address.
I may ...
November 27th 2007
What lies in the future for email?
Many people wonder how email as a communication medium has not died under the barrage of spam. Granted the spam wars are not a thing of the past as predicted by Bill Gates just yet. As spam detection ges more widespread, the way that spam reaches us steps up a ...
November 26th 2007
What does your blog design say about your personality?
The WWW is filled with a plethora of blogs. But what does your blog design say about your personality?
You use the Kubrick theme.
You love the simple things in life. You've decided that the function of your blog far outweighs the need to decorate it with pretty pretty's. An out of ...
November 25th 2007
Being controversial when blogging. A double edged sword?
I thought I'd throw a curveball at the blogosphere. Just to see what would happen. I run Linux, infact I've just finished installing the latest version of Linux Mint - Daryna on this machine. The blog post I put out there was designed for traffic, and it worked.
I posted it ...
November 23rd 2007
9 reasons why Linux will never be mainstream
I'm a geek. I've tinkered with binary since I was knee high to a grasshopper. So why do I think Linux will never become part of society like Windows?
Well - it's not simple. It never has been. I even bought a copy of Mandrake Linux a few years ago, manuals ...
November 22nd 2007
Why wordpress will convert developers away from Microsoft.
I'm a dotnet guy through and through, I like it, I'm pro Microsoft. I run an XP desktop at home and work, its great. But one thing about Microsoft is rubbish - the greed factor. I may be pro MS but I also like a bargain. If you are running ...
November 22nd 2007
If you’re ‘in IT for the money’. You are in the wrong game.
My advice? If you are in the IT industry for the money - excuse the pun- you're in the wrong game. Don't get me wrong - I love what I do day in day out, and I wouldn't be able to look at a computer screen everyday otherwise. I'm not ...
November 21st 2007
10 tips on how to avoid email marketing campaign failures.
1) Double Opt - in your list
The bounce rate with double optins is usually lower compared to those were you have the email address not confirmed. Make sure your email marketing software implements this - otherwise you may find that your list gets filled with users who have made a ...
November 20th 2007
I just want a nice javascript clock widget.
I've been working on a project at work recently, and having finished it (or so I thought) it was handed over to someone else to test. Its amazing just how much effort you really need to put into testing a web application thoroughly. A scary amount of bugs and test ...