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Blog Post Frequency - is Anyone Really Watching?
Whoa. There sure is a lot of opinion out there about how often people should be posting to the blogoshere. Daily. Hourly. Does anybody really care?
What matters? What matters to you?
What difference does it make? I’m saddened by how much of it is plagiarized anyway. It’s hard [...]
PS Your Blog is Dead
So said said James Kirkwood.
Is your blog dead?
Mine is. Sort of. Because I never set out to make money blogging, I did set out to learn some things about increasing traffic and rules of the road for driving traffic for one of my corporate clients.
I’ve learned that traffic is finite. Very finite. It’s also [...]
Hong Kong
Hong Kong in July. Hot, humid and fun. Hong Kong is a digital photographers paradise with all the light, textures and rich detail you could ask for. Plus - it’s a great place to buy electronics because they are so inexpensive.
This is a photo and text summary of a recent trip with the top 5 [...]
A Dell 22″ LCD Monitor Upgrades the Workstation
After almost a year of working on my 13″ Dell XPS Laptop monitor - I finally bit the bullet and upgraded to a larger monitor. Because I spend SO much time on the computer, I felt the time had come.
Not only that, but Dell.ca had a good sale running, which included the shipping. After reading [...]
Becoming Half Alien on Stargate SG-1
Being part of a sci-fi TV series was fun - even it was only as half human, grunt security guard. Having spent many years in Vancouver, I know how important the film and TV business is to the city.
Spending some time on set was something that I wanted to do for a while so that [...]
A Visit to Hillside Winery in Naramata
Last weekend we took a drive down to the south Okanagan valley here in western British Columbia, where some great wine is made on the Naramata Bench. We love to get down there at least 3 times a year and taste wine. The scenery here in the Okanagan valley [...]
Firefox Browser Downloads Set New World Record
The world’s new favorite web browser is Firefox.
I use it as my default browser. In fact I’m using it right now to type out this post. It can do everything the Internet Explorer can do…and in most cases, it can do it better.
It never crashes on me, it loads extremely fast and has some very [...]
How to Lose 10 Pounds of Fat in 15 Days
These are the top 5 things that I have found to work best for losing body fat quickly. When it comes to melting away the lard, this is my A-list. Do this for two weeks and see what happens.
Get another 1-2 hours more sleep each night than you currently do. Naps are [...]
Volkswagen Jetta Review
Awesome Value. Period.
This car looks good, feels good and is a long way from the old Jetta you remember from University. A friend of mine just bought this car and brought it over for a quick detail. I was so pleased with the lines. With his permission I snapped a few pics [...]
How to Make Videos Viral with TubeMogul
I can’t take credit for learning about this service. Credit goes to my friend David at Dewpoint Productions for telling me about it.
For publishers of content, we know how important video is becoming, so we need to pay close attention to every opportunity to get exponential with our content.
Anyway, if you want the best [...]
Car Polishing Pad Care
It’s important to take good care of the pads that come with your polisher. You don’t have to clean them every time - but you should keep them sealed in ziploc bags when you’re not using them. NEVER let them fall on the ground because they can pick up bits of debris that will [...]
The Most Important Software I Use is Roboform
Do you write your passwords down on paper? Do you worry that you might lose them? I used to.
Here’s a software tool that I’ve used for years and don’t think that I could live without. If you spend even one tenth the amount of time I do online, I’m guessing you can’t [...]
Things to do in Chicago
Frank Sinatra made a good point about Chicago.
It is a very fun town and it’s my kind of town. I’ve been there many times in just about every season and June is the best time to go. It’s like a mini New York, but with a slower pace and friendlier people.
The temperatures are just [...]
Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach Hotel Review
The destination of choice on a recent winter vacation was Laguna Beach, just south of Los Angeles.
Being huge fans of the arts, we’d heard that Laguna Beach was a great place to visit for just that. The hotel of choice was the Ritz Carlton Laguna Beach.
Actually - I think it’s called the Laguna Niguel. [...]
