Archive for January, 2008
WordPress 2.5 Admin Preview/Review
After reading that WordPress was going to skip an official release of 2.4 and go straight for the 2.5 release in March I figured I would have a look at how it’s coming along. I was looking forward to a new update for my blogs because there are a few things I wanted fixed so […]
Blog Basics - Chapter 2: I’m ready, how do I get started creating my blog?
This post is part of The Vacant Cubicle Blog Basics Series
Great, so I’m assuming you’ve read Chapter 1 on whether you should start a blog and you’ve decided you should. Now for the next step, deciding on how and where you will begin your journey into the blogosphere.
Chapter 2, Section 1: Choosing your blogging […]
Blog Basics - Chapter 1: Should I start a blog?
This post is part of The Vacant Cubicle Blog Basics Series
Well, even though I would love to be able to answer this question for everyone, it’s not a straight forward answer. Blogs, as defined by dictionary.com are: a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; which is a fancy way of […]
Set your blog free with a Creative Commons license.
I received an email this afternoon asking me if it would be okay if they reproduced my post on the Amazon Simple Storage solution on their site. Well, I didn’t see an immediate problem with this but after asking around on some forums I frequent I found at that if I don’t include some […]
Using Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) to backup your files.
About a week ago I wrote an article on how to use Gmail as a simple backup solution. All though I’ve used this solution for many years sometimes it’s not the right choice for the job. Since Gmail was built as an email solution and not a backup/file solution there are many limitations […]
Should my next computer be a Mac or a PC?
By PC I mean any computer running the Windows operating system.
Behind all of the fancy ads, the funny videos and years of debate the simple answer to this question is simple; what ever one fits your personal and business needs the best.
Don’t let anyone tell you that any certain operating system is better than […]
Wordpress Plugin : Before Publishing a Post On Your Blog
I decided to churn out a quick plugin for a great post on problogger.net today. The post titled ‘13 Questions to Ask Before Publishing a Post On Your Blog‘ gives a very accurate, realistic list of things to check over before you publish a post on your blog. Shoot over to read the list […]
Make friends with fellow bloggers.
If you’ve spent any time in the business world you know that one of the most important things you can do to succeed is to network. Networking is basically creating mutual beneficial relationships with like minded people. This can include talking with them, exchanging business cards or even working together on a project. […]
Increase productivity by adding another monitor to your computer.
When you’re working for yourself, you want to try to find as many ways to save time and money as possible. Some of these methods are more difficult than others and some are more expensive than others but in the long run they should all have the same goal in mind; to make […]
Increasing Revenue: The basics of Split Testing
This topic, often called A/B testing is very large and complicated. It’s so big that there are companies devoted just to split testing; but for a majority of us out there hiring a company to help us with this is not an option. In this brief article I plan on summing up the basics […]
