June 2007
49 posts
WordPressDash →
Downloaded and installed:
WordPressDash is a blogging tool for your Mac OS X Dashboard. Derived from DashBlog, WordPressDash was built especially for WordPress users and offers category support.
How to Use a Grave Accent on a Mac →
Press Option + ` (the key to the left of the 1 key), and then press the letter you want accented.
Montréal: The Biosphere →
Today in Montréal we visited the Biosphere, the geodesic dome built in 1967 for the Expo.
Tumblog your blogs into the Google index →
I started my Tumblog on June 12, and today, Tuesday; June 26, 2007, two weeks later, ten items in my Tumblog are indexed in Google. That will, theoretically, send the Google index bot to each of my blogs (including this one) that feed into my Tumblog. Let’s see how that works — if it does, it’s one of the fastest ways to get your blogs indexed that I’ve found to date.
It's Not My Place (In The 9 to 5 World) →
It’s Not My Place (In The 9 to 5 World) by the Ramones just popped up on the iPod in shuffle mode, right as I was writing down my plans to bust out of the 9 to 5 world. How cool is that?
Camino. Documentation. Customizing Search Engines →
How to add new items to the Camino Search field
Canoë →
Le portail d’information sur l’actualité et le divertissement
Montréal: The Biodome And Olympic Stadium →
Max took us on the speed tour of the Montréal Biodôme, which is the Olympic Velodrome, converted to a museum of natural habitats, from the rain forest to Antartica — including penguins! Then, off to the Olympic Stadium where we took the cable car up the side of the tower to see a great panoramic view of the city.
Is Your Blog Indexed? Use Google Webmaster Tools... →
To see what your blog looks like from Google’s perspective, use Google’s Webmaster Tools. Google Webmaster Central - links to all the Webmaster tools Google Webmaster Tools - Site Status - see if your site or blog is indexed using a simple wizard interface.
Promoting Blogger.com Blogs: Send Pings →
I’ll start my testing with the simplest option: ask Blogger.com to ping the blog notification services. On my blog, Neil’s Open Source & Linux Blog, I turned on pings on July 20. Here’s how:
From the Blogger.com Dashboard, click Settings.
Under the Settings tab, click Publishing.
For the Send Pings option, select Yes from the drop-down menu.
Click [Save Settings].
Does it work?...
Promoting Blogger.com Blogs →
What’s the best way to get your blog indexed by Google? To find out, I’m going to test the different approaches and compare the results. Right now, I’m going to focus on Blogger.com because:
Most of my blogs are hosted there.
If you can’t get Google to index their own blog servers, what’s the point?
Adding Your Blog to the Google Index →
If your blog isn’t indexed, no one will find it unless they know the URL. How do you do it? Here are some recommendations: Adding Google sitemap to blogger.com blog account | Hakuna Matata How Do I get Google to Index my blog - How Do I? | Google Groups Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta: How to Submit Site to Google? Over the next few weeks, I’ll be testing the different approaches to find...
What is a blog? →
Blog - Wikipedia: A blog (a portmanteau of web log) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order. “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Boing Boing: Blog defined: Blog noun [short for Weblog] (1999) : a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections,...
Getting Started - for Free →
The best way to learn about blogging is to … start a blog. I recommend starting with one of these free popular services:
Blogger: Create your Blog Now — FREE. Hosted by Google, Blogger.com is much improved in the last few months, since the Google purchase.
WordPress.com » Get a Free Blog Here. Free hosting for blogs running the open source WordPress Blog Tool and Weblog...
Finally with iPod →
Today, I finally took the plunge and bought a new video iPod (80 GB) — black!
Make Money Online ProBlogger Blog Tips →
Making money with google adsense, Blogging &... →
How To Submit Site to Search Engines? →
How to Submit Site to Google? →
Strip bash comments with grep →
Sometimes, you just want to see the code … Let’s say you want to look at a bash script, but strip out all the comments. Here’s a sample command using grep that will display a bash script, without comments, to stout:
grep -v “^#” commented-script.sh
Notes:
“-v” means invert the selection; i.e., only display the lines in the file that don’t match.
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Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts For Linux Users →
Since the keyboard commands for bash are the same no matter what platform you are running your shell on (Mac, Windows, Linux, etc.) it pays to learn them. Here’s a great reference:
The default shell on most Linux operating systems is called Bash. There are a couple of important hotkeys that you should get familiar with if you plan to spend a lot of time at the command line. These...
Freemind 0.8.0 - Java Mind Map software →
FreeMind is mind-mapping software written in Java. I use it on the Mac, and I’ve created a SmartFolder to find my FreeMind *.mm files quickly.
Unison File Synchronizer →
zen habits →
Simple Productivity
39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist →
No-IP →
Dynamic DNS, Static DNS for Your Dynamic IP
Wii Have A Problem... →
Nintendo Wii Fanboy →
ThemBid.com » Blog Archive » Outsourcing Your Life... →
90-Day PPC Plan Tested →
Marketing Blueprint 2006 →
Learn from our 15-step marketing blueprint how best to optimize your marketing in 2006.
Unchecked and Unbalanced →
I just finished Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror, by Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. and Aziz Z. Huq (The New Press, New York, 2007). It’s a chilling review of the current administration’s coordinated abuse of our Constitution. I have to wonder if I’m on some kind of watch list because I checked this out from the library and then posted this to my blog. These are scary...
The Colorado Experiment →
Casey Viator’s Workout, Arthur Jones Nautilus Bulletin 1 2 3
» How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without... →
FreshBooks →
SMEsource →
Hosted Services, Vertical Webmaster Directories & Resources
Rodopi Software →
Automated Billing and Provisioning Software for Web Hosting, VoIP, Wireless and Wired ISP
BillingOrchard →
Electronic Billing Software, Time Based, Automated Recurring Invoicing
Arts & Letters Daily →
ideas, criticism, debate
The 4-Hour Workweek →
Installing a private certificate server →
Installing a private certificate server, Linux version: Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and change “<VirtualHost _default_:443>” to “<VirtualHost 192.168.10.200:443>” [root@dts conf]# cd /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key [root@dts ssl.key]# openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024 [root@dts ssl.key]# cd ../ssl.crt [root@dts ssl.crt]# openssl req -new -key...
The Onion - America's Finest News Source →
WiFi for Dinner →
Dinner at Panera’s again, and dessert is a taste sampler from my blog universe. Panera’s: the sandwich shop for the 21st century. Nothing tastes better than free Wifi.
My new Tumblelog has gotten me excited about blogging again. One by one, I’m updating my blogs and feeding them to Tumblr, which then gives me a nice overview of my production at the keyboard. I like it because I can keep my blogs...
Jennifer Slegg - An SEM Consultant →
Ubuntu Desktop Effects problems →
I had to turn off the cool Desktop Effects in Ubutunu 7.04 today, because the computer stopped responding to the mouse again. When this happens, I can still move my cursor around, but clicks don’t do anything. I end up killing X (Ctrl-Shift-Backspace) and rebooting, since logging back in results in another error: Nautilus can’t load.
Macs now cheaper than equivalent PCs →
This article from Computerworld echos the results of my research:
When you do the point-by-point comparison, Apple is actually a better value for some needs.
Why? This makes sense when you think about it.
Apple maintains a smaller inventory of computer models (and therefore, parts) than most PC manufacturers.
Apple doesn’t have to pay the Microsoft tax.
The result? If you compare a...
Web Entropy →
Web entropy: the process by which a web site slowly but inexorably deteriorates to a state of greater disorder. Although this has not been proven, it is thought that web entropy increases as a square of the size of the site.
Back in the saddle
I took out the road bike this morning — early start, too. I was up at 5:20 or so, but I needed about an hour to take the trash out. Once I got out on the road, I logged a pretty good ride. One of the best this year (12.5 mph average), sad to say, since I’m still recovering from this sinus infection. My best ride of the year is on my heavy touring bike, at 12.8 mph. Last year in July I...
It's time to tumble
I’m listening to the 100th episode of TWiT, and decided to start my own Tumblelog. So, here goes!