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Blog posts filed under "Internet"

 

Move the domain, redesign the site

Let's just say I have spent a lot of hours tweaking computer code and researching solutions to obscure technical issues over the past couple of months.
 

About me

I'm a Web developer living with my wonderful wife Amy in Racine, Wisconsin.
 

Psalm 109:8 and Obama: The ignorance and the irony

A righteous man is falsely accused by hateful, evil enemies who pray that his life be cut short and someone else take over his office.
 

Clicky Web Analytics: Website stats in depth, in real time, with Google Maps

I still love and use Google Analytics, but I also have a shiny new toy, and its name is Clicky.
 

Pomplamoose: Music duo going viral via social media

While the music industry is floundering, this music duo appears to be thriving -- thanks in no small part to their use of social media.
 

Netflix million dollar prize overlooks the obvious

Netflix could give much better movie recommendations if they ditched their 5-star rating system for the standard 4-star system.
 

Time Warner Cable bill payment still questionable

I blogged about a significant flaw in Time Warner Cable's PayXpress bill payment system. Three months later, nothing seems to have been fixed.
 

Blogging how-to: 'The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging'

Perhaps not the best blogging book if you're looking to make money blogging, but still an entertaining and inspiring read.
 

Who called us? FedEx Office? I'll take Google Voice to block

How Google Voice can block annoying, silent calls after using FedEx Office.
 

Time Warner cable online 'PayXpress' bill payment issue results in $30 bank fee

All about my error in paying through Time Warner Cable's billing system, and how they resolved it.
 

Book review: 'ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income'

Not a dense book full of moneymaking secrets, but a halfway-decent overview of what blogging involves.
 

Drowning in Google Reader, I paddle back to Delicious

I was subscribed to way too many feeds. Now I read as I please and share via Delicious bookmarks.
 

Gary Vaynerchuck talks Twitter on CNN's 'Your $$$$$'

How social media, like Twitter, give anyone a channel to reach any potential audience.
 

Epic fail: Twitter mutes @replies, squelches 'social' networking

Twitter has made a colossal blunder by muting tweets to the friends of your friend.
 

The new yellow pages: Google advertising shines in NPR segment

'All Things Considered' looks at how small businesses are using Google Adwords to attract local customers.
 

'Tweezing': How to pluck yourself big money from Twitter

Carve out an exciting a new career in the 140-character economy.
 

YouTube's new 'Shows' tab: Streaming full-length movies, TV

The one that caught my eye first was David Attenborough's outstanding BBC series, 'The Life of Birds'.
 

Will Wisconsin's Time Warner Cable customers soon see Road Runner caps?

In some cites, Time Warner Cable is reportedly going to start charging premiums for Internet bandwidth usage. How does $200 per month sound to you?
 

Rainn Wilson's SoulPancake.com: Fashioning art, spirituality

In an interview with Oprah, the comedic actor from 'The Office' outlines his new Web project for spiritual social networking through the arts.
 

Jeff Dowd, inspiration for The Dude in 'Big Lebowski,' joins Peter Himmelman tonight

The live, one-hour show starts at 7:00 Pacific or 8:00 Mountain or 9:00 Central or 10:00 Eastern.
 

Red Gold tomatoes and the mysterious emailer

A guy offered to send me soem Red Gold tomatoes to blog about. Well, I do like Red Gold tomatoes.
 

Word-of-tweet recommendation for local business excellence

I was happy with Hoernel Key Shop so I Twittered that, and people responded.
 

'Engine 2 Diet' fad from Texas, 'Tecktonik' dance craze from France

Scouring the globe to bring you the new and the cutting edge, I have found a dance and a diet.
 

Garry Meier on WIND, Brendan & Pete on iTunes, Steve Dahl on Movable Type

Keeping up with the latest doings of former radio colleagues.
 

T.D. Mischke show returning March 4 via CityPages.com webcast (updated)

Great news: Tommy will be heard again beginning the first week of March.
 

The Food Allergy Mama

Suburban Chicago mom and new cookbook author Kelly Rudnicki blogs about food allergies and kids.
 

Unauthorized Trader Joe's commercial from Carl's Fine Films

I don't know whether to buy that, but we certainly buy a lot of wine from Trader Joe's.
 

I'm a PC?

I never thought I would be saying this, but I want a Windows laptop.
 

Hummingbird babies webcam

Live Ustream webcam showing hummingbird babies in Sunnyvale, California.
 

'Peter Himmelman's Furious World'

A streaming musical variety show, Tuesday nights at 9:00 Central: http://tinyurl.com/furiousworld
 

'Animator vs. Animation', delicious cake, and 'Crayon Physics Deluxe'

A funny video, an Internet meme, and a clever computer game -- all employing crude line drawings.
 

How Jerry Taft and TweetDeck found me fresh eggs, dead body

During a movie intermission, I try out TweetDeck's 'search' feature and find a dead body and fresh eggs nearby.
 

MSNBC: Interactive inauguration, complete text and video

MSNBC's 'Explore' feature is a cool new marriage of online video and text.
 

Breathtaking images

We're watching the inauguration on C-SPAN, and the streaming HD video from CBS.
 

Wisconsin's million-dollar Web designers depict Minneapolis skyline

Why is there a picture of the Minneapolis skyline on the Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System website?
 

Rick Sanchez and baby talk news

Rick Sanchez and the new, superficial, Twitter-it-yourself news. Is it Quality?
 

Buzz magnets

A quick look at a few of the subjects that were generating interest on Google Trends and Twitter this particular Saturday morning.
 

'The Digg Reel'

You should watch 'The Digg Reel'. It showcases popular Internet videos, and Andrew Bancroft is a funny host.
 

Attention, Richard Roeper: The new media flows two ways

Richard Roeper sends these tweets to 1,142 followers, but he follows not a single one of them in return. Where Ebert is vigorously interactive, Roeper is one-way.
 

Domain name costs Bush library $35,000

A company bought GeorgeWBushLibabry.com for $10, then sold it back to the Bush library for $35,000.
 

'Good Eats' on YouTube

The Good Eats Fan Page now includes YouTube links to several recent seasons of 'Good Eats' episode.
 

SNL: Obama keeps it cool

Fred Armisen's Barack Obama impression on 'Saturday Night Live' is getting better and better.
 

Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP is getting panned

If Gwyneth Paltrow wants to be the Thin White Next Oprah, she may need to kick her GOOP down a notch.
 

'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today'

Who cares if I'm listening to the latest David Byrne / Brian Eno album? Well, ByrneEno, for one.

 

Four weeks wandering Web 2.0

My four weeks playing with Twitter, Rejaw, Ping.fm, Delicious, Digg, StumbleUpon, MySpace, Facebook, Google Reader, FriendFeed and etc.
 

Vimeo: Streaming high-definition video on the Web

We heard an NPR story about the HD video served up on this site.
 

I'm not Oprah-worthy

I friended Oprah on MySpace, but after ten days, she still has not reciprocated.

 

Michigan Upper Peninsula travel guide

Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula helped us find some interesting things around Iron Mountain.

 

Twittering it away

There has been a lot of Internet buzz over Twitter. Is it possible to miss your own life while documenting it?

 

What my cousin did last summer

Ever Google someone you haven't seen for a long time?

 

Movie review: 'Blogumentary'

Watch the full movie online -- a look at the blogging phenomenon and a number of the most well-known bloggers.

 

Will It Blend?

The viral video advertising campaign that pits blenders against assorted everyday items.

 

Trying on music

I already like all the songs in my iTunes library. Where can I discover new music to like?

 

Faster, faster, the lights are turning red

Why do places like Reykjavik and Slovenia have Internet speeds 100 times faster than the USA?

 

You've got weather

I recommend using Weather Underground and My-Cast to stay updated on weather conditions.

 

What is it all about?

A strange video I stumbled upon while looking for a map of Waihee on Maui, site of the Lewers plantation and sugar mill.