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Google Stoofs!
2007-08-26 20:50:00 I was never one to be amazed by all of Googl e ’s monopoly of services, tools, and features. But today, I decided to arse about with some of their tools, to aid with blogging, web design and overall internet usage. The first thing I used and sampled was iGoogle, a customizable homepage, with various widgets, and themes ... More About: Web Development , General , Blogging
Google Stoofs!
2007-08-26 20:50:00 I was never one to be amazed by all of Googl e ’s monopoly of services, tools, and features. But today, I decided to arse about with some of their tools, to aid with blogging, web design and overall internet usage. The first thing I used and sampled was iGoogle, a customizable homepage, with various widgets, and themes ... More About: Web Development , General , Blogging
Blogging a Chore?
2007-08-26 18:01:00 I was talking to a friend of mine online this afternoon, and the subject of blogging came up (he’s a blogger too - what are the chances! ). Anyway, we were both complementing each other on one another’s blogs and so on… He was then saying that, blogging was a chore for him ... More About: Web Development , General , Blogging , Bored
Blogging a Chore?
2007-08-26 18:01:00 I was talking to a friend of mine online this afternoon, and the subject of blogging came up (he’s a blogger too - what are the chances! ). Anyway, we were both complementing each other on one another’s blogs and so on… He was then saying that, blogging was a chore for him ... More About: Web Development , General , Blogging , Bored
Marketing People Take Note!
2007-08-26 01:29:00 They sure don’t make ‘em like the used to! More About: Marketing , Humour , People , Random , Images
Marketing People Take Note!
2007-08-26 01:29:00 $(function(){ wwl.initialize({site: "madringo.com"}); }); $(function() { wwl.widgets[1] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "060e6babb9322e0304c625e8f76388cf", content: "#wpWWLContainer060e6babb9322e0304c625e8f 76388cf", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fmarketing-pe ople-take-note"}); }); They sure don’t make ‘em like the used to! More About: Marketing , Humour , People , Random , Images
Some Blogging Tools
2007-08-25 23:28:00 $(function() { wwl.widgets[3] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "46eecdefd51768ffec88f418d8961f2f", content: "#wpWWLContainer46eecdefd51768ffec88f418d 8961f2f", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fsome-bloggin g-tools"}); }); I’ve compiled a small list of tools available on the net to aid bloggers with blogging (I suppose! ) It’s only a smallish list, of tools I’ve found while treking across the net - oh BTW, don’t come crying to me if something disasterous ... More About: Tools , Web Development , Blogging Tools , General , Blogging
Some Blogging Tools
2007-08-25 23:28:00 I’ve compiled a small list of tools available on the net to aid bloggers with blogging (I suppose! ) It’s only a smallish list, of tools I’ve found while treking across the net - oh BTW, don’t come crying to me if something disasterous happens while you use these services! Pingomatic - pinging service Creative ... More About: Tools , Web Development , Blogging Tools , General , Blogging
I?m Back?but Late!
2007-08-25 01:45:00 $(function(){ wwl.initialize({site: "madringo.com"}); }); $(function() { wwl.widgets[1] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "5d385087d1e7281eaf715833b53f73cf", content: "#wpWWLContainer5d385087d1e7281eaf715833b 53f73cf", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fim-backbut-l ate"}); }); Finally, I’m back! It’s good to be home, first thing I did when I got into the door was grub up and then have a shower - you’re both filthy and stinking from just one day with KTM! We were delayed by 2 hours ... More About: Photography , General , Blogging , Images , Bored
I?m Back?but Late!
2007-08-25 01:45:00 Finally, I’m back! It’s good to be home, first thing I did when I got into the door was grub up and then have a shower - you’re both filthy and stinking from just one day with KTM! We were delayed by 2 hours coming home, due to a woman who was struct by the train ... More About: Photography , General , Blogging , Images , Bored
I?m Gone!
2007-08-23 01:28:00 $(function(){ wwl.initialize({site: "madringo.com"}); }); $(function() { wwl.widgets[1] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "b43d77b8c267e34b1430d75e0ed09820", content: "#wpWWLContainerb43d77b8c267e34b1430d75e0 ed09820", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fim-gone"}); }); I’m off again, to the sunny south-west for two days of stressful bus operations! No real agenda, for me anyway. I intend on arsing about as I usually do, no towing needs to be done (I’m not a fan of towing ), ... More About: Random
A Proposition
2007-08-22 22:03:00 $(function() { wwl.widgets[3] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "5ffaf3d8401b12d3bf9314a212587cd6", content: "#wpWWLContainer5ffaf3d8401b12d3bf9314a21 2587cd6", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fa-propositio n"}); }); More About: Humour , Photoshop , Images , Bored , Posi
I Don?t Blog Enough!
2007-08-22 21:16:00 $(function() { wwl.widgets[5] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "858abed69aa2221dec6421b069ed0564", content: "#wpWWLContainer858abed69aa2221dec6421b06 9ed0564", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fi-dont-blog- enough"}); }); According to some people ( ), I don’t blog often enough. Well considering, this month I’ve blogged just about once a day, which suffices enough in my opinion, and in previous months I blog at least once every three days or else I have ... More About: Blogging , Blog
Am I Really That Bad?
2007-08-22 21:12:00 $(function() { wwl.widgets[7] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "8fd6ee8d91eb61b2b2cdcdb31a4b0789", content: "#wpWWLContainer8fd6ee8d91eb61b2b2cdcdb31 a4b0789", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Fam-i-really- that-bad"}); }); Okay, I’ve just realised that a large proportion of the blog is comprised of my addiction/affair with buses - I tend to siblimianally be attracted to buses. It’s not my fault, I’ve had it exposed to me for long time and I need my fix ... More About: Photography , General , Bored , Ally
Lightening the Load!
2007-08-21 17:43:00 $(function() { wwl.widgets[9] = new wwl.Widget({guid: "1c8ca242fb32fe39604c462592f1f428", content: "#wpWWLContainer1c8ca242fb32fe39604c46259 2f1f428", link: "http%3A%2F%2Fmadringo.com%2Flightening-t he-load"}); }); Like a lot of blogs, this being no exception, we tend to get bogged down and slow due to resource eating plugins and themes - most of which we don’t even use or utilise. Well today, I went all out with jotting down what was vital ... More About: News , Web Design , Web Development , General , Blogging
A Morning @ Mondello!
2007-08-19 19:12:00 I was dragged out of bed at 6am this morning, to go on a training day at Mondello (National Course), for some reason my Dad had booked it for 8am! I suppose that’s right to do, as there were very few people there ‘when’ we arrived! I say ‘when’ as we got rather lost, not because ... More About: Family , Photography , General , Bored , Morning
Bus Rallying - How Fun!
2007-08-19 00:24:00 No it isn’t a play on words…we literally went rallying in a double decker bus - well you need’d thing that I’d let anybody ever think about that to my pride and joy now would you? Johnnie, got a 1978 shit heap off Express Facilities, that will eventually be turned into a static workshop - static ... More About: Humour , Photography , General , Random , Images
I Hate Car Hunting!
2007-08-17 20:57:00 No, I’m not going hunting for a car - but instead a good friend of mine is (and hasn’t got a fooking clue!). So I was volunteered to go with him, to make sure he doesn’t buy a shit heap…again! So he picked me up around 1pm this afternoon, and we headed out to a few ... More About: General , Hate , Hunting , Hunt
A Grannies View of a Leopard!
2007-08-17 02:15:00 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ulsterbus Leopards, originally uploaded by madringo. Ulsterbus Leyland Leopard 337 (accompanied in the photo with 326, 338, & Tiger 385), photographed at ‘Granny Height’, or ‘Granny Perspective’ - at the ... More About: Photography , General , Blogging , Images , View
Anyone For a Link Exchange?
2007-08-16 19:04:00 Okay, in an attempt to build onto my websites exposure, I’m looking for other bloggers, to go into a long term link exchange with my blog. We’ll both get something out of it, and it will aid in both our blogs development! I place all links into the sidebar of my blog, and is ... More About: News , Web Development , Link Exchange , General , Blogging
Screw Opera!
2007-08-16 18:24:00 I’m now formally saying “Screw Opera !”, and no not the ‘Fat Lady’ singing kind, but instead the browser, which happens to be proforming like a fat lady! I decided last week to download Opera, to give it a go, I’m a Firefox follower, and I’ve heard that it proforms better than Firefox in more routines! Fan-bloody-tastic I ... More About: Techno , General , Blogging , Bored
Turn your old CD?s into Lamps!
2007-08-16 17:52:00 No, I’m not full of shite. I came across this video on YouTube , where a demonstration of a desktop lamp was made using a Mini-USB cable, 6V Bulb, Two old CDs, some cable, and some cardboard for the light s hade! Pretty cool trick eh? Will give it a go eventually, but I think it’s a little bit dangerous…especially if your wiring is shite! ... More About: Techno , General , Bored , Turn
Nokia Recall 46 Million Exploding Batteries!
2007-08-15 22:57:00 Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia is working closely with relevant local authorities to investigate this situation.Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C ... More About: News , Nokia , Techno , Batteries , Recall
How Much is my Body Worth?
2007-08-15 16:08:00 $4415.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worth. From Mingle2 - Free Online Dating I really am getting very dull, weird, and cynical!…. More About: Humour , Health , Games , Body , General
I?m 94% Addicted to Blogging!
2007-08-15 16:02:00 94%How Addicted to Blogging Are You? Well I guess my life really is dull, according to the How Addicted to Blogging Are You? Quiz, I’m 94% Addicted to Blogging! - I’m also 90% Addicted to the Internet, as well as a perfect speller when it comes to blogging, I scored 100% in the Blogger Spelling Test! Yep, ... More About: Humour , Games , General , Random
Everyone wants a piece!
2007-08-14 21:17:00 For some reason, since I’ve returned from Cork, everyone wants a piece of me, in the form of wanting a website, some bebo skins (I’ve got 3 people after skins!), coding work, as well as investment opportunities! I’m overwhelmed with it, I haven’t the time to work on my own sites anymore with people after some ... More About: Web Design , Web Development , General , Blogging , Random
BlogSoc.com
2007-08-14 02:18:00 I came across this place tonight while surfing, anyway, it’s a Social Network for Bloggers, by Bloggers. It’s still in it’s juevenile state, with only a handful of members, and at this point in time only two actual personal bloggers (all the others are commercial blogs). It has great potential, on a great domain, nice design, ... More About: Web Development , Blogging
Blog Day - August 31st
2007-08-13 20:29:00 BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. On that day Bloggers will recommend other blogs to their blog visitors. With the goal in mind, on this day every blogger will post a recommendation of 5 new blogs. ... More About: News , Techno , General , Blogging , Random
I?m Back?not that you want me back!
2007-08-13 19:18:00 Well I wasn’t really on a ‘weekend break’, was more like a weekend of hard labour as usual with a weekend spent at Kells Transport Museum - moving buses, sorting out the offices, and doing anything else needed to get the place running a bit better. Okay, the place looks like a bit of a kip, ... More About: Health , General , Random , Bored , Back
Two Posts in one day?you lucky bunch!
More articles from this author:2007-08-09 21:30:00 Okay, blogging twice within two hours isn’t healthy…and isn’t recommended! But I might aswell, so I’ve installed a new theme, with some buses in it - success! Bus in the header is Suzie, my 1971 Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Panorama Elite II bodywork (you’ve heard about it already…but I just like to ramble on about ... More About: Movies , Web Development , General , Random , Bored 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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