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Donate rice to the poor by playing the word game
2008-03-30 03:47:00 I stumbled upon a website today called Free Rice .com. This is an interesting website simply because it is the sister website of the world poverty site, Poverty .com and the concept of FreeRice.com is unique. I say it is unique because FreeRice.com provide English vocabulary to everyone for free and help end world hunger by ... More About: Word , Donate
Is MAC filtering a false security measure?
2008-03-29 21:02:00 A couple of days ago I received my copy of IT Now magazine from the British Computer Society and spent some time reading the articles in the magazine. One interesting article by Steve Kennedy MBCS on WiFi security strategy is worth mentioning because I know many of you use WiFi connection at home and ... More About: Security , Network
Listen to music with MSN
2008-03-28 13:31:00 One of my mates sent me this a couple of days ago on how to listen to music with your MSN messenger. This lets you listen to the music of your choice, all online and you don’t have to sit around downloading music to you PC before you start listening. I have been ... More About: Software , Music , Listen
Bloghology - March 2008 Edition is launched
2008-03-27 10:34:00 Today Mert Erkal, a young Internet entrepreneur from Istanbul, Turkey launched the 2nd edition of Bloghology. Bloghology consists of profiles of unique and remarkable bloggers from around the globe. The first edition of Bloghology was released on 13th of January 2008 and the number of downloads exceeded 6000. Mert selected 14 bloggers for ... More About: March , Launched , Edition , March 2008
Website valuation
2008-03-26 15:14:00 Do you know how much your website is worth? Recently I tried to value my website www.ashchuan.com using dnscoop.com. What dnscoop.com does is it estimates the value of a website using several factors such as: Links pointing to the domain Popularity of the domain Age of the domain Pagerank of the domain ... More About: Website , Valuation
Which superhero are you?
2008-03-26 11:30:00 Here is a quiz to determine which superhero you are by answering a set of preference/personality questions. Based on my result, I am Superman because mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others. What a laugh, I should be Wonderwoman/Supergirl, not Superman. Anyway….Which superhero are you? http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/ Your results:You are Superman You are mild-mannered, good, strong ... More About: Superhero
Blog Visuals - the visual Blog Roll
2008-03-16 08:44:00 I have started a visual blog roll page on www.ashchuan.com using Google Maps . A blog roll is link advertisement placed on a blog that will link to your blog. Blog roll is usually used in link exchange. Using the concept of blog roll, I decided to extend it by incorporating visuals and ... More About: Visual , Roll , Visuals
Translate your name to Chinese
2008-03-15 23:42:00 Here is a website which will translate your name into Chinese characters. For example, I typed in Ashley and the website translate my name to the following. More About: Websites , Translate
Stock photograph search engine
2008-03-15 22:25:00 Whether you are a photographer or web designer, chances are you either sell or buy stock photos online. There are hundreds of stock photography websites available that compete with each other but none provide a way for stock photo buyers to search for photos across the hundreds of stock photography websites. For example, ... More About: Photography , Search , Search Engine , Stock , Engine
Paula Abdul?s music video
2008-03-15 19:06:00 Dance like there’s no tomorrow is the name of the song. I watched the video for the first time when they showed it on American Idol but I didn’t pay much attention. Today I decided to watch it again on YouTube and I think the beat is catchy, Paula Abdul is in her ... More About: Video , Music , Music Video
FriendFeed social networking site
2008-03-15 18:30:00 Here is a new social networking site that I stumbled upon today. It is called FriendFeed and when you create an account with FriendFeed, you can use it to share your feeds and connect to friends with feeds that interest you. Signing up with FriendFeed is free and you can import your friends ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Networking , Site , Websites
A Tribute to Atari
2008-03-15 15:34:00 Here is a video about Atari , the company who created the Atari gaming console and popularized games like Pong and Space Invaders in the 1980s. The video tells how the company achieved success and how it fell from its glory. Gaming consoles have come a long way since the days of Atari… More About: Tribute
Make a plan to succeed
2008-03-13 17:16:00 I would like to share with you about a story by Marc Allen regarding achieving success. Success is a subjective matter but in a rat race world, success is always measured by how much money one makes. I personally believe having a successful life is attainable in this life time. I am ... More About: Make , Plan
Blogging resource
2008-03-11 04:49:00 Here are some of my favourite blogging resource that I found very helpful when I first started taking blogging seriously. Every now and then I revisit these articles and remind myself of the key points and do a check if I am on the right track. For me blogging is a consuming activity ... More About: Blogging , Darren Rowse , Resource
Open Source resource
2008-03-09 21:44:00 I may be a Windows developer but I use open source software all the time. In fact it has become a norm for me to use open source software where possible. For example WordPress, the blogging platform that I use is open source. MySQL, the WordPress backend database is open source. The operating ... More About: Software , Open Source , Open , Source , Open-Source
Optimze Chitika ads on your website
2008-03-06 14:06:00 If you optimize your blog using Chitika , read on to find out tips on how to use Chitika ads effectively on your blog. 1. Submit URL to Chitika I came across a link today that allows you to submit your URL to Chitika staff and members to help optimize your site using Chitika products. More About: Website , Advertising
Camtasia Studio for Mac
2008-03-04 16:32:00 I’ve been looking online for a while now for a good screen recorder and presentation software and one of the popular software is called Camtasia Studio . Many bloggers who publish videos and presentations on their blog use this product. From my research I find that it works a treat for Windows users but ... More About: Software , Screen Capture , Apple , Mac
Ways to keep visitors coming back
2008-03-01 16:59:00 A lot of successful websites depend on returning visitors to account for a major part of their traffic. Returning visitors are easier to convert into paying customers because the more often they return to a site, the more trust they have in that site. The credibility issue just melts away. Hence, you can keep your ... More About: Website Traffic , Back , Visitors
The new and more powerful MacBook Pro
2008-02-26 18:18:00 Apple fans would be interested to know that Apple has released a more powerful Mac Book Pro today. What is the power behind the new MacBook Pro? It has a 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, and the MacBook Air’s trackpad, which allows for multi-touch gestures. The multitouch trackpad on MacBook Pro ... More About: Apple , Macbook , Macbook Pro
When Is the Right Time to Redesign your website?
2008-02-26 00:08:00 If you run a website, chances are you often wonder whether it is the right time to do a total redesign of the layout of your website. Here are some points to consider: Redesign for a specific purpose Be sure why you want to redesign your website. A design serves a specific purpose. If you ... More About: Website , Time
Facebook WordPress Theme
2008-02-25 23:46:00 If you are looking for a Word Press theme and love Facebook , why not use a Facebook WordPress theme with your blog. The Facebook WordPress theme incorporates all the best design elements of Facebook’s layout. The theme that I stumbled upon is free and is ready for download from http://foxinni.com/my-themes/facebook-lay outs-wordpress-theme/ More About: Wordpress , Wordpress Theme , Theme
Good Website Design Practices
2008-02-22 18:07:00 In my last article I wrote about Website design guidelines. Here are more pointers that I found useful and you may want to consider when designing your website. More About: Design , Websites , Good
Website Design Guidelines
2008-02-22 16:17:00 The more time I spend updating my website/blog, the more I am aware of how important design is. Bad design alone can turn away a visitor. You will be surprise how visitors react to good design. Apart from good content, I think design is the next most important aspect of a website. Here ... More About: Design , Website , Guidelines
Psychic Search WordPress plugin
2008-02-22 01:14:00 Once again it is plugin Friday and today I want to share with you a WordPress plugin that I discovered recently. It is called Psychic Search and it is available for download from www.maxblogpress.com. It is an interesting plugin because it will secretly discover what your visitors want to read on your blog. ... More About: Wordpress , Plugin
Online WordPress Theme Generator
2008-02-20 00:07:00 If you are looking for the quickest way to create a Word Press theme, look no further. The online Wordpress Theme Generator does exactly that - it creates Wordpress themes that you can instantly deploy. Like all generators, there are limitations but let’s take a look at what the Wordpress Theme Generator can do ... More About: Online
Online WordPress Theme Generator
2008-02-20 00:07:00 If you are looking for the quickest way to create a Word Press theme, look no further. The online Wordpress Theme Generator does exactly that - it creates Wordpress themes that you can instantly deploy. Like all generators, there are limitations but let’s take a look at what the Wordpress Theme Generator can do ... More About: Online
The end of the road for HD DVD
2008-02-19 23:06:00 It is official that Toshiba has dropped its plans for HD DVD. Companies like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Netflix and others have abandoned HD DVD for Sony ’s Blu-ray. The long format war between Toshiba’s HD DVD and Sony’s Blu-ray is over and the winner is Blu-ray. More About: High Definition , Blu-Ray , Playstation 3
The Eye-Fi card
2008-02-18 21:43:00 The Eye-Fi card is a memory card that uses built-in Wi-Fi technology to transfer photos direct from a digital camera to a computer or photo-sharing website. The technology is a brainchild of a California-based company Eye-Fi. More About: Card
CommentLuv WordPress plugin
2008-02-15 23:50:00 Since I started using WordPress, I have been using plugins to extend the capability of my blogging platform. I use at least a dozen plugins but I have not written much about how I use them with my blog. I have decided that once a week I will dedicate my time to write ... More About: Wordpress , Plugin , Comment
New banner is up on my site
More articles from this author:2008-02-14 00:05:00 I completed uploading my new banner just a while ago. Designing it has been a challenge especially in such a short time frame. In this post I would like to share my experience designing my site’s top banner. I am an application developer and not a designer but I do enjoy doing ... More About: Photoshop , Site , Banner 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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