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Vote Ty, Contests, BlogWorld, and More
2008-06-10 02:23:00 Today, I decided to write about contests, the Top Affiliate Challenge, BlogWorld, and other things on my mind. I realize that I’m a little overdue for a post and I’ll have some more fun tech stuff coming soon. $100 every month First, let’s talk about contests. For a few months now, I’ve been assisted by ... More About: Contests , Vote
Move Over, Microsoft Surface: Multi-Touch Computing on a Budget
2008-05-22 09:26:00 After my last post, I’ve been itching to make another video post. Last night, it all just fell in my lap while perusing HackADay.com. A recent post there, “Multi touch project roundup” talks about the many variations of multi-touch devices people are building in response to Microsoft Surface and the technology that preceded it. ... More About: Computers , Computing , Budget
First Video Blog : Reviewing the Pure Digital Flip From a Vocano
2008-05-18 08:32:00 I don’t shoot much video, and the video I do capture is not of me when I can help it, but let’s face it. Video is taking over the web to a degree and I would be denying a new market opportunity if I didn’t at least poke at some online video. After ... More About: Video Blog , Blog , Reviewing , Digital
Laptop maintenance for noobs like me
2008-05-16 19:25:00 Since I just recenty bought my very first laptop and also because I have a disfunctional history with computers I thought it wise to read up on laptop maintenance. Laptop s require the same basic maintenance that my home pc needs, while also needing some extra precautions: 1. Defragmentation: This way you ensure that your laptop runs efficiently. ... More About: Hardware , Computers , Maintenance , Noobs
How Fast Is Your Windows BootUp?
2008-05-15 18:41:00 Have you ever measured the starting time or the boot up of your Windows XP or Vista? If you haven’t you might wanna try the following method which I’m going to show you (make sure you are using Windows as your operating system before proceeding to read this post). There are different methods to measure ... More About: Computers , Fast , Bootup
Something is Technically Wrong
2008-05-15 12:50:00 Today, once again “Something is Technically Wrong ” with Twitter. From my memory this, just happens to be the second time that Twitter has had to restart the caching system. According to the Twitter blog. Part of our caching service required an unscheduled restart. That means a slow rebuilding of data. You may notice some of the ...
Get a PR5 Link and Maybe Some Cash
2008-05-12 19:53:00 JoeTech.com is once again in need of talented writers with a love of technology. While I love to write new articles, I often get very busy and can go a few days without a post. I also want to continue to add new and fresh perspectives to keep things interesting. Topics I would like ... More About: Link , Cash
$100 in Summer Money from Your Favorite Blogs
2008-05-05 21:11:00 To gain entries into the contest, just do any of the following: - Make a comment of value (not just “i agree”, etc.) on a post = 1 entry (remember to comment on all blogs) - Subscribe to RSS via email = 2 entries (per blog you subscribe to!) - Write a ... More About: Money , Summer , Blogs , Favorite
Sites and Domains for Sale
2008-04-29 02:32:00 Before I had some issues with someone trying to walk off with all my domains, I was getting ready to sell a bunch of my sites and domains. Well, now that the dust has settled, I’ve listed what I’m selling in two auctions. The first is 11 sites for only $1 (or whatever ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Sites , Domains
I Am the Master of My Domains - Finally
2008-04-29 00:21:00 On Sunday, April 20, 2008, I arrived at my office to get a little work done and checked my email. Noticing that there were an unusual amount of new emails in my GoDaddy folder, I opened it up first to see what happened. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw ... More About: Domains , Finally , Master , The Master
Another $100 Winner for March
2008-04-17 03:13:00 Our March hundred dollar contest was a little delayed, but we can now finally announce our winner. This month, the winning entry came in the form of a comment posted on GorillaSushi.com. After gathering up all 1,740 entries, we drew our seed numbers and averaged them to find the winning entry, which was entry #606. ... More About: Winner
StylishDesign - Art, Culture, and Design
2008-04-09 04:19:00 Sponsored Post: I have been slacking on site reviews for a couple reasons. Primarily, a lot of the reviews people want me to do for free aren’t related to technology or the web at all. Then there’s the paid reviews. $100 sounds nice, but not to review something you don’t care about. ... More About: Design , Culture
Repairing a Different Kind of Mouse: Black and Decker MS500 Sander
2008-04-07 15:17:00 Mrs. Tech and I have been busy, trying to get our house into shape before the next round of house guests fly in Wednesday. It’s tiring, but we’ve been meaning to get some things done around here. We decided to sand the ceiling to remove the textured look. We tarped off the ... More About: Black , Decker , Mouse
Just Launched: TwitterTech.com
2008-04-06 07:56:00 You may have noticed the Twitter “tweets” in my side bar. Lately, I’ve been playing with Twitter quite a bit and just as I was thinking about checking out the developer API, jimkukral tweeted that it would be nice if someone could come up with an application to email him tweets from a select ... More About: Launched
Smokes on a Plane - Legally Smoke Anywhere
2008-04-04 13:38:00 Last week, a link to this video came across my Twitter. The claim was that there is a cigarette that is “mostly harmless”. Having smoked for several years (and having quit to be more healthy), I became intrigued pretty quickly. After watching the video, I emailed the marketing department, and Jim (the ... More About: Smoke , Plane , Smokes
No Foolin? It?s Another Hundred Dollar Contest
2008-04-02 19:18:00 To gain entries into the contest, just do any of the following: - Make a comment of value (not just “i agree”, etc.) on a post = 1 entry (remember to comment on all blogs) - Subscribe to RSS via email = 2 entries (per blog you subscribe to!) - Write a ... More About: Contest , Dollar
A Little April Fools Day Fun
2008-04-02 14:18:00 It’s April 1st. Of course, that means there will be all kinds of pranks being played all over the place, on and off the web. If you stopped by the site or happen to be subscribed to my feed, then you probably saw something like the image below. JoeTech.com wasn’t hacked I wasn’t hacked, but ...
More About Lasers and Lissajous Curves
2008-03-29 09:17:00 TechLasers keeps on giving First of all, I’d like to thanks TechLasers.com again for sending me the laser to review. When I agreed to review, it, I didn’t anticipate having so much fun with it and finding more uses than I wrote about previously. I also never anticipated what came next. If you ... More About: Computers , Curves
TechLasers.com Green Laser Pointer Review
2008-03-24 18:56:00 Did you ever watch Mr. Wizard’s World? I did… I watched all the time, so this weekend was a real treat. About a week ago, a company called Tech Laser s asked if I would be interested in a laser from their product line to review. I’m much more computer geek than I ... More About: Review , Green
McCain, Obama, Clinton, and YOUR Passport Files Breached
2008-03-22 04:29:00 CNN reports this morning: Hillary Clinton ’s passport file was breached in 2007, Secretary of State Rice told Clinton, according to the senator’s office. Yesterday, it was: The State Department says security on Barack Obama ’s passport file has been breached, campaign officials tell CNN. McCain will be next I suspect that by Monday, we’ll learn that Senator John McCain’s Passport file ... More About: Communication , Files
How to Replace a Broken Screen on a Casio Exilim Z60 Camera
2008-03-18 20:25:00 When Michelle’s brother was in town, they took a hike and her Casio Exilim EX-Z60 digital camera acted as body armor when she slipped on some loose rock. The good news is that it saved her from a piercing wound from a sharp rock. The bad news is that the rock felt obligated ... More About: Screen , Camera , Broken
Men?s Luxury Toy Expo - More Muscle Than Tech
2008-03-18 08:59:00 This weekend, I dragged Michelle out to the Men’s Luxury Toy Expo at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. We went AFTER I mudded the kitchen ceiling, of course. I had expected at least some techie geek stuff and maybe a few more supercars, but it was OK. It was also ... More About: Tech , Muscle
Another Month, Another $100 Winner!
2008-03-15 09:16:00 The blogs below all chipped in to make February’s contest for $100 possible, and after a large delay (which is mostly my fault), we’ve chosen a winner! - JoeTech.com - Link Bait - Gorilla Sushi - CK Marketing - The Big Bald Blog - How 2 Blogger - Jason Boom We we randomly chose Rina, the author of AzrinaAznan.com as our winner. ... More About: Winner , Month
Are We About to Witness a Digital Music Revolution
2008-03-14 13:28:00 Because I run a Gothic and Industrial internet radio station, I get regular mailings and promos from a variety of labels and other sources, including the artists, themselves. A few days ago, my inbox contained an email from beatwire.com with the subject, “Austin label announces “pay what you want” for Mp3s”. I figured ... More About: Music , Digital Music , Witness , Revolution , Digital
Twitter, a Review, an Interview, and Other Updates
2008-03-09 04:41:00 A lot has been going on, so I thought I’d give a little update. Twitter - My new time consumer I’ve been sucked in to Twitter. I got sucked into MySpace, FaceBook, and everything else, and now Twitter has sucked me in, too. Shoe was my first follow on Twitter, but I think it was ... More About: Review , Interview , Updates
Swiss Mini Gun is Tiny, Lethal, and Expensive
2008-03-07 07:21:00 Leave it to the Swiss to use watch-making technology to come up with the world’s smallest working gun. It sells locally for 6′500 Swiss Francs (about $6,400 US) and as I understand it, can not be purchased in the U.S. The announcement of this thing has the internet buzzing for a couple reasons. First ... More About: Mini , Tiny
Win $100 This Month From Us
2008-03-06 07:09:00 To gain entries into the contest, just do any of the following: - Make a comment of value (not just “i agree”, etc.) on a post = 1 entry (remember to comment on all blogs) - Subscribe to RSS via email = 2 entries (per blog you subscribe to!) - Write a ... More About: Month
My Sony Vaio VGN-SZ430N Hard Drive Crashed and How I Fixed It
2008-03-01 21:09:00 I use my laptop a lot. I work all day and then I go home and work (and play) some more on my laptop. Sometimes, I go to sleep and my laptop is still running processes (I like to play with theoretical statistics and number crunching). I bought this Sony Vaio last ... More About: Laptop , Drive , Vista , Hard
Affiliate Summit - Day Three : Super Affiliates, Social Media, Experts, XY7
2008-02-29 10:56:00 (This post is over a day late, largely due to hard disk failure on my nearly new Sony laptop. More on that later.) Day Three of Affiliate Summit West was the best day there for me, despite missing the evening events. If you still don’t know what this event is, check their site out ... More About: Social , Media , Communication , Super
Affiliate Summit - Day Two : ARC, Moniker, and More
More articles from this author:2008-02-26 18:11:00 My day started out pretty poorly. Not only was I late, missing the keynote speech, but I wound up having to return to my hotel for things I forgot. I did manage to get in some quality time when I returned to the Rio, prepared for the day. Andy speaks my language Andy Rodriguez of ... More About: Computers , Las Vegas , Affiliate , Summit , Moniker 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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