Archives for: "January 2006"
Jan
29
2006
Emma's computer
Emma has her own computer now. Someone was going to throw away an old Gateway with 256 MB RAM, so I took it and isntalled Edubuntu, the Ubuntu Linux version that is made for kids. So far it's working great. I had to monkey around with it to get the… more »
Jan
21
2006
Where comment spam comes from
Ever wondered how the comment spamming jerks do their thing? Here's one of the programs they use:
http://holygrailofadvertising.com
I'm not making this a link because I don't want to give them any help in search rankings, so copy the url and paste it… more »
Jan
18
2006
Fishing
Now these guys know how to fish. I found this video on Snopes.com, and they say it's genuine. I find it hard to believe, but I guess stranger things have happened. more »
Jan
16
2006
b2evolution Plugins
YouTube plugin - Insert YouTube.com hosted videos into a blog post.
b2media - Easily add images and links for Amazon products.
Democracy Poll - Add a poll to your blog sidebar.
Star Rating Plugin - Let users rate your posts by clicking on stars.… more »
Jan
16
2006
b2media
Purpose
This plugin gives you an easy way to add images and links for Amazon.com products to your posts. If you get an Amazon Associates ID and enter it in the plugin settings, then you earn a referral fee if someone clicks your link, then buys the… more »
Jan
16
2006
Most Commented Posts plugin
This plugin has been replaced by Mini Stats.
Purpose
This plugin creates a section in your blog sidebar that lists the most commented posts on your blog. It's an easy way to keep track of your most popular/controversial posts. It may even lead to… more »
Jan
16
2006
Bookmarklet 2 Plugin
Purpose
Quickly blog about another webpage. This plugin automatically adds a link to the page into the body of your blog post.
Installation
Requires b2evolution 1.7 or later
Download this file: _bookmarklet2.plugin.php.txt.
Remove the .beta.txt… more »
Jan
14
2006
Polyphasic sleep
I've always been intrigued by the stories about guys like Thomas Edison (oops, I guess the stories about Edison's sleep patterns are just legend) who slept only a few hours a day in short naps. I don't know if there's much scientific research on the… more »
Jan
14
2006
Emma the gymnast
I just posted a new photo album. Emma was showing off her new gymnastic skills and just generally hamming it up. more »
Jan
13
2006
Wedding Crashers
And the award for most overrated movie of 2005 goes to . . . Wedding Crashers. We heard this was one of the funniest movies of the year, but it's more like a 2 hour snooze fest. We laughed out loud maybe 7 times in the whole movie. Most of the time… more »
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