Don't Back Down: LinkedelicaChad Everett offers political and social commentary sprinkled with technical insight, programming tidbits and anything else that comes up.Maybe I Should Build My Own Island- November 19, 2007 While I probably shouldn't admit it, I will say that every once in a while I'll find myself watching some show on just how some rich person has decided to spend their money lately. They are going through money like it's going out of style, or suddenly they have discovered that they simply must by another bauble for thousands of dollars (perhaps both). It is almost like watching a car crash - especially if the rich person is Britney. But the really rich people don't just go visit the far away.http://cxliv.org/2007/11/19/maybe_i_should_build_my_own_island.php How Not to Advertise Your Product- November 14, 2007 I will say that I rarely succumb to advertising. I don't generally even watch ads, usually skipping right over them with the TiVo. It just makes life so much easier. Not only do we not have to worry about what the kids are wanting, it saves a whole lot of time. Most shows on these days will be nearly one-third ads, and skipping over them entirely allows us to watch more of whatever junk happens to be on. Okay, so that's probably not the best reason to skip ads. But even if I do watch...http://cxliv.org/2007/11/14/how_not_to_advertise_your_product.php Improving the Online Aggregator Experience- November 8, 2007 Some time ago (has it really been four years) I started using an online RSS aggregator to manage my addiction. It was just easier than a desktop application because then I didn't have to worry about syncing subscriptions or keeping up with what was read and what wasn't read or even installing applications. And yes, I know that there are applications that do this, but I'm sorry, I just couldn't get into them. Doing it with an online service is just so much easier. For a long, long time I was.http://cxliv.org/2007/11/08/improving_the_online_aggregator_experience.php New FeedBurner Ads Open Doors, But Problems Remain- November 1, 2007 Much of the world seemed to be really interested in the fact that FeedBurner recently announced that you were now able to flip a switch and see ads from Google AdSense in your site's feeds. If you've been waiting patiently to be allowed into the FeedBurner Ad Network, only to find that you still hadn't made it - or like me, you've seen the option to get in, only to have it not work and the door closed again - then it seems like a nice alternative. At least you can put some ads into your feed..http://cxliv.org/2007/11/01/new_feedburner_ads_open_doors_but_problems_remain.php |