How Do YOU Find Your Keywords These Days?
Yes, I know I should post a lot more often, but (without making too many excuses) I’m juggling a few too many things in the air at the moment, and days just keep slipping by… tut-tut! OK, now down to business. I wanted to touch on a few topics related to keyword list building in general. [...] (Read on Source)
Mediascapes: Context-Aware Multimedia Experiences
With today's abundance of captured/created graphics/images, audio, and video in hand, can we make full use of this media to explore new experiences or applications? Along these lines, HP Labs has developed a prototype technology called Mediascapes or Mscapes. A Mediascape is a context-aware multimedia experience that allows you to trigger multimedia content based on your context, such as physical locations. Although we believe that some similar concepts have been proposed in piecemeal here and there before, Mediascapes offers the user some totally new experiences. Want to know more details? Follow me into the world of Mediascapes.
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Unlimited webhosting is a service offered by webhosting companies that sets no limits on some features. Unlimited webhosting features include unlimited email addresses, email forwarding, auto-responders, mailing lists, MySQL databases.
VMware Introduces Hypervisor For Server Hardware (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A host of server vendors plan to ship products with the new hypervisor starting at the end of this year and through 2008.
Web Hosting News: DotShoppingCart the Online Shopping Cart
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A brief widget history
The widget technology we take for granted today has been over 25 years in the making. Small pieces of customized desktop and web content have made their way into our lives whether you call it an accessory, a widget, a web part, or a gadget. Below is a visual timeline of widget history and a brief summary of how some of today's widget sectors got ... (Read on Source)
Dedicated Server Web Hosting Provider, eUKhost, Upgrades Business Plan Offerings
County Durham, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - October 19, 2007 - Shared and reseller hosting provider, eUKhost Ltd., has launched a new business web hosting plan with a 100 percent uptime guarantee, including 5GB of disk space and 100GB monthly transfer, along with cPanel.
Business web hosting account runs on 2 high configuration servers in 2 different racks out of which one server is master server and other is slave. According to the company, generous technical allowances and a mirroring solution, makes this business hosting plan ideal for Corporate Professionals.
Mark Ducadi, Chief Marketing Officer for eUKhost remarked, ''We are always looking for ways to constantly enhance our web hosting services by offering the latest technical strategies and our superior technology and systems help us accomplish this. To continue with the trend, we have now implemented mirroring solution with FAM and RSYNC modules to offer business web hosting with 100% uptime guarantee.''
The UK Based Hosting company says that it has carried out in-depth research and development work to ensure smooth functioning of the process thereby making sure eUKhost's customers receive the most reliable web hosting service possible.
Since its inception in 2001, eUKhost has offered a comprehensive range of web solutions, including domain name registrations, Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Semi-Dedicated Hosting, Business Web Hosting, Virtual Private Servers, Dedicated Servers and Offsite Backup solutions, with 24/7 technical support and a 99.95% uptime guarantee on UK based servers at cost effective pricing structure.
To learn more, please visit: www.eukhost.com.
Envision intros 22-inch LCD with webcam, speakers
Envision has launched a new widescreen monitor in its Professional Series, the E218c1. The 22-inch LCD is unique in that it not only incorporates embedded speakers, but also a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and an internal microphone with echo cancellation. These features are intended for businesses looking low-cost conferencing options; performance of th...
Does It Ever Pay To Work On Contingency?
Shannon at Consulting / Freelancing @ About.com asks: Does It Ever Pay To Work On Contingency? Personally, I don't think it's a good idea for Web designers to work on...
The Grand Unification Theory
The Beez' Speaks: "Let me tell you a little story, before you try to explain 'The Grand Unification Theory' to me again..."
Billions and Billions of Blogs
Here's an action shot of my laptop (and, if you look closely, cellphone) at the Sideling Hill Bureau of the A-blog. I know, it's edge-of-your-seat stuff. I can blog from almost anywhere now, thanks to the miracle of the Aircard, though the connection speed is sometimes so slow that the Irritation Co-efficient reduces to negative numbers the journalistic gain of posting. Plus there's the constant problem of having nothing to say to begin with. Silence is the only safe harbor when on the road.
But please keep posting/sending blogroll suggestions. We've gotten a lot of good ones so far and I plan to mine the boodle suggestions when I'm back on home turf. In the meantime, here are a bunch of blogroll ideas from physics blogger Jennifer Ouellette, who writes at Cocktail Party Physics and Twisted Physics and whose spousal unit blogs at Cosmic Variance (the following blogs are ones she reads regularly):
3 Quarks Daily [Basically they post links to interesting articles/blog posts, etc. from all over the web, about the arts, science, poetry, politics, philosophy, you name it.]
[nominally about architecture, but so much more.... art, space, science, culture, you name it...]
Khymos Blog (molecular gastronomy)
[The science of food and cooking. Check out the TGRWT series in the sidebar -- i.e., They Go Really Well Together -- about unlikely flavor combinations based on molecular structure of various foods/flavors]
[Blogging pioneer. First person to be fired for blogging about her job, now known as being "Dooced." Former Mormon, lives in Utah, blogs about personal stuff very humorously, excellent photographer]
The QC Report (Quinn Cummings' blog)
[Former actress Quinn Cummings is now a writer living in LA with a Consort and a Daughter and very funny blog]
[18th century satirist takes on 21st century political follies. People routinely miss the satire.]
io9 (Strung Out on Science Fiction)
[Probably the best blog devoted to all things sci-fi.]
[Sci-Fi author who writes about whatever catches his fancy, even just a picture of bacon taped to his cat]
[Three female science sorts answer questions about cosmetics. Smart, funny, savvy... and pink!]
[Kinda says it all. Has photos, longer posts about science, ideas for at-home experiments, etc. Recently featured Margaret W's crocheted coral reef.]
[written entirely in Chaucerian English. Check out some of the "classics" posts, like when he summarizes all his email spam: "A faire mayden seeks myne companee...."]
[for those of us who adore bizarre historical oddities]
[She has more suggestions but I gotta hit the road again ... more to come ...]
Making Fast and Easy WoW Gold by Farming Shards in Lower Black Rock Spire
Farming lower black rock spire for large brilliant shards is 1 of the best and fastest ways to make fast gold as an Enchanter in World of Warcraft the burning crusade. It does require a skill of 225 ...
Ford Flex: Gas Mileage and Packing
Leg 1 of our vacation trip is over, and here's the damage:
- 812 miles of driving
- 13 hours (split over two days) in the car with the wife and three kids
- An average of 21.6 mpg
- Roughly 39 gallons of gas consumed
- Average cost: $3.96 a gallon
- Total fuel cost: $153.87
- Highest gas price seen on this leg: $4.22 a gallon in Honeoye, N.Y. (south of Rochester)
- Lowest gas price: $3.61 a gallon in Perrysburg, Ohio
Those fuel figures aren't too bad for an SUV of this size. It looks like it's a fairly heavy car, and all those bells and whistles probably drag down the mpg. Those figures (I got about 16 mpg in heavy city traffic on the afternoon before the trip and hit 21.6 on the open highway) are very comparable to what I get in my family's minivan, a 2004 Kia Sedona.
Editor's Note: The test vehicle is an all-wheel drive SEL model rated at 16/22 mpg city/highway. Considering the Suburban Dad was traveling with driver, four passengers and considerable luggage, while using air conditioning, 21.6 mpg is a very good result. The Dodge Journey with AWD is also rated at 16/22 mpg while the Mazda CX-9 AWD is rated at 15/21 mpg. For the record an AWD Flex weighs 4640 lbs. vs. the CX-9 AWD's 4528 lbs.
As for packing the Flex, the split third row allows you to create a flat surface by flipping over one or both halves of the bench. We needed one of the third-row seats for one of our children, so we loaded suitcases and other bags next to it.
There was also enough space behind the upright third-row seat for two suitcases and some smaller bags. Even as big as the Flex is, it was still a snug fit, and I think my kids regretted filling up their personal bags with as much stuff as they did. The two kids sitting in the second row (they rotated at different stops) were always pretty comfortable; the kid stuck in the way back usually had plenty to say about his or her situation, and none of it good.
Our next car is the Dodge Journey, which is like the Flex in that it's an all-new three-row model, but it's also considerably smaller in size, so packing it for our trip down to Gettysburg, Pa., should be a challenge. Check back and see how it goes. Plus, if you've got suggestions on how to double up on space in packing suitcases, we're all ears.
The Suburban Dad's Vacation blogging
Enquiro Finalist for B2B Category at SES Awards
Enquiro Search Solutions Inc. (the company that I am employed by) has been selected as a finalist for the Best Business-to-Business Search Marketing Campaign at the inaugural SES Awards taking place... Online marketing tips and search engine news at SEO-Space. (Read on Source)
Internet provider's usage cap raises questions (AP)
AP - Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month.
New Concepts In Contraception
Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented at a major scientific conference in Melbourne.
Back to Pzizz for My Sleep
I first got Pzizz as part of a discount bundle. I couldn’t really care for it but the price of the app was more than the bundle itself so I decided to spring for it. I really didn’t expect much of it as the homepage was laden with all kinds of new age mumbo jumbo. [...] (Read on Source)
BlogWorld & New Media Expo Assembles Superstar Line-Up Of More Than 150 Speakers
Largest blogging conference in the world brings together new media mavericks and experts to inform, share experiences and inspire (PRWeb Sep 10, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1317234.htm
Letterman Mccain - what would you do
During the taping of Wednesday’s show Letterman told the audience that McCain had called him personally to say sorry for not showing up he couldn’t appear because he was going to the airport to get back to Washington. hmmmLetterman found out that McCain was giving Katie Couric just a few blocks away at the CBS News [...] (Read on Source)
Bill Would Permit NASA to Continue Buying Soyuz, Progress Vehicles
Congress nears approval of a bill that allows NASA to keep buying Russian hardware. (Read on Source)
Economic Downturn Affecting Online Advertising Budgets
I received an email this morning from a very large US media and entertainment company. Here is a part of what it said. “ Unfortunately the recent economic downturn has left us in a position where we are unable to further pursue any advertising agreement for the upcoming holiday season. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused. (Read on Source)
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism by Andrew J. Bacevich was published this year and in just 182 pages, Bacevich clearly and succinctly tells how we arrived at the situation we are in today. He is a professor of history and a former colonel in the military. ... (Read on Source)
Charter Communications 3Q loss narrows (AP)
AP - Charter Communications, one of the nation's biggest cable television system operators, on Thursday reported a narrower third-quarter loss compared with a year earlier, helped by gains in phone and high-speed Internet revenue as well as cable TV price increases.
The Terminal: Navigation
That Linux Guy: "Now that we’ve learned all about the terminal and what it can do, we’re going to start using it and begin showing off the power of it. We’ll use the pwd, cd and ls tools to move around and and list directory contents, and we’ll also take a look at the file and less tools."
Obama names Robert Gibbs as press secretary
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama announced on Saturday that close aide Robert Gibbs would be White House press secretary and Ellen Moran of women's organization Emily's List would be director of communications. (Read on Source)
Twitter's New Values
Twitter has acquired "Values of n," a company founded by Rael Dornfest, former CTO of O'Reilly Media. Dornfest is known for being a pioneer in RSS and editing O'Reilly's Hack books.
Rio Tinto says fundraising report is "speculation"
LONDON (Reuters) - Mining group Rio Tinto has described as speculation a British Sunday newspaper report claiming it is talking to banking advisers about a potential $9 billion rights issue in the first half of next year.
Open Source - the Ultimate Globalization Tool
451 CAOS Theory: "I've been hearing a lot from open source software vendors about internationalization and more specifically, localization of their software by, logically, local community members and contributors that take the code and run with it in Japanese, Russian, Spanish and a variety of other languages in places all over the globe."
TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - Want the scoop on all of your favorite CBS programs? Survivor, The Amazing Race, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, the CSI franchise, NCIS, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds…the list goes on and on. Bi-monthy in-house publication CBS Watch Magazine is offering a free one year subscription. Just go to www.cbswatchmagazine.com and click on the top left hand corner to subscribe.
Lonrho Hotels Selects Maestro PMS Multi-Property as Standard System Across all Properties to Optimiz
NORTHWIND-Maestro installation enables Grand Karavia to be more productive and more profitable with centralized controls (PRWeb Jan 7, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/northwind/maestropms/prweb1830174.htm
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