Last.fm Frees Their API

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Today, Last.fm has announced the release of a new version of their public API. The massive upgrade is designed to further compliment and enhance existing data feeds over at audioscrobbler.net and to:
“Allow anyone to build their own programs using Last.fm data, whether they’re on the web, the desktop or mobile devices.”
Getting started is simple, with [...]

Remember Everything with Evernote

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Del.icio.us has been my networked repository for links and web-based stuff I’d like to flag for some time now, but I recently took part in the Evernote beta and am moving ship. Wanted to take this moment out to recommend the service to others of you out there who, similarly, like to keep stuff in [...]

How To Write A Good Blog Post Title

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

A blog post title is just that, not a book, not a word, not a memoir, but a title. It amazes me how many people will seem to write an entire blog entry in the course of the title of their post and then continue to harp on about the aforementioned topic for another [...]

Converting XOOPS N-Sections to WordPress

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The Backstory
Back 5 years ago when XOOPS was all the rage, alongside a bunch of other CMSes vying for each and every web developer’s attention, I completed a number of different sites with XOOPS. The problem is that as time has moved on, keeping the sites going on older versions has become tiresome at best [...]

Free Book = Free Marketing … The Pirate’s Dilemma

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

As of June 8th, The Pirate’s Dilemma by Matt Mason, is now freely available online in eBook format for whoever and whomever wishes to share the book. In a move that signals marketing tactics for the 21st century and beyond, the author and publisher have both agreed that they should make the electronic format freely [...]

Finding The Right SEO Keyword Combination

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

To some the process of SEO is a black art and like snake oil. That being said, it is clear that the choice of keywords in relevant positions on your pages does help drive traffic to your blog or web site. Keywords are just a small part, but a critical part in the wider context [...]

The Best Way to Resign - No Kidding!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

The pitfalls of work and a humorous look at a resignation note that never was one April Fools day.

A Slice Of Heaven in Palm Springs, CA

Friday, June 20th, 2008

If you love your chocolate and other epicurian delights, then Kaffee Haus at 185 S. Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, CA is the place to go.
The list of the delicious, the heavenly and the down right “wrong” is endless and there is something for even the fussiest’s palette. Should the thought of such rich [...]

Is RapidWeaver Better Than iWeb?

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Having written many an article about how to make iWeb more search engine friendly, and highlighting all the areas where it lacks decent SEO support, I was contacted by the team at macwyse.com to discuss the possibility of giving a course or two on the topic as part of their wider web design with RapidWeaver [...]

Distributing Information: The Answer?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Sites like ArtistData are beginning to mushroom across the internet. They claim to allow you to manage all your data in one place, and take the pain out of maintaining a personal brand online, as well as much more. But in reality how good can they actually be?
However great the internet is at making everyone’s [...]