Just a little bit of snow shuts me down!

When I got up this morning the ground was covered with a fresh blanket of clean white snow. (I’m not talking about Aurora Snow that was another post.) I had plans on heading out to Beaverton this morning. The trek to would have included a trip over the Sylvan Pass. This Sylvan Pass is known for gathering large amounts of snow even when everything else is passable. Did I make it?

What OS, Windows, Linux, Unix, or Mac?

What Platform is Your Web Site Running On?

Linux As the search engine optimizician I have to deal with Microsoft servers quite often. Even though windows is the most popular operating system for computers, windows servers are not the predominant server used for the world wide web.

Google finally dumps the anemic lower case “g” as their favicon

Have you noticed Google’s new favicon?

Google Launches New Favicon.

When Google Traded in their trusty recognizable upper case “G” favicon

for their “new” lower case “g”

I began to use “google” instead of “Google” in my writings. I thought this was an example of just wanting to change for change sake, and it was.

Internet Marketing with StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is a “discovery tool”, it contains a toolbar that resides in your browser and lets the you to use the Stumble button to be shown a website that the StumbleUpon system thinks you will like.

WordPress has a new plugin from Search Commander

Search Commander, Scott Hendison, has released an absolutely fantastic WordPress Plugin

Scott Hendison WordPress Commander It is called Search Commander WP_Core_Tweaks Plugin. It is touted as exceeding built-in features of WordPress and combines common plugins into one.

Portland Lunch 2.0 at OTBC

Portland Lunch 2.0 was in the ‘burbs, Beaverton at OTBC to be exact

On January 14th the Lunch 2.0 crowd got together at the Beaverton Round.

NFL Playoff Schedule, No SuperBowl XLIII for the Chargers

OK I am finally over the shock of the Charger loss this weekend, well almost.

In my last post about Darren Sproles and the NFL Playoff Schedule I made some bold predictions.

Now I must eat humble pie.

Previous correct predictions:

Microsoft Windows XP Top Ten Tips and Tricks – Windows XP’s 3D Flying Objects

How do you use photos in Windows XP’s 3D Flying Objects?

If you’re familiar with Windows XP’s My Pictures Slideshow screen saver to display photos of loved ones, here’s a twist that you might find interesting – you can use a photo for the texture in the 3D Flying Objects screen saver.

Microsoft Windows XP Top Ten Tips and Tricks – WinTabber

How do you place your applications into a tabbed user interface with WinTabber?

If you’ve been using a tabbed browser, chances are that you can’t do without having a tabbed user interface. Keeping each site you visit on separate tabs during a heavy surfing session is an efficient use of screen real estate and provides a great experience. (Ever hear of Firefox?)

NFL Playoff Schedule: It looks like Darren Sproles and the San Diego Chargers will have something to say

San Diego Chargers’ Darren Sproles Stock Rises

My predictions for the San Diego Chargers post on Darren Sproles are beginning to come to fruition.

Darren Sproles will be a search term with increasing searches

Check out the stats from Nichebot for Darren Sproles.

Keyword Research: Does it make a difference to Google, Yahoo, and MSN?

The Importance of Keyword Research

I contend that keyword research is the KEY to not only ranking in Google, Yahoo, and MSN (Live Search) but is critical in getting visitors and readers to your web site or blog.

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