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Blog Comment Spamming

Posted in Ideas on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Comment spam generating IP addresses being block at server level.

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Snow – Revisited!

Posted in Ideas, tagged , , on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Back a little while ago I wrote a little post as a reminder and a thank you to WordPress for their Snow extra.  I think this is a great visual effect for a blog, and I appreciate the automatic nature of its display for the Christmas season.
I am also thinking that this whole Snow thing should be [...]

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Carbon Grove

Posted in Ideas, tagged , , , on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My tree at Carbon Grove

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Free Book Contest (fiddyp.co.uk)

Posted in Ideas, tagged , , , on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As I was catching up on some WordPress readings I came across a write up for a plug-in called CommentLuv.
Click over to http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/wordpress-for-business-bloggers-book-review/ have a read and do not forget to read about the author’s plug-in here: http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/commentluv-wordpress-plugin/
Both the contest and the plug-in are great ideas for generating traffic to a blog.

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IE6 Is Still Out There

Posted in Ideas on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Sure, it is an older browser version but it is still being used by many people and organizations.  Do you worry about making sure your web designs and graphics appear correctly in this older browser iteration? Perhaps, perhaps not.  The choice is one of aesthetics and target viewing groups.
Personally I would much prefer to ignore [...]

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Fantastic Contraption

Posted in Ideas on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sometimes you just have to play … enjoy!
Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game
Posted using ShareThis

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Writing

Posted in Ideas on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

People seem the most blind when they look inside themselves. It’s not easy being self critical, and actually gaining anything from it. Constructive self criticism is the Holy Grail of self help, and much like the Holy Grail an illusive goal to achieve.
I often write a phrase, or a sentence, or a paragraph. Then I almost invariably rewrite it; I often rewrite [...]

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Believe

Posted in Ideas on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The ideals you hold dear to your heart are important and a part of who and what you are. These ideals will also shape the person you will become. Follow what you believe in your heart and you will be able to hold you head high in the knowledge you are following your heart.
I cannot teach you violence, [...]

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Take Ownership

Posted in Ideas on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Seems like a simple idea to me, take ownership. Take ownership of your actions. Take ownership of your words; your writing; your speech. Take ownership of your life. I mean be responsible for what you do and how you do it, and more importantly be prepared to acknowledge and, if necessary, defend your position.
For example, as a [...]

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Their They’re There

Posted in Ideas on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Different words sounding the same, spelled differently, and having different meanings.  Homonyms by definition. How often people confuse one word with the other, one meaning with the next, and then not understand why they could not get their point across.
Not that I am pointing out an issue with education, which I feel this is. This [...]

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