Category Archives: Internet

Amazing Firefox Search Engines Selection

A friend expressed his annoyance at not being able to search for YouTube videos in Firefox via the search box in the upper right. One can click “Manage Search Engines” at the bottom of the search box dropdown to add … Continue reading

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Prosper.com Two Years In

Two years ago I threw a couple thousand dollars at Prosper.com as I thought the concept was cool. Over two months I loaned money to 16 different people. I didn’t have much of a strategy, but made micro-loans on gut-level … Continue reading

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Fixed WordPress Empty Feed Bug

For some reason, my Feedburner feed was empty as was the WordPress-generated one. I was bouncing back and forth between the two, looking for clues, and was thinking it was a chicken-and-egg problem. With the Feedburner plugin, it redirects some … Continue reading

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“Python is the new BASIC”

Dave Winer wrote that, in reference to Google App Engine. If you agree with Dave, and you’re new to Python, I recommend focusing on the first chapter of Python Essential Reference. It’s the best 10-page overview of a programming language … Continue reading

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Rapidly Increase Twitter Followers by Not Twittering

I think I’m getting a taste for using Twitter as a Marketing Tool!(tm). My Followers total has surged since I posted this update: I dare not resume Twittering for fear of turning off potential new Followers…

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Tracking April Fool’s

The posts are starting to trickle out of the time zones that are ~ 9 hours ahead of Mountain View, and into the feedreader. Here’s one I spotted on Google Operating System: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/03/opengoogle.html You’ll be able to select from a … Continue reading

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