TECH SERVICE:WORDPRESSDOTCOM’s blogroll could give better control

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

FROM FEEDBACK TO WORDPRESSDOTCOM

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I’d like to be better able to control the sequence of links on my blogroll. (Yeah, I know beggars shouldn’t be choosers. But making suggestions might help you anticipate what the paying customers want.) So for instance, I would like to give “linklove” to sites I like. When I find one to love, I want to put it on the top of the stack so people see it. I want to move the “oldest” off to a “shrine”. I can do that manually. No need for a lot of complicated programming. What I can’t to is control the order of the links well enough. FWIW

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Don’t get me wrong. I think this is the BEST blogging platform and as a free service it knocks my sox off. I’m hard pressed to think of a better ROI. Is it perfect? No. But darn close. I’ve been using it for a more than a year and, other than the javascript restriction, I’m hard pressed to find any fault with it. The fact that it a free service to the average joe is gravy.

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TECH SERVICE: PLAXO updates based on LINKEDIN

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

PLAXO has a new service to update your OUTLOOK address book based on LINKEDIN.

Now there is a recipe for disaster!

So I did it. Hey, how can one be on the “bleeding edge” if you don’t spill a little blood. Trick is not to kill yourself.

I have my Outlook contacts nicely separated into different files in Outlook. (Note: Different FILES; not just different FOLDERS. That allows you to backup faster and easier. Also, one screw up doesn’t take out your capability. DNF I have 22k Outlook contacts. Yeah, I am that “popular”. I only have three friends and six relatives.)

So now, Plaxo thinks I have 1107 LinkedIn contacts. So does Outlook. But, I guess LinkedIn didn’t get the word. LinkedIn shows 975.

My recommendation for the average bear is to go VERY slowly. Today I will be looking at how it messed with my data. I’m not too concerned. See when I create a contact, I copy the “good stuff” into the comment field and a plain old text file. Yup that’s me belt AND suspenders. After all it’s MY data.

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TECH SERVICE: MYBLOGLOG has multiple advantages imho

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

http://www.mybloglog.com

My Blog Log

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For some, it’s the glory; for others it’s the danger. Still for others it’s the way members of the opposite sex find them a little more appealing.

MyBlogLog enables you to track that last little bit of information about your website. You probably already know where your users are coming from and you probably already know what pages they’re looking at while they’re there. However, if you have a blog or any other site where you frequently post new content on the main page, you don’t have a good way of tracking what people find interesting. One way is to track when people click on the links you provide. Up until now, outbound link tracking has been a pain in the butt, requiring CGIs and managed links. MyBlogLog makes this process easy.

But why do you need to know what people find interesting on your site? You can use it to tune your content to be even more compelling for your readers. You can use it to determine which stories you should follow up on. Hell, it’s just cool to *know* what people find interesting, even if you don’t do anything with it.

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MYBLOGLOG
http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/reinkefj/
http://tinyurl.com/2k37sg

I understand why it’s valuable if you like stats. But, why should an ordinary blog reader care?

It’s has a social networking component that is there but you may not see it as it whizzs by. Bloggers are aligning into “communities”. And, connecting with each other. It’s MySpace without the jerks and spammers. (So far?)

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TECH SERVICE: MICROID might ease claims and proof of identity issues

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

 http://microid.org/

MicroID – Small Decentralized Verifiable Identity

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MicroID is a lightweight identity layer for the web, invented by Jeremie Miller (creator of Jabber). MicroID enables anyone to claim verifiable ownership over content hosted anywhere on the web (social networking sites, discussion forums, blogs, etc.). MicroID is not an authentication or single-sign-on service, just a straightforward method for identifying content ownership that complements existing technologies such as OpenID and microformats. The technology is radically simple and enables developers to build new and unique meta services with minimal effort. It’s already being used by the likes of ClaimID, Last.fm, Ma.gnolia, Wikitravel, and Yedda. So join in the fun!

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mailto+http:sha1:095894ad1976a6ee3325aa0e5de745e59e9a67bb

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TECH SERVICE:Testing WORDPRESSDOTCOM — test #1

Monday, April 30, 2007

Try to get data for the WordPress support staff. (They’re the best.)

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TECH SERVICE: WORDPRESS DOT COM comments off

Monday, April 30, 2007

It’s come to my attention that for some reason “comments are off”. I don’t think I did anything to close off communication. This has turned into a real “monologue” I just thought no one had anything to say back. The last comment was entered 21 April 07. I have feedback into the operators. It’s free so one cna’t complain. Argh!

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TECH SERVICE: YAHOO is responding very poorly today now

Friday, April 27, 2007

FWIW, it usually is snappy. Today it feels like it is timing out. Sigh!

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TECH SERVICE: Assume the worst!

Sunday, April 22, 2007

http://www.latimes.com/business/
la-fi-consumer22apr22,0,5309582.
story?coll=la-home-headlines

http://tinyurl.com/2d43ly

Public Wi-Fi may turn your life into an open notebook
Don’t assume wireless hot spots are secure.
‘Sniffers’ may be hacking nearby.
By David Colker, Times Staff Writer
April 22, 2007

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Cheung was using a “sniffer” program that intercepted online signals as they flew back and forth from the laptops to a wireless modem hidden somewhere amid the coffee paraphernalia.

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That’s why if I have to use a public wifi, I use GOTOMYPC to “go home” and surf from there. It encrypts everything between my home desk top and my notebook. If I’m on an internet cafe’s machine, I assume there is a key logger in place.

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TECH SERVICE: Blog Hosting Alternatives

Saturday, April 21, 2007

http://fortyplustwo.com/2007/04/21/
wordpress-and-finding-a-host/

http://tinyurl.com/3d4udd

 

WordPress and finding a host
April 21st, 2007
Bengt Wendel

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I currently run my blogs at WordPress.com which has its benefits (free and no need to worry about WordPress) but also limitations in things like themes and plugins (no java scripts allowed).

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me2

I would like a kool name, javascript, and some ads to make millions from my loyal readers. (All 6 of them!)

Seriously, I currently redirect from http://www.reinkefaceslife.com and, while I could pay WordPressDotCom to “domain” me, I don’t see the value. Perhaps, I too need to bite the bullet and go host it elsewhere? But if I go thru the effort, then I need to see a big payday. Or at least some payoff. Sigh,

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TECH SERVICE: FEEDBLITZ fails me again

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Feedblitz AGAIN skipped over some of my best work!

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#1788 2007-04-16 10:55:00 pm
INTERESTING: Who thought the era of big gooferment was over?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
interesting-who-thought-the-era-of-big-gooferment-was-over/
http://tinyurl.com/2vn8eu

#1787 2007-04-16 10:14:00 pm
RANT: Sharpton is a professional race card player
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
rant-sharpton-is-a-professional-race-card-player/
http://tinyurl.com/2v8mxd

#1786 2007-04-16 8:45:00 pm
LIBERTY: BATF routinely perjures itself!
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
guns-batf-routinely-perjures-itself/
http://tinyurl.com/2etn35

#1784 2007-04-16 6:36:00 pm
INTERESTING: Digital Notary feedback (THREE)
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
interesting-digital-notary-feedback-2/
http://tinyurl.com/39w3hc

#1783 2007-04-16 6:33:00 pm
INTERESTING: Digital Notary feedback (TWO)
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
interesting-digital-notary-feedback/
http://tinyurl.com/3avup9

#1790 2007-04-16 5:56:27 pm
GUNS: Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill 31JAN06
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
guns-virginia-tech-spokesman-larry-hincker-was-happy-to-hear-the-bill-31jan06/
http://tinyurl.com/2ht5qt

#1785 2007-04-16 5:39:00 pm
INTERESTING: Digital Notary feedback (ONE)
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
interesting-digital-notary-feedback-3/
http://tinyurl.com/2qglte

#1789 2007-04-16 5:09:35 pm
GUNS: At VaTech, the lack of any meaningful self-defense response is stunning
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
guns-at-vatech-the-lack-of-any-meaningful-
self-defense-response-is-stunning/
http://tinyurl.com/25zgmd

#1782 2007-04-16 5:08:00 pm
LIBERTY: Ahh only the gooferment can “do” roads
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/
liberty-ahh-only-the-gooferment-can-do-roads/
http://tinyurl.com/2e9l3r

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Argh!

Thanks to the reader who called it to my attention.

Bottom line, if you don’t get a email summarizing every day, you should suspect FEEDBLITZ not me. I have opinions, ideas, and “news” everyday. ;-)

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