Archive | August, 2006

IE7 Doesn’t Do It

firefoxlogo.jpgInternet Explorer 7 still just does not do it for me. I have been playing around with the latest release for a few days now, and I can’t get into it. The interface is OK, but nothing to write home about. In fact, it looks like what Firefox would have looked like – if the Microsoft team developed it.

There is no reason to soften the blow, it is a turd with a pretty pink bow. Simple as that.

I finally had to give up on it today though, because I realized it was the cause for FeedDemon going all screwy on me. I went back to IE6, and my problems went away.

On the other hand, I have been using the latest betas of Firefox 2 and I have to say I like what I see. New features, faster loading (for me, at least) and pretty to look at. Where could you go wrong? Then again, when it comes to Firefox, I have all my facts straight.

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FeedBurner Rocks

feedburner.jpgAs I mentioned earlier in the week, I have had problems with my RSS feed updating through FeedBurner. It looks like all is working well again, and I only have one team to thank for that. FeedBurner bended over backwards for me while I was having the problems. Having a free service do what they can to make me happy is a nice thing to see these days. It almost makes me want to buy a paid account just to say thanks!

I have been a user of FeedBurner almost since their launch, and I have to say those folks are good at what they do!

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Web Hosting Expert Panel

I have always wanted to see more union inside of the Web hosting industry. Now there have been ideas (I have been apart of them) of creating a elite group of Web hosting related Web sites before. This is the first time I have seen anybody looking for an elite hosting panel.

Rutledge Consulting (rutledge-consulting.com) is putting together a new panel of Web hosting IT professionals called the Elite Hosting Panel (elitehostingpanel.com) to help create a direct channel of communication between Web hosts and hardware and software vendors developing future products.

I don’t know if a lowly media rock star of the Web hosting industry will be accepted, but I joined anyways. Even if I am not accepted though, I’ll be interested in seeing what they produce.

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Labor Day Hosting Podcast

small-servers.jpgOn Labor Day, the Web Hosting Show is going to be doing another Q and A special. Send me your questions, and I’ll do my best to answer every single one I get. Now you have two choices when it comes to sending me your questions.

You can drop me an E-mail at mitch@mitchkeeler.com and leave me your questions there or you can send me an audio voice message via Odeo. No matter which one you pick, I’ll put it and you on the show and give you an answer. Also, don’t be scared to send me your Web site link as well. I would love to check it out and put a cheap plug in the podcast for it.

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TrackMeNot

With all this talk about your privacy being attacked and people snooping on what you have been searching about, you are bound to feel a little paranoid. You might be watching over your shoulder as you type. You might be turning the lights out before you get Online. How can you protect yourself from being tracked in your searches though? If you use Firefox, you need the TrackMeNot extension.

Here is what the developer of the extension has to say about it.

TrackMeNot runs in Firefox as a low-priority background process that periodically issues randomized search-queries to popular search engines, e.g., AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and MSN. It hides users’ actual search trails in a cloud of ‘ghost’ queries, significantly increasing the difficulty of aggregating such data into accurate or identifying user profiles. TrackMeNot integrates into the Firefox ‘Tools’ menu and includes a variety of user-configurable options.

With how the world is going these days, I might also be inclined to ask the Firefox folks to put this feature into the next version of Firefox by default. With TrackMeNot, actual web searches, lost in a cloud of false leads, are essentially hidden in plain view.

This Firefox extension is for versions 1.5 and up of the browser. To pick up your copy all you need to do is download it via the Mozilla Add-ons Web site.

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Get More Clients and Conversations

What is the number one best way to get more clients coming in to a Web hosting company? You have to get folks talking about you. On today’s show I’ll talk about a few cheap methods on how to get that done as quickly as possible.

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50 Cures for Writer’s Block

Don’t you hate it when you sit down and your ready to write, but you can’t think of anything to say? I have had those moments myself. So what is the cure to this writer’s disease? I have worked long and hard at coming up with a list of 50 writing prompts. Now you will not have to suffer from writer’s block ever again… or at least till you have made it through all 50 I have given you.

1. Write about something off the wall as if you were Adolph Hitler.

2. Give us a list of your favorite video games.

3. Write about the last crime you committed.

4. Give us all the reasons why you either love or hate professional wrestling.

5. Why did you or did you not play sports in school?

6. Who is your favorite A-List Blogger?

7. Tell your thoughts about the social ladder in the blogosphere.

8. Who is your favorite super hero?

9. Do you think people of an older age are still hot?

10. Who do you think is the hottest female anchor in cable news?

11. Name your most read RSS feeds in your feed reader.

12. Write about the last time you didn’t have anything to write about.

13. What are your favorite computer programs?

14. Write about the last car accident you were in.

15. Write about the first time you can remember being lost.

16. What was your first video game system?

17. What are your favorite movies?

18. Who do you look up to the most?

19. Do you think you are inspirational to anybody else?

20. When was the last time you missed a deadline?

21. Do you think that war is good or bad?

22. Who do you like more? John Edwards the psychic or John Edwards the politician?

23. What was the last television show you really got into?

24. Which one of the Golden Girls is the hottest?

25. What is your favorite search engine?

26. When did you decide to quit your last bad habit?

27. Is it more fun to play poker or watch it on TV?

28. Describe the first time you met somebody famous.

29. Where was the largest crowd you have ever been in?

30. When was the last time you had to stand in line?

31. What do you think your first love is doing right now?

32. Why do you think Google is so damn popular?

33. Name a Web site you visit and give me a reason why more people should visit.

34. When was the last time you lied?

35. Are you ready for Web 3.0 to come?

36. Describe your first encounter with a real Web hosting company.

37. What is your favorite podcast to listen to?

38. What would the world be like if Charles Manson sang show tunes?

39. What type of underwear do you like the most?

40. Open a drawer somewhere in your house and tell me what is in it.

41. What type of music is your favorite?

42. Tell me your best memories of the last concert you went to.

43. Is Morgan Webb hot or just too much woman for you?

44. In the online blogosphere, who seems to be the biggest jerk of them all?

45. Robert Scoble – Technology genius or just some guy who used to work for Microsoft?

46. If God was a gay man, what do you think life would be like?

47. Give me a review of the last technology related book you have read.

48. Do you have any tattoos?

49. Why do think podcasts are so great or so horrible?

50. Think of one I missed? Want to give a few ideas of your own? Leave it as a comment so others (including myself!) can gain from your ideas.

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Feed Issues

I have been having some problems with FeedBurner the past couple of days. Now I’m not sure if the problems are caused on my end or their end, but hopefully I got everything fixed this afternoon. So if you noticed a few things screwy going on with the Web site, this was the reason why.

I wish FeedBurner had a better way of accessing support. Handling things through E-mail is OK, but there are better alternatives out there. Give me a help desk to login and logout of. At least then I would know that somebody has seen my problem and is working on it. When it is three or four hours between E-mails, I tend to get a little worried.

On the brighter side, once I got the issues explained to them, they were pretty quick at getting it all under control. Let’s just cross our fingers and hope this is the last of my feed problems.

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Mitch’s Photo Stream

I just finished up installing and customizing FAlbum for my blog here. Go check out my new photo stream here:

http://www.mitchelaneous.com/photos/

The setup for FAlbum is super easy, the only hard part comes when you get into customization. I tend to get a little anal in this department, and I like for everything to be just right. If you see anything wrong though, feel free to leave me a comment!

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Hostingcon 2006 Interviews, Audio and MP3s

Go check out the Web Hosting Show for a slew of Hostingcon 2006 interviews and audio segments. I have dumped them all into one category for you to find, share and listen to easily. Of course, big thanks have to go out to TopHosts.com for doing all the hard work. They were the ones who got the interviews and segments, I’m just the one who shares them. :)

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