Bottom Line: Buying new, I would buy something better, but yes, I would buy a Breville based on my discoveries. Especially if it was a boiler model not another theromoblock.Read review...
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Breville Espresso 800ESXL, Ross Devitt
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Crossroads Temple – Coba, Mexico – Daily Photo
Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast15 May 2013 | 5:18 pmCoba Crossroads Temple – Coba, Mexico – Daily Photo This temple pyramid is found in the ruined city of Coba in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Coba is large cite that used to be [...]The post Crossroads Temple – Coba, Mexico – Daily Photo appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast. -
Start Your Mac From A USB Stick – When Hard Drives Fail
Mac Tricks And Tips16 May 2013 | 12:03 pmHey, When you Mac doesn’t boot it can be the end of the world. Hard drives are fragile and when they fail it can stop your from starting your Mac and booting. Although your Mac has a built in recovery partition it is always worth having a USB version to boot into in case your hard disk drive is toast. Creating a bootable USB drive allows you to repair your hard drive, reinstall the OS and restore from a Time Machine backup. Create A Bootable USB Drive The first step is to find yourself a USB flash drive. You only need a drive 1GB in size. If you have a bigger one the space will be… -
Barcelona: Four cheap hotels with personality
Budget Travel Tips - EuroCheapo16 May 2013 | 8:48 amEven in a city as vibrant as Barcelona, staying in a ho-hum hotel can make a grand vacation bland. Your stay will be much more enjoyable if you can find accommodation that feels as alive as the city itself. Truth be told, though, most of the hotels and hostals featured on EuroCheapo’s Barcelona page have “character.” These select few, however, go above and beyond, and stand out for their unique personality and quirky vibe. Galerias Malda Del Pi 5 1/1 Barri Gotic Doubles from €20 to €30 Taking the “Personality Prize” is definitely the Malda, if such a prize… -
Radio Guest List–Bluefields Bay Villas–May 18, 2013
Travel News You Can Use17 May 2013 | 5:25 pmMost visitors to Jamaica stay at the big resorts in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril, and never venture to Bluefields Bay. And they’re missing out. Not only are the Bluefields Bay Villas an amazing setting with a caring and attentive staff, for Peter it is one of those special places where you know you’ll be back the minute you arrive. Listen to the Bluefields show streaming live from 10 am until 1 pm ET on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Have a travel question? Then ask Peter. Call 888-88-PETER (888-887-3837), email him at peter@petergreenberg.com, or tweet your questions…
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CoffeeGeek.com
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Breville Espresso 800ESXL, Ross Devitt
17 May 2013 | 7:08 pmBottom Line: Buying new, I would buy something better, but yes, I would buy a Breville based on my discoveries. Especially if it was a boiler model not another theromoblock.Read review... -
La Marzocco GS/3 Espresso Machine, Gary Hansen
12 May 2013 | 11:07 pmBottom Line: Probably better build and more consistent quality then 90% of the commercial machines in 90% of the coffee shops. Really!Read review... -
ECM Technika IV Espresso Machine, Dimitris Achlioptas
12 May 2013 | 6:22 pmBottom Line: Happiness in a warm cup. Other than the Bezzera Mitica, it's hard to think of an HX machine that comes close at this price point.Read review... -
Gaggia Classic Machine, Connor McClellan
12 May 2013 | 8:48 amBottom Line: Great introductory machine that can make good espresso if a few adjustments are madeRead review... -
QuickMill Silvano, Fernando R
9 May 2013 | 8:09 amBottom Line: Its a no brainer for the home barista without a doubt.Read review...
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Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast
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Crossroads Temple – Coba, Mexico – Daily Photo
15 May 2013 | 5:18 pmCoba Crossroads Temple – Coba, Mexico – Daily Photo This temple pyramid is found in the ruined city of Coba in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Coba is large cite that used to be [...]The post Crossroads Temple – Coba, Mexico – Daily Photo appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast. -
Book Review: “Walter and Mike Get Their Own Fun Park Pool to Play in” by Kathleen Morrissey
15 May 2013 | 8:30 amWalter and Mike are alligator hooligans who did not listen to their parents or sister’s advice. “Uh, they’re going to get in trouble!” said my seven year old friend. “I’ve never heard [...]The post Book Review: “Walter and Mike Get Their Own Fun Park Pool to Play in” by Kathleen Morrissey appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast. -
Spanish Reenactors – Girona, Spain – Daily Photo
14 May 2013 | 10:45 pmThese reenactors in Girona, Spain are waiting for the arrival of the French troups as they reenact the invasion of the Napoleon’s army.The post Spanish Reenactors – Girona, Spain – Daily Photo appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast. -
Following in the Footsteps of Van Gogh – Auvers-sur-Oise, France
14 May 2013 | 9:00 amOn a chilly winter day my husband and I took a day trip to Auvers-sur-Oise a small village northwest of Paris. The one hour train ride from Gare du Nord was convenient [...]The post Following in the Footsteps of Van Gogh – Auvers-sur-Oise, France appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast. -
Horse Carriage – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo
13 May 2013 | 5:39 pmThe charriot came to Egypt about 4,000 years ago. When you go to Egypt you will still see some horse carriages and I think it is amazing that an ancient Egyptian would [...]The post Horse Carriage – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast.
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Mac Tricks And Tips
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Start Your Mac From A USB Stick – When Hard Drives Fail
16 May 2013 | 12:03 pmHey, When you Mac doesn’t boot it can be the end of the world. Hard drives are fragile and when they fail it can stop your from starting your Mac and booting. Although your Mac has a built in recovery partition it is always worth having a USB version to boot into in case your hard disk drive is toast. Creating a bootable USB drive allows you to repair your hard drive, reinstall the OS and restore from a Time Machine backup. Create A Bootable USB Drive The first step is to find yourself a USB flash drive. You only need a drive 1GB in size. If you have a bigger one the space will be… -
Determine Which Graphics Card Your Mac Is Using
15 May 2013 | 12:29 pmHey, New Mac laptops come with two graphics cards. One is a built in graphic card which runs the majority of the time, it is low power and allows you to save power. The second is usually a more powerful dedicated graphics card that allows you to use its horsepower to play games and graphic intensive applications. You Mac will automatically switch between the two, allowing both good battery life and good graphics. It can be interesting to see which graphics you are using. Finding Out Which Graphics Card Your Mac Is Using Determine which graphics card you mac is using is very simple. One the… -
Mac Your Mac Unique With These Accessories
14 May 2013 | 11:40 amHey, The current iMac and Macbook range feature a cool brushed aluminium that is both simple and elegant. The problem with this is that it isn’t very unique. Today’s post is going to list some amazing and interesting accessories such as decals, cases, and little gadgets that make your Mac stand out. This allows you to make your mac that little bit more unique and interesting. This post follows on from one at the beginning of the month where I listed some must have accessories. These accessories are listed in no particular order. They come from a variety of different sources across… -
How To Batch Convert Movies For iPhone and iPad
13 May 2013 | 12:09 pmHey, I love watching movies and videos on my iPad. Its easy to sit on the Sofa an watch all of the home movies and other videos. The problem is iTunes, thus iPhones and iPads, only accepts mp4 videos with a specific codec. This means common formats such as .avi, .mkv, and many other video formats can’t be played on on your iOS device. There is a solution to this problem, we are going to convert the videos into a format that iTunes accepts, allowing us to play the videos on our favourite iOS device. Converting Videos To convert videos download a piece of software called Handbrake. It is… -
How To Stress Test Your Mac – CPU, RAM And Disk
12 May 2013 | 11:06 amHey, Stress testing your Mac is a useful way to work out if it is performing to its best and to determine if there are any faults within the various components. Stress testing your Mac is also a useful way to determine if you Mac has a fault if it is using 100% of a CPU, or if there is bad memory. Today’s post is going to describe three ways to stress test the core components of your Mac, CPU, RAM and disk. By testing each one to the ‘max’ you can determine if there is a problem and if you Mac can handle the heat. Stress Testing The CPU Stress testing your CPU is probably…
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Budget Travel Tips - EuroCheapo
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Barcelona: Four cheap hotels with personality
16 May 2013 | 8:48 amEven in a city as vibrant as Barcelona, staying in a ho-hum hotel can make a grand vacation bland. Your stay will be much more enjoyable if you can find accommodation that feels as alive as the city itself. Truth be told, though, most of the hotels and hostals featured on EuroCheapo’s Barcelona page have “character.” These select few, however, go above and beyond, and stand out for their unique personality and quirky vibe. Galerias Malda Del Pi 5 1/1 Barri Gotic Doubles from €20 to €30 Taking the “Personality Prize” is definitely the Malda, if such a prize… -
Congrats to Valerie, our Summer in Berlin Giveaway Winner!
16 May 2013 | 8:42 amCongratulations to Valerie, the winner of our “Summer in Berlin” giveaway! She’ll be flying with a guest on airberlin from the US, plus receiving five nights of accommodation at A&O Hostel and Hotel, and free sightseeing passes from visitBerlin! Valerie’s submission, a fabulously illustrated series of vignettes, tells of her trip to Berlin in the 1960s, and of her longing to revisit the city, witness the changes, the new additions, and see some old friends. The winning submission by Valerie O. of Washington State. Difficult decisions Valerie’s submission was… -
A Trio of Irish Airlines: Aer Lingus, Aer Arann and CityJet
15 May 2013 | 8:01 amMention that you have just snapped up a cheap fare with an Irish airline, and folks will generally assume that you have been tackling Ryanair. But the Republic of Ireland has a trinity of other air carriers offering scheduled passenger services. Each deserves a look. Flying the flag with Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is by far the oldest of the airlines that fly the Irish flag. Dating back to 1936, it has struggled to shake off its image as an old-style legacy flag carrier. And struggled even more to shake off predatory take-over bids from upstart Ryanair. Thrice has Ryanair sought to gobble up Aer… -
The scoop on Berlin’s best ice cream
14 May 2013 | 6:45 amIt may be just starting to warm up, but that doesn’t stop Berliners from regularly indulging in a few scoops of German gelato. Italian ice creams followed Germany’s first guest workers from their homes in Italy and today “gelaterias” exist in even the smallest towns across the country. While they may never meet the selection or the quality of a Florentine gelateria, Berlin’s best ice cream makers are making their mark by focusing on quality organic and local ingredients for their hand-crafted ices. Here are three of my favorites places to get scooped, each within… -
Paris: 14 excellent budget hotels in the nearby suburbs
13 May 2013 | 12:13 pmStrictly speaking, the suburbs of Paris (“la banlieue”) are those communes that lie beyond Paris “intramuros,” in other words, outside the Peripheral Boulevard, the highway that runs around the city. While the word “banlieue” is meant to be a socially neutral term, the media often use it in a derogatory sense that is inexact and unfair. There is a burgeoning hospitality industry going on in some of the suburban communities. Many of these are decidedly non-touristy districts in a state of post-industrial flux, many of them actively transforming into…
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Travel News You Can Use
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Radio Guest List–Bluefields Bay Villas–May 18, 2013
17 May 2013 | 5:25 pmMost visitors to Jamaica stay at the big resorts in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril, and never venture to Bluefields Bay. And they’re missing out. Not only are the Bluefields Bay Villas an amazing setting with a caring and attentive staff, for Peter it is one of those special places where you know you’ll be back the minute you arrive. Listen to the Bluefields show streaming live from 10 am until 1 pm ET on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Have a travel question? Then ask Peter. Call 888-88-PETER (888-887-3837), email him at peter@petergreenberg.com, or tweet your questions… -
Cruise Technology of the Future: 5 New Ships with Big Ideas
17 May 2013 | 1:49 pmThis summer the cruise industry is continuing to break ground. With new technology, bigger entertainment and higher-end restaurant innovations, here’s how Viking, Royal Caribbean Princess, NCL, and MSC are competing among many “firsts” in the industry. Viking Set its Sights on the Ocean Last night, Viking announced that it will straddle both the ocean and river cruise markets. Starting in 2015, the Viking Star will cruise the ocean in Scandinavia, the Baltic and the Mediterranean. A second ship is scheduled for delivery in 2016, with the potential of four more ships built by… -
Travel Tip: Fly Smart and Avoid Delays
17 May 2013 | 6:00 amWant to know the secret for avoiding airline delays? Smart planning means smart flying, which equals less setbacks. To help save time, there are things you can do even before you leave home. It’s not just the airline you fly, but what time of day you depart. Flights are more likely to depart on time early the morning, say between 6 am and 9 am. By mid-day, those on-time rates drop dramatically. It also depends on what time of day your flight arrives. Again, morning is your best bet. The Department of Transportation also reports the worst flights by route. Between July and September of this… -
Summer Giveaway: 100 Free Rooms at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City
16 May 2013 | 2:49 pmDon’t be left at home this summer travel season. Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City is making it so that anyone can score a free night this summer. On Tuesday, May 21, the Caesars Showgirls will be on the streets of New York with room keys to 100 free rooms at Caesars, Harrah’s Resort, Showboat, and Bally’s. Keep your eyes out at Bryant Park, Madison Square Park, Wall Street, and Penn Station. Follow @caesarsAC or #caesarsluvsnyc that day to find their location. Can’t make it to New York? Well, PeterGreenberg.com readers are in luck because on Monday, May 20 we’re… -
Travel Deals: Hotel Deals Starting Memorial Day
16 May 2013 | 11:22 amMemorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer travel season, which means the start of summer travel deals. Airfare may be going up, but you’ll find hotel savings running from Memorial Day through September. Discounts start at 20 percent and offer extra incentives–free meals, complimentary drinks, military discounts, and tons of free outdoor activities. Property Wide Savings Starting Memorial Day For property-wide summer savings, check out the Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. The chain is offering a 20 percent discount for summer travel. Rates vary by property but can be as…
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Macworld
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Remains of the Day: Shape up, ship out
17 May 2013 | 4:30 pmiOS devices are in the army now, Intel’s former CEO recounts his Apple misstep, and Apple’s got its work cut out for its WWDC keynote. The remainders for Friday, May 17, 2013 lead the way. Apple Mobile Devices Approved for Use on U.S. Military Networks (Bloomberg) The Pentagon has given thumbs up to iOS 6 devices on military networks, though the Defense Department is still waiting for Apple’s much anticipated “Find My Enemies” app. Paul Otellini’s Intel: Can the Company That Built the Future Survive It? (The Atlantic) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please… -
Review: HardShell Case coats Retina MacBook Pro in a candy-colored shell
17 May 2013 | 11:21 amAs sturdy as Apple’s MacBooks are, it’s a little depressing to pull your laptop out of your bag and discover a ding or scratch on the aluminum case. If you want some extra protection for your laptop, Handy Candy Cases’ $60 HardShell Case might be the answer. Hard Candy makes the HardShell Case for the Retina MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. (I tested a version for the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro.) The case consists of four pieces of translucent, rigid plastic. The plastic doesn’t feel brittle or cheap, and it’s available in blue, black, lime, or red. Snapping the HardShell Case onto… -
The Week in iOS Apps: Ode to joy!
17 May 2013 | 10:45 amThis week's roundup of new and updated iOS apps includes cool new offerings for music and movies, as well as a new storytelling form designed just for your phone or tablet. -
CW will be the first network to stream shows on Apple TV
17 May 2013 | 7:15 amWhile it may not be a full-fledged HDTV, the Apple TV set-top box continues to expand its portfolio. According to a story first reported by Deadline, the CW is bringing its video content to the Apple TV via a dedicated app. The CW offering would mimic what the network already has on Microsoft’s Xbox; the network confirmed to MacRumors that the app will feature ad-supported full episodes available for streaming the day after they air. And, in a bonus for cord cutters, the app will not require an existing cable subscription to view content. A specific release date for the app has not yet been… -
The Week in iPhone Cases: Caped Crusader
17 May 2013 | 7:00 amIn this week’s edition of our iPhone-case roundup, you’ll find protection inspired by one of history’s darkest and most-loved superhero vigilantes. But if battling crime is not your thing, we also have our usual mix of the fashionable, the practical, and the adventurous.
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Community At It’s Best
22 Apr 2013 | 8:06 amI love when the church can create opportunities for community with others, that would otherwise never connect. The Chop Drop did exactly that this year. Someone in town was recently criticizing the Chop Drop and saying, “I really don’t get the whole church thing. Why do they need to do this?” The answer is simple. Our church doesn’t need to do this, but we choose to because we want to serve the community. When we can create environments that not only allow us to serve others, but also allows for people that aren’t a part of our church to serve others…… -
Why We Do The Chop Drop
28 Mar 2013 | 2:46 pmI’ve had people ask me why our church goes through such effort to host an event like the Chop Drop. There are people that think that it is just some gimmick to get people to come to church but interestingly enough the event is not about Hope Summit. It isn’t about Easter eggs, the helicopter, or even getting people to attend our church. While name recognition, and even a few visitors are a by-product of the event, it’s not why we do it… We do the event as an act of service. The Chop Drop egg hunt is an event with one key strategic partner… Operation Hometown… -
Fatherhood Has Taught Me… Patience
4 Mar 2013 | 8:19 pmChurch leadership is challenging. I’ve worked in various ministry roles over the last 15 years, and I must say being a dad the last 7 years has made me a better leader. Here’s how: Being a dad has taught me patience. I think I’m a good father. I try hard to do more than provide for my family. I really do want to lead my children with my wife so that they are successful and godly men. However, I found the youngest stages of childhood to be the toughest. Trying to satisfy screaming babies that can’t communicate was AWFUL. I remember trying to feed AJ as an infant,… -
Will You Be Successful Next Year?
31 Dec 2012 | 4:24 amIt’s New Year’s Eve again, and you look back at all you’ve accomplished this year with great satisfaction… right? Maybe not, if you’re like me you also look back and what you missed, left unfinished, or projects where you’ve simply failed. Today, my hope is to encourage you. Don’t let those things get you down and hinder your progress for the new year. Part of the excitement I feel every new year is an opportunity to start over, a clean slate, a chance to re-engage my goals. Here are a few tips for setting your goals this year: Be Specific –… -
Don’t Be Difficult With Your Difficult Family
19 Dec 2012 | 3:02 pmThis Sunday we’re talking about how to avoid letting difficult family situations steal your joy this Christmas. Often in our family, in social situations, at work, and even at church people are polarized on a number of different issues. It could be anything from religion to politics, or something that happened in our family’s dark past. Those things often come up when we re-unite for the holidays, but we don’t have to let them steal the joy that we have at Christmas. You can avoid this by not letting others polarize you, seek God’s wisdom instead. Jesus always taught…
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Training Success
17 May 2013 | 4:32 amIt’s tough being a parent and it’s getting more difficult every single year. The biggest challenge right now is trying to identify the numerous interests that both of our girls have and being able to match those with activities that will engage and challenge them without imposing the dreaded your-parents-love-this-and-you-should-do-it-too syndrome. Like all parents we want to give our children everything that we can to provide a solid foundation of learning that consistency feeds their curiosity that may eventually become part of their long-term vocation. At times it seems… -
Entrepreneurship is Meta
16 May 2013 | 3:46 amEntrepreneurship is so meta – you can call yourself an entrepreneur and never actually have to do anything with it. Being an entrepreneur is as easy as adding it to you LinkedIn bio and listing it as a “skill” or hashtagging yourself on Twitter. Then there are those that say you aren’t a real entrepreneur until someone else calls you that. I don’t get that either because that doesn’t really matter much more than self-referencing yourself for anything you’d like. Personally, call yourself whatever you want – the only titles that will last longer… -
On Business and Dreams
15 May 2013 | 5:20 amIt’s neat to pursue one’s dreams but not all of them are businesses. In the same way, not all businesses fully realize one’s so-called dreams. And although I’m sad to break that to you it’s simply the truth. Many of the organizations and businesses that I’ve created in the past were not fulfilling some long-held dream or vision for my life. They were fulfilling and doing exactly what they were meant to do: Be a business. Again, I hate to be the bearer of bad news and I’m sorry if I’m the first person who’s every told you that your dream… -
Carbon Based
14 May 2013 | 3:57 amSince reading is an essential part of not only leadership and entrepreneurship but also my very life I am constantly amazed at the stories that I read and how successful some of these individuals are. Naturally, since I’m reading this book, their story, their biography, they have achieved a level of success that warrants my attention, so I shouldn’t be surprised, but what intrigues me the most is how common many of them really are. It’s like my Sunday School teacher shared with me when I was little: You’re unique, just like everyone else. Their achievements were… -
Web Hosting for Dummies
13 May 2013 | 6:01 amA friend, Peter Pollock, just recently published his book, Web Hosting for Dummies, via Wiley Publishers and I’m proud to be a part of this publication as the Technical Editor. Wiley sent me a copy and I don’t need it so I’m giving it away – just comment below with a haiku about web hosting to enter. Congrats again Peter! So glad I could help. Oh, and he’s giving away some killer stuff himself if you order it this week.The post Web Hosting for Dummies appeared first on TentBlogger.
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Seth's Blog
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Every day is an investment
17 May 2013 | 2:07 amYou're not lucky to have this job, they're lucky to have you. Every day, you invest a little bit of yourself into your work, and one of the biggest choices available to you is where you'll be making that investment. That project that you're working on, or that boss you report to... worth it? Investing in the wrong place for a week or a month won't kill you. But spending ten years contributing to something that you don't care about, or working with someone who doesn't care about you... you can do better. -
The river guide and the rapids
16 May 2013 | 2:11 amIt's probably not an accident that rapid (as in rapid change) shares a root with rapids (as in Lava Falls in the Grand Canyon). The river guide, piloting his wooden dory, has but one strategy. Get the boat to the end of the river, safely. And he has countless tactics, an understanding of how water and rocks work, and, if you're lucky, experience on this particular river. The thing is, the captain changes his tactics constantly. He never whines. He doesn't stop the boat and say, "wait, no fair, yesterday this rock wasn't like this!" No, the practice of being great at shooting the rapids is a… -
Applications open for a short summer internship
15 May 2013 | 10:53 amI'm offering a short-term paid internship this summer. You'll be in my office, working with me and a tightly knit group to develop a brand new idea. Here are some details, the links to apply are at the end. Please feel free to forward to those that might be interested. The first intern project happened more than eight years ago, and we built changethis.com, which, in the capable hands of 800ceoread, just published its 100th issue. This project has lauched and amplified dozens of bestsellers and even more important, truly valuable ideas to millions of people. Team members included Amit Gupta… -
Appropriate cheating in the nine-dot problem
15 May 2013 | 2:34 amAll geeks, nerds and puzzle folks are aware of the nine-dot problem, along with the lesson it is frequently used to present. Here's a pencil. Here's a piece of copy paper with nine dots on it. Without lifting the pencil or folding the paper, connect the nine dots using four straight lines. The narrator smiles as you try as hard as you can, unable to do it. Then he ends your frustration and points out you've been tricked by your own limits, because, of course, there's nothing in the rules that says you can't have the lines go beyond the edges of the nine dots. The thing is, this isn't the end. -
The reason they call it a browser
14 May 2013 | 2:10 amOver the last ten years, the amount that we buy online has gone up. So have the number of ads we click on every day. We're all clicking around, browsing and sometimes buying. But, while these interactions and transactions have been growing, the amount of time we spend online and the number of pages we visit have gone up dramatically faster. Mobile multiplies this. Do the math. More time, more pages, not nearly so much more in the way of transaction. A visit from a mobile user is almost certainly less likely to convert into a click, particularly a purchase. Your tweets are seen by ten times as…
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How To Use Auto Responder Emails to Boost Your Blogging Efforts
17 May 2013 | 8:22 amThis is a guest contribution by Asher Elran of Dynamic Search. I thought emails were a waste of time and that they are ignored, but then I learned how to do it right and watched the numbers flip. After you published a great post and pushed it through your social network, the third step is to leverage your email list too. This is where the auto-responders can help you gain new subscribers while you’re busy writing your next blog post. The majority of email marketing services are the same. I prefer Constant Contact or Mobilizemail’s new email feature. Following the steps below… -
How Much Content Should I Have Ready to Go When I Launch a Blog?
16 May 2013 | 8:23 amI recently had the opportunity to sit with a small group of Pre-Bloggers – people about to start their first blogs. One of the questions I was about how much content should be written before launching a new blog. My answer came in two parts: The Ideal Scenario What I actually have done The reality is that what I ‘preach’ isn’t always what I ‘do’ – so let me tell you about both! Note: we give a lot of teaching and some great exercises on this topic in ProBlogger’s Guide to Your First Week of Blogging. The Ideal Scenario OK – here’s… -
Blog This! Sometimes Going Back to Basics Leads to the Best Posts
15 May 2013 | 8:47 amToday, I’m preparing some slides for a keynote I’m doing tomorrow. I included this diagram – something that Chris Garrett came up with years ago as a way to show new bloggers what they should blog about. The idea – obviously – is to find the connecting point between what YOU know (lessons you’ve learned, problems you’ve overcome, experiences that you’ve had etc) and what your readers (or potential readers) want (or need) to know. The intersecting point is GOLD! The problem with this diagram is when I show it to people they sometimes respond… -
Why Interlinking Your Blogs Posts is a Must (and Not Just For SEO)
14 May 2013 | 8:15 amThis is a guest contribution by Daniel Vassiliou of Endurance SEO. Everybody loves (LOVES) to talk about link building and find the latest and greatest technique for building backlinks to your blog. While this gets you more traffic and better rankings in the search engines, it can draw away from an equally important aspect of your blog – internal (or onsite) SEO. Not only does a good internal SEO practice help boost your rankings by making it easier for Google’s crawlers to access your pages, but it also allows real people (yeah, they’re still on the internet) to navigate your site… -
How Many Posts Should a Blogger Post? [Pros and Cons of Daily Posting]
13 May 2013 | 8:46 amAlmost every time I do a Q&A at a conference I’m asked this question – How many posts should I post? The frequency of blog posts is something that gets talked about a lot and there is no perfect answer for all blogs – but here are a few thoughts on the topic. The Pros of Daily Posting I’ve heard many people answer the ‘how many posts’ question with the suggestion that you should aim for a daily post. While I will name some reasons why this may not be ideal below there are certainly some benefits of posting on a daily level including: Daily Posts Can…
