Archive for August, 2008

I Hate MoneyBookers!

One of our blog advertisers asked if they could pay via MoneyBookers. I had heard about MoneyBookers on Digital Point in the past, but I never had a need for an account. He assured me that it was legit, and the fees were considerably less than with Paypal. After some quick due dilligence, I signed [...]

Take Control Of Your Email

Ever feel like you’re drowning in e-mail, and not making any progress on what’s important? Join the club! I get about 150-200 e-mails a day, and it is constantly taking me away from what I’m working on. It’s a challenge to find a good balance between e-mail and work. I deal with people who check [...]

BlogWorldExpo Weight Loss Challenge

I’m in trouble! Traveling all over the world this past year, I’ve easily put on 25-30lbs.. Now Blog World Expo is coming up in 3 weeks, and I need to shed some of this extra weight. One small problem – Timing. This is my busiest time of year, I’m impelenting two new technologies onto my [...]

My New Sandals

After destroying my old sandals in Punta Cana, I needed to find some decent sandals to replace them. I’ve heard great things about Reef sandals, so I decided to take a look. Journey’s had their Fanning Supreme for $52.99 – A bit more than I was looking to spend, but considering I wear sandals almost [...]

WordPress 2.6 + Podpress 8.8 = FAIL!

I hate WordPress. Every time I get comfortable with a version, a new one is released. After putting it off for awhile, I upgraded all 50 of our WordPress blogs to v2.6. And as luck would have it, v2.6.1 was released the FOLLOWING DAY!! Ridiculous.. In any event, 2.6 works just fine, so we’re sticking [...]

How Cost Of Design Can Affect Your ROI

I came across a great article from Wildfire Marketing Group over the weekend, and I thought it was worth reposting.. What does a cheap logo design really cost you? We’ve written several times about the importance of professional graphic design and even how to chose the right graphic designer, but what we haven’t discussed very [...]

Lone Star Steakhouse Steak Bites

Don’t worry, I’m not going all redneck John Chow on you guys.. A friend of mine is a higher-up at Lone Star Steakhouse, and he told me about their new “All You Can Eat Steak Bites”. I saw the picture, and I thought it looked gross. Still, he wanted our opinion on them, and said [...]