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I enjoy a good acronym or three. (correction: initialism, not acronym) WOUB.org is putting the finishing touches on an article about my latest musical endeavor which is only relevant here because I strung three acronyms together this morning while politely refusing to stream one of my old songs along with the article. "Naturally, if you … Continue reading A Long Acronym
No juggalo, I like playing with magnets. Fun with magnets A friend gave me a Ball of Whacks a few years ago. I played with them so much, my special lady friend threatened to leave me the next time I said, "Hey babe, look at this weird shape I made!" Buckyballs are great fun for … Continue reading How to make New Buckyballs Shape – Tetrahedron
Under a Blanket of Sleep My earliest memories fluttered archetypal dreamscapes of unknowable shapes and otherworldly sounds. I remember not understanding the recurring dream, confusion which no doubt rooted the subtle cerement of fear shrouding this fascinating fancy. That I lacked adequate language to describe it frustrated me more than my inability to understand it. No, … Continue reading Inadvertent Lessons from Safety Town
Dear Amazon Usability Team, 1. I want to stay logged in so that 1-Click ordering is really one click. In the past, if I wanted something from Amazon, I would pop open my browser and I was conveniently already signed in to Amazon. This allowed me to 1-Click order on the fly and enabled me … Continue reading Amazon Usability Feedback – Login Practices
What's big in health in the past decade? There are the obvious big-name near-pandemics like SARS, cholera and swine flu. And if you're not into the "We're all going to die!" mentality then we could talk about stem cells, genomics, and the political implications thereof. But those all pale in comparison to the most important … Continue reading Top Trends in Health 2001 – 2010
Staring at the Oven Roasted Chicken Flavor DENTAL TREATS cats love! AKA Feline Greenies (TM), I pondered yet another in a long line of unoriginal thoughts: Why do we feed cats food flavored for humans? The answer is two-fold. 1. We do not. Well, I'm reasonably sure we're not feeding our cats food that's flavored … Continue reading Top 5 New Cat Food Flavors
(Update: We have less control than ever on Facebook. Use socialfixer.com. It's the best we have.) Facebook sucks when it comes to privacy. I can't wait until somebody sues them for it and forces them to change. Maybe someday they'll realize that good usability and privacy is a great business model. Until then, here are … Continue reading How do I Remove Facebook Recent Activity from my Wall?
Time flies when you're having fun. Time waits for no man. And sure enough, time appears to move faster as we get older. I'll preface this by saying that this is (obviously) not an original observation. Furthermore, I don't think my explanation of WHY time seemed to pass more slowly when we were younger is … Continue reading Why Does Time Seem to Speed Up as We Age?
WebPosition's old standalone version finally stopped querying Google correctly. I'm now in the process of switching to Advanced Web Ranking (AWR). Per my earlier post about finding a WebPosition replacement and some followup in the comments, AWR is the only solution to meet all of the critical SEO software criteria. I'm still apprehensive; it's always … Continue reading Advanced Web Ranking Here I Come
(WARNING! This article is several years old now. The world of SEO changes often. Take this and any other SEO advice with a grain of salt and an eye for the contemporary.) This article assumes your web team has already configured your blog on a good blogging platform like WordPress with all the best SEO … Continue reading SEO Blogging Best Practices
Dan Dreifort 