New Experiment
February 24, 2009 by Hobbzey
Filed under News and Rants
In the weeks to come Mr.C and I will be embarking on an exciting new web venture. One that will be my first foray into Google’s Adsense with an attempt to monetize a website. Now, we’re not going into this with big dreams, but are instead taking the stance of this being a learning experience.
I have particualy been surprised about my endevors into the field of Search Engine Optimization or SEO. Case in point, it was brought to my attention that the Tractor Club’s site of a few weeks with its sub-directory address of pullinink.com was outranking an established business of 50 years with a strong web presense!
So what do I owe my success? I think it’s attributed to a well laid out xml sitemap, strategic use of the bold tag on particular high ranking natural keywords, and an extensive use of deep linking.
But back on topic, this new site, which I’ll be revealing when its complete will be quite interesting. It’s a mashup of an online game, logic puzzles, and many many ad impressions. How it performs though will be the real experiment…
It always rains on the day of my Birthday…
February 20, 2009 by Hobbzey
Filed under Life and Other Stuff
On this Saturday, February 23, 2009 I will be turning 26. Twenty-Six. Two Six. I’m not upset about it. I’m not sad about it. I’m not anything about it. I genuinely stopped associating anything with the number of years I’ve been alive.
Anyway, in honor of my birthday and in no particular order, here are the top 10 things about turning 26.
1.) I have way more hair on my head than I thought I would.
2.) I have way less hair anywhere else than I thought I would.
3.) Maturity is CLEARLY not age based.
4.) I feel like maybe I should feel ashamed that I enjoy 80’s music.
5.) I don’t feel ashamed.
6.) I found myself wondering when does one begin taking Geritol? And what does it do anyway?
7.) I have far few friends at 26 than I had at 16.
8.) I have far better friends at 26 than I did at 16, and I value them more than I did then as well.
9.) Despite being told for years that your taste buds change and that “someday you’ll like asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, or any other awful vegetable,” I don’t think I ever will.
10.) And I still have a small get together every year on my Birthday, and this year will be no exception!
Review: Acer Aspire One
February 7, 2009 by Hobbzey
Filed under Gadgets and Reviews
So after alot of soul searching, and accumulated eye strain from almost a year of looking at a 7-inch screen to surf the web, I decided to sell the EEE PC netbook and did so for almost exactly what I paid for it. I was even able to completely cover the cost of my new toy, and the EEE’s replacement, an Acer Aspire One!
And I couldn’t be happier!
The Acer Aspire One is turning out to be a significant upgrade on almost all fronts. So what are the details of this new souped-up netbook companion? Let’s list the main upgrade points…
I’m going from a 900-MHz Intel Celeron Processor to a 1600-Mhz Intel Atom Processor, almost doubling my speed.
From 512mb RAM to 1gb on two 512mb chips so I can use the Dual Channels, doubling my memory and it’s speed.
Ditching the tiny 4gb SolidState Drive of the EEE PC, the Aspire One sports a 160gb Hard Drive, a huge increase!
And although both models use the same graphics chip, I’m going from a 7″ 800×480 pixel screen on the EEE PC to the Aspire One’s 8.9″ 1024×600 pixel screen which is MUCH brighter!
So overall, I’m very happy with my decision to upgrade, and in the next few days to come I’ll be updating with my progress as I attempt to repartition this puppy to Tri-boot with Windows, MacOS X, and Ubuntu…