Blogs & Blogging

Somebody Doesn’t Know How To Work Their Spinner

Haha, I got this comment on one of my blogs today. Made me laugh. Nice try I guess. Hi there, just changed into alert to your weblog through Google, and located that it is really…

I Forgot How Well Akismet Works

Recently, during a debugging exercise on one of my WordPress-based sites, I disabled all the plugins. Including Akismet. And by recently I mean yesterday. I kind of take the comment spam protection that Akismet provides…

Can You Spot The Irony?

I just wanted to post this quick image of a recent comment I received. If you can see the irony in this one, I hope you get at least a small chuckle out of it….

If You’re Gonna Leave a Comment, Don’t Make it Obvious That You’re Spamming or Linking

I’ve noticed an interesting trend on a lot of blogs I maintain. When a user leaves a comment, it’s a half-ways good comment, but they input a name or link that is clearly a junk…

Gee-whiz Adsense, really?

I recently posted a new article to particular web site of mine today. The article started out with the word “Wow”. In this context, Wow was referring to my being amazed about something. How did…

Failed blog posts

It happens to me every now and then. I get a great idea – or at least a seemingly great idea – and start to blog about it. About half way through the post I…

Blogging, Defamation & Insurance

Ok, so blogging is becoming super-mainstream now to the point where people can throw opinions online in a matter of minutes, no matter how fresh or urgent those opinions are. Be careful if you like…

Why do I write this blog?

I ask myself this question every now and then. It’s a common question that a blogger will often ask themselves. Why write content for this blog on a continual basis? I’ve actually got a few…

Is Blogging Every Day Important?

A very common question among people bloggers, new and experiences, is “How often should I blog?” I ask myself this question all the time. I have never quite been able to figure it out, but…