January 2005

From SC Magazine
Lexus cars may be vulnerable to viruses that infect them via mobile phones. Landcruiser 100 models LX470 and LS430 have been discovered with infected operating systems that transfer within a range of 15 feet…
… Bill Gates is a known Lexus driver. In 1999 he auctioned one for charity…
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Now I have to admit [...]

For those of you in the industry you’ve now doubt heard of the infamous “sandbox”. For those of you not in the trade, here’s the cliff notes version:

The sandbox is an alleged penalty or filter that is applied to new websites to prevent them from ranking for “money” or other popular search terms.

If you want [...]

I was doing some link building the other day and came across a job category I never knew existed, Life Coach. Maybe I’m just old school, but I don’t get it. If there’s something wrong with you mentally, go to a psychiatrist. If there’s something wrong with you physically go to the doctor. If you [...]

The great thing about art is it never makes sense when you’re doing it, and almost seems like a complete waste of time. When you’re done and it all come together “just right” it’s great. As I was a draftsman at one point in my life, I always admired MC Escher’s work. As a kid [...]

Maybe I should change the title of this post, if you can’t take the comments maybe it’s YOU WHO AREN’T SUITED FOR BLOGGING! Seems that after I posted his comments and threadwatch shared it with everyone (post), it got a little too intense, and Russell picked up his ball and ran home. The wanker [...]

Ok first of all if you’re using a real browser like Firefox you can make it so nofollow links are distinctly shown in your browser. GoogleGuy made this public this over in WebmasterWorld. You’ll need a blank text file and put the following lines in it
a[rel="nofollow"]

{

border: thin dashed firebrick! Important;

font-weight: bold !important;

text-decoration: blink !important;

}
Then save [...]

In case you missed it Russell happened to comment on my refrence to him in yesterdays blog.
My, aren’t you a f***ing moron. The out of context
quotes and misuse of the word zealot really gave
you away.
Why don’t you try another hobby, I’m thinking the
whole blogging thing isn’t suiting you. Good thing
Technorati indexes you [...]

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If you write, or read blogs in any meaningful way chances are you’ve come across and had to deal with blog spam in one way or another. [...]

In my industry one of the biggest rewards you can get is landing a #1 spot for a competitive search terms, and as a result getting a big commission check. However from time to time we all like to get a little public recognition for the work you do, and the things you say. I [...]