Blog Stats that Rock and those that Don’t
Doing the job of webmaster for a business-to-business website has trained me to be a web stats fiend. I daily check Google Analytics for the latest trends across all the sites that I publish or manage. The proof is in the pudding and stats give you some great feedback for decision making in what to […]
Make Images Look Right with Attributes
When uploading an image to your blog, it’s important to include some essential attributes. Using a WYSIWYG editor like FCKEditor for WordPress gives you preset elements. The screen shot above is a typical example of some of the more common attributes that you should employ.
URL is the location online where the graphic will be posted. […]
I am 80% Addicted to Blogging
80%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
Wring a bell anyone? Interesting and revealing little test . So how did you rate?
I Don’t Work for a Living
Do you work for a living? You know it can kill you don’t you? Maybe quitting is a good idea. Stress is a major killer in its many forms and a job is a sure fire way to end your life early.
As for me, yeah I have a long-term arrangement with a company to […]
Sparking Thoughts in New Places
Recently, I was accepted to author articles on rustylime.com. Rustylime is an online magazine of editorials, reviews and news briefs. For regular thoughtsparks.net readers, most articles will be reposts from this site. It will come as no surprise to you that I will most often be writing topics in the technology and communication categories. […]
13 Good Alternatives to Email
If I were to take a pole I think we’d all agree, Email is the bane to our existence. How much time do we spend dealing with email that is sucking the life out of your productivity. I know I have other things I’d rather be doing than wading through spam, vendor notifications and […]
Photo Sites Must Adequately Inform Copyright Usage
With the exponential growth of photo sites like flickr, zooomr, and stock.xchng, there is a real need to raise the awareness of copyright laws and infringements. I ran across this photo on flickr entitled "Never Mind Your Copyright" (which I’m using appropriately under the Creative Commons some rights reserved). He writes a rant about this […]
Andy Mckee Redefines the Guitar
As one who has played the guitar from a spry 16 year-old, I have a deep appreciation for very accomplished musicians. When I think of amazing guitarists, few come close to the young Andy Mckee. The closest match in my mind is the late Michael Hedges who died in a car accident in 1997. Andy’s […]
How Secure is Your Domain Name?
A friend of mine called me yesterday to report that his domain was hijacked. He has one of those priceless domains with three letters. The schister got into his Yahoo store account, transferred it to GoDaddy and then put it up for sale. The domain was purchased, but fortunately before the transaction went through, a […]
New Face on ThoughtSparks
If you are a regular reader, you’ll notice much has changed here at ThoughtSparks.net. The most obvious and encompassing aspect is the new template. There are several reasons that led me to apply a new design.
I’m a perfectionist and just wasn’t happy with the last one.
The old design had too many plug-ins and was becoming […]
