Monthly Archives: March 2009

RE Blog Lab (Me) Sidetracked

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Dave Smith
Malwarebytes main screen (I added the flowers)

It wasn’t actually the Lab that was sidetracked, it was me. The Lab is secure and has been since the beginning. But late last week I downloaded a web based FTP client I needed for a project and I wasn’t careful in finding it. I did a google search, clicked on the first available link and downloaded a file. Continue reading →

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Magazeen Theme Features

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Dave Smith
magazeentopimages

I should say, “Magazeen Theme features I like”. The more I play with this theme the more I like it. I do hope there are some things which can be made to work better with certain plugins. Not that the theme needs plugins but some features of the theme stop functioning with certain plugins activated. Continue reading →

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New Coat of Paint at the Lab

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Dave Smith
A New Coat of Paint For a New Look and Feel

When I started Lab back in December 2006 I chose the Cutline theme and stuck with it. I know it is rare to do so. I’ve changed themes on several of the other blogs and I’m always tweaking them with additional features and plugins. But the theme at the Lab has remained the same till yesterday. Continue reading →

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The Twitter Principle isn’t about Twitter

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Dave Smith
Golf hole

The Twitter Principle isn’t about Twitter. It is about applying social networking principles to your blog. I’ve written two blogs posts about applying the Twitter Principle to blogging and in each case most of the comments have nothing to do with the social networking dynamic of the Twitter Principle, instead they are focused on Twitter itself and in some cases SEO. Continue reading →

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A Quick Reference Guide for Tags

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Dave Smith

This is a quick reference guide to a tagging system for real estate blogs. It is designed to combine targeted tags and general tags for the long tails effect. Combined together to create a complete strategy to using tags on your real estate blog. Continue reading →

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