Archive | January, 2008

30 January 2008 3 Comments

Yahoo: Everything is cool, nothing to see here.

Yahoo missed pretty hard in Q4 of ’07 and I wanted to do a little reading before shorting them into the ground. Apparently they don’t think there is anything to see. Update: Srsly, Yahoo is fucking imploding.

29 January 2008 11 Comments

How much would you pay to use Google?

I got to thinking about how much I use Google to answer questions the other day. My search activity calendar looks like this every month: Even between Jan 1-3 when I was in Vegas I did 1-3 searches. Some months are even more heavy than this. So how much would I pay? I wouldn’t have [...]

27 January 2008 25 Comments

My Take on Why Grammar Matters

I give Shoe shit all the time about his piss poor grammar and spelling. Often times I just login and correct what I can. Sometimes I’m just not in the mood. I strive for perfection in my writing, with both grammar and spelling. I understand Shoe’s view that the message is more important than the [...]

25 January 2008 5 Comments

Best and Worst Movies This Week – Rambo and Cloverfield

I went to see Cloverfield earlier this week. 15 minutes into the movie, we had to walk out with nausea and headaches. If you’re the type of person who gets nauseous from movies with fast-cutting scenes and bad camera work, for the love of god don’t go see Cloverfield. What the fuck were they thinking? [...]

24 January 2008 1 Comment

To the smartasses: I win

I had a couple smartasses comment on my post about the craptastic MacBook Air, saying that I could use an USB EV-DO card. Except they suck. Well, here’s the answer to that: Adding insult to injury: USB 3G modems won’t fit in the MacBook Air. What’s up.

15 January 2008 6 Comments

Had the credit card in hand..and then..

Apple released some pretty awesome stuff at MacWorld today. The MacBook Air is wicked. I want(ed) one. I had the credit card in hand. Thing is, not having an ExpressCard slot for an EVDO card is a total dealbreaker. WiFi just isn’t everywhere you want it to be, and even when it is often times [...]

11 January 2008 7 Comments

Tips on Writing a Scraper

A couple weeks ago I got an email from a friend asking for some tips on writing a scraper. As I was responding, I realized it would make a good post. I think writing scrapers is one of my specialties, and I’ve yet to come across a site I haven’t been able to pillage. Here’s [...]

11 January 2008 3 Comments

Props Week: Friday – Chris Winfield/10e20

To be honest I wasn’t sure who I was going to give props to today. As I was firing off some emails and IMs it occurred to me. Chris Winfield has been one of the most gracious, coolest people I’ve met in the industry since the first time I met him. I think we first [...]

10 January 2008 5 Comments

Props Week: Thursday – SEOmoz

And then this came out of left field. I don’t always agree with everything at SEOmoz, and sometimes they make me want to bash my head through my overpriced Apple display. But often times the content they produce is ridiculously complete and fantastic. This post on internal linking from a few days back is a [...]

9 January 2008 Comments Off

Props Week: Wednesday – SEOBlackHat

I’ve always liked Quadszilla over at SEO Black Hat, and some of his most recent posts are really good. This particular post is a great method for building a new habit. I use the exact same technique for keeping track of my cardio workouts. I’m really consistent with lifting, but cardio is harder to stick [...]