Web site tips & tricks: SEO, page rank, et al.

For the last year or so I've been helping friends tweak their web sites. Cleaning up HTML, developing templates & boilerplate, renaming things; all with high page rank in mind. It's something I affectionately call "godfathering".

I just wrote several web pages on web site design., translating pages into other languages for free, and using Blogger to host photos. It's not an exhaustive tell-all by any means but a concise intro to the subject. Heck, if I tell too much I'll lose my advantage!

I trust that there's something of interest to most.

I wish my web site was this kewl!

This is what I call a really neat site. Doesn't do anything but waste time, bandwidth, and brain cells!

What time is it? 666!

So y'all know how I feel about 666 and barcodes, right?

Well someone commented:

"Everyone focuses on the number 666. The logic goes that when the shit hits the fan (Book of Revelation) no one will be able to do commerce without the mark of the beast on one's right hand or forehead. Error one: barcodes are on boxes of corn flakes, bottles of shampoo, and six-packs of beer, not on people. I can buy any of these items with a twenty dollar bill, no UPC tattoo required. Not that barcode tattoos aren't popular"
This made me laugh.......mainly because you said also "Nut jobs who don't know jackshit about barcodes"
Well in this sense, you are a "nutjob" who doesnt know jackstuff about the Bible
Its not "no one in the world" will be able to do commerce.....its "no one in that area" which will be made up of 10 nations total
The mark in the forehead is NOT a barcode or chip or anything like that.....it the surrender of ones MIND and WILL to the allegiance to the antichrist
The Mark in the hand could VERY WELL be like the verichip, it does not have to contain the numbers 666 in it.....666 is the number of the name of either the antichrist or the false religious leader who is also mentioned in revelation 13
And though it would not be hard to have an entire area convert to digital currency as opposed to paper currency, this will probably not be the case.......it says all must have the mark OR the name of the antichrist OR the number of his name......in this light, all one would have to do is Swear Allegiance to this nation and its king/leader, and they are marked in their forehead
So is it gonna be a barcode? probably NOT......but dont talk down on the Truth of the Bible when you dont even know what it says
Have a great day,
Teejae

And s/he calls me a nutjob...

The good ol' FBI. J. Edgar must be so proud!

Mr. Hoover, your old running buddies are doing their awful best to make you proud. Problem is, their best just ain't good enough.

Want proof? This story about how agents can setup a wiretap but they can't pay their damn phone bill! Who needs a lawyer with bozos like this on the job?

G1G1 didn't cut it!

The G1G1 program sends XO computers overseas. How? You buy one and another gets sent overseas. Rich Americans subsidize donations internationally. Sounds good, right?

I thought so. It sounded so good, Azalea Software got two and two were to be donated. Would have been great if the bozos at XO spent the extra couple of dollars and had FedEx require a signature.

Read the rest of the story here.

If you design microwaves...

Call me late to the party. Heck, I'll even confess to being a Luddite when it comes to microwave ovens. But the last place I rented and my new condo both suffer from the same fundamental design flaw.

When I walk into the kitchen I shouldn't have to hunt and search for the "Clear" button. And when I walk into a dark kitchen the light should be obvious and easy to find.

It's not Christmas without a brawl, ehhh?

Christmas in Jerusalem. What could be more serene and festive, ehhh? How about priests fighting?

Brilliant! (or should I say "tnaillirB")

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibet is a thorn in Beijing's side. A noble cause celebre headed by a guy the world just loves. The Dalai Lama arm wrestles with the Communists. The Party wants to control HHDL's reincarnation. The whole world's watching.

This piece is a good overview. To know the man is to laugh about PRC's arrogance while crying over the distraction.

Om mani padme hum.

What I woke to this morning

Let's see: I'm buying a condo, my Mom is coming tomorrow, Lisa's leaving tomorrow, Azalea is an S Corp. and it's the end of the year, and I'm buying a condo.

And this is what greets me when I go out to my car today. Fortunately I spotted it before it became an all out flat. At the most inopportune time. On the way to signing the papers. In the rain. Late.

One Laptop Per Child now shipping!

I order not one but two One Laptop Per Child computers through the Give One Get One program.

Why two? Well, four actually. Because the XO computer has built-in mesh networking and what I call social computing tools. You need two to talk to each other. It's like Santa bringing you one walkie-talkie or even a pair if you're an only child in the middle of nowhere.

Rumor has it they're shipping today. I can't wait! And this is my birthday week too!

No more Dalai Lamas?

As if the idea the Chinese can dictate and regulate one's reincarnation isn't outlandish enough comes word that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is talking about redefining the succession of Dalai Lamas and perhaps ending the chain with him. His recent remarks reported here are cause for pause.

I for one always thought HHDL would be with us. I selfishly assumed that I would be able to study with him whenever I wanted, now or in the future.

Don't Forget Burma.

Gotta love the web. I just submitted a photo to Don't Forget Burma. Let's hope the military dictators use the web and listen to our pleas.

Vatican Snubs His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Well. The Pope is a coward. Bowing to pressure from Beijing, he won't meet with HHDL. when he's in Italy. Seems kissing China's butt is more important than doing the right thing.

So much for "liberation theology" ehhh?

The *Best* craigslist W4M Ad Ever!

This may well be the best craigslist W4M ad ever. Witty as all get out!

Thanksgiving Day

T'giving is one of my favorite holidays. Family-oriented, breaks the week up nicely, inclusive and feel good, and with food at its center. Spiritual if one wants but not overtly Christian. Nowadays being vegan/vegetarian doesn't even raise eyebrows. What more could you ask?

Well, how about a recipe for turkey stuffing? I did this PDF for an employee who found herself home for the holidays without a clue in the world as to how to cook a turkey. Meanwhile my kids have informed me that they are only interested in a Betty Crocker, Norman Rockwell, mainstream, non-nouvelle dinner. "No wild mushrooms" seems to be their battle cry. The good news is that my estranged 18 yr old son is schedule to grace us with his presence. Now if he'd only cop to enlisting in the Marines before he reports 08dec.

Meanwhile I did a little audio poem for the holiday season. Cute yet disturbing.

Free cellphone ringtones!

Like I don't have enough to do, I've been making free cellphone ringtones. Putting my iPod Belkin microphone to good use. That and WavePad.

Time? I ain't got no time. We're gearing up for Crystal Reports 2008 which features our barcode software bundled in with the upsale coming to us. And the news of the week is me buying a condo. Or as Marci said, "I guess Hell froze over." Not just any condo but one around the corner, one that's the whole top floor of a building, one with a full-on view of the city, a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, formal dining room, 2 balconies and a private deck, big ass, one owner condo.

But meanwhile, there's them ringtones...

Vows Taken

The part of my trip to Bloomington I haven't talked about was taking refuge. Sorta like getting baptised by the Pope. The funny thing is that I've watched the video a couple of times and I swear I hear something else. Guess that's what they mean by direct transmission.

Ben says I'm a card carrying Buddhist now.

Crystal Reports 2008 now does barcodes!

Crystal Reports 2008 supports barcodes. The Crystal Reports 2008 press release doesn't come out and say it but we all know that Crystal 2008 uses Azalea Software's barcode fonts.

Azalea has shipped a User Function Library (UFL) for Crystal Reports for many years, but now our barcode fonts are now tightly woven into the fabric of Crystal.

Tell me; does it get any better than this? I don't think so!

FM3 in today's NY Times

Shout out to FM3 who made today's NY Times article on the avant-garde music scene in China.

I'm a big fan of their Buddha Machine and was glad to see a sample on the site.

[note: the management is not responsible for any correlations between the Times coverage of the Buddha Machine and recent events in Bloomington IN.]