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admin on Friday, May 21st, 2010 |
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OK we all know that Wordpress is awesome for building websites. There are 1,000’s of plugins and themes to choose from. For the most part dealing with wordpress is pretty straight forward, but when it comes to customization that’s where it can get a bit tricky!
Step in the Socrates Theme. This has only been out a month and has been taking the Wordpress world by storm. In fact I just installed it 10 minutes ago and my site is now up and running on the Socrates Wordpress Theme.
The first thing I can say is follow the directions! Duh of course 
You really need to go through each setting and save it before anything will take effect on your site, then you are ready to rock! I will customize my site a bit more later, but I really wanted to see how the Socrates theme worked.
It was easy, install the theme, then save the settings, then I went back in and chose a custom header, made my title text a bit bigger and changed the background. I added some nice clean footer text then added some widgets and added what I needed to that.
Bamm that was it. Oh and I added a nice little Socrates banner in the top spot. The product works and works well. There are so many more tweaks I need to make with it.
The cool thing is you can do everything on the fly. Change where you want your side bars, footers, layout colors, add links remove them withouth messing with any code. That’s the big thing. No Coding required. A lot of times people get so nervous when messing with code and they should be, because you could screw up your whole site with one wrong line of code so Socrates makes it real easy to change the majority of your site.
They also add a really cool feature which is just so simple. On the top right of my site you will see a twitter banner and a rss banner. All you need to do in the Socrates Admin Panel is add the urls and voila it shows up. Pretty neat huh?
All in all for messing with Socrates for about 30 minutes I really like it. The joy is that I can push this out to 50 of my other sites and not have to learn a new theme for each one and all the tools I need are there.
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admin on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 |
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Have you ever used keyword ranking software before? I have and I have even created my own. Well I didn’t create, but I had it created for me. The problems I have had with either paid services or my own system is the lack of support. The search engines are always changing and companies need to change with them. My own system worked great in the beginning, but needed constant tweaks to keep it running right. That just wasn’t working for me!
Step in Authority Labs Website Ranking Reports. I was at the http://searchsocialsummit.com/ last week and it was a great experience. That is also where I met Chase, the owner of Authority Labs. He showed me what his system can too and I signed up right there to give it a shot! I am now an affiliate for the product because it works so well. It is not often you actually get to meet and hang out as well as put a few beers back with someone who has developed the system you are using.
The other great thing about Authority Labs is the support they offer. When you sign up they actually put you on a path to learn how to use the system. You will get emails on how to get started and keep going. I can’t count how many times I have signed up for a service and just not stuck with it because it was too hard to learn or stick with. Authority labs keeps you going by holding your hand a bit and getting you up and running.
They have a few different pricing options to choose from. Check out the 30 day free trial it will give you a nice taste of the service. Click Here
I won’t sit here and walk through every selling point they have. I will let their site do that for you. They also have a sweet video demo of the product. The main thing I really wanted to emphasize here is the support and the passion that goes into their product. If you need to talk to an actual human being you can! You will get a response if you have an issue. In fact there was a hiccup with the system the other day which is expected with any system, but it is the way a company handles those hiccups is what really sets them apart. Chase and his crew were able to take care of business and get everything back on track and keep us customers happy.
If you have been looking for a new website ranking report system to try out give Authority Labs a shot
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admin on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 |
No CommentsHaha so a buddy of mine showed me nubag this morning. I thought it was a joke, but it is real! Nubag is a revolutionary men’s freshening spray formulated to kill bacteria and odor in… well you guessed it… your sack! I think we can all say that this looks a bit funny, but at the same time we can admin, well at least the men can admit that this might just be a great product.
Here are a few things from the company at NUbag TV
Until nubag, there wasn’t a single product men could turn to in moments of extreme discomfort. A soggy, wet genital area can be nerve-racking and cause stress. In a private survey of 100 femails, “genital perspiration” was the number one factor in deterring oral sex.
This is the best line right here – “If you’ve ever had to “wash your bag” in order to feel more comfortable or to avoid being humiliated when making sexual advances with woman. NUBAG is for you!”
As of now the product is not available, but is in the works. I will be first in line to give it a shot.
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admin on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 |
No CommentsWell if you didn’t need a reason to get the new iPad from Apple then you do now! The iCade is a mini arcade cabinet that your ipad slides right into!
How cool is that? Now I have to get one. Not like I really needed an excuse, but this just fuels the fire hehe
Here is a brief excerpt from ThinkGeek about their iCade –
Enter the iCade iPad Arcade Cabinet! To use the iCade, gently slide the iPad into the docking cradle. The docking cradle uses a standard 30 pin connector to link the iPad to the professional-grade arcade controls. Once the iPad is in place, launch the iCade App (available free in the App Store April 3rd) and it’s game on! We didn’t want to take any chances you’d run out of juice during your favorite game, so we included a 10w USB power adapter so you can charge the iPad through any electrical outlet. Now you’re all set to make an uninterrupted run on the Dig Dug World Record!
So what are you waiting for? Click here to learn more about the iCade from ThinkGeek
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admin on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 |
No CommentsI finally got my garage cleaned out and started the Insanity Workout Today!
The fit test kicked my butt and I am looking for more! Instead of posting about my 60 days of Insanity here you can follow my journey over here >
Insanity Workout Reviews
I cannot wait to get moving on this!!
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admin on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 |
No CommentsWell if you work with computers or use a computer which is anyone reading this hehe then you have probably experience data loss at one time or another! It sucks! You don’t know how many times I get friends and family asking if I can get their data back for them that they deleted or that is now corrupt because the hard drive crashed.
Over the years I have used a few different data recovery softwares, but most of the time removing the hard drive and putting it into an external HD case would enable me to get the info I needed off the hard drive. The only times there were issues was when there was some really deep corruption going on. Most software will detect and try to find the old data and I have had programs running for days trying to get the data back!! Thats not fun at all.
Step in windows data recovery software from Disk Doctors Software. Not only was it fast it worked! I tested this out on an older hard drive that I had laying around which I knew had some corruption and never had the time to deal with it. I was able to scan it and get the data back in a few hours! Sweet! If you work with computers give it a shot, they even offer a free demo which will show you what files it finds, but won’t restore them unless you pony up the money, but it is well worth it.
Click Here to check out the free demos. They have a program for pretty much any data issue you might be having and even have data recovery software for MAC and Linux machines. They even have software just for outlook data recovery and outlook back ups which is a must if you are using Outlook for your business.
I am all about products that work and work fast and the windows data recovery software from disk doctors did just that.
Let me know your thoughts if you have used this. I have yet to see any data recovery software that works as fast.
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admin on Friday, February 12th, 2010 |
1 CommentOk so this week I had to replace some of our Black Berry Storms, which really scuk by the way.
I was replacing them with 2 Blackberry Tours and 1 HTC Touch 2
I have to say that the Tours did their job. They functioned properly and retrieved email smoothly. The querty keypad was great and the users were happy.
On to the HTC Touch 2. What a piece of junk!! Years ago I had used the T-mobile htc model. The one before the wing. For the life of me I can’t think 0f the name. Anyways that phone did me well. It ran windows mobile and I really never had an issue with it.
This new HTC Touch 2 is like the bastard child of a storm and a wing. They just try to do too much!
It comes with a stylus, but they tell you too use your finger. Instead of picking one they decided to suck at both options.
My first opinion right off the bat after I turned it on and tried to get around was that it sucked! I wanted my boss to form his own opinion so after I configured it to run with our exchange server I let him have at it!
Bosses Conclusion : This thing is a piece of S*** Ha. I then said to him, “yup I know, but I wanted you to come to your own conclusion.”
It seems to me that all these phones try to do everything, and never really focus on the main things.
That is why I truly love the simplicity of my iphone. The only reason I can’t get people here are the iphone is because they have this idea that AT&T has no coverage even though I tell them I never have any issues. My iphone is hooked up to our exchange server as well and runs great! I have 4 emails address running off of it and it is so smooth!
You truly can’t beat the simplicity of the IPHONE. Well until the next phone stumbles into my door I will be sticking with my Iphone.
HTC TOUCH 2 = FAIL!
P.S. Too wipe the data off the HTC Touch 2 you need to click on Settings, Then all settings at the bottom left, them system, then storage, Type in 1234 click ok and sent that piece of crap back!!!
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admin on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 |
No CommentsHave you seen the Windshield Wonder? So my mom got me one as a stocking stuff er for Christmas. I finally just got around to using it today Jan 27th 2010! It had been sitting on my kitchen table and every time I would leave for work in the morning I kept meaning to grab it since my car window was filthy.
Well today I grabbed it! Of course it was freezing out and I got in my cold car and proceeded to use the Windshield Wonder. Duh! You have to spray the wonder with a few shots of water. Well duh water freezes on cold windshields. lol. So I did one swipe and then had a big line of frost on the window. I decided to drive to work then clean it since the windshield would be nice and warm by then.
I took some before and after pictures below. I have to say that the Windshield Wonder worked really really well! The pictures don’t show it that well since I took them with my iphone and the lighting sucked, but you can see the one picture with the rear view mirror that came out real nice. If you windows are really really dirty you might have to give a nice one time cleaning and then use the windshield wonder to maintain. I would think this would be great for smokers. I am definitely impressed with the quickness of how it takes that film off my window. This has earned a place in my glove box and will be used often to keep my windows clean!
A definite buy!
You can really see the smudges that were there before. This only took about 2 or 3 back and forth motions to come clean. All in all about a minute to clean the whole windshield.
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admin on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 |
No CommentsWordpress users worldwide are discovering the versatility of the latest offering from DIY Themes, with their new theme “Thesis”. If you want a well rounded program that is rich with features, then this is one of the best themes around in today’s market. If you are designing sites for customers who are very picky, this theme will allow you to make changes quickly and easily so that you can provide your customer with the best site possible.
- The options panel in this theme is comprehensive and allows you to easily customize your site. Few plug-ins will be needed as this theme has many of them built right into the code. Any changes you make to the theme are stored in one file, allowing you to easily customize your site. You’ll also have ease of use, as you will have only one file to work with, when it comes time to upgrade the theme. All updates are free to paid users so you will not have to spend more money in the years to come.
- This program has a feature called “Teasers”, which allows the home page to display archived pages with short snippets from the actual posts. This is a great feature for those who want to keep visitors at their site for longer periods of time. It grabs their attention and keeps them discovering new information.
- There is also a multimedia box that will give visual presentations to your visitors. This also comes with an automatic rotator feature so that visitors see different visuals on every page. You will have full control over turning it off or on. This is accompanied by a feature box that is displayed more prominently. Normally this is found at the top of the page and it can feature or highlight special posts or special offers that you want your visitors to focus on.
- The design part of Thesis gives you full control over fonts, font sizes, as well as columns and their widths. This provides the designer full control over the entire site. One of the best features of this program is its ease of use when it comes to search engine optimization. The clean code allows search engines to easily read the site and validate it. Options to easily add keywords, Meta tags as well as titles makes this a versatile program for SEO.
- One of the best features for buyers is the support that is available online in the form of tutorials and videos. The robust online community forums are full of information as well as allowing you to ask any question. Whether you are an experienced user or a beginner, people are always available in the forum area to help you resolve any issues that you are having. Besides the forum area, the internet is full of sights that will teach you everything you need to know about Thesis. Now that is has become one of the best selling themes online for Wordpress, development of different features will quickly become available. There is a wealth of information about every aspect of this program for you to discover.
Thesis will improve any website as well as making future websites easy to put together. The theme is well priced and very affordable. Once you have purchased this theme you’ll never have to buy another one again. It will meet and exceed all your expectations.
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admin on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 |
No CommentsDroid…….. Droid……. Shut up Shut up!!
Ok so we gave the Verizon Motorolla Droid a shot for a guy over here. After about 2 days he had it and wanted to get the Blackberry Tour. I am not going to go into a huge review of the Droid here because to be honest I didn’t even mess around with it too much.
Coming from my Iphone 3gs “which is awesome btw” the Droid really did nothing for me.
Complaints from the user?
1. Too Heavy
2. Touch Screen Sucked
3. Keypad was hard to type with
There were a few others but they were specific to his job duties.
Anyways I am returning the Droid and getting him a Black Berry Tour which came in the mail today and is just fine.
Ok so I needed to wipe out the Droid to factory settings.
Gotta love all the combination’s of buttons you have to press.
Here goes it!
1. Turn off the Droid. If you can’t shut it off then…. um… take out the battery.
2. Open the physical keyboard and press the X key while pressing and holding the Power Button. The device will turn on, keep holding these two buttons until a yellow triangle appears. It my be a bit awkward holding these buttons down so push the phone against your chest just so you don’t lose your hold.
3. Press the Camera and Volume Up buttons at the same time to get a menu to come up. I had to press them numerous times to get this to work.
4. You have now entered Recovery Mode.
5. Use the Directional Pad on the Physical Keyboard to select wipe data/factory reset.
That’s it! Send that puppy back to Verizon and get an Iphone hehe.
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