I know a lot of bloggers like to display their traffic numbers to impress their readership. Up until now I have been against the practice but, I’m going to indulge my audience this one time with my traffic numbers for the year thus far.Month Unique visitors Number of visits Pages Hits BandwidthJan 2007 16772 24990…
Dungeons and Dragons
I started playing Dungeons and Dragons way back in the early 80’s. I still remember getting my dad to take me to a B. Dalton bookstore to buy my original basic and expert Dungeons and Dragons sets.I still have some of those original materials but a lot I have sold off over the years. One…
How To: Use SQL to read private messages on a vbulletin forum
This applies only to super users who have db access rights. This feature should not be abused. It should only be used in cases of harrasment.A problem that sometimes arises is that of users sending nasty-grams via PM to each other. Unlike some forum software, vbulletin does a good job of keeping private messages private.If…
Why I am dumping sitemeter (and you should too)
Recently I encountered some news about Sitemeter selling out to an advertising company that wants to place tracking cookies on all sitemeter member sites. At first I thought this was bogus but then I checked.Sure enough, after clearing my cookies and looking at my site I found a cookie for “specificclick”.I have also noticed a…
The Power of Networking
I learned early on the power behind networking. Through all my days on Wall Street, networking got me far. As Senior vice president of a consulting firm, I recruited high net worth retail brokers throughout the country;” it wasn’t always what you know as much as WHO you know.” Even today, as a single mom,…
Blog Review: Kelly Cho – Catch a Falling Star
This be the last winner from my March Technorati contest.So, without any further ado I present to you Kelly Cho – Catch a Falling Star!Kelly Cho’s blog is relatively new as she only started this blog in March of 2007. Now, it may be new but that does not mean it is not good. In…
Speed Linking for Friday March 30, 2007
What a week I have had! Some of you may not know this but I am currently seeking better employment. With that in mind, here be the links!The 5 Minute Management Course – Here is a series of jokes with a moral. Very appropriate to the business world.Our First Resume Makeover – Yes, it’s all…
Going down the Hobbit hole
Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. have announced a massive, free “World Tour of Middle-earth” available to players throughout North America. Over one million players are planned to be invited into The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, the most complete and authentic massively multiplayer online (MMO) world based upon the famous Books…
Looking at stocks: Three months later
A few months ago I ran a short series of articles based on investing $20K. I ran the series for about a week and then dropped it. Today I want to do a brief article showing where those stocks are now.1) INTC – 405 shares – $8444.25 purchased 12/11/6 at $20.84 per share. Current price…
Sailing away with the Wii!
MIAMI – March 29, 2007 – Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced it is the first cruise line to offer guests a chance to experience Nintendo’s red-hot Wii video game system on board its ships. Since its launch in November 2006, the Wii system from Nintendo has become one of the most popular game systems….
Mario vs. Sonic
TOKYO (March 28, 2007) – SEGA Corporation and Nintendo Co. Ltd. today made a historical announcement that two of the biggest icons in the entertainment industry, Mario and Sonic, are joining forces to star in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Developed for the Wii video game system and the Nintendo DS system, this…
WIN A TICKET TO EASTER SEALS/STAR WARS BENEFIT
Hi Folks,Contest time!You can win one ticket to this wonderful event, which is a fundraiser to benefit individuals with disabilities, like Morgan Pratt, who receive support services from the Easter Seals.This event looks like it will be great fun. Dinner, drinks, live music by The Killer Watts, dancing, and your favorite Star Wars/501st Legion characters…what…