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Free SEO tip
I had one blog post which was about my trip to the splendour in the grass music festival where I mentioned about buying gumboots before I went. I mentioned the keyword twice and my site is ranking far too high for it to be useful for anyone.
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Freelancers Beware of Receiving Payments via Credit Card through PayPal
I decided to contribute my story to freelance switch as I'm sure that there other freelancers out there accepting payments through Paypal unaware that they are not covered and what will actually happen if a client disputes a transaction.
» You can read my story here at freelance switch.
Update: The story has also been kindly translated into portuguese, thanks to fique-rico.com.
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April fools!
So it was April fools yesterday, who did you fool, or who fooled you?
Here's a few noteworthy efforts:
Google's wireless broadband service
This one's a winner ... in-home wireless access by connecting fiber-optic cable through your toilet and into sewage lines. Includes diagrams and photos!!!
Blizzard Introduces the Tinfoil Hat
Very funny - details of a "new craftable item" in World of Warcraft. I love the caption "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you".
Introducing Gmail Paper
Not as effective as the google wifi, but I think this has a much better chance of fooling people.
ThinkGeek's WiiHelm
A helmet based Wii controller ... beware of whiplash.
Not really an April fools, but still, conducted on April 1st and definitely deserves a mention, the Brisbane Zombie Walk had zombies roaming a pre-defined path through Brisbane. Even BBC News reported on it. See also some related zombie photos.
Labels: Web Geekery
blogger "improvements"
It feels like I've been with blogger.com since, ... forever. Though for the past year or so I've increasingly wanted to install wordpress for this blog. Only having MS SQL available as part of my hosting, not the required MySQL has however prevented me!
So I heard Blogger.com finished beta, and that there's all sorts of little handy widgets ... which are available to users who either create new blogs or ditch their own old templates and adopt the Blogger.com "layouts". Finally, Blogger.com users can have categories for their posts! That was the biggest reason why I wanted to switch to wordpress. Though how disappointed am I, those handy widgets and extra functionality is only available to users that host their blogs on blogspot!!!! ARGH!
I know I'd be able to mimic categories with a bit of hacking and fiddling around, ... it's on my "to do one day" list so for now, please excuse the mess!
Labels: Web Geekery
Brisbane Web Standards Group Meeting - August
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Cost: $5
RSVP: brisbane@webstandardsgroup.org
Lyn Egas: A blind users experience of the web
Michael Rees: The Influence of Ajax on Web 2.0
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=71
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About Me
Cara Williams (aka. Carsy, Miss Cara)
Brisbane.qld.au
Full time web/media designer since '99.
Not any more! Completed an Associate Degree in Multimedia Studies through CQU.
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· World of Warcraft. Proudmoore: Carsy (70 Undead Priest) or Careenah (Tauren Druid), Frostmourne: Carsy (60 Human Warrior)
· Harnessing my web super powers.
