How Not to Blog in a Blogathon Blog

I had a great time with the Blogathon this past weekend. While I didn’t participate as a Blogathoner, I hit a couple hundred of the blogs blogging in the Blogathon, and found some great bloggers blogging about fun and interesting topics. I also learned a lot. I highly recommend that you make it part of […]

Blog About Someone or Something That Has Changed Your Life

You would think that as experts in nature photography, travel, and web design, our main site, Taking Your Camera on the Road, would have certain articles that would attract a high level of consistent traffic, right? You would think that exciting and innovative articles like CSS Unleashed – CSS Experiments with Design Elements, which took […]

Happy Birthday Blog

No, it’s not the birthday of this blog, though it could be. Every day is a birthday when there is another story idea to post and the enthusiasm keeps going. Instead I’m celebrating with my friend, Kamigoroshi’s blog, “Footsteps in the Mirror”. Mucking around the net browsing through blogs, it turns out that Sashi’s blog […]

Oh, The Joy of Being Slashdotted and Dugg

It is the dream of many bloggers and website administrators: To be reviewed by Slashdot or Digg. Millions flock to your site and everyone is talking about what you have to say and do. It’s a great accomplishment. In fact, it’s a kind of award-winning achievement in the Blogosphere. Oh, I can’t believe it! I […]

WordPress Theme Designers: Slapping You Upside the Head

AARRRGGGGHHHH!!!! Do you hear me yet? Listen closely. AARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! This is the sound of the pain and suffering bloggers on WordPress.com and WordPress make when they encounter the most lovely and useful of WordPress Themes that lack a few of the most basic elements. Come on, folks. Can’t you read? This is common sense stuff […]

What Are You Thankful For About the Internet?

I recently wrote about the the 15th birthday of the Internet browser, mentioning the accomplishments of the browser over the past 15 years, and it got me thinking about what I’m thankful for because of access to the Internet through the browser. I’m thankful that my family and friends and I can stay in touch […]

Happy Birthday, Dear Browser

I spent a few minutes this week reflecting upon my own past year’s accomplishments as I listened to my family’s deeds for the year during a very rare family get-together. Actually, they get together all the time. My life on the road means I don’t get together with them save for once or twice a […]