October 31, 2006 at 12:31 pm · Filed under Adsense, Plugins, Blogging, Google, Miscellaneous
Before we get started I want to make it clear that this is a method for dummies. There are no files to download, no big fancy template changes or anything. No, this is a simple php command that rotates the Google Adsense client ID.
If you’re on the hunt for a plugin to do this, you can try this one. The AdSense Sharing Revenue and Earnings System looked brilliant and from reading the features I was certain it was exactly what I needed. The problem is the download doesn’t seem to work. I followed the instructions perfectly and the plugin simply will not show up in the admin panel. Being a guy who doesn’t have a lot of time in life… I moved on. Read the rest of this entry »
October 22, 2006 at 4:11 pm · Filed under Technology, Microsoft, Plugins, Browsers, Firefox, Miscellaneous
For those of you who will be using IE7, Microsoft has published the browser extension page and the list of plugins is now available for download.
Microsoft IE 7 Extensions Page
There appears to be a good amount of plugins there, but the almost none of my plugins are there. I might have missed it, but I didn’t see Adsense Notifier, SEOpen, PR in Status bar, FireFTP and a few others. To be fair, I did see stumbleupon, Digg, and some of the other big name plugins so that might help a bit.
If you’re an IE fan this list should be pretty tasty.
Enjoy!
October 22, 2006 at 4:03 pm · Filed under Computers, Technology, Microsoft, Firefox 2, RSS, Firefox, Browsers, Plugins, Miscellaneous
I love Laptop Magazine. I read their feeds and find tons of good info over there. With that being said, I’m scratching my head trying to figure out what they were thinking when they posted this.
Here are the parts that get me.
For example, IE7 detects the presence of RSS links and adds them to a Favorites Center that puts Favorites, Feeds, and History in a single, navigable window. Within the RSS reader itself, you can search and reorganize items by date, author, and title.
Ummm… Firefox invented this long ago did it not?
Tabbed browsing in IE7 gets supercharged with a Quick Tabs preview page of visual thumbnails that lets you view each open tab on a single screen. The group-tab feature turns the current cluster of open pages into a Favorite that reopens all of these tabs with a single click.
Poor Microsoft. This feature sounds excellent, but we all know we’re getting it with Firefox 2.
Microsoft has also taken a cue from the open-source browsers and has enhanced its add-ons. A launch catalog displays Microsoft and third-party toolbars, form fillers, and other extensions that you can plug in and manage easily. Here’s hoping that developers get as creative with IE7 plug-ins as they have with Firefox’.
Too little, too late.
In the grand battle between Firefox and IE, we think that IE has a bit of an edge in this release, although the Firefox 2 betas we have seen will catch it up a bit. Many of the things we like about Firefox have been implemented in IE7 and have been polished to be more streamlined and useful. For those of us who spend a lot of time researching and working on the Web, IE7 represents the best and most aggressive IE upgrade we’ve seen in a while.
How so? I still have seen NOT A SINGLE strain of evidence that suggests IE7 has an edge of Firefox. None.
Call me a FF fanboy if you wish, but IE7 is going to have to create something completely different, unique and original for me to throw out my plugins, browser skins, solid security (I have suffered zero attacks since I started using Firefox), fast surfing, RSS readers and all the rest of the jazz.
Sorry to say this LAPTOP Magazine, but I think you’re trying to be a little too friendly here. While IE7 may be a step up from EI6, we have to remember that IE6 set the standard bar just a few inches above the ground. With standards that low, it isn’t difficult to exceed them.
October 6, 2006 at 7:38 am · Filed under Digg, Plugins, Browsers, Firefox, Miscellaneous
The online community is putting together a tubular list of Firefox extensions over at Wikipedia.
While eyeing the list I decided to go ahead and install the Digg Toolbar. Nice!
