After upgrading to Hardy Heron, I found that my VMWare no longer worked. No good! So being the early adopter that I am, I decide its time to give VMWare Server 2 Beta a spin. Oops…. just a bit painful. Thankfully, I finally figured it out through the help of several websites. Here is the step-by-step that should save you a few hours.
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Installing VMWare Server 2 Beta in Ubuntu Hardy 64bit
June 21, 2008 by Comments (3)
Plurk Unleashed!
June 7, 2008 by Comments (12)
Note: Check out this thread at Digg.com to vote on features you would like to see implemented in Plurk.
I have not been sucked into a social networking service like this until I first discovered Digg.com. There is something about Plurk ( Yes, my links to Plurk are invites from me :p ) that has me coming back for more. Following is my review of Plurk along with practical information on how to use Plurk.
Getting Investment Capital for Your Social Media Application
June 5, 2008 by Comments (0)
This information comes from a panel I attended at Social Media School. For your benefit, I have captured the key points. Enjoy!
Social Networking at LAX?
June 3, 2008 by Comments (0)
When I saw this screen at LAX, I just had to click the community icon, thinking maybe I would find an airport based social network.
Using TubeMogul to Increase Traffic and SEO
May 8, 2008 by Comments (3)
Yesterday, at Digital Hollywood, I interviewed Brett Wilson, founder of TubeMogul.com. He explained what TubeMogul is all about and offered some examples of how TubeMobul has been used along with some tips on how to maximize its usage. If you are looking for a way to boost traffic and SEO for your website, then you must give TubeMogul a try.
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The Story Behind iPhone.com
May 7, 2008 by Comments (11)
Once again, Starbucks proves to be a great place to meet interesting people. Today, I met Michael Kovatch, who is recently “Internet” famous for selling iPhone.com to Apple. Thanks for the introduction Kurt! Following is a brief video interview where Michael explains how he acquired iPhone.com. You can add this to your trivia files.
19 Secrets From LA’s Top SEO Firm
May 6, 2008 by Comments (13)
At last weeks Mixergy event, the closing speaker panel was with BlueSEO (just Google Los Angeles SEO and they come up number one). Here are the notes I took from that talk. I’m sure you will find valuable information that you can apply right now. Enjoy!
11 Traffic Tips From the Number One Chiropractic Blog in the World
May 5, 2008 by Comments (7)
I had the fantastic opportunity to sit on a panel with a certified traffic generating machine (Micheal Dourasch) courtesy of Andrew Warner of Mixergy. Following are some tips from Micheal, from the notes I took, that will help you gain some quality traffic to your web sites.
Using Nautilus to Easily Share Linux Folders With Your Network
May 3, 2008 by Comments (1)
For those who want to get file sharing up and running as fast as possible, Ubuntu’s (I am using Hardy Heron) Nautilus file manager achieves that goal nicely. Here is a quick howto. [Read more…]
Using Python to Grab Images From a Web Site
April 30, 2008 by Comments (6)
I recently started a contest for a logo design (The link is not to my contest, just an example). Soon I had over 60 entries and I needed an easy way to present these logos to the client in a Power Point presentation. It takes two clicks to get to each image… no good. Thus the following script was created. It should serve as a good tutorial on how to use Python to do some basic web interactions. [Read more…]