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A Losing Battle
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:53:00 +0000The following article isn't nearly complete. I will flesh it out in the coming month.
For the past four years of my life, I've done everything within my power to battle substance abuse - amongst family, friends, and aquintances. And this is what I discovered - it's a battle that cannot be won. Why is this so?
Availability
Drugs are available everywhere. It cannot be eradicated, since either Law Enforcement's hands are tied up in red tape, or they are involved in some form or fashion.
Even if Law Enforcement could do their work, drugs would still be available, since many Law Enforcement Officers are often involved, virtually anyone can make and distribute these substances, and because ultimately many household products may serve as alternatives (for instance, "goldy locks" - the stuff you clean your pots with).
Law Enforcement
The Good. Many arrests are made. A lot of stolen goods are confiscated.
The Bad. Law Enforcement Officers often find their hands tied by red tape.
The Ugly. Many Law Enforcement Officers either use, or are involved in the manufacture and/or distribution of illicit substances. Dockets disappear from Police Stations. Evidence disappear from Storage. Innocent people get framed.
Parenting
Problem Children, Problem Parents. No, I'm not saying these parents necessarily approve. Nor, do I claim that they are bad parents. What I am saying is that, more often than not, they are the enablers. They don't correct their children. They provide the money. They buffet the authorities. They lie for their children. And, they believe every bullshit story they are told.
I have NEVER met any addict, who's parents weren't guilty of at least one of the above.
The Educational System
Schools don't want to get involved. The reason? Problem Parents unreservedly sue Principals and Schools for classifying their kid as an addict.
Rehabilitation Centers
More information coming soon ...
Social Upliftment Efforts
Financial Shortfall. Personal Agendas.
So there it is. At least now you know why your children are dying, your daughters are being raped, and your society collapsing. May God help us.ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Pay-Per-View
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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0000If you'd like a reciporical link, grab one of the following, let me know where I can find it on your site, and I will link to you from an appropriate post.
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ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Evolutionary Species
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ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Google Chrome
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:33:00 +0000For those of you who don't know, Google Chrome (the new web browser from Google) was released on the 2nd of September.
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ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Oh Blidget, My Widget
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:55:00 +0000Got an email from Widgetbox Developer Network today, reading:
Introducing the Widgetbox Blog Netowrk.
Traffic. You want it. Widgetbox has it.
To help you tap into this traffic and make the most out of your blog, we have just lauched the Widgetbox Blog Network, and we invite you to be among the first to join.
The Widgetbox Blog Network is a community of bloggers and publishers united by a single widget that showcases content across the network.
Why join?
TRAFFIC: Join one of the 29 channels today and instantly reach a large, targeted community of active bloggers and readers.
FAME: Get ranked in your channel and watch your popularity grow!
COMMUNITY: Why blog alone? Connect to a federation of like-minded bloggers and readers.
THE WIDGET: Your personalized channel widget brings you fresh content, features you and your blog, and is pretty good-looking to boot.
You bring the voice. We'll bring the audience. Join now!
Basically, Widgetbox (famous for their widgets) now provide the ability to create Widgets from Blogs, which can then be shared publicly. Apart from being installable on Blogs, these widgets can also be installed on various social networks like Bebo and Facebook, as well as those who form part of the OpenSocial Initiative: Hi5, iGoogle, MySpace, Netlog and Orkut.
They even provide a "badge", like the one below, to promote the new widget.
ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Free Blogger Templates
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:48:00 +0000As a webmaster I am ALWAYS in need of good quality (or at least upgradeable) templates for Blogger. So here, in alphabetical order, is a list of what I found:
All Blog Templates - www.viettemplate.co.cc
Blogcrowds - www.blogcrowds.com
Blog Templates - www.ehsany.com
Blogger Buster - www.bloggerbuster.com
Blogger Templates - www.bloggertemplates.itmag.org
Blogger Templates.com - www.blogger-templates.blogspot.com
Blogger Templates.net - www.blogger-templates.deceblog.net
Blogger Templates.org - www.bloggertemplates.org
Blogger Themes - themes.110mb.com
Blogspot Template - www.blogspottemplate.com
Blogspot Templates - blogspottemplates.blogspot.com
BTemplates - www.btemplates.com
Charmskins - www.charmskins.com
CreateBlog - www.createblog.com
eBlog Templates - www.eblogtemplates.com
FinalSense - www.finalsense.com
Free Blogger Templates - www.freetemplates.blogspot.com
Gecko & Fly - www.geckoandfly.com
Go Blog Templates - www.goblogtemplate.blogspot.com
Our Blogger Templates - www.ourblogtemplates.com
Pannasmontata Templates - www.pannasmontata-templates.net
Seorang Blogger - www.isnaini.com
Simply Fabulous Blogger Templates - www.simplyfabulousbloggertemplates.com
Suck My Lolly - www.suckmylolly.com
Template Panic - www.templatepanic.com
Themes Blogger - themesblogger.blogspot.com
ThemeLib - www.themelib.com
PS: Should any of the links appear broken, please let me know by commenting!
ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Mr Beantastic
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ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Stats
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:34:00 +0000Ratings
BlogCatalog 4/5 14/09/2008 
Blogged 6.3/10 14/09/2008 
Facebook Blog Networks 5/5 14/09/2008
Social Networking
Dada "Buddies" 90 14/09/2008 Facebook "Friends" 461 14/09/2008 
FriendFeed Subscriptions 4 14/09/2008 
Glogster "Friends" 3 14/09/2008 
LinkedIn "Connections" 19 14/09/2008 
MyBlogLog "Contacts" 10 15/09/2008 
MySpace "Friends" 2 14/09/2008 
Plaxo Pulse Connections 13 14/09/2008 
Twitter "Followers" 20 14/09/2008 
YouTube Subscribers 4 14/09/2008
Software Installations
Conduit Connect Toolbar 74 14/09/2008 
Widgetbox Blidget 5 19/09/2008
Hits, Visits and Views
Blogger Profile 292 19/09/2008 ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)Blogger Template Installation Failures
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:45:00 +0000I am sure many of you ran into the following error-codes - BX-IGWYLP, BX-MRKFXFETC or BX-XYKW2L - while attempting to install custom XML Blogger templates. So I recently set up a Sandbox to resolve this issue, once and for all. After installing more than 300 custom templates, this is what I found:
Most of the time, the problem is not with the new template, but with the current template. Let me explain.
Every time you attempt to install a new template, the template manager will ask you to CONFIRM whether particular widgets relating to your previous template should be deleted.
Widgets from the above-example, include Followers1, HTML3, HTML2 and AdSense1. This is correct, and installation should be flawless. However, from time to time you will notice the following:
Widgets from the above-example, include HTML1, HTML2, HTML3, HTML4, and another HTML2, HTML3, and HTML4. This is wrong, and the installation will fail.
It seems like some template developers manage to get their wires cross, duplicating widgets. Templates that cause this problem include the following:
- Blogohblog by Jackbook
- Blue Blog by Zona Cerebral
- Brooklyn by Our Blog Templates
- Shiny by Our Blog Templates
I will see what I can do to fix these issues, and forward the updated templates to their respective authors.
Solution
1. Go to the LAYOUT TAB and select PAGE ELEMENTS.
2. Now EDIT and REMOVE every page element one by one.
3. Click on the POSTING TAB.
4. Go back to the LAYOUT TAB and select EDIT HTML.
5. Now attempt your installation.
Commenting
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In conclusion, if you're still struggling, here's my offer. You are free to contact me for assistance, but in return I require a backlink to my site and that of SohoISP. For example:
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Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:41:00 +0000ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)The Feature Request List
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:23:00 +0000As I scour the Internet, I often spot the absence of certain features from various web- and software applications. So here's my list of requests. Who knows, maybe it leads to something.
Google Chrome
- Google Toolbar Integration, for quick access to Gmail, Docs, Reader, Notebook, Analytics, Picasa Web Albums and Blogger; or
- Google Account Integration, for quick access to my Google Account and all the services attached to it.
- Taskbar Icon, for when minimized.
Google Docs
SEPARATING "FOLDERS" AND "TAGS" (which, currently, is esentially one and the same)
EXPLANATION: This would allow Google Docs users to sort Blogger Posts into Topical Folders, while publishing them under their applicable Labels.
The ability to AUTOMATICALLY REPUBLISH WHEN CHANGES ARE MADE, not only for public Websites, but also Blogger, Knol, and Facebook Notes (to begin with).
EXPLANATION: This would facilitate easy publication from Google Docs too various Blogs, Social Networks and Publishers.
Customizable GOOGLE DOCS HOMPAGE for those who wish to share documents publicly.
EXPLANATION: This would streamline document sharing, providing one universal address (something like http://www.google.com/s2/profiles/108478837832377726565) for shared documents. An RSS Feed, for tracking documents, would also be very helpful. This could also nicely integrated with Google's OpenSocial Initiative.
The ability to EMBED DOCUMENTS IN WEBSITES without using iframes, or linking to them.
EXPLANATION: This would again streamline document sharing. This would allow companies to embed a standard price list on various sites (as they might pertain to a particular branch), yet maintain them from one location (within Google Docs). This would also allow webmasters to embed remotely-editable 'text blocks' within sites.
Blogger / Blogspot
The ability to grant ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS TO A PARTICULAR POST TO A PARTICULAR CONTRIBUTOR - either by Grant or Adoption.
EXPLANATION: As Administrator, I often configure free custom blogger accounts for clients - who serve as Contributors to their own blogs. However, posts by me (as the Administrator) remain uneditable to Contributors, unless I explicitly Grant them full Administrator rights - which I am reluctant to do for a number of reasons. Let's imagine, for instance, I set up a free public directory service. To get it going I might fill the directory with a number of posts. However, in due time, the "owner" of that post might want to edit or update his or her own listing. Currently, you'd have to republish the Post while logged into their account (read, "privacy and security concerns").
That's all I could remember for now, so check back later for the complete list.ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)I have a blog now what?
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:59:00 +0000I'm constantly setting up FREE self-publishing web logs for businesses and individuals, alike. While most bloggers know exactly what they want to do with their site, some lack the imagination. It is to this latter group, that this article is addressed - "I have a blog now what?"
What you do with your blog is, of course, by and large tied to its nature and intent. In other words, personal blogs will be used for personal interests, while business blogs will focus on your business, its products and its services. Whatever the case may be, you might find the following inspiring.
CONTENT SUGGESTIONS
There is a saying amongst Internet Professionals, that "Content Is King" (1) but "Linking Is Queen".
Basically, "Content Is King" means that "written text in plain vanilla HTML or a variant that produces good clean text can be indexed with ease by a search engines" (1) So, if you have published articles, you are being indexed for each and every one.
"Linking Is Queen" refers to backlinks, in other words, the amount of sites linking back to yours determine your position in search engines like Google. Now we are in a unique position. Firstly, every blog added to our network (about 5 a week) interlinks with those already on the network. Secondly, every blog on our network were added to 112 search engines to start with, 12 prominent directories, and integrated with 36 social networking platforms.
Photos
Whether a personal or a business blog - people just love photos - so post them. They'll have a look, forward them to eachother, and maybe even comment on them.
Apart from allowing you to introduce yourself, your staff, travels, events and products - it will also generate a steady stream of web traffic to your web site, and what you have to offer.
Recipies
Have a personal blog? Then post those 'secret' family recipies. That way the rest of your family, and maybe even some strangers, can also enjoy the fruit of your labor.
Price Lists
Manage a business blog? Then add a price list - that way you will have less phone calls and quotes to manage, an online backup of your current price list, and less time waste on fruitless enquiries.
Contact Information
All of the above is pointless without providing contact information.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. Do we have to be online while blogging?
A. No, you can type your articles while offline (in Word or Notepad), then simply copy-paste the content when online and add whatever graphics you wish.
Inspired already? Then head on over to Blogger and publish.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Web Content, Wikipedia. (03/09/2008)
2. David Callan, Content Is King, AKA Marketing (03/09/2008)ejaysim@gmail.com (EJ Hill)MagMyPic
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