http://www.bloggermike.net A blog about technology, business, and anything else that matters (to me) Thu, 15 May 2008 03:25:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I was wondering how I could make my blog run faster. After searching Google I came across an interesting plugin called WP Super Cache. I decided to download it, install it, and benchmark it to see what kind of impact it would have on actual performance.  Through several of my ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/05/14/making-your-wordpress-blog-run-faster-using-wp-super-cache/ When I was first creating this blog, I starting wondering how long it took to get indexed by Google. I've created many websites, but have never worked on the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) end. I started reading other blogs and came across numerous posts of people who had pages up for ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/05/14/how-to-get-indexed-by-google-in-48-hours/ I'm looking at my pile of laundry and thinking I should get down to the coin laundry place. No, I don't have a washing machine in my apartment. Yes, I can afford it. But, I've grown to find that using coin laundry is not all that bad. Going to a ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/05/11/coin-laundry-a-better-alternative/ Bankers Petroleum (quote) closed at $1.99 today. That means I'm up 16.4% since buying it last month. I'm still going to hang on as I've got a stop order set for $1.80. http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/05/09/bankers-petroleum-bnktsx-update/ A friend and business associate of mine called me up today with an interesting problem. He does contract work for a company in Oregon who recently had to let their system administrator go. The reason he was let go had more to do with the state of the economy than ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/05/07/unethical-ms-exchange-journaling/ Today, I stumbled upon the new Google Finance. The funny thing is, I use the Google finance portfolio widget on iGoogle all the time. But, for whatever reason, I guess I've never clicked on my stocks, as retarded as that sounds. In any event, I had been looking for a while for ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/05/03/google-finance-no-more-spinning-tops/ Today I got an email from someone in our accounting department. The woman had totally butchered her signature. She had a handwriting font, multiple colors, multiple font sizes...you get the picture. That lead me to wonder, how can we standardize all employee signatures company-wide. I looked in the server side ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/04/22/standardizing-outlook-signatures-company-wide/ The price of gas is killing me - it costs me $70 to fill up my tank. Americans think their gas is expensive, but in Canada my friends and family are paying around 40% more. There good 'ol socialism at work. It's really only the taxes that make the majority ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/04/16/bankers-petroleum-bnktsx-new-stock-buy/ Earlier in April I decided to open up a new US E*Trade account. I have an E*Trade Canada account, but trying to get money out of Bank of America into E*Trade Canada is a real pain. After they sent me an email saying that my account was setup, I logged in, and ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/04/12/etrade-no-soup-for-you/ I know that endorsing a hair gel seems pretty lame, but I have been using this product for a couple months and I still think its fantastic. It's kind of like the difference between a 3 blade and a 4 blade razor - minor, yet significant.  Anyways, this stuff will hold every ... http://www.bloggermike.net/archives/2008/04/05/got2b-probably-the-best-hair-gel-ever/