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Month September 2005

Deny Google the main page of my blog?

Scenario: Search for coke zero weaknesses (someone did), and this site comes up as the first result (as of this writing). However, because it’s the main page of this site that Google is returning, the word “weakness” is in a post that has nothing to do with the Coke Zero post. This is the downfall [...]

Email Problems…

I’m having some domain issues, and one of the results is that email isn’t working well. If you need to get a hold of me, try emailing me at tim (at) cloudking (dot) com.

“Home” Pages

When you first install an OS, or a new browser, or get a new computer, the first time you launch your web browser it has a home page assigned (in IE’s case it’s MSN, for Firefox I think it’s the FF Google Search page). I understand why the browser-maker wants me to have one, but [...]

Revisiting the Classics: Lindkvist

One of my first favorite web sites ever was Lindkvist.com. The illustrations and fonts of this funky Swedish guy really turned me on and got me interested in building my first site (no longer available in any form, but the structure was a direct rip-off of his then-structure, which is slightly ironic ). Once you [...]

MP3 Manufacturers Everywhere are Shaking Their Heads and Moaning, or, Why it’s inevitable that I will eventually buy an iPod nano

I’ve owned three iPods so far — the first generation model (with the mechanical wheel and buttons), the 3rd gen model (with the touch-sensitive buttons) and the shuffle. I loved the first, but the original 4gig drive started to cramp my style. Plus the wheel kept falling off. So: Upgrade. 15gig drive, non-mechanical wheel. But [...]