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5 tips you haven’t heard of for gaining traffic to your blog

I get tired of the same old stuff, “submit to Digg” or “join Technorati“, both of which are good ideas, but I have five tips for gaining traffic to your blog that no one else will tell you about.

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What is to come at Macworld ‘07

If you are not excited about Macworld then I don’t even know why you read this blog. I personally have been looking forward to it since Apple’s “Its Showtime” event, especially considering the sneak peaks that Apple gave at that event. I have to warn you before you read further that I have had a bit of success in predicting what Apple is going to unveil. After the break I have listed what is to come from Apple at Macworld, but rather than everyone else’s lame lists I have given you why I believe each product will be released.

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The line between spam and self promotion

I have to admit, all that I have done online in the past couple days is submit work to social bookmarking sites about the zamwi relaunch. I have been trying to get the zamwi name out there in as many ways necessary.

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Gizmodo selfishly draws traffic on stupid information

I know I was excited when I read what Gizmodo wrote earlier last week. But let’s me fair about this, it was a great post that allowed traffic to come to Gizmodo like never before. Jerks.
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Giving ‘definition’ to your blog

Blogging is a roller coaster ride, with almost a year under my belt I have sure had my fair share of ups and downs. Lately it seems as though I have been on the downside of that slope, and when I get in a rut (in anything in my life) I like to get organized. This post will help me to go back up the slope of that roller coaster, and I hope it helps you as well.

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The Wii review by a non-gamer

Last night at 11:30 while I was waiting in line at EB my friend Chris turned to me and asked “Do you think you would enjoy working here?” “No I said, I’m not a gamer.” He asked, “Then why are we waiting to get a Wii?” “Because the Wii makes gaming fun.”

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Downloading from YouTube in any format from any platform

Last weekend my Dad and I had the urge to watch some old school music videos from The Police. Knowing that everything that is video makes it to YouTube I immediately started there. We found everything, but then he was wondering if you could save these videos, possibly to an iPod.

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Why colleges can’t stop piracy

The RIAA and MPAA are always knocking on dorm room doors (not literally of course) to sue students for downloading content. It is a quick way for them to make a couple bucks (you’d think they do this enough by robbing the artist of the work) and a great way to ruin a college student’s life…but what do they care?

Colleges do care however, unfortunately their approach is a lost cause.

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5 reasons the iPhone will NEVER happen

Once again there is speculation about Apple creating an iPod phone, but I really believe that this tool will not be successful for Apple for several reasons.

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Turn your iSight into your Mac’s surveillance camera

Yesterday Lifehacker featured an open-source time-lapse application, Gawker, as their download of the day. Being involved in video production I downloaded it and checked it out. I realized that this tool can be used to monitor the activities in and around your Mac, and today I am going to show you how.

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Keeping the college student’s Mac secure

No viruses, no spyware, malware, none of that. So how do you keep your Mac secure? I am talking about keeping your Mac secure from those who walk right up use your computer while you are MIA. Specifically for the college student who leaves their Mac on all day, I have a nice selection of tips to keep intruders out!

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