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User Agent Strings – Free List of HTTP User Agent Strings

Jason — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:05:44 +0000

Original post from User Agent Strings – Free List of HTTP User Agent Strings.

User Agent String List (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Mobile Browsers)

Building a bot?

Want to see if someone is cloaking a page and serving different versions based on different http user agents?

Maybe you are trying to serve different versions of your web pages based on a user agent…here is a list of many of the most recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and AOL web browsers.

Enjoy!

User Agent Strings – PDF File

Google’s Conversion Pointers

Jason — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:35:28 +0000

Original post from Google’s Conversion Pointers.

Website Conversion Pointers From Google

Website Conversion Tips

We are all looking for ways to squeak out more conversions from the traffic we have…if you are not, you should be. So, why not start with Google’s free conversion tips?

Google’s conversion team has put together a bunch of conversion articles and hit lists to help make sure your site is built to convert as well as possible. Certainly a great place to start if you don’t have a lot of experience with conversion optimization…and even the biggest afficionados are sure to pick up a thing or two as well.

Check out the Google Conversion University page and wallpaper your office with them.

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This is just a little SEO test…

Jason — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:01:20 +0000

Original post from This is just a little SEO test….

SEO Test for Google

Will Google Crawl This Link

Google runs around and indexes (or catalogs) things it finds on the web. It stands to reason that at this point that they are smart enough to know when a URL is mentioned on a page, but not made into a hyperlink. One would think that they might actually go out and see what is on the page if they find a non-hyperlinked link on a page. So…

Does this get seen as a link to another website? Let’s find out [url="http://www.jaygeeproductions.com"]JayGee Productions[/url] to the rescue

Single WordPress to WordPress MU Export/Import Workaround

Jason — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:46:34 +0000

Original post from Single WordPress to WordPress MU Export/Import Workaround.

Migrating from single wordpress installation to WordPress MU

Importing and Exporting

I ran into an issue with my default php.ini maximum upload size being 2MB and the www.golod.com WP file being larger than 5MB…but that was an easy fix. For those of you trying to upgrade from a few single wordpress installs to one MU WordPress install, this might be a good workaround for you to import a large database into MU.

UPDATE: FYI, the current version of WordPress (3.2.1) supports “Multisite” (the new name for MU) right out of the box.

Tabbed SSH Client for Windows (NOT SecureCRT)

Jason — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:12:09 +0000

Original post from Tabbed SSH Client for Windows (NOT SecureCRT).

Well, I have had one thing go my way so far today…I just discovered (I am slow) that there is an alternative to SecureCRT when it comes to an SSH client for Windows that has tab capabilites…Putty Connection Manager. I have been using Putty now for a year or two because it is free (I have bought SecureCRT before, but they don’t allow you to use your key on newer versions and you need the executible for the version you have the key for….and they don’t have them on their site for download). Anwyay, I now have a free, windows, tabbed ssh client. Suckit VanDyke.

Online Collaboration Tools

Jason — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:19:38 +0000

Original post from Online Collaboration Tools.

We have been researching a number of online collaboration tools to try and take Danielle’s business to the next level. I just came across a great list of online collaboration tools at Mission to Learn. There are about 4 that I am looking at now…most allow you to have multiple participants, use video and IM/chat as well as upload files. One even allows you to record the whole session for playback at a later time. That is pretty cool if you are being tutored…you can log in and replay your session at a later date if there is something you don’t quite remember.

UPDATE 1:

Microsoft Live Mesh -> VERY COOL. Sync files between multiple computers (PC or Mac), upload content to your “mesh” from your mobile device, Remote Desktop to one of your computers via the Mesh, set access permissions on a folder basis (multiple students, each with their own folder that syncs with a folder on their home computer….cool).

How to Run Disk Defragmenter as a Scheduled Task

Jason — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:57:08 +0000

Original post from How to Run Disk Defragmenter as a Scheduled Task.

Disk Defragmenter

Command Line Kung Fu

I was trying to figure out how to run Disk Defragmenter from the command line on a SBS2003 box as I was not sure how to specify what drive I want defrag.exe to run on at a specific time. Turns out that you can just browse to defrag.exe (…/system32) and then tell it what drive to run on in the advanced properties of the Task Scheduler. Microsoft has a write-up on the whole process.

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Which Comes First, the Marketing or the Mousetrap

Jason — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:54:35 +0000

Original post from Which Comes First, the Marketing or the Mousetrap.

For whatever reason, today was the day that people seemed to want to focus on the marketing before they even thought about the mousetrap. Marketing is probably first on people’s minds because it is probably the most “fun” part of a business/money raising/lead generation endeavor for most people. But, if you don’t have a good mousetrap to sell someone something, get some money from them for your cause/capture their contact information, then you don’t have shit….your marketing could be the best thing since sliced bread, but you will be no better off at the end of the day without a good/effective mousetrap. Think about how you will market, but get your ducks in a row on the mousetrap first.

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California Internet Tax Vote

Jason — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:32:28 +0000

Original post from California Internet Tax Vote.

Just got this from Commission Junction:

Dear California Publisher,

ALL HANDS ON DECK! California’s budget tax bill now includes “affiliate nexus” language and could be voted on as early as next week! Commission Junction is opposed to the internet retail tax and this language in general, and we strongly encourage you to send a letter of opposition to Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny (senator.ducheny@sen.ca.gov). But don’t stop there:
Navigate to the California State Assembly web site
Use the “Find My District” link on the left of the home page and then type in your address and zip code to find your district number. Close that window.
Use the “Assembly Roster” link on the home page to find links to email your assembly member.

We encourage you to use email and phone calls to express your opposition.

Please visit this page and scroll to the California Internet Retail Tax section to find a template you can use and modify accordingly for your email as well as the Senator’s email address.

Let’s join together to oppose this bill!

Sincerely,

The Commission Junction Team

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on a Thinkpad x22

Jason — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:59:22 +0000

Original post from Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on a Thinkpad x22.

For those of you trying to install Ubuntu on an IBM Thinkpad x22 or X2x series laptop, you will need to hit F6 and then enter vga=771 and then press enter when the installer menu comes up. I ended up finding success using the “Ubuntu 8.10 Alternate CD” ISO. The Thinkpad laptops’ video doesn’t play nice with the Debian/Ubuntu installer, but using the vga=771 flag makes it all good in the hood.