Adsense users you have snail mail!

January 31, 2008 | 5 Responses

And expect a phone call? Google Adsense now requires phone verification and users must enter a pin number sent to them by good old fashioned snail mail. I just got off the phone with who I can only assume was Mrs. Google and she sounded quite pleased to hear the beeps of my dialing pad when I entered my verification number. Now all that is left is to wait for the pin number to come in the mail. It kind of makes me wonder what’s next, but as long as this gets my payments off of hold, I’m not one to complain.

This is said to be another way that Google can improve service and support for Adsense users. I also read recently that a domain must now be over 5 days old before it qualifies to make money from Adsense. This is Google’s attempt to weed out those who register domains for a five day grace period (offered by some registrars) to test out how profitable the domain can be and then dumping it if they don’t make enough. Read more about it in Bob Ritchie’s post about domain tasting.

The word on webfetti

January 31, 2008 | 4 Responses

A liitle while ago, I made a sponsored post on this website about something called Webfetti. For one reason or another, it generated a huge amount of traffic. This lead me to look at what some people thought of the toolbar and how it was working for them.

Although it seems to have generated a serious amount of buzz, it doesn’t all seem to be positive. As a matter of fact, most of the incoming visitors were looking to uninstall webfetti.

As you might have guessed, I didn’t test the software myself. I didn’t really see a need to as I have no problem customizing my profiles manually. For others it isn’t that simple. I would definitely recommend doing a little research before installing software to customize your myspace. There are hundreds of online Myspace profile editors that will do it for you. As I mentioned in the other post, most of these sites will try to nab a backlink out of you for supplying the code to edit your profile. If this is the case, I have a quickfix for you below.

How to uninstall WebFetti

Some programs provide an uninstall; The ones that don’t can be uninstalled by going to:
Start Menu>
Control Panel>
Add/Remove Programs>
Wait for the program list to load and select the one to remove.

Then hopefully most of the program is removed, but the registry can sometimes contain leftovers.
Start>
All Programs>
Accessories>
System Tools>
Restore>

Restore to as recent a date as possible before you installed the program causing the problems. You may still need to reset some of your IE or Firefox options as this is a toolbar (and they ARE usually naughty like that).

Another option is to run REGEDIT and look for anything suspicious that starts when Windows starts.

Removing Links from your recently edited profile

Most Myspace profile editors will supply you with a large and confusing code. It will usually start with a tag that looks like this:< style type= “text/css” >< /style >
This is the part you need to keep your profile looking as it did in the editor. In order to remove the the link to the profile editor website, all you have to do is find the tag that looks like this: < a href=”http://www.pimpmyprofile.com” > Of coarse the text in between the quotations is going to be whatever site you got the script from, but you get the idea. What you need to do is highlight from the beginning tag < a href=”sitename” > to the end tag, which will look like < /a >. It may be a capitol or lowercase a, but these are anchor tags, which are what makes links.

So now you have a safer way to edit your profiles, without installing any spyware or malware carrying toolbars. A good place to start is with Thomas’ Myspace Editor. Very simple to use and can be found with a simple Google search.

Testing 1,2,3… Podcasts coming soon

November 27, 2007 | 2 Responses

Part of the reason things have slowed down so much is because I have been extremely busy with school. Since I’m working on audio and video stories at school anyhow, I decided to start posting them here.

I’m testing a few different options for delivering my podcasts, so you will notice alot of strange things going on (particularly with the RSS feed).

I have been using the old videos from the Video page and some random audio clips so you will notice some of this old content popping up. Please bare with me as I am working on this in what little free time I have.

Thanks for reading.

Happy Halloween, here’s some eye candy

October 30, 2007 | 6 Responses

Ladies and Skeletons, Boys and Ghouls..

I hope everyone has their costume picked out because the stores are probably out of stock by now. I’m going as a ninja because its’ a “when all else fails” kind of costume. All I need is a black rag to wear around my face and some black clothing. I didn’t plan ahead.

Today I thought I would share with you some frightfully good treats and some devilish tricks.

If you’re in a similar predicament, you should check out 9 fun last minute halloween costumes on Inventor Spot.

If you haven’t yet carved your pumpkin, here is a post from Slashfilm that features Cinematic Pumpin Carvings.

When you’re out with your camera on Halloween, there aren’t always the best lighting conditions. To capture the best photos of your friends’ costume or Halloween decorations, have a look at Halloween Photography tips over at Digital Photography School.

If when Halloween is over you are still thirsty for more, you would be very happy to visit AlwaysHalloween, where its always Halloween.

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