StackOverflow!
Woo-hoo, I finally broke 1,000 reputation on StackOverflow. And I’m now over 300 reputation on ServerFault (StackOverflow for IT questions; it’s still in private beta right now). http://stackoverflow.com/users/25615/paul-lefebvre
Read MoreSelling Stuff on Craigslist Sucks
Has anyone had much luck selling stuff on Craigslist? It seems like it would be a fabulous way to sell things, but I tried selling an older laptop on it last month and it proved to be nothing but a headache. Is there some trick to it? 99% of all the responses I got were from scammers wanting me to ship the laptop somewhere, usually Nigeria. In the end, I ended up donating the laptop to my...
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I’m happy to announce that Software Made Simple is now featured on the Programming section of Alltop. If you don’t use Alltop, you should really give it a try. It provides a great aggregate of some of the most respected sites on the internet, all grouped within a wide variety of topics.
Read MoreYear End Awards
It’s the last day of the year so it’s time for my first annual “best of the year” awards where I dole out awards for things I liked best in 2008. I decide the categories and I pick the winners. Feel free disagree with my choices or offer your own suggestions in the comments. Best Movie: The Dark Knight I saw quite a few movies this year, but The Dark Knight was the best...
Read MoreBlog Blazers: My Interview
Not that I was worthy, but had I been included in Stephane Grenier’s Blog Blazers book, this would have been my interview: What makes a blog successful according to you? Is it traffic, reach, revenue, etc.? If you write regularly for your blog, then I think you can consider it successful. After all, most blogs die on the vine. When did you decide you finally reached success with your...
Read MoreBlog Blazers Book Review
I’ve been following Stephane Grenier’s blog (FollowSteph.com) for some time, so I’ve been aware of the blogging book he’s been working on for the past year: Blog Blazers. It was finally released a month or so ago and before I had a chance to order it, another blogger, Ian Landsman, posted that free copies were available for bloggers who would write a review of it. As my...
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