How to get noticed by Google:

Like many others, I subscribe to “google alerts” to see when JonathanMurray.com is mentioned on the web… it’s not often, so I’m not exactly overwhelmed. Usually it’s links from blog listing services, message boards I’ve written on, or trackbacks from other blogs. Today I was greeted with a surprise entry… google seems to have indexed …

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Someone had a ‘duh’ moment

I’ve been an off and on E-bay buyer for years – nothing serious – but more than enough to recognize the potential for fraudulent bidding. The only thing that amazes me about this article is that the author seems to believe this is news; something novel and unique that has only cropped up recently, or …

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Chris Pirillo is a Silly Man

Taken from here. The idea here is that you have to press play on the following videos (in vertical order) so that they all stream to you at the same time. You may need to adjust the volume on each respective network, though. Press play on the top (YouTube) video, then immediately press play on …

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New email scam – Forewarned is Forearmed.

FBI-IC3 alerts new email scheme designed to extract personal financial information and implant virus. – The Emergency Email & Wireless Network ………. www.EmergencyEmail.org …….. SPAM E-MAIL CONFIRMING THE PURCHASE OF A COMPUTER. The IC3 has received the following information concerning multiple e-mail hoaxes confirming the recipient’s purchase of a computer: * The first e-mail hoax …

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Hurray, Akismet!

Akismet has caught 100 spam for you since you first installed it. One of the best things about WordPress is the default inclusion of Akismet to keep the spam generators from getting their hooks into the site comments. It’s only a few months since I installed WP, and Akismet has just racked up it’s 100th …

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The silliness continues

Don’t be a victim. Don’t be stupid. FRAUDULENT SPAM E-MAIL CLAIMING TO BE FROM FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER We have become aware of a bogus spam e-mail claiming to be from FBI Director Robert Mueller III. This scam appears to be a typical Nigerian scam; however, the attempt to defraud victims comes in two separate e-mails. …

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“Conservative YouTubers” rolls into the top 10

Congratulations to the newly formed “Conservative YouTubers” group! As of tonight, it’s now in the top 10 and closing in on even YouTube’s own group. Too bad YouTube’s interface is so screwed up. I joined the group earlier today, but when trying to access it tonight, I get “join to participate”, followed by “you’re already …

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Improper use of photo editing software?

Once again Cox & Forkum hit the nail on the head. (Title of this cartoon refers to this famous quote: The first casualty when war comes is truth) This is a hoot. Reuters photographers are photoshopping images and publishing them as news. Bloggers catch them, professional photographers out them, and this is all we get …

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XHTML Valid YouTube posts

This is more a note to myself than anything else, but it may help others as well. YouTube videos/links are one of the hottest things going on the web today, but like so many other services, they can’t seem to be bothered to provide XHTML valid links for their “post this” data. For instance YouTube …

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How do you smear a President?

Simple, make up a few “experts” out of thin air, attribute all sorts of slanderous quotes to them, and let the press and blog corps do the rest. 1984 is here and gone… but George Orwell’s vision is not (just) the tool of the government. It’s downright frightening to see the broad-range of attacks and …

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Coppermine Gallery Integration

[image:160:l] A nice view of the evening sky out my back door to test the functionality of the Coppermine -> WordPress integration plugin. This is a beta version, but so far the integration has been fairly seamless. [image:196:r] Ok, there seems to be a problem with the insertion script… and the layout on the “write” …

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WordPress Plugins

New Note (20 Jul 07): Mr. Mist has improved on my and Simon’s work – his version can be found here, please give it a look! NOTE: This post now contains the latest version alluded to in the comments – it can be copy/pasted from below, or downloaded in .ZIP format here. Since moving to …

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