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Upstart Blogger 06 Archives

Tips and ticks.

Tips

Nov 11  08

Blogging is nothing if not a form of publishing. And like any publication it is the responsibility of the publisher, or in this case the blogger, to keep everything moving in the correct direction. The correct direction for both the blogger and the majority of the readers. Furthermore, blogging isn’t a one way street. Discussion [...]

Developing a troll proof comment policy

Oct 02  08

My recent hard drive explosion left me frustrated and annoyed at the lack of a genuinely bullet proof backup system. The only solution that seemed remotely secure was the one that was as far away from the source of the data as possible. And so, the hunt for a good online backup solution was on. [...]

Free and secure online backup

Jun 24  08

I’ll keep this post short since I’m in and out of the studio today, posting this from my Powerbook in between sessions. Repetitive strain injury and carpal tunnel syndrome. Two nasty physical conditions that can make a bloggers life a painful misery. Thankfully they are both avoidable, and even treatable if prevention is too late, [...]

Avoid blogging induced carpal tunnel syndrome with this cool gadget

Apr 09  08

If you don’t take control of your email then it will control you. It’s that simple. Email bankruptcy, the process of simply deleting everything and starting from scratch, is currently the trendy option but it is a pretty stupid thing to do. Throwing out everything is only going to come back to haunt you when [...]

Reclaim your inbox

Mar 21  08

Even after shifting to Gmail and escaping from the grips of the spammers thanks to it’s impressive filters I still have an email problem. My voluminous amounts of email can be split into two groups. The first group is email from people who are important to me and whose emails I want to be notified [...]

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