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Google’s URL Shortening Service – Main Disadvantage

J2 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:48:40 +0000

A couple of days ago Google officially launched their URL shortening service, in an already crowded scene (Bit.ly, Twitter’s t.co, etc). The service is very easy to use, just go to http:// goo.gl, input the URL you want shortened and voilà! If you are logged into your Google account, they will even provide detailed stats,…

AT&T’s New Data Plans

J2 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:06:38 +0000

AT&T revealed today their new data plans along with the announcement of the the availability of data tethering for iPhones, just in time for the big event next week where Steve Jobs will (most likely) announce the forth generation iPhone. They will no longer offer $30 unlimited data plans (their unlimited was really never unlimited,…

iPad: My Review and First Impressions

J2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:50:41 +0000

First off, let me set the record straight: I’m an Apple fanboy. At work I use a 24″ iMac, my personal computer is a MacBook and I carry around an iPhone 3GS. I picked up an iPad on launch day (no lines, I had a reservation). So far, I am loving this new device, as…

New Redesign of my Blog

J2 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:03:54 +0000

I am very happy to announce that I’ve finally finished my new WordPress theme for this site. I’ve been working on it on-and-off for the past couple of weeks and it has been finalized. If you see any bugs or any weird hiccups, please let me know. Blog Features: Designed completely from scratch Theme is…

Updated My Portfolio

J2 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:40:09 +0000

I just finished working on 2 projects and I thought I would be wise to list them in my portfolio page (check it out by clicking here!). I did 2 WordPress-based blogs, integrating their existing designs into a full-fledged WordPress theme. Also optimized the WP installations as well as configured/tweaked several plugins for SEO and…

Upgrade from a 3G to 3GS Iphone for $200 NOW

J2 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:32:39 +0000

We all know by now that Apple announced the iPhone 3GS, an upgrade to 3G (the S stands for speed) which will be available this Friday (June 19th). Its faster and takes videos (reviews here and here). They also announced the upgrade options which produced a lot of uproar amongst people who purchased an iPhone…

Cheap Security Certificates from Dreamhost

J2 — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:40:13 +0000

I’m a sucker for funny and informative newsletter and blog posts, and the latest blog post from Josh Jones, head of Dreamhost (great hosting – read more here) is both of these characteristics and it introduces a new product (or just a deeply discounted one) – $15 SSL certificates. After a long rant about how…

Brand New Portfolio Page

J2 — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:00:54 +0000

I finally came around to completing my Portfolio page here on my blog/site. It is somewhat incomplete, there are some pages I’ve developed that aren’t there because: a: They are perhaps NSFW b: The sites were for start-ups that have gone under and I never took a screenshot of my work (bad mistake). So, have…

Why You Should Host with Dreamhost too

J2 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:17:09 +0000

I’ve been using Dreamhost for over 4 years now, and even though they’ve had their ups and downs in the past, I strongly believe that they are the best in their category, reliable and inexpensive hosting. After reading so many horror studies of awful customer support, bad service and unreliable servers with other Hosts (HostGator,…

Blogging Tips to Get More Traffic, Subscribers, and Readers

J2 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:31:20 +0000

Photo by Timothy K. Hamilton Here is a list of blogging tips, to increase your readership and exposure. Some I need to apply more myself, but here they are: When writting a post for a blog, use bullet points, headers and try to keep paragraphs short. These things attract readers to actually read the post.…