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My Top 10 Best WordPress Plugins

I get many people emailing me about all the various plugins I run on my blog. The emails come so often that I have decided to compile a list of the 10 WordPress plugins I am running. I also provide links to where you can download the plugins. Enjoy! Sidebar Widget The Sidebar Widget is one of the most useful […]

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Fine Dining

Dinner At Tropika

Tonight was the first night Sarah got to eat outside the house. She was prevented from eating out by some ancient Chinese custom that says a new mom can’t go out until after the new born baby is one month old. Today, Sally is one month and one day old so I decided to take the family to Tropika for […]

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Ramblings The Net

The Perks Of Being Media

One of the perks of being media is you get treated really well by companies wanting exposure for their products. These perks range from a free T shirt to all expense paid trips to exotic places. The perks one enjoys in the technology sector are quite nice. Like most media channels, I get full access to trade shows without having […]

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The Net

YouTube Sold, Is Digg Next?

Now that Google has snapped up YouTube for $1.65 billion, one has to wonder how long before they set their eyes on Digg. Digg is a very good target for Google, or any other big media company, to acquire. Digg is one of the Internet’s biggest success stories. Started by Kevin Rose with just $1,000, Digg has grown to become […]

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The Net

Why It Make Sense For Google To Buy YouTube

Google Inc. said today it’s buying No. 1 Internet video sharing Web site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock. While most of the market thinks this move is largely a defensive one, there are many good reasons outside of defense for this buy out. If You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them YouTube is the number one video sharing site […]

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