The Net

March Internet Results

March was an interesting month of Laptop Gamers and Digital Grabbers. If anything, March highlights the importance of content in order for a site to make money. Both sites do news everyday but it’s the in-house produced content that drives traffic. Laptop Gamers produced six articles for the month. By comparison, Digital Grabber produced 11 articles during the same period, […]

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Ramblings

Zero Volume = Drained Battery

Today the house keeper was vacuuming my car using a portable vac that is powered by the car’s AC power jack. I turn on the car battery so the vac would get power and let her go at it. The sound system came on as well. Instead of turning it off, I just set it to zero volume. I had […]

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Ramblings

All Set For E3 Expo

Finally finished booking my trip to E3 Expo in LA. The Expo covers everything to do with interactive gaming and takes place May 10-12. We’ll be there May 9th to 13th. Last year E3 happen later in May and this created a bit of a rush for me because Computex Taipei started a week after. This time I will have […]

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Ramblings

Slow Wednesday

Not much happen today. Faxed off an MSP application for Sarah so she can get Canadian medical coverage. Right now she is covered by Regence BlueShield but it’s extremely expensive compared to MSP. Also dropped by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD) office in Richmond to get Sarah a Social Insurance Number (SIN) card. Normally a SIN […]

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Oh Canada

I am pleased to report that Sarah is now a Canadian Permanent Resident. I was surprised at how fast Sarah was approved. They didn’t even call her in for an interview. I have a feeling this is due to the fact that the Canadian Consulate General’s office in Seattle is the least busy consulate in the world. They’re only open […]

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The Net

Finding Out Where Your Site Ranks

So you have a site but how does it rank? How many pages have Google indexed? How many other sites are linking to you? Where does your site rank on the net? Finding out this information is vital if you’re to make it as a Google Whore. Fortunately, all this info is already available and it doesn’t cost you a […]

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Ramblings

Now This Is A Big Lock

Today we visited the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the Ballard Locks. The Locks are the most popular destination along the Lake Washington Ship Canal. They are made up of 2 navigational locks, a dam and spillway, a fish ladder, a botanical garden, and a regional visitor center. The locks allow vessels to pass from fresh water Lake […]

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