Category Archives: Technology

2011 100 Post Marathon #13

Google + vs. Twitter – Earlier today we started conducting a little experiment – which social network would get the word out about the 100 Post Marathon. So far, and it’s early yet, Twitter is out in front (5-2 by way of incoming traffic). What does it mean? Who knows. Maybe it’s just that I’ve … Continue reading

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2011 100 Post Marathon #5 – The Games People Play

Here’s something I’ve been curious about – are bRight & Early readers, who I believe skew toward the conservative side of the political spectrum, gamers? If you are, what games do you play? Console, PC, or just on your phone? We have an X-Box in the house, but only a few games. The boys play … Continue reading

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Find Me on Google+

You may have heard about the new offering from Google – Google+. They first started giving out invitations last week, much the same way they did when they first launched Gmail. Invitations were hard to get at first, and they didn’t even guarantee entree. New account creation was halted almost the same moment they opened … Continue reading

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WordPress 3.1

The latest version of WordPress, version 3.1, has been released. Here are some of the new and improved features. Internal Linking – click a button for an internal link and it allows you to search for a post or browse a list of existing content and select it for inclusion. Admin Bar – contains various … Continue reading

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Gotta Have It

This may be a fun post to write. A little background: This computer is shared by two adults and three kids ages 6-13. There is a no drinks other than my coffee rule at the computer desk. The rule was violated some time ago — twice. One time the keyboard was the victim, the other … Continue reading

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Neutering The Net

If you want to look at a broad-brush example of what is hurting our country, today’s expected “Net Neutrality” regulations serve as a clear case in point. While we are suffering through bad economic policy and an out of touch administration, a real threat exists in the form of government “solutions” to non-existent, or, at … Continue reading

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The End Of Blogrolling

I noticed this in my feed reader this morning. We’re aware that there is an issue with BlogRolling blogrolls causing some browsers to display a security warning. There’s nothing really wrong with BlogRolling itself but the way we connect your blog to the sites in your blogroll makes some security algorithms think there is. If … Continue reading

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Santa 2.0

Santa Claus has always been on the cutting edge and it’s no different in the age of the internet. Gone are the days of mailing letters and schlepping to the mall. Amy-Mae Elliott has posted 5 Ways to Connect With Santa on the Web at Mashable. Today’s kids have a wealth of online options for … Continue reading

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About Last Night

I posted about the move to 10pm right before bRight@Night was supposed to start last night. Then I clicked over to my host switchboard to start the show. It was then that I found out that Blog Talk Radio had switched from the old click to talk (for premium subscribers) to using Skype. Now, I … Continue reading

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Going Open Source

A few weeks ago I shared the news that I had lost everything on my hard drive (making me the poster boy for those who don’t do backups like they should). I’m still a bit sick about all the pictures I’ve lost (although I have recovered all those I lost that I had posted here … Continue reading

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