Disqus - Latest Comments for Troy

Re: First Post

Troy — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:04:39 -0000

Hey,

Nice to see you've found a new host, although it sucks that you lost all your old content. I'm surprised it's not at BlogBackupOnline, though, I remember you recommended it to me a while ago :). Sometimes it's also good to start afresh, with everything you've learned about blogging.

One suggestion, though, you might want to find a template that allows you more space. I know that at the Free Website Project the miami blue skin (about the width of yours) is feeling quite cramped without something like a 3rd column. Still, yours has a very nice look to it :)

I'm still happy with Byethost, they've been updating and making things even better lately.

Re: Fire the pesky threats with ThreatFire

Troy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:42:03 -0000

Hi there, thanks for linking to me!

I've never used ThreatFire myself, but I did try several free antivirus programs once when my machine was infected. The only free one that seemed to do a bit of good was called Avira AntiVir. AVG, one I've heard people swear by, did nothing at all.

Re: The URL Show

Troy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:02:16 -0000

I really should try spicing my own blog up with some videos :) Nice work!

Re: Go Denmark!

Troy — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:07:18 -0000

Wow, had no idea Denmark was so advanced, that's pretty awesome. I guess now we in the US will have to start thinking outside the box again :)

Re: Disqus and Wordpress

Troy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:18:04 -0000

Wow, thanks for linking to me! I'm glad you got everything working, I'll admit it did look difficult to me, that's why I had to ask on the forum :)

Re: We got a Winner

Troy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:55:40 -0000

And so the nasty format war comes to an end. I'm still wondering, though, about whether there's much of a market for Blu-Ray. When we all went digital and bought DVD players less than a decade ago, it took a lot of convincing to get people to "need" a higher definition. Now, I don't look at the DVD picture and thing "wow, that looks like crap," so I'd probably shell out for Blu-Ray for data storage but not for movies.

Re: Introducing iPaper

Troy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:56:58 -0000

Looks very nice. I'm confused though, is this just an online PDF viewer that can be embeded or does it have its own proprietary format?

Re: Convert to PDF via email

Troy — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:45:29 -0000

Just though I'd share a link in case you haven't stumbled it yet:

http://www.labnol.org/internet/email/access-web...

Lots of great functional email addresses there :)

Re: PBT?

Troy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:50:41 -0000

That's exactly the approach I've been trying to take, and I think it's the right one. Participating in comments on various blogs, pointing people to cool resources, and sharing your thoughts openly is definitely the way to go. Of course it would be great to make a living from my blog, but I'm not prepared to sell my soul just to do it.

Re: Enough! No more wasting time installing.

Troy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:52:38 -0000

This is a great tutorial, I stumbled it for you!

Another alternative would be to move a lot of functionality online, like using Google Docs. That way, only the big tasks would be handled on your desktop (like multimedia editing).

Re: Virtual Phone or Virtual Pain

Troy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:04:37 -0000

GrandCentral was recently featured on shankri-la, and this is a very nice breakdown of the other options. Each service seems to have its own strengths and weaknesses, but you're right that GC looks to be the clear winner at this point.

By the way, I like how the rollover description of The Free Website Project in your sidebar says "participate in debates." I have to say, I'm glad there's been more comment action lately :)

Re: SPAM-ALOT

Troy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:51:59 -0000

I'm surprised they're even bothering to crack down on spam anymore. Sure it's a pain, but it's a very 90's nuisance and is mostly rendered harmless by email filters.

Re: Staples over charging elderly for computer repair!

Troy — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:09:18 -0000

That's pretty terrible. I can see why you would have learned how to cause the errors though, because these are probably things that people have actually done to their machines )I'm sure you're familiar with Computer Stupidities). I've often found that getting anything repaired at Staples/Best Buy/Office Depot is more trouble than it's worth.

Nice new template, I like how you've installed Snap Shots.

Re: The “Huge” Security Guide

Troy — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:01:45 -0000

This is an excellent tutorial. For antivirus, I prefer Avira or ClamWin to AVG, though, having tried them all on an infected machine.

Re: Online Translation: Is it worth the hype?

Troy — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:05:22 -0000

Wow you're really posting a lot, if you responded to comments there could be a real group of visitors here :). I've ever used a site translator for myself, if you put one sentence in as Engllish, translate it to Chinese, then back to English it comes out all wrong.

Re: Recycling ending in Landfills

Troy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:12:02 -0000

Hmm, sounds like a very dishonest practice, and burning the trash - what could possibly be worse for the environment. If we can't trust the recycling centers to be good for the ecology, who can we trust?

Re: Your online office is now open sir!

Troy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:10:30 -0000

Given my past experience with both MS office and MSN, I would strongly recommend you go with Google Docs instead. Google has a "don't be evil" policy which keeps them from doing things like deleting peoples' entire email accounts for no reason (like Hotmail did a while ago).

Re: Ink cost $8000 per gallon?

Troy — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:46:17 -0000

While ink is always expensive, I think in large part it depends on the type of printer you have. HP printers tend to use cartridges with more electronics in them I believe, which makes them more expensive, while the old Epson stylus carts cost about $8 a piece. I usually get cartridges from Databazaar.com, they are generic but are very reasonably priced and work well.

Refills are also very nice, and I think you can take your cartridges to Walgreens and have them done very quickly. I've also seen very cheap refill kits, some at the dollar store, but I would be a little careful with those :)

Re: IE8 Beta 1

Troy — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:14:53 -0000

Interesting, I've heard that they are drawing closer to following web standards. Let's hope that is the truth.

Re: Blog Backup Online Moving out of Beta

Troy — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:15:57 -0000

Dammit Brian, I was just about to post about this :P. Now I'll have to spend eight minutes coming up with a topic for a pointless 400 word rant!

Re: Crossloop: Release Your Inner Tech

Troy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:10:07 -0000

Interesting software, looks very easy to install. The fact that it includes ratings and credentials suggests you could use this as a way to make money with freelance tech support, also.

Re: The Myth Called Hacker

Troy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:43:43 -0000

Interesting article... I feel that the word hacker does get thrown around a lot, it seemed to be in fashion in the 1990s. You're right in saying that malware is by far the greater threat than some mean-spirited kid on what looks like a PC-AT deleting all your word documents :)

Re: Picnik: Online Photo Editor

Troy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:46:20 -0000

Picnik is one of my favorite online image editors... although in my experience they all have different feature sets. PhotoFlexer is also good.

Re: Confess your digital sins

Troy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:11:18 -0000

Interesting... although there's really not much value to admitting you're wrong unless people actually know who you are :).

Re: YouTube HD Hack

Troy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:14:48 -0000

Wow, you have just revolutionized my Youtube viewing experience. Thanks for that, I stumbled this post for you :).

Re: Picnik: Online Photo Editor

Troy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:16:35 -0000

Couldn't tell you why that is happening... perhaps you should write to support, they might appreciate the feedback.

Re: Becoming a Online Movie Star

Troy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:21:51 -0000

I don't know who any of those three people are, guess I'm out of touch. One link that I think you should mention, though, is Revver, because they pay you well for ads in popular videos. I read a blog by someone who makes a lot of money from a few short online videos, and their main revenue stream was Revver, over AdSense, blip.tv, etc...

Re: Greedy Bloggers

Troy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:25:56 -0000

Another short but insightful post, I'm linking to it... you took quite a bit more time than I did to present your opinion in depth without adding filler, which is why I've grown to really enjoy reading this blog. Time is definitely something I've grown to question the value of after working at blogging for several months and not seeing a dime for it, but you are entirely right in saying that, if someone works hard, they deserve to be paid.

Don't worry about the audience... it will come with time as you are building up quite a good portfolio of posts here.

Re: YouTube HD Hack

Troy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:52:47 -0000

It seems to have become popular, so you should be seeing a great deal of traffic right now. Be sure you're ready for it... if your bandwidth is close to running out you can submit a support ticket to Byet and they will kindly add more.

Re: The killer keyboard concept.

Troy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:00:27 -0000

Actually, touch keyboards have been around for quite a while. Early cheaply-made home computers used "membrane keyboards" that everyone hated because there was no tactile feedback. This is the reason it's called touch typing. Also appears to invite smudginess :(.

Re: How To Write Eye-Popping Headlines While Exhausted

Troy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:28:14 -0000

This is a great way to combat blogger fatigue, and yes I have cut down titles to strange numbers like "Top 7" before. I'll have to use these tricks more often :)

Re: Blog Sidebar Further Enhancement Tips [Part 2]

Troy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:08:52 -0000

I don't know about most visitors Robojiannis, but in skimming this article I first thought the images in that screenshot were ads, so you're probably right that it is a big risk.

Re: Publishers: How To Bypass Ad Blocking Software

Troy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:26:44 -0000

Interesting post... I never knew how AdBLock worked, so I just assumed it was unbeatable :). You're right about the smart advertising, people are getting better at this and I haven't been bothered by most ads in a while. That's why I never felt the need or desire to insall AdBlock, even though some people I work with have pressured me to do so.

Re: WordPress Shopping Cart: Fully Functional Market Theme

Troy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:29:39 -0000

I'm a big fan of this trend toward functional themes, and this one looks particularly nice. When compared to a CMS, blog software seems to be more geared to content that gets updated often, and it is nice to see WordPress's capabilities expanded.

Re: Senate “Anti-Phishing” Bill Threatens Domain Owners and Small Business

Troy — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:18:29 -0000

Wow, an end to private WHOIS, that's scary. Call me crazy, but it seems like the courts can already get a subpoena for that information if they need to prosecute unlawful activity.

Re: Domain Buzz: This Week in Domaining

Troy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:02:19 -0000

I certainly didn't so much could happen in the world of domains. Thanks for putting all these links together Mark, reading your blog has been very enlightening :).

Re: CNN Reports New World-Record $10 Million Domain Sale

Troy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:26:58 -0000

I'm surprised by the way these rank, the prices within this list of good domains seem to be a little arbitrary. Any idea why Fund.com is only $50 below the 10,000,000 mark?

Re: Domain Lookup Firefox Addon

Troy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:31:56 -0000

Interesting tool, stumbled it for you :).

Re: DotSauce Upgrades and Updates

Troy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:29:24 -0000

Wow, you've really expanded that sidebar. I'm surprised to find that the content is only a little constrained though. The considerations you're talking about for this design are in fact very similar to the ones that I am trying to implement in mine.