Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category
I’ll start the echo chamber on this one. Google Chrome Update coming, whats in it. Asus eee.
Memo on the echo chamber: Every time A Google Blog posts something, there is a wave of runoff posts that basically just repost the original Google post. Save yourself the trouble and subscribe to the Google Blogs that interest you, see the directory.
Wordpress Plugins: Are they slowing down your site? Also a few neat ones I just added
I removed some plugins that were significantly slowing down my site (I removed about four at once, so I don’t know which ones), and its running like a champ again.
I also added a few:
A few notes about Google Chrome, Google Docs
If you are currently using Google Chrome there is an unofficial update available here, thanks to downloadsquad.com.
Another note is that Google Docs looks to be getting a make-over. Either that or its erroring. Look at what the screen flickers if you click ‘refresh’ in Google docs:
Google Reader on the Subway
I suggest that google reader mobile add cache capability, meaning that when you are on a subway it would be nice to have everything that you have on your reader screen (1 or 2 screens at a time) was pre-downloaded (the detail of the feed). I was on the subway in Washington DC and it was “service”, then “no service” which was very jarring for reading. I understand that it would be difficult to cache everything, thats why I suggest 1 or 2 pages at a time. Obviously this is like google gears for mobile.
How to instantly double your Wordpress Blog traffic with 1 plugin
Of course, this 1 plugin is working in concert with my other plugins and it doesn’t hurt that I have the SEO plugin too. The plugin I’m talking about is the Global Translator plugin. Wow, the recent update of this plugin enables people to search in thier language and come up with your page that has been translated. This immediately doubled my Wordpress Blog traffic. I know this by using Google Analytics and seeing the keywords, and also seeing the pages viewed under content. The new version of this translates for 34 languages.
Gmail just keeps getting better: Https and Autoresponder
Right when I start to wonder when a function will be available on Gmail, there it is. 2 new features I enabled today in settings and labs:
