August 2009
1 post
10 Dollar 52″ LCD at Best Buy →
I had to screenshot this, because I’m sure Best Buy will fix it soon. They have a 52″ Samsung for a mere $9.99!
Some of the reviews are rather amusing:
“overall sweet…
July 2009
5 posts
DoFollow Blog Search →
Dofollow vs. Nofollow
The majority of blogs implore the nofollow tag in their comments. That means that when you specify your website URL when leaving a comment, the link created does…
Generate SSH Keys in Two Easy Steps →
This post is probably as much for me as it is everyone else. I got sick of having to look up 3 or 4 different SSH keygen tutorials every time I needed to generate a private/public…
New Google Operating System Confirmed →
There have long been rumors of a Google Operating system. Last night those rumors were finally laid to rest with the announcement that a new Google operating system is in the…
Cheapest XBox 360 Deal →
I almost bought an XBox 360 at Walmart this weekend, but a friend convinced me not to. The reason being is that Dell sells them and they often have coupons. I scoured the ‘Net…
Download Flash Video from Any Website →
Do you want to download a flash video? Are you having trouble finding a good program or plugin to rip flash videos? Do you want to know how to download flash video from any…
June 2009
1 post
Build Your Own Amazon Niche Store →
Given that I recently had some success with my free eBay Store, I decided it would be a good idea to put together a similar WordPress plugin for Amazon.com. I’m pleased to…
May 2009
2 posts
Rotate Market Leverage Banners with the WordPress... →
I recently learned about Market Leverage from a friend, who has done reasonably well with their affiliate program. I decided to join, and upon joining decided to put together a…
Free eBay Store and WordPress Plugin →
I’ve been fooling around with the WordPress Plugin API, and I decided to take a stab at putting together a free eBay Store plugin. Putting an eBay store on your blog is a great…
April 2009
2 posts
Make Free Phone Calls Anywhere in the USA with... →
I recently switched my GrandCentral account over to Google Voice. I fooled around with Google Voice quite a bit and was quite impressed by the many features. It took quite a…
More Simple and Easy SEO to Increase Your Pagerank →
Some time ago, I signed up for a nifty little service called Pagerankster. It’s a free service that provides you with email alerts when your PageRank changes. I had almost…
March 2009
1 post
Keep Track of New Television Show Episodes with... →
RerunCheck is a new website that lets you know whenever there are new episodes of television programs airing on tv. Although it was not actually my brain child per se, I did…
February 2009
3 posts
What Credit Cards can Teach Us About Making Money... →
The following is a guest post from DR. DR is the blogger behind The Dough Blogger, and internet market blog, and The Dough Roller, a blog about making and managing money online.…
Make Money Online: Quality of Service →
In addition to the size of your market and existing competition, the quality of service you provide is a very important factor in making money online. High quality will…
Making Money Online: Existing Competition →
This is the third part of a multi-part series about making money online. So far I’ve discussed deciding whether to provide content or service as well as evaluating the…
January 2009
12 posts
Still Alive on Carillon →
Yesterday my good Friend Bwana shared an article on Lifehacker about GrandCentral preparing for a new release. In his comment along with the shared item Bwana said,
Play the…
Make Money Online: Size of Market →
This is the second post in a multi-part series I’m writing about making money online. The first step is to decide whether you want to create a blog or develop an online service…
Make Money Online: Content or Service? →
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a burning desire to earn a living working with technology. I’ve sought out many different methods for making money online.
Much like…
Google Chrome 2.0 →
I was shocked last month when Google dropped the beta designation from Chrome. Chrome was in beta a mere three months, whereas some products such as Gmail are STILL in beta…
Google Reader for Dummies →
Ok, so the title is actually Google Reader for Beginners. I’m constantly telling my friends how great Google Reader is, but I have a hard time convincing them they need to use…
Twitter Search Button for the Google Toolbar →
I’ve been finding myself searching Twitter for information as of late. There was not a decent Twitter search button for the Google Toolbar (only a couple that use the Google…
Where Did Google Maps Saved Locations Link Go? →
I had a very frustrating experience recently. I could not for the life of me find My Saved Locations on Google Maps. I knew they were still there, because when I started typing in…
Picasa Finally Makes it to the Mac →
Google acquired Picasa nearly 4 and a half years ago, and they finally managed to release Picasa for the Mac. I for one am glad to finally see it, although I’m still puzzled…
WordPress PageRank Widget Plugin →
There are a number of PageRank plugins for WordPress, but it seems that all of them involve manually editing the template to incorporate them. With the lack of a better option, I…
How to Remove Antivirus 2009, Spyware Guard 2008... →
My wife, kids, and I spent this past Christmas at my parents’ house. It wasn’t long after we arrived before I gravitated to their computer to check my email, read the news,…
Busby SEO Test - What the Hell Is It? →
Are you wondering what the hell Busby SEO Test is? The other day, I received a comment on one of my posts that went like this:
Busby SEO Test!!! it’s a nice post. thanks…
My Three Goals for 2009 →
What do you think of new year’s resolutions? I for one am not a big fan, but Chris Brogan had a good idea for setting goals in the new year. Since 2006, he has been using a few…
My Prediction for 2009 →
Here is my prediction for 2009: In December of 2009, there will be countless blog posts made about predictions for 2010. Technology changes so rapidly that it is very difficult to…
December 2008
11 posts
Two Ways to Reclaim Your Feeds from FeedBurner →
Do you use FeedBurner for your blog feed(s)? Are you annoyed that the article links are feeds.feedburner.com URLs rather than the URLs of the original articles? This bothered me…
Track the Mention of Your Blog or Website with... →
I have a couple of Google Alerts set up to track the mention of GeekLad and ForeverSMS on other websites. You can do the same with the names of your blogs or websites. Tracking…
The Brilliance of the Izea Kmart Campaign →
Izea recently ran a promotion for Kmart that would offer influential bloggers a $500 Kmart gift card, if they blogged about their experience at the store. In addition to…
Some other Bloggers You May Enjoy →
It’s not a big secret that promoting others is a great way to make friends online, as well as promote yourself. In doing so, you site sources of great information and demonstrate to…
4 Simple Ways to Make Friends Online →
In creating a new blog, I’ve found myself in need of new friends. No there’s nothing wrong with my old friends, but most of them aren’t geeks like me. I’m not talking about getting as…
SEO for Websites that are Not Blogs →
I’ve taken a great interest in Search Engine Optimization since having started WealthBoy early this year, and GeekLad just a few months ago. I’ve learned the importance of …
Google Friend Connect Goes Live →
A few days ago I got an email from Google telling me that I had been whitelisted to use Google Friend Connect. I took a glance at the Friend Connect pages, fooled around with…
Google Reader Search Button for the Google Toolbar →
Why the Google Toolbar does not include a search button for Google Reader by default is beyond me! I searched for a Google Reader button in the button gallery, and much to my…
Open Invitation for Guest Posts →
Today, Ann Smarty posted the first guest post on my blog. She wrote up a great article on how to find people that share your interests. I solicited her and other MakeUseOf.com…
How To: Find People Online The Social Media Way →
The following is a guest post by Ann Smarty. She is an SEO consultant blogging on search engine optimization, search engine news and social media. She is also interested in all kinds…
November 2008
21 posts
Disqus vs. Intense Debate →
I recently made the move to install Disqus here on GeekLad. I had been running it on WealthBoy for a while and decided to go ahead and install it here as well. I did also…
Chris Brogan’s Advice to Me →
As far as all of my blogs have gone, GeekLad really has started with a bang. I never really had this kind of blogular momentum (I think I just made that up). My other two blogs (
Google SearchWiki →
The Official Google Blog has made the announcement of a new Google product called SearchWiki. SearchWiki will allow users logged into their Google account to change the order of…
Gmail Themes Go Live →
The Official Gmail Blog announced the release of themes for Gmail yesterday. It seemed they were not immediately available after they made the announcement, as it took several…
Fast and Simple SEO to Increase from PageRank 0 →
I was very surprised when I learned that I had quickly increased to a PageRank of 3 within less than 30 days of having created this blog. A few weeks later, I reflected upon some of the…
Google Mobile App on iPhone Adds Voice Recognition →
Google announced yesterday that they’ve added voice recognition for the Google Mobile App on the iPhone. It’s certainly another logical step in Google’s strategy for bringing…
Jerry Yang no Longer Yahoo! CEO →
I’m certain that Jerry Yang had long ago realized that he really fucked up the acquisition by Microsoft. Just a couple of weeks ago at the Web 2.0 summit, Yang said that it…
Google Webmaster Tools External Links Detail Error →
This morning I was trying to do some analysis with my Greasemonkey script for displaying nofollow information in Google Webmaster tools. Unfortunately, it seems that the…
Google Webmaster Tools External Links Detail Error →
This morning I was trying to do some analysis with my Greasemonkey script for displaying nofollow information in Google Webmaster tools. Unfortunately, it seems that the…
Gmail Adds Video Chat →
Earlier this week, the Gmail Blog announced the addition of video to Gmail chat. Just download the voice and video plugin, and you’re good to go. The next time you launch…
A Perspective on Micro-blogging from a... →
In 2007, a micro-blogging service called Twitter took the ‘Net by storm. I will often jump onto public (and sometimes private) betas to check out new products, but for some reason…
Yes! The McRib is back!!