Blair's Blog
a collection of funny, interesting and often technology related news and links.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Font guide for webmasters
So which fonts are installed on everyoneâ??s computers? Your best bets are the ones that come with the Internet Explorer (MSIE) browser and the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. For the last few years, the MSIE fonts have been installed on every new Windows and Macintosh PC, so they are your best â??cross-platformâ?? bet.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Dell UltraSharp 1905FP 19" LCD $299
Dell Home has the Dell UltraSharp 1905FP 19" Height Adjustable Digital LCD for $479 + $21 extra to reach $500 - 25% off 1905FP code RJSSH7T?9FVBSL [Exp 6/30, 3.5k] - $60 off $500 code QDPXS41JXSDGST. Plus shipping.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Error Message Gallery
Various user-created error messages from Windows. Read if you need a good laugh!
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Google Earth is now beta.
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world�s geographic information at your fingertips.
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Nissan Eliminating Blind Spots
Nissan is currently developing a system that will eliminate blind spots from around the vehicle with a bird�s-eye view of the surrounding area displayed on a central monitor.
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The laws of web design
Everyone knows how to code a site, but seldom has the topic of what looks good or not been brought up. This takes a look at it.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Adbrite & Adsense on Same Web Pages : Higher Income Alternatives
Have you considered Adbrite as an alternative income source for your blog in addition to Google Adsense. Adbrite is very different from the Google adsense you see around several websites.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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Monday, June 20, 2005
NETDISK 120gb EXTERNAL Hard Drive for $39.99 at Office Max!! In Store Only.
Awesome price for a external hard disk drive. USB or LAN. June 19th - June 25th.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Essential Bookmarks for Web Designers and Developers
This Site has extensive set of resources regarding CSS, Color Tools, Royalty free photos, Usability etc.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Monday, June 13, 2005
Restore those "lost" files
here is a great little application that allows you to recover deleted files (usually).
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html
Add a Monitor Using USB
There are many computers that simply do not have a second graphics output at all. In these cases, the USB 2.0 VGA adapter made by Sitecom might give you the additional graphics capability you need.
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How to Quickly Gain Traffic to Your New Web Site
The problem with a new site is that it takes a long time before it is indexed by search engines. This means you are missing out on getting traffic and making sales. Google places new sites in the â??sandboxâ?? which means they are on â??holdâ?? for a period of time before they rank. Here are some ways to generate immediate traffic to your web site.
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Friday, June 10, 2005
Need tech help! Constant Beeping in House!!!
Ok, this guy has had a beeping in his house for almost a year. And yes, he's changed the batteries in his smoke alarm. And no, it's not in his head, there's audio and 2 vid clips in there... There has been 500 posts and nothing concrete. This thing reads like any good drama, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll rack your brain for an answer!
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Own a TiVo?
Then you can do with the list of handy tips. You can now make your TiVo even more slicker by using these simple tricks.
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Monday, June 06, 2005
1500 fonts
An exhaustive collection of over 1500 fonts. You can either download them one by one ( pretty tedious if you ask me) or download all at a go for a small charge of $4.95.
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Thursday, June 02, 2005
Google Dance Tool
if you want to know when the monthly Google Dance is happening just go here and use the Google Dance Tool. Simply enter some search terms and then up to 3 data centers. The results from each data center will be displayed and if you see any discrepencies in the listings from the different data centers then the dance is probably underway.
Google Dance Tool


