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30 Jan, 2010

Top Ten Free Blackberry Apps

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

As you’ve probably read, if you’ve visited drivelocity.com recently, I’m a new Blackberry user. So, what does one do when they have this new-found mobile freedom? Play with it like it’s your first set of Legos on Christmas morning and see what kinds of cool things you can do… Here are the top ten free [...]

14 Jul, 2009

F U DigitalSpace.net!

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

I’m fed up enough to post about my experience with DigitalSpace.net, to let you all know to avoid them like the plague!
A Brief History
DigitalSpace.net was one of the first hosting providers I used. Their rates used to be reasonable, just $3/mo, or $36/yr, for starter sites. It used to be a smaller company with live [...]

01 Jul, 2009

Hosting Woes

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

I’m currently dealing with a hosting company that has me at my wits end. I’ll refrain from naming names until I’m done with them for fear of not being able to transfer my sites away. I have four sites stuck there and they’ve raised the rates to the level of absurdity. I really think they [...]

25 Jun, 2009

Sarah Palin is Pissed About This Photo

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

Sarah Palin is upset about a blogger photoshopping Eddie Burke’s, a conservative talk show host, head onto her son Trig’s body.
I would really have no reason to post this photoshopped picture, except for the fact that it has really pissed Sarah Palin off… It’s now getting much more publicity. Well done Caribou Barbi!

17 Jun, 2009

Domain Patience

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

A while back I was contacted by someone who owned a web site that was direct competition of one of my own. He was offering to sell the site to me at some absurd price because it included the domain name, site, database, decals, etc. Since I already had a similar site, so all I [...]

13 May, 2009

PayPal Frustration

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

Someone filed a dispute, and immediately escalated it to a claim, about a purchase they made on one of my sites. It’s a membership site that charges a small fee to access the information and has done fairly well. The site uses a simple script that requires the person to choose a password and submit [...]

30 Apr, 2009

Great News on AB 178

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

It looks like the hearing for AB 178 has been postponed until January 2010. There are various reasons for this, but I suspect that it’s because it didn’t have enough votes to pass, so the bill’s author, Nancy Skinner, opted to postpone it and fight another day, rather than let the bill fail. Hopefully, the [...]

15 Apr, 2009

Dipping My Toe in the Twitter Pool

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

I’ve decided to get my feet wet with Twitter after months and months questioning the appeal. I think; however, that it may be a good fit with a new project I’m working on and I’m looking into it a little more. So far I’ve only created the account, placed links, followed some people and got [...]

06 Apr, 2009

FoxNewsBoycott.com

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

I think this is a great idea… I can’t stand how biased Fox News is and would love to stick it to ‘em. I understand that shows on other networks, i.e. Countown with Keith Olbermann and the Rachel Maddow Show are biased as well, but they seem to back up everything they state with sources [...]

30 Mar, 2009

Apparently, I’m a Diplomat…

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

I just took this personality quiz on TravelBug.com and, apparently, I’m a Diplomat… who knew? Take it yourself & compare to me! Personally, I don’t think it’s very accurate…