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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 [...]

20 Apr, 2009

Too Many Calendars!

Posted by: drivelocity In: At Work

I just received an email from someone in my office that basically instructs us to update a shared Outlook calendar, which is fine and dandy. But, if we schedule something during the current month, we’re also supposed to pencil it in on the printed version of said calendar. This now makes five calendars I need [...]

10 Mar, 2009

Policy Violator Sues Google and Wins

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

I was reading this article on HuffingtonPost.com, written by a guy who claims to have been wronged by Google for his ignorance of the Adsense terms of service, and can’t help but think that I must be missing something… How could someone sue Google over this, and win?
Here’s an abridged version for those who don’t [...]

26 Feb, 2009

FeedBurner/CommentLuv Users Must Update Feed URLs

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

There appears to be more backlash from the Feedburner to Google migration. I just received the following email from CommentLuv:
Important!

Google has recently taken over FeedBurner which means
your feed URL has changed. CommentLuv stores your
feed URL from the first time it sees your site so if
you are using Feedburner be sure to log in to
CommentLuv, go [...]

18 Feb, 2009

Google Feedburner Migration Woes

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

As you may know, Google bought out Feedburner in June of 2007. Good for them, bad for us. For the past month, Google has been allowing publishers to try out the new system if they want. Now, they’re forcing us to migrate over to their new system, which requires us to change links and code [...]

15 Jan, 2009

New Google Favicon

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

The news about Google’s updated Favicon may not be new, but it’s taking me some time to get used to it. In fact, it still throws me off when I go to switch back to my search results. Something else was bugging me, and it took a closer look and a few minutes in Photoshop [...]

13 Jan, 2009

Favorite Resources of 2009

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

Inspired by a post on BlueCirclet.com, which was inspired by a post on TechCrunch.com, I thought I’d take a look at the resources I use and love as we begin 2009. Here they are, in no particular order:

Google Search – I have the Google bar installed, which not only provides an easy way to search, [...]

31 Dec, 2008

We Have Page Rank!

Posted by: drivelocity In: Site News

I think I’ve emailed those that I needed to to let them know that this site now has a Page Rank on Google. But, in case you’re interested, and didn’t get the message, drivelocity.com has achieved a PR3.
It’s not a bad starting point, but moving beyond that with a newer site can be difficult. I [...]

18 Dec, 2008

Five Top Blog Advertising Options

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging| On The Web

I’ve been in this game for a while, but I’m relatively new to blogging. I understand that a lot of people get into this industry because they think they can make a quick buck. I have no illusions. I am sure that this blog will be my least profitable web site. But that doesn’t mean [...]

11 Dec, 2008

Send SMS from GMail!

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

Google has just introduced a new way to send text messages to cell phones using GMail’s chat feature. Simply go to “Settings” in the top menu, then click on the “Labs” tab, scroll down until you find “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” and click the Enable radio button. Once you have it enabled, go back [...]



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