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| 4 Ways to Break the Procrastination Habit |
| 2008-07-21 19:28:19 |
Procrastination is a bad habit that many of us have developed over time - whether it be video games, the Internet or reading, basically any task that you perform that delays you from completing other, possibly more important tasks. Researchers have found that procrastination leads to depression, insomnia and an entire host of other issues [...]...
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| 4 Reasons Why The Web Rocked This Week |
| 2008-07-18 12:54:01 |
Everybody loves the Internet’s dynamic nature.
It is constantly changing and evolving to meet the needs of its users.
A few of my favorite web applications launched new features this week, or at least they hit my account this week!
Of course, you should check out my posts about the new WordPress version 2.6 - WordPress 2.6 Released [...]...
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| WordPress 2.6 Released a Month Ahead of Schedule |
| 2008-07-16 20:19:49 |
Everybody’s favorite CMS (content management system), WordPress, just released version 2.6 an entire month ahead of schedule. Not only did this version fix almost 200 bugs, but it adds some new features that are sure to have most WordPress users dancing in their computer chairs!
Now WordPress comes with a built in word count, so you [...]...
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| Shareaholic helps you share your favorite websites |
| 2008-07-15 10:27:06 |
Shareaholic is a Firefox plugin that gives you the ability to share on social networks, bookmarking sites and via email any websites that you come across and want to share. It supports over 21 different social networking sites, bookmarking services and has neat features that will have you using Shareaholic daily!
As you can see from the [...]...
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| Use Custom Welcome Messages for your Readers! |
| 2008-07-09 19:39:41 |
MaxBlogPress Stripe Ad is a great, non obtrusive addition to most WordPress installations!
Use it to display a welcome message, reminder to visitors, an affiliate link, an “extra special” link to a favorite or popular post, and more - the sky is the limit, as long as the text and html will fit in the stripe!
As [...]...
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| Do you Digg and Stumble on Request? |
| 2008-07-09 11:29:19 |
Everyone wants internet fame, myself included. Perhaps one of the most popular ways to get internet fame today is to hit the front page on Digg, get a billion and twenty five Stumbles (thumbs up) on StumbleUpon.
There are many ways to get internet popularity - but I’ll focus on the two that I think conflict and [...]...
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| Mark all Unread Items as Read in Gmail |
| 2008-07-07 04:25:06 |
Does having a large number of unread messages in your Gmail inbox drive you nuts?
A quick, surefire solution is to mark all items as read; sounds easy, but what about emails in other folders (labels), too?
First, perform a quick search for all unread messages (is:unread); then press “Select: All”.
Now, press “Select all conversations that match [...]...
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| 19 Final Tips to Becoming a Better Blogger |
| 2008-07-06 20:46:41 |
This is the final installment of the “Better Blogger” series. I hope you enjoyed this 101 step journey with me. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to all of the previous articles in this series. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Blog Writing Tips:
82. Learn to write great headlines. Writing good great headlines can [...]...
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| More Firefox Shortcuts |
| 2008-07-05 17:02:10 |
If you thought the CTRL shortcuts for Firefox were helpful - check out the ALT shortcuts for Firefox!
Back - ALT+Left Arrow
Forward - ALT+Right Arrow
Home - ALT+Home
Close Window - ALT+F4
Open Address in New Tab (from Location Bar or Search Bar) - ALT+Enter
Select Location Bar - ALT+D
Select or Manage Search Engines [...]...
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| CTRL Shortcuts for Firefox |
| 2008-07-04 19:25:03 |
Saving time while surfing (or working) can give you more time to get things done or enjoy life a little bit more!
Some of these quick CTRL shortcuts for Firefox may be familiar to you, but others not so much. So check out this list, which was complied by Mitch over at Firefox Facts:
Ctrl + 1 [...]...
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| Set Gmail as your Default Email in Firefox 3 |
| 2008-07-03 08:14:52 |
Have you upgraded to Firefox 3 yet?
Yes? Great!
No? Whatcha waiting for?
I admit, I tried a few of the betas and a release candidate of Firefox 3, and I was left feeling like, “This is it?” I wasn’t anxious or even looking forward to the download, but when the final release candidate was released, I felt [...]...
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| Odiogo Listen Button - Add extra functionality for your posts |
| 2008-06-25 12:29:37 |
The Odiogo Listen Button adds an extra layer of visitor-friendly goodness to your WordPress powered site. This plugin from Odiogo adds a “Listen Now” button to your blog posts, so visitors can download or listen to your Odiogo podcasts.
I like this plugin because I am already using Odiogo to provide text-to-speech for my posts, and [...]...
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| Send Thousands of Text Messages |
| 2008-06-23 00:37:08 |
Text Messages is a great FREE resource for sending thousands of text messages. This website includes text messages categorized into groups, so you can search just for text messages about “love” or jokes that are almost guaranteed to make the recipient laugh!
I use this website when I want to say HI to a friend, but [...]...
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| How to Protect Yourself from Salmonella |
| 2008-06-19 05:29:02 |
As I am also now a public health expert (no, seriously I am an epidemiologist), here are some things to think about with salmonella and how to protect yourself.
Yes the language is not the typical manner in which I’m supposed to say it, but it makes sense to sensible people -
Salmonella has many different subtypes. [...]...
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| Use Commentluv to send some Comment Love |
| 2008-06-18 04:45:13 |
One of my favorite things about WordPress are its plugins - small, typically free add-ons that add in additional functionality to the WordPress system.
Some of the most popular WordPress plugins are those that give a little love to the people who make our blogs successful - our commenters!
Commentluv by Andy Bailey is one of those [...]...
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| Tweak your Firefox 3 Toolbar Bookmarks |
| 2008-06-17 20:59:18 |
In February, I walked you through how you tweak your Firefox 2 about:config settings and how to condense your toolbar into one row.
Now with the release of Fx3, there are some significant changes in the way the browser handles bookmarks - which we should all be aware of!
Your bookmarks now have some new folders [...]...
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| Firefox 3 Saved Passwords |
| 2008-06-17 19:22:09 |
Updated to Firefox 3 today - loving it so far. But, I have had a major problem!
I lost my saved passwords upon updating to Firefox 3! You can check to see if your passwords imported into Firefox 3 by going to Tools > Options > Security > Saved Passwords.
However, a little tinkering, and I have [...]...
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| Firefox 3 Launches Tuesday! |
| 2008-06-16 03:57:17 |
Help the Mozilla Foundation meet their goal of a world record by downloading Firefox 3 on Tuesday, June 17, 2008!
I plan on throwing a party here, complete with cheesecake and tasty beverages! Visit Mozilla Party Central to find out where Firefox parities will be in your area. There are hundreds of parties listed all over [...]...
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| Review: WP Auctions Gold |
| 2008-06-11 20:17:46 |
I was a winner in a contest held recently by Hyder at Everybody Go To and won a free copy of WP Auctions Gold!
WP Auctions Gold is a plugin that gives you the ability to sell anything on your blog, as well as show third party ads when you do not have any auctions open. [...]...
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| Starbucks now has free wireless |
| 2008-06-11 19:48:13 |
My new office has the oldest and slowest computer I’ve ever seen. So, I will walk across the street to Starbucks and hop on my laptop during lunch, just so I can catch up with my emails or Google Reader feeds.
This is only free wireless for 2 consecutive hours per day with a purchase made [...]...
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| Google Reader’s Easter Egg |
| 2008-06-11 19:33:34 |
Everybody loves Easter Eggs, right?
Well, Google Reader has a neat Easter Egg, which I found on Google Blogoscoped.
Open Google Reader and type:
up up down down left right left right b a
Do you see it? If it weren’t so neat, I’d probably be annoyed.
To turn the feature off, simply refresh the page or close and reopen [...]...
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| Gmail Introduces New Features in Gmail Labs |
| 2008-06-11 18:49:24 |
Gmail’s latest experiment in adding features to their web client - Gmail Labs - launched last week to much fanfare across the blogosphere. I was impressed with the which features 13 experimental features included in Gmail Labs because they give me some of the functionality I lacked before - and really wanted in a web [...]...
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| Technical Difficulties |
| 2008-06-09 09:26:07 |
WordPress 2.5 does not work well with IE 6 (which is what I have at work). I edited my latest post, for the edits to be eaten by the browser. I’ll rewrite and post later!
Thank you for subscribing to the ultimate geek girl's RSS feed! All content is © 2007-08.
[Advertisement] Get professional, full featured web [...]...
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| Back to regular programming next week |
| 2008-06-03 22:24:24 |
I just started a new job which requires a one and a half to two hour each way commute each day. I am a bad blogger, because I did not write any posts in advance.
Sooooo…. we’ll be back to our regular programming next week. Hopefully the early mornings won’t kill me by then. [...]...
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| List of Tags for WordPress Write Screen - Click Tags |
| 2008-05-28 22:59:52 |
WordPress has introduced native tagging support with it’s latest version, but it does not give you, the WordPress Administrator, a lot of tagging support.
So when you write a post then realize that you can’t remember what tags you have used before, you end up opening your blog’s homepage to figure out what tags to use, [...]...
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| Evernote - a new way to take notes on and offline |
| 2008-05-26 22:32:05 |
Evernote is gaining fans all over the blogosphere with its free, feature-filled service that works on various platforms - Windows, Mac, Windows Mobile, online, offline; and is sync-able and searchable!
The coolest feature is Evernote’s handwriting recognition. Just start typing in the search box for whatever word or string of text you are looking for, and [...]...
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| How to delete or force delete print jobs |
| 2008-05-26 05:22:56 |
We have all sent print jobs to the printer to only realize - “I shouldn’t have sent that!” But when you right-click on the job and press delete, the job says “Deleting” but never goes away!
The only way I knew of to fix this was to restart my computer. But, that’s a huge pain when [...]...
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| WordPress Plugins Review Site |
| 2008-05-21 10:52:31 |
My good friend Hyder has introduced a great new resource for WordPress users, called Plugin Zilla. This site has reviews of all kinds of Plugins">WordPress plugins, so you can find the plugin that best fits your needs based on actual testing and reviews by a real-life WordPress user.
What makes Plugin Zilla stand out is that [...]...
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| Fix broken Firefox bookmarks icons! |
| 2008-05-19 11:18:12 |
Our favorite web browser, Firefox, does not always update bookmark icons when a site’s icon changes, or it saves the icon of Google News next to CNN’s icon.
This can be a wee bit annoying, so, with a little tweaking, you can erase the old icon and let Firefox update your browser with the new icon.
First [...]...
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| Is your page Stumbled? |
| 2008-05-15 12:17:37 |
I am a huge fan of StumbleUpon - the social networking site that lets you set preferences and find site that you might be interested in - and share them with friends!
But as a blogger, I am always interested in how often my pages are Stumbled (added to StumbleUpon’s databases).
I found a simple JavaScript bookmarklet [...]...
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| Where to Watch Internet TV |
| 2008-05-12 22:06:38 |
Sometimes you don’t have cable tv (costs too much), sometimes you are studying all night and miss your favorite shows and sometimes you have a dual ear infection and really don’t feel like doing anything but watching internet televisions cause you can’t sleep.
No matter the reason, there are plenty of options out there to watch [...]...
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| Geek Girl’s Software Pack |
| 2008-05-12 04:03:04 |
Over the years, I have brought all kinds of free software and open source software to your attention. There are many software options that can make your life a lot easier AND you don’t have to pay for them!
The Geek Girl’s Software Pack includes what I consider to be a solid set of free software [...]...
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| 11 Ways to Monetize Your Blog |
| 2008-05-08 21:21:57 |
Most people want to make money from their blogs. With WordPress, it is easy to monetize (turn into money) your blog!
Here are 11 tried and true methods to monetize your blog, according to research and personal experience.
Some bloggers have had success with selling links on their blogs - however, be aware the the Great Google [...]...
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| 4 Tips to make Vista Work for You |
| 2008-05-05 05:17:10 |
I upgraded my computer system in January - and initially, I was upset because the laptop I wanted only came with Vista. I heard the horror stories and was not looking forward to using Vista, but I did it, anyway!
After playing around with it for a couple of months, I have found some tweaks that [...]...
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| Looking to hire a Theme Designer |
| 2008-04-30 00:37:09 |
Ever since the launch of WordPress 2.5, everyone is excited about new ideas for themes, as well as the new ownership of WPDesigner.com!
These are some exciting developments, and I am getting excited about the future of my blogging life - including getting a new theme for this site. I have tried to keep my content [...]...
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| 5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Computer |
| 2008-04-28 05:53:39 |
No matter if you are a certified geek or a computer newbie, you still need to take some time out to do some computer spring cleaning. The basic steps listed below will give you a fresh start to the summer and fall and hopefully increase your productivity - giving you more time to enjoy sitting [...]...
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| Keep Working at Becoming a Better Blogger! |
| 2008-04-23 00:46:36 |
Becoming a better blogger takes some patience and a bit of elbow grease - but it is worth it when you start seeing the results you have been looking for. It doesn’t matter if your goals are more traffic, making money online or interacting with others.
You can become a successful blogger! It doesn’t matter if [...]...
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| Text Replacement Software Saves Time |
| 2008-04-21 06:02:40 |
I am always looking for ways to save time - because time IS money! Fortunately, there are lots of ways to save time when replying to emails, filling out forms online and more - text replacement software!
The premise of text replacement software is to provide a way to type in a few characters and have [...]...
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| Moving Time - How to Get Rid of Stuff |
| 2008-04-17 05:10:05 |
I’m getting ready to move (again) and I’m really starting to think moving with a bunch of stuff is overrated. You’ve got Uhaul costs, need helping moving things, etc. No matter whether you’re keeping most things or not, you’ve got to get rid of those “other” things somehow, right? I feel your [...]...
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| How is WordPress 2.5 working for you so far? |
| 2008-04-16 00:15:10 |
We’ve had WordPress 2.5 for a few weeks now, but I haven’t heard much about it around the blogosphere. Are users loving it? Hating it? Confused? Excited?
The upgrade to WordPress 2.5 was easy and took jut a few minutes. However, the new interface does take some getting used to. I had to take the time [...]...
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