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Before heading to Computex Taipei, I updated the blog to WordPress 2.2 (I actually did it right at the airport). As some may recall, I had problems the first time I upgraded to 2.2 and had to downgrade back to 2.1. The main problem was the Top Commentators and MyBlogLog box disappeared. This problem was caused by a flaw in […]
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Videos
For whatever reason, people tend to give you strange looks when you walk down the streets of Taiwan drinking a 1L tall can of ASAHI beer. The beer, which only cost $105NT ($3.28US), is designed for group drinking – people in Taipei don’t drink 1L of beer out of the can. They pour in into four glasses and share among […]
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Since November of 2006, I have transitioned from an occasional blogger testing the waters to a part-time blogger focusing more time and energy into blogging. Don’t be fooled, being a “part-time” blogger doesn’t mean you work on your blog an hour or two a day. For me, being a part-time blogger means having two jobs. My day time job and […]
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There are many bloggers out there that are blogging as a hobby or to make money online. Regardless of your cause, every blogger wants to write a successful post. Writing a blog post is different than the writing you used to do in school. Obviously, there are things that you have to do so your post makes sense (introduction, message, […]
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Ramblings
Today is our last day at Computex Taipei. We will be flying home on Sunday night at 11:50PM and landing in Vancouver on Sunday night at 7:30PM. Yes, we will be landing at a time earlier than when we took off. Who said time travel was impossible? Today, we will be doing some site seeing before heading to the airport […]
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Here are some some funny English signs we came across while touring Computex and Taipei. We’ll forgive them because English is not the main language of the country, but it’s still funny. The the choice of enthusiasts worldwild. I’m sure enthusiasts really do go wild for the product. We’re still trying to find their blog. You can find the Mega […]
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You have started your blog, steadily built up traffic and have started monetizing with Adsense. Your first month of income comes and you are happy with what you have made! Do you stop and settle for this income? No! Let me tell you what it’s time to do. Go to “Advanced Reports” and create a day by day, aggregate data […]
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In addition to those air hammers, Thermaltake gave us some branded playing cards. These cards came in handy during the wait for the Intel press conference at the Taipei 101. I used the cards to show off a couple of magic tricks. The first video shows Jason of Techware Labs trying to find the Ace of Space in the deck. […]
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