John Cow dot COM - Latest Comments in Sunday Ramblings 23-09-07

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Donald Mckenzie Jr — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:03:49 -0000

Although the page loads a bit differently, I still love the theme and design. Definetly got my bookmark. :grin:

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Bolehan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:40:19 -0000

Awesome design!!! I like the RSS button the most!!!

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browie — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:14:39 -0000

@MaEwin - your traffic is real nice but what is that doing for you? Cash? just Traffic?

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2xKnight — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:19:44 -0000

I use IE and Firefox both and I can see .png fine. Granted, I can't see 'em in IE if they have a partial transparency. If older version of IE can't see it at all then at the very least they need to be encouraged to upgrade to a later version.

Shoot, encourage your readers to install Firefox, put the Adsense button up and make some cash while you're at it.

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Sly from Slyvisions.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:40:10 -0000

Matt and King Jacob, I totally agree with you guys and I SURELY don't use IE. It is obsolete and should not be used anymore. What I am talking about is that if many of your readers still use IE (by looking at your stat counter like Analytics). It is important that you let them see the images and design that others can see, which is all I'm saying. If, according to your stat analytics, your blog doesn't have much readers using IE, then it would be a good idea to opt-in for file types like PNG.

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2xKnight — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:46:16 -0000

Angel,

It looks to me like he's selling the second spot for $500, but from a comment earlier it looks like the price has dropped to $250.

They cost $125 if you buy from the Milk Man, but the spots are gone. So the prices go up. *L*

Of course, I could be mistaken.

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Angel — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:45:50 -0000

What the heck is up with that Macewab guy. He has an ad block that says $500. I clicked it and there wasn't any mention of $500 anywhere. I clicked on the other ad too, and it just went to the exact same place. Don't those things cost $125 each? Why would you buy two? And if you did buy two, why would you just stick a picture of your head one them, with a random number on one and your name on the other. I just don't get it.

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Matt — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:44:37 -0000

@sly: If people keep designing for old and obsolete browsers, the Web isn't going to advance as quickly as it should/can.

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Steven — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:24 -0000

Load time seems fine to me. What's up with the mybloglog avatar slightly indented on some replies? Or is that just me?

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boringman — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:28:53 -0000

I agree with you... there's many plug ins that we won't use...
I think this blog theme better than johnchow.com

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2xKnight — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:30:30 -0000

*LMAO*

Thanks, I appreciate that. Just be prepared for all the comments on that post. Probably something along the lines of "Dude WTF was that!?!?"

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macewan — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:23:51 -0000

@2xKnight, I threw you image in the middle of my latest post with a link back to your 3 secrets article. Maybe this will send traffic your way.

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2xKnight — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:23:51 -0000

MacEwan :shock:

I dream of traffic like that.

I usually have to wash the sheets afterwards. :oops:

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macewan — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:08:40 -0000

@Israel, I wish I had the time to set up a contest, my traffic is looking pretty darn nice from the ad. http://www.macewan.org/John...

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KingJacob — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:23:33 -0000

@sly:If you are using the old IE shouldn't you be punished and not get to see the pretty header for being too lazy to upgrade to IE 7 or FF

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Sly from Slyvisions.com — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:15:17 -0000

Matt- Making the header (and other images) does have a few advantages, but the thing with PNG's is that people using the old Internet Explorers will not be able to see the image.

Cow- Thanks for linking to my contest! To everyone else, don't forget to participate!

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krillz — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:01:03 -0000

by entering johncow/whateveryouwant-that-isnt-a-title-name
will produce that, are you performing a scam?

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2xKnight — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:48:43 -0000

http://img.photobucket.com/...

For a link to my new blog I'll tell you where it's at. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

*L*

Re: Sunday Ramblings 23-09-07

Matt — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:31:31 -0000

Make the header a PNG. PNG's allow for lossless compression/optimization. :D

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bloggerado — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:49:28 -0000

Great theme.
I am just getting started in this blog thing and I cant help but admire your work.

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krillz — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:47:30 -0000

I'd go for adapting the buffering/caching on certian parts on the site, where the dynamic content stays the same for long periods, you could even code it to rebuffer once a file was altered or an amount of time have past.
Let say, links to friends, menu, top commentators for let say 1-10 min I bet you could find a lot more that doesn't change on regular bases and cache that.

Re: Sunday Ramblings 23-09-07

Israel — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:46:37 -0000

i guess you didnt have any takers at 500, so now you want double for the spot. lol. ad flipping at its best, or worst. you will probably still get a taker.

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Israel — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:43:58 -0000

the load times havent affected me. i guess its those puny infidels with the dial up connections and dsl connections.

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macewan — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:52:08 -0000

OK, so everyone has seen my silly mug on my ad with the $500. I was going to run a contest or something but my time is locked up with PayPerPost Direct request and there just isn't the time to do the contest thingy. The ad says $500 but you can have it at $250 - just email me at macewan@gmail.com - and yeah it is worth every penny. My traffic has gone absolutely crazy in the last few days. :twisted:

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Joyce Babu — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:34:36 -0000

Some of the features are too much blended into the background, hence it is difficult to detect. For example the search box, subscribe by email box and feed button.