by Kami Huyse
I have been procrastinating this task for some time, but I have found a very easy tool to back up my blog at Blog Backup Online. The service, which is in Beta, can be scheduled to update automatically daily. Best of all, it is free for now. It also claims that the backups can be imported into any of its supported blog platforms. The service works with the following blog platforms:
by Kami Huyse
The problem is that I can only find seven of the 10. Today the Lulu Blooker Prize, a literary award for books, released the results of a poll that listed the top most irritating words that make one, "wince, shudder or want to bang your head on the keyboard." The study was conducted by YouGov for the Lulu Booker Prize earlier this month. YouGov is a British polling company. The study was based on a sample of 2,091 adults. Did they leave out the other read more...
by Kami Huyse
I never thought I would call the Vatican "edgy," but it looks like they just might be increasing their outreach into areas that are very relevant for those that drive on busy highways every day. If I had received this via e-mail I would have never believed it actually came from the Vatican. But sure enough, it was on the Vatican press site today. The "Drivers' Ten Commandments": 1. You shall not kill. 2. The road shall be for you read more...
by Kami Huyse
According to a Forrester research report cited in a New York Times article television is losing its luster, while cellphones and computers are gaining. However, nothing says that television delivered on a cell phone will be any more compelling. Maybe it is just me, but that seems even less appealing than sitting in front of the tube all night. Then again, I am in Generation X, and as you can see by read more...
by Kami Huyse
Today is my birthday, so it might not surprise you that I have always been a proponent of making Flag Day, a US observance in honor of the American Flag, into a full-blown holiday. Currently it is just a a designation or an observance. Imagine my disappointment when I read this article, Flag Day's faded glory: Some Calendars don't even mark the day... I suppose this is a PR battle I will never win. Oh well, at least I get read more...
