Please excuse the mess for a while! I am switching over to the Genesis theme. It will take some tweaking, etc. as I work out all the parts. Usually I would do these things late at night, but I don’t want to wait. Stay tuned! Most posts should still work, but the sidebar and header… Continue Reading
The Windows Experience Index Explained
As a total computer geek I like to use computers that are powerful. There are many different factors that go into making your computer efficient - the processor speed, the amount of RAM (memory), and the hard drive speed to name a few. I do a lot of multitasking so I ...
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Review + Giveaway from UNEEDIT.com
The wireless keyboard and mouse that I had been using with my desktop computer was several years old. It still works, but not as well as it should. It had come to the point that I needed to reposition the large desktop receiver to be very close to the keyboard ...
HP DV6-6c35dx Entertainment PC with Beats by Dr. Dre Laptop Review
When I read the specs of this laptop my first thought was "Wow... now THAT is a powerhouse machine!" And it lives up to my expectations...mostly. The HP dv6 with Beats by Dr. Dre is certainly made to impress. This laptop is very stylish with a 15.6" screen, speaker *bar* ...
Samsung Rugby Smart Smartphone Giveaway from AT&T!
You just read my review of the Samsung Rugby Smart (and maybe watched the video). :) Did you think to yourself "Wow, that is a phone that I need!"? Is your phone outdated? Has it been damaged? Do some functions not work? Is anything taped together? Or do you just ...
The Windows Experience Index Explained
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Samsung Rugby Smart Smartphone Giveaway
4Category Archives: Blogging
When Blogger to Brand Contracts are Important
As a blogger, you may get several pitches from brands asking you to review a product either for your own blog, or another site that you write for. This can be a great thing. It’s a great way to get exposure, get good hits to your blog, and usually get to try a great new… Continue Reading
The ATT the Lose the Laptop Contest is Coming to an End. Please Vote!
Yep, this is it. It is the last 2 days of the very last month of the Lose the Laptop contest. It has been real fun. This ending is bittersweet! I feel that I learned a bunch, I expanded my Horizon’s a bit, and hopefully I entertained you. We have talked about travel, social networking,… Continue Reading
Apply to the BitMoms Blog Network for 2011!
I met Nicole B. from BitMoms in March at the SVMoms Chevy event here in Chicago. Yes… a lot of great connections came from that event! At the time she told me about a new program that they were starting to get mom’s involved in internet protection which is a necessary thing if we have children who… Continue Reading
Web Sharing with The Pluzit Button
One of the best tools that you can use for yourself and your readers on your blog is one that easily allows the reader to share your content. This will only bring good things to your blog. If a reader likes a post they can easily broadcast it to their 2000+ Twitter followers, or 500… Continue Reading
Remind me never to publish posts late at night…
Oy! Late night posting = numerous typos. UGH! Being sleepy and writing does not mix well. Yeah… so I did that Droid X Review fairly late last night. I took some time to reread it later and man oh man!! The amount of typos was ridiculous. Kudos to those that made it through and actually… Continue Reading
HELP!! It’s my last chance to win the Lose the Laptop challenge.
Well, I got word earlier today that I did not win the Lose the Laptop challenge in June. Booooooooo!! But, congrats to those that have won already. Twincident in April, HighTechDad in May, and TechSavvyMama in June. But I want to win!!! This month is the Grand Prize month. The prize at stake is $5000… Continue Reading
WordPress 3.0 released
About 40 minutes ago I popped over to WordPress.org and download WP 3.o RC3 to check out. As soon as I got it installed I got an update notification that WordPress 3.0 was out! So now I am running the full version on a site that I am setting up. I am anxious to try… Continue Reading
Guest Post: 6 Tips for Creating Your Own Hobby Website
When I spoke at Gleek Retreat, the subject of my session was “Defining your Niche”. Yeah, I’m a niche blogger because 90% of my blog is about gadgets and techy stuff. This came about because of my hobby, computers. I have always loved computers and I got a job in IT because it was my… Continue Reading
Join my Community on The Blog Frog
I setup a community on the Blog Flog where readers can come, chat, ask me questions, share tech news, or whatever. Not much going on there right now. I’d be very happy if you would join me! Click here to join Check out: LittleTechGirlKris Cain is mom to 2 sets of twins, photography nut, gadget… Continue Reading
Type-A Mom Conference is coming!
Yep, that’s right. Last year was a BLAST!! We are doing it again this year. There were almost 300 folks in attendance last year including a great list of speakers and several businesses. The speaker list this year does not disappoint (yes, I am on it!) Check out the speaker list. Some of the speakers… Continue Reading
GleekRetreat 2010 Recap
Two weekends ago I had the pleasure of speaking at the first ever Gleek Retreat. It was a lovely, small, intimate “conference” set in beautiful West Olive, MI. Unfortunately I missed the second day, but what I did experience on day 1 was awesome! There were around 30 people in attendance including I think 3… Continue Reading
Ultimate Blog Party 2010!
Hey hey hey, welcome to my Ultimate Blog Party post!! Let’s see.. I suppose I’ll tell you some stuff about me. Hmmm… let me think of stuff that is NOT on my About page… 1. I once came 2 inches from Prince… I went to a concert at Paisley Park and some guy that I… Continue Reading
Full RSS Feeds are on plus subscribe by email
Tell all your friends!! I recently did a poll for readers asking which they thought I should go with. Naturally readers would probably say full because it’s easier for them, and that is what counts. But I got some advice from people on both ends of the spectrum. About a week ago, I made the… Continue Reading
Google PageRank update this weekend
I just noticed this morning via my Google Toolbar that the ranking on my blog went up to a 4 sometime over the weekend up from 3. This is good news to me. I had problems with Google PR last year and had lost all my juice. All of it! My site was a zero…. Continue Reading
Vote for me in the AT&T Lose the Laptop contest and YOU can win!
I’m excited to have been asked to participate in this year’s lose the laptop contest. There are 10 contestants. Some participated last year as well, some of us are new. We all come from different “phone backgrounds” and now we each have the task of falling in love with the HTC Tilt 2. Our task…each… Continue Reading
Full or Partial RSS Feeds? Help me decide.
A while ago, I changed my RSS feeds from full to partial feeds on the advice of someone saying that having to click over to the site to read the full post encouraged readers to click on more once they are on the site thereby creating more exposure, etc. As a reader, does it bother… Continue Reading
I’m speaking at Gleek Retreat!
Gleek Retreat is a cool new blogging conference set in beautiful West Olive, Michigan at the Into The Woods Retreat. It will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Just looking at the photos I feel relaxed already! I am very excited about attending and speaking. It will be a great experience! I have already… Continue Reading
Why did you start blogging? My views on the New York Times article
Excuse me if this gets long! As I browse around the web and join new mom sites sometimes the questionnaires ask “When did you get started blogging?” and “Why did you get started blogging?”. Well, it’s not so cut and dry for me to pinpoint when or why. You see, I had a site back… Continue Reading
ChiTown Mom’s Nite Out!
If you are a mom in the Chicago area… we want YOU… to come and party with us! When? Thursday, May 6, 2010 at around 6 pm. Why? Because it’s National Mom’s Nite Out! Moms all over the US will be partying in homes, restaurants, clubs, malls, Twitter, Facebook! You name it. Moms ALWAYS need… Continue Reading
Where I’ve been
Well, it’s no secret that I have been pretty scarce around here lately. I apologize, but just as I said in my 28 days of blogging post (which I did NOT do successfully), life happens… blogging takes a backseat. So yeah, life has been happening for real! In other words, I have been quite busy…. Continue Reading
WARNING: Updating my theme
so things might get crazy for a bit here today! I usually wait until late at night to do this type of stuff, but I better get this done. Stay tuned! UPDATE: I am still trying to decide which one I want to go with. Check out: LittleTechGirlKris Cain is mom to 2 sets of… Continue Reading
Listen to me on Blog Talk Radio on Sunday at 10 am CST
I’ll be talking with Mrs. Mad Biz about Website SEO. She listed me as an “SEO expert” HA! That is a strong statement, but I can at least get you started in the right direction. Get tips on optimizing your site for search engines, keeping your content fresh, finding new readers, and using social networking… Continue Reading
The 3 Most Important Principles of Blogging
This is the first guest post on this blog and I feel that it’s a good one. Please welcome Darko Johnson of MixTheNet. He is just getting started with blogging and on Twitter, so help him out and show him some follow love. ——- Some bloggers say it’s all about CONTENT. They love to say… Continue Reading
Bounce Rate Explained
In my post Help a blogger out… one of the comments mentioned the high turnover rate, or bounce rate caused when readers do not interact with your blog. Supermomplace: This is so true! Hit and run reader is so bad for the blog because it raise your bounce rate. sometimes higher bounce rate is worst… Continue Reading
Help a Blogger Out
Some people go to work Monday through Friday. While there if they do their job well and meet expectations, they get paid. For some, blogging IS their Monday – Friday (and weekends too) job. For others, blogging is a 2nd or 3rd job to supplement income or make ends meet. But, there is usually no… Continue Reading
So, I missed 2 days of blogging in my 28 days
DRAT! But, just as I said, when life gets busy, it’s the blogging that takes a back seat. I had a lot of stuff going on over the past 2 days between kids, photography, and doing a #papermatemom‘s party which I will be writing about in the next few days. Actually the last week pretty… Continue Reading
28 Days of Blogging
For some it’s easy to blog everyday. It’s just what they do. But when other aspects of life get busy, it is usually the blog that gets neglected first. A day or 2 of lapse is usually ok, but any longer and you are likely to lose some of your readers. I was browsing around… Continue Reading
Finding web hosting for a new blog
Over the past couple of years I have helped a few friends get started with a website or blog. There are always many questions, and I try my best to answer them. The first 2 steps after you decide that you want a site and the purpose that it will serve is getting the site… Continue Reading
WordPress 2.9 export does not work correctly
I have been doing some maintenance on my webhost and cleaning up old sites, databases, files, etc. Earlier today I goofed and nuked the database for this site. But, before I started I used the WordPress export tool in wp-admin to export all my posts, etc. (or so I thought). I had just done a… Continue Reading