Posts by Christopher Null
The Problem with Guest Posts on your Blog
The Problem with Guest Posts on your Blog When working on an editorial strategy for their blogs, clients often ask me about “guest posts.” Why write our own content, the argument goes, when there are numerous industry luminaries willing to write content for our blog for free?
Read More‘Miserable Monday’ myth dispelled
We may say we hate Mondays, but research suggests Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are equally loathed. We may say we hate Mondays, but research suggests Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are equally loathed.
Read MoreWhat’s a Pinterest with You?
In case you want to see more funny pictures than you normally do during your workday: My Pinterest Page.
Read MoreIf You Use Firefox, Install This
Lazarus has saved my butt many times. What it does: It recovers text you have filled out in Firefox forms or text boxes so when you accidentally close a tab, or if a login screen suddenly pops up when you’re in WordPress and you save a document… only to discover that, no, WordPress can’t save…
Read MoreSFO
In the history of air travel, has a flight ever become undelayed? I think not.
Read MoreOh No They Didn’t…
Back in the Saddle Again
Florida and Aruba down. One more trip to the ultra-hot weather (Texas) to come.
Read MoreWordPress and CAPTCHA Systems
Just installed my first CAPTCHA antispam system on Drinkhacker.com today at the behest of my web host. (We don’t get much spam, but, well, long story.) Installed SI CAPTCHA and it seems to work as advertised, page loads aren’t significantly impacted, and the images are easy to read. Anyone else have in-depth experience with CAPTCHAs…
Read MoreChris Null: International Cocktail Magnate
From today’s inbox: Dear Sir: Hello! We are pleased to see that your company can supply The Noodle & Boo Cocktail on the Internet. And our company needs this kind of products now. However,the information about this product is limit, and we hope that your company can provide more details about The Noodle & Boo Cocktail.…
Read MoreA Funny Cat Picture
This is our cat eating a wooden artists’ model.
Read MoreWhy You Should Stay Healthy
A sober reminder that you never want to be in a hospital: “Hospitals are infested with antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcusbacteria that can turn a small cut into a limb- or life-threatening infection.” More bad news here.
Read MoreSneezing at the Sun: A Real Thing
I sometimes sneeze in bright daylight. Now I know I’m not alone. Not only is there a genetic basis for “sun sneezing,” Pagon says the number of times people sneeze in response to light also appears to run in families. This scientific discovery happened in a very unscientific way. Pagon and her genetics colleagues were…
Read MoreEat Before Partying
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Read MoreThese Kids Today
Amazed to see the army kids headed into middle school this morning… about half with a Starbucks cup in hand.
Read MoreOne Two Three Four
This is what I’m reminded of when all the students doing jumping jacks at my kids’ karate class. iy9Etpp5tpyB0.gif (GIF Image, 466 × 331 pixels).
Read MoreI Really Do Understand
It can be hard to remember everyone’s email address, but can you at least remember your own email address when you fill out a form or even email something to yourself? Is it that hard?
Read MoreFun With Books You Haven’t Read
See, the New York Times newsroom is no better than you. (I haven’t even heard of a few of these titles.) Books We Let Others Think We’ve Read – NYTimes.com.
Read MoreYou Can Only Blame Yourself
For the second time in a year, a motorist has been ticketed in South Carolina for displaying a replica of testicles on a vehicle. Another testicle ticket written in South Carolina – Weird News – The Charleston Gazette
Read MoreHow to: Change All Files from “Hidden” to “Unhidden”
Vestiges of a virus left a computer with most of the files in the My Documents folder invisible, so the malware creator could make it appear that files were damaged (and magically “repaired” once you paid for the software to fix things). I removed the virus but the files stayed set hidden. Online advice about…
Read MoreIt’s Not a Small World After All
Today I Learned: DisneyWorld is nearly as large in square mileage as San Francisco.
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