As part of my never-ending quest to waste as much time as possible, I’ve signed up for a new Internet toy — Twitter. It started as a cell-phone thing, giving registered users the ability to post short updates — 140 characters, max — about what they’re doing right freaking now: “Picking my nose.” “Wishing I… Read More twit.
One interesting thing about WordPress is that it comes with its own stats package … and I’m diggin’ it. Past versions of Uncle Crappy have relied solely on a free counter provided by extremetracking.com, which does a nice job of tracking individual hits, page reloads, and as I’ve mentioned before, a whole bunch of neat… Read More i’m huge.
There’s lots here to play with, although I’m bumping up against a few limitations as well. I’m probably not going to ever find that perfect blogging platform without paying for it, but this is looking like it could be close enough. I can’t figure out how to add a non-blogroll set of links, and I’d… Read More fun new stuff.
We had an awesome time in Philly this weekend. My cell phone liked it so much it decided to stay there. Which is why, if you’re calling my cell in the next few days, you’ll get a message saying the account has been suspended. I had it shut off so my phone couldn’t just take… Read More phony.
I’m a little late on this one, largely because I’d rather have my skin pulled off than listen to Bill O’Reilly’s radio show. But a week or so ago, Billy came up with a real doozy, one that Uncle Crappy simply couldn’t let go. Billy said the iPod, Apple’s ubiquitous music player, is speeding the… Read More no sense zone.
I mentioned a little while back that I accidentially re-started my counter on my birthday, just as one of those blog traffic sites was gearing up to send a buttload of readers my way. That coincidence sent 39 hits my way, an astronomical number for Uncle Crappy, bested only by the 42 I got on… Read More the secret.
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