http://davidslade.net The personal blog of David Slade Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://davidslade.net/2008/11/06/attack-check-your-domain-and-ip-against-email-blacklists/ http://davidslade.net/2008/11/06/attack-check-your-domain-and-ip-against-email-blacklists/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:13:44 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/?p=73 http://davidslade.net/2008/11/06/attack-check-your-domain-and-ip-against-email-blacklists/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/08/12/lessons-gets-an-overdue-face-lift/ http://davidslade.net/2008/08/12/lessons-gets-an-overdue-face-lift/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:21:57 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/?p=69 LessonsUnlimited.com, and now after nearly 3 years, it's received a new face. Actually a complete renovation. Originally we did a quick and dirty launch using some website software we bought for classified ad systems, to get the site running. It picked up in users…]]> http://davidslade.net/2008/08/12/lessons-gets-an-overdue-face-lift/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/08/05/life-dictated-by-the-lowest-bidder/ http://davidslade.net/2008/08/05/life-dictated-by-the-lowest-bidder/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:18:09 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/?p=66 An astronaut in space in 1970 was asked by a reporter, "How do you feel?" "How would you feel," the astronaut replied, "if you were stuck here, on…]]> http://davidslade.net/2008/08/05/life-dictated-by-the-lowest-bidder/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/06/05/cats-and-engineers/ http://davidslade.net/2008/06/05/cats-and-engineers/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:12:04 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/?p=64 http://davidslade.net/2008/06/05/cats-and-engineers/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/05/17/test-drive-with-stumbleupon-exchange/ http://davidslade.net/2008/05/17/test-drive-with-stumbleupon-exchange/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 23:14:32 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/?p=63 StumbleUpon Exchange, for the sake of being short we'll say "SUex". Thanks Jake. I added two of my sites, aguywalkedintoabar.com and barmano.com to test it out with. My objective is long term, to build awareness/brand recognition for my sites. So after about 12 sites…]]> http://davidslade.net/2008/05/17/test-drive-with-stumbleupon-exchange/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/31/increasing-your-adsense-relevancy-and-ctr/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/31/increasing-your-adsense-relevancy-and-ctr/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:25:53 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/2008/01/31/increasing-your-adsense-relevancy-and-ctr/ So a little background: I have several websites (private lessons, home repair, cocktails and bar guide, etc.), and a never-ending to-do…]]> http://davidslade.net/2008/01/31/increasing-your-adsense-relevancy-and-ctr/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/29/tricks-for-stain-removal-cleaning-and-fixing-around-the-house/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/29/tricks-for-stain-removal-cleaning-and-fixing-around-the-house/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:25:23 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/2008/01/29/tricks-for-stain-removal-cleaning-and-fixing-around-the-house/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/29/tricks-for-stain-removal-cleaning-and-fixing-around-the-house/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/20/new-project-findmrfixit-off-the-ground-and-running/ http://davidslade.net/2008/01/20/new-project-findmrfixit-off-the-ground-and-running/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:46:14 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/2008/01/20/new-project-findmrfixit-off-the-ground-and-running/ findmrfixit.com has officially launched. The idea to having a site has been quick, just a couple months of market research and development. So I expect the learning curve to be quite steep. The site's objective is helping…]]> http://davidslade.net/2008/01/20/new-project-findmrfixit-off-the-ground-and-running/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2007/12/20/europcar-thanks-for-the-ruined-weekend/ http://davidslade.net/2007/12/20/europcar-thanks-for-the-ruined-weekend/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:55:03 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/2007/12/20/europcar-thanks-for-the-ruined-weekend/ Europcar lost our reservation, we couldn't continue with the rest of our weekend trip, and had buy an extra train ticket to return home, thus ruining our weekend. (la lettre a la DG d'Europcar en francais ci-dessous) We had made a…]]> http://davidslade.net/2007/12/20/europcar-thanks-for-the-ruined-weekend/feed/ http://davidslade.net/2007/12/07/another-internet-bubble/ http://davidslade.net/2007/12/07/another-internet-bubble/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:41:06 +0000 dslade http://davidslade.net/2007/12/07/another-internet-bubble/ http://davidslade.net/2007/12/07/another-internet-bubble/feed/