If the domain name you want is taken, sometimes you can tweak it a little to find a version that is available. You can add prefixes or suffixes like -blog or -site. Engadget.com added the en- prefix. Friendster.com added the -ster suffix. You can also add an article like the- (theoatmeal.com) or a- (alistapart.com). Sometimes, […]
Destination: The Republic of Palau
The Republic of Palau is a Pacific island nation of about 21,000 people spread over 250 islands. Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean roughly at the center of the triangle formed by the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Guam. I visited as part of a tour group out of Taiwan in 2004. The view […]
Destination: Western Michigan
In the summer of 2004, we took a road trip to a family reunion/camping trip. Most of my family is clustered along the shore of western Michigan. Lighthouse on Lake Michigan. Massive clouds over the lake. The stained glass window at the church my great-grandfather helped build. The barn at one of my aunts’ farms. Downtown New […]
Destination: Kenting, Taiwan
Kenting Kenting is the beach vacation town of Taiwan. I spent a few days there on a vacation break in 2003. Cattle eating the leaves off a tree (look at that tongue!) The view outside my hotel room The main beach The beach town Local favorites for lunch (I think the dish in the back […]
Rethinking the Way We Post to Blogs
Although there are no official standards for blogging, many conventions have come into widespread use. Most blogs are treated as online journals, where the author writes thoughts and post them to the public. It doesn’t have to be done this way though. It is your blog and you can follow whatever conventions you see […]
Ideas: The Cookbook Project
These days with recipes so readily available for free online, fewer people are willing to pay money to buy a cookbook. Cookbook writers have to up their game. For a cookbook to be successful now, it needs to offer something the free online cookbooks do not. Either the print book has to be beautiful […]