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Entries from March 2007

Help! The Scrapers are Coming!

March 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Syndicate This. You might begin to notice that all of my new posts will be beginning with a link that says “Syndicate This.”
As the readership of my blog increases and it climbs in the rankings and search results, more and more people are taking the content that I write and using it [...]

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Tags: Tech News and Help

Netflix Has to Be the Most Convient Way to Rent DVDs Without Late Fees

March 31st, 2007 · 4 Comments

If you have even been charged a single late fee from a video rental store, you HAVE to try Netflix. My wife and I have been watching movies and TV shows from Netflix for over a year now, and I have to say that Netflix is head an shoulders above anything that Blockbuster or [...]

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Tags: Sales and Special Offers

Schrock Innovations Signs on With TradeBank

March 31st, 2007 · 5 Comments

I signed the final paperwork today on a deal that should prove to be very interesting. Schrock Innovations is now accepting the TradeBank card for website development services. TradeBank is a barter system that uses “trade dollars” as a substitute currency so that businesses can trade their services for other services they need.
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Tags: Business News

Is There a Place to List a “Baby Delay” in Microsoft Project?

March 30th, 2007 · 8 Comments

For those of you who have been following the development of our new Maintenance Checkup Home Edition Version 2, you might know that the lead developer on the project, Adam McKee, has been expecting his first daughter any day now.
I just received a phone call that the new database structure for the project might be [...]

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Tags: Everything Else

The Truck is Home Again!

March 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I had never realized how much my family depends on having two vehicles available until my truck had to go into the body shop for 10 days and my wife graciously shared her minivan with me.
During the last blizzard (yes the one two days before the 70-degree weather) I chose to drive my truck into [...]

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Tags: Everything Else

Great Learning Opportunity at PMMOL Nebraska Seminar Last Night

March 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Last night I attended the People Making Money Online Meetup at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln. Jeremy “Shoemoney” Shoemaker was the featured speaker on the subject of Search Engine Optimization and You. Jeremy is a top rated blogger in the field and is extremely knowledgeable on the cutting edge trends in online promotion.
It is [...]

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Tags: Tech News and Help

Smart Computing Magazine Hits Subscribers - Schrock Article on Spyware Included

March 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments

The latest edition of Smart Computing Magazine is hitting subscribers today and my article on how to remove Spyware from your PC got front cover attention this month.
I have a featured article in this month’s Smart Computing magazine on page 39 that tells you in a step-by-step way how to remove malware from your computer [...]

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Tags: Business News

New Compute This Show Posted - Sad Story, MCHE Update, and Your Calls

March 26th, 2007 · No Comments

The latest Compute This show has been posted on our Compute This page.
We had another awesome show on Saturday where we talked about a truly sad story of a little girl who was shunned in an American Girl doll hair salon for bringing in a “fake” doll to have its hair styled. [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

RIAA Insists on Deposing 10-Year old Daughter of Disabled Woman

March 26th, 2007 · 4 Comments

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is insisting on deposing a 10-year old girl in relation to her disabled mother’s counterclaim against the organization.
This is a case that many in the Internet community will be watching closely. The RIAA employs a number of tactics to catch those who download and share music files [...]

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Tags: Business News · Tech News and Help

Anti-Porn Child Protection Act Ruled Unconstitutional

March 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Anytime the ACLU gets involved with a case, I always wonder what the motivations behind the organization’s involvement are. In their most recent courtroom victory, the ACLU has defeated a law that was intended to prevent minors from being exposed to pornography on the Internet.
The ACLU convinced a U.S. District Judge in Philadelphia that [...]

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Tags: Politics of Technology