Monthly Archives: March 2010

Taking a Week Off Blogging Here

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Anne

It’s almost Passover over here in Israel and this year, our family celebrates by taking a coast to coast hike with the kids. This may sound intimidating to your Americans, but rest assured the distances are much shorter on this … Continue reading →

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Ok, so now this blog runs on Thesis…

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Anne

Approximately six weeks ago I went ahead and bought Thesis. I posted about my first impressions here. Today, I finally went ahead and installed Thesis on this blog as well, so seems like a good time for adding my “second” … Continue reading →

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Why Smart Phones Are Dumb (And How They’ll Get Smarter)

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Anne

Woohoo! First guest post on B6S. I really enjoy David Grady‘s writing on his blog, and I’m honored to be able to share his talent here with you. Thank you for guest posting, David! I am grateful to Anne for … Continue reading →

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Scary WordPress Easter Egg

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Anne

Ok, I know that real geeks have a strange sense of humor, but this was a bit too scary. I mean, the Matrix is a cool movie, but a message saying: Initiating infinite loop eschewal protocol. Self destruct in… 3 … Continue reading →

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Is Blocking Ads Unethical?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Anne

Let me say outright that I can see how you might want to protect your computer from pop-ups that can never be closed or any other form of pop-up hell. That said, should you really be blocking all kinds of … Continue reading →

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Is Someone Stealing Away Your Affiliate Revenue?

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Anne

There are several ways in which merchants track sales back to their affiliates and credit them with their commission. The most common one relies on planting a cookie in the surfer’s computer. As long as the cookie with that affiliate’s … Continue reading →

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