CakeBlast

Thanks to a helpful article by Steve Dembo at Teach42.com, I added a new contact form to my blog. This new feature is located inside the About page of this Cakeblast site. In order to secure my e-mail address’s privacy as well as the privacy of my readers, I chose a fantastic little plugin that I found at Green-Beast.com. The plugin is located in Beast-Blog Main / Free Downloads. If you use the plug-in, drop The Beast a message and be sure to tell him I sent ya

The article that inspired me to search for a WP contact plugin, is part of a blog improvement project headed by the aforementioned Steve Dembo. This project began November 1st, and is called 30 Days To Being A Better Blogger. This program is a Read the rest of this entry »

I have decided today to submit my blog to the major blog search engines. I will also shorten these articles on my front page, and add a “read more” link. So far, I have claimed my blog at Technorati Profile.

Next, I will find smaller blog portals and submit my site to all of them. Eventually, I plan on creating new specialized Read the rest of this entry »

Last year, I read an article that listed reasons that Wal-Mart had stopped growing and was actually losing customers. I ran into this article again recently, and still agree with my response.

Two years ago, I purchased a musical light-up Winnie the Pooh mobile for my son’s room..it didn’t work. I took it back and exchanged it for another..it didn’t work. After looking online, I discovered that this item was Read the rest of this entry »

Today, I transferred the contents of my Dad’s old Packard Bell computer to a DVD, so he can put them on his new Compaq Presario. Normally, I wouldn’t be so excited as to write a blog about it, but this was a very big accomplishment for me.

Last week I failed miserably when attempting to do the same thing. The files included irreplaceable photos and other important documents. After several hours and numerous attempts, I was Read the rest of this entry »

I have decided to begin keeping a food diary. I know that there are many online food diaries to choose from, but I am still trying to decide which one fits my needs.

I began by signing up at http://www.fitday.com for a free account. It sounds good, but I had a problem right from the beginning. My first entry is for my brunch today. I had a 1/2 cup of Campbells condensed cream of chicken soup, mixed with 1/2 cup of water. I added one full cup of Read the rest of this entry »