OCMS 3.0 in the works
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes
I previously had written about my dilemma about upgrading the engine that OCModShop uses. The OCMS 2.0 CMS engine was written by a friend way back in 2002, and I have been slapping on band-aids and features as they were needed.
My big issue was whether to use a canned CMS or to rewrite the entire [...]
Digg thinks EVERYTHING is a similar post
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Editorials
So, one of the things I do to promote the articles on OCModShop is to post an announcement onto Digg, as well as several other noteworthy sites.
Digg gets so many posts every minute, it’s insane. To (help) prevent spammers and bots, they extensively use Captcha and “we think your story might be a duplicate” thingy.
Every [...]
Tags: capcha, digg, duplicate, facebook, internet, network, OCModShop;, post, seo, similar, social
Newspaper Closings and the Internet
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Editorials
Have you noticed that a lot of long-standing businesses are going under lately? Not all of them are directly related to the economy.
All across the country, several newspapers and magazines like the Electronic Gaming Monthly, Seattle Times, Rocky Mountain News, and many others are closing their doors. Many thought that some of these giants would [...]
Tags: ad, adblock, advertisement, EGM;, internet, magazine, newspaper, subscription, website, xbox
Noscript, ad blockers, and ball sweat
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes
A note appeared in the comments section the other day, apparently dissatisfied that I had a NOSCRIPT message asking people to turn on Javascript in their browser. He started spouting all the rhetoric about how “the Internet is free” and “I deserve my privacy” and all that other hippie bullshit. Then he proceeded to tell [...]
Tags: ads, advertisement, Ajax;, ball sweat, form processing;, Google;, internet, noscript, online, search, seo
Cheap-ass games from Stardock!
Posted by alan | Filed under Gaming
For those thow don’t know, Stardock software has started up an online distribution system, much like Valve Software’s Steam. This weekend, Stardock is practically giving away the games that they publish. Check dis crap out:
Titan Quest: $3.99
Defender of the Crown: $3.99
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade: $3.99
They also have a few utilities like TweakVista, and Genie [...]
