2009
09.05
A TinyURL is a way to obfuscate — and simplify a long URL into something much simpler. Recently, I’ve seen more and more friends post them on sites such as Facebook. I think that these types of links and service are here to stay. In fact, one reason why I am writing about this is because I noticed a Wordpress Plugin that offers to turn every one of your links into a TinyURL — which while in concept I think is nice — but in practice is a terrible idea.
2009
08.30
I recently wrote a long and somewhat detailed article on setting up a Wordpress Blog. It’s meant for people with little to intermediate knowledge of navigating around the web. You do have to get your hands “a little bit dirty,” so it’s not completely “easy,” but most people should be able to follow the steps outlined there. I also give away a few of my secrets to obtaining a high rank on the Internet for search engines.
If you have a moment, please check it out!
http://www.lunarlog.com/2009/08/setting-up-a-wordpress-blog/
2009
08.30
My other blog, Lunarlog has been completely revamped. I did away with my old design and updated it with something “sleeker.” I also tossed out that old Movabletype engine which I hadn’t updated in years.
I let it fall into neglect because I’ve been too busy with my business, and plus every time I posted an article on it, I would get hit with tons of comment spam for months to come. So excuses aside, it’s up and running now. I’ll be posting more industry specific news related to Lunarstudio, 3D illustration, and Architectural Renderings there and try to reserve this blog for more miscellaneous information and topics. Please check it out and let me know what you think when you have a chance.
2009
08.12
Just installed the 2.8.4 update because of a security hack which allows people to change the admins password. If you don’t have it on your blog, I would recommend that you install it now.
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2009
08.07
Category:
Rants, Technology /
Tag:
404, comcast, comcrap, consumer rights, DNS, dns hijacking, domain hijacking, hijacking, http 404, ISP, malpractice, net neutrality, opt-out, w3c /
There’s a saying which goes, “if you don’t like something, don’t do it.” Or rather in this case, “don’t use it.” Unfortunately, in the case of my Internet Service Provider, there really isn’t any better alternative than Comcast (which I’m effectively renaming “COMCRAP” in the Boston area. I could go with second best, which is Verizon FIOS, but to be perfectly honest, Comcast’s overall service and pricing is much better. I do obtain relatively fast Internet speeds, good up-time, and the customer support (when problems do arise) is generally top-notch. However, I am currently taking issue with Comcast’s latest “method of conducting business.”
2009
08.07
This website has been updated to the latest Wordpress 2.8.3 update. If you encounter any errors while trying to post or view anything here, please feel free to comment and let me know. Thanks!
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2009
07.30
I just added a new domain and parked it on top of my www.lunarstudio.com website. It’s called www.architecturalrenderings3d.com. The whole point of this is to see if it has any influence on the Bing search engine keyword relevancy which I speculate it does. As to whether or not their seach engine detects parked/masked domains and downranks you for duplicate content — that I’m not so sure. By making a link appear here, hopefully it will trigger the major search engines to pick it up. I’ll get back in a few days to see if it has helped for any of the engines.
2009
07.23
I recently posted an article on Google’s new beta service called Knol. It’s actually a fairly good website and looks promising, assuming that users maintain a higher level of quality and ratings regarding subjects. I try to describe my line of work to the general community, called architectural renderings. Whatever extra traffic and business “attention” I receive for Lunarstudio is of course, highly welcome especially in this current economy, but I think my post actually contains a message that many readers could potentially use.
2009
07.20
I’m testing with my sytem to see if I can get PageRank back onto my main website by posting the following links. Recently, I changed some of my folder names then a few pages dropped from PR4 to 0 or unavailable. I need to figure out if there’s some way I can repair that. I hate to “scar” my blog like this (although, I really should redo this website) but I need to see if I can get the backlinks rolling again.
Here’s 4 links that need the repair and I’ll see if this triggers a reindex:
http://www.lunarstudio.com/portfolio/architectural-renderings-commercial-interior.html
2009
07.14
Category:
Artwork /
Tag:
3d illustration, 3D Images, 3d modeling, architectural illustration, architectural illustrators, architectural rendering, architectural renderings, architectural visualization, architecture, lunarstudio, search engine optimization, sketchup modeling /
I’d like to mention that I have recently made a major website update to my Architectural Renderings company website, Lunarstudio. The overall look and feel has stayed the same, but many of the images, as well as new ones have been updated. Several new categories have been added including Sketchup Modeling Services and Custom 3d Modeling Services.
If you have a spare moment, please check out my architectural renderings website at:
Architectural Renderings by Lunarstudio.