I had a great time over the past 24 hours. And I’ve learned a lot: Upgrade all of your software on your server and computer several days before the event Allow two to three times as much time as you think you’ll need for any “large” projects” Don’t plan on doing any “large” projects while [...]
Archive of entries posted on July 2007
Design Changes for Blogathon
Over the last week I’ve tweaked the design for Planetmike. I added the “Most Popular Posts” in the top right; I moved the “Ten Most Recent Posts” to the Left Center from the Top Right; and added a dynamic blogroll to the Lower Right. I like most of the changes, and will probably keep them. [...]
WebCam Gone Away
I got my webcam set up for Blogathon. I’m happy I figured out how to get it working. But it looks like only two people viewed the page. That’s ok now, I can set up to watch the cats when we’re not here. I’ve turned off the webcam now.
Use OpenDNS for “Better” Domain Name Resolution
I’ve been using OpenDNS for my domain name servers (DNS) for the past 6 months or so. DNS is the magic that happens on the internet to connect your computer to wherever you are going. So if you wanted to go to Google.com, your computer asks your DNS for the address of google.com. If it [...]
How Many Marbles? 1 to 999
I wonder how many marbles are in this jar? Entries close at quarter after. $10 donation to the charity of your choice to the winner. Have fun! That’s why we’re here.
How Many Marbles? 1,752
There are 1,752 marbles in the jar. “Aurora” guessed 1,752, which was exactly right. And I think an honorable mention goes to Sally, who over five hours ago guessed correctly, but unfortunately wasn’t the entrant that time. Her entry said: “Nancy, you are way off, it’s 1752! I’m sure of it!” I’ve got another smaller [...]
Blogathon Humor
Here’s a riddle for ya: How do you keep a Blogathoner in suspense?
How Many Marbles? 1,751 to 1,755
I wonder how many marbles are in this jar? “bad_goth” guessed 1,755, which was too high. Here’s the hint: More than 1,751, less than 1,755. I’m getting nervous. What if we never find it? Entries are now closed. Entries are only from the comments to this post. Past entries no longer count. Entries will close [...]
History of the Marble Game
I did a similar contest last December on my Christmas Music web site. There were 169 marbles in the jar that time. Here’s the history of the “How Many Marbles?” game on PlanetMike. How Many Marbles? 1,751 to 1,757 How Many Marbles? 1,750 to 1,757 How Many Marbles? 1,750 to 1,769 How Many Marbles? 1,743 [...]
How Many Marbles? 1,751 to 1,757
I wonder how many marbles are in this jar? “Summer_goth” guessed 1,757, which was too high. Here’s the hint: More than 1,751, less than 1,757. Do you really need the hint? Entries are now closed. Entries are only from the comments to this post. Past entries no longer count. Entries will close around quarter before [...]
