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Want To Know My Secrets?

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This is a geeky blog post, so if you are looking for spiritual insight with this one you may want to move along.  But if you are like me and have just a bit of a geeky side when it comes to computers I am going to let you in on some of my secrets.

Many times I hear, Lori I love how you are up to date with new computer information! Well if you are like me and have an “inner-geek” (or some of my friends in real life might say I have an ‘outter-geek’ also) I am going to tell you how YOU can stay up to date also.

    1. Read blogs by people who are smarter than you.  I read Darren Rowse’s Problogger web site.  Majority of those people are smarter and know what they are doing, so I read and glean new information I can implement.  Now there is a Problogger Community where I can actually post questions and ask, “What the heck did Darren mean by this?” And people smarter than me lay it out in layman’s terms. (SIDE NOTE: if you ever wanted to join Problogger Community, now would be the time, he is raising the prices in about a week. If you get in now your price will be set. Right now it is $1.95 per month. And I don’t get a dime for telling you this. ;) )



    2. I read blogs like Lifehacker which gives you information from great Wallpaper roundup, cleaner sinks, to Windows Task Manager Alternatives (which begins to go over my head). But they have something for EVERYONE!



    3. With Download Squad, I find out what is new.  I find many of my new gadgets and toys here. Like Adobe Photo Uploader for Facebook, 10 best online color tools, and 14 Firefox Addons.



    4. Last by not least when I am feeling really geeky Slashdot Stories fills me in on some of the off-beat news (their tag line fits me: News for Nerds).  Information that is interesting for my own curiosity.  Like: Italian Scientists Put Robot Spiders In Your Colon, Newly Described Type of Cloud, and New Graphical Representation of the Periodic Table.

    Oh and I love one of the news stories they have today: Doing Internet Searches Boosts Older Brains. (Google is good for your health? Who would have thought?? ;) I have visions of assisted living homes set up with computers so their residents can do “online searches.” ha! )

Now that I have let the proverbial cat out of the bag of  HOW geeky I am, do you have any sites you read to keep up-to-date for information?  Would love to know I am not the only geek out there, ha!

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Blogging

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So many times I am asked, “How do you become a better blogger?” I usually email some advice, knowing there is so much more I could say.  Well today I was not planning on posting because I am playing catch up around here, but I could not let this deal go by.

You will see a button on my right hand side titled “31 Days to Build a Better Blog.”  I am so glad ProBlogger wrote this book, now when I am asked about blogging I can honestly say this is the book to get.  Darren starts from square one and teaches you how to build a better blog in 31 Days.

    31 Days to Build a Better Blog is a downloadable e-book designed to help you revitalize your blog by giving you 31 tasks that will all help to turn it into the page view powerhouse you’ve always dreamed of.
    Each day in the project contains:

    1. A Task – something to DO that day.
    2. Teaching – each day you’ll be given great instruction on both the WHY and HOW of the task of the day.

    This two pronged approach is designed so that you come away from the challenge having not only learned how to build a dynamic a blog but you’ll have actually DONE something with the knowledge.

I only mention this because for the next 13 hours (for one time only) he is having a 25% off he already low price. Know what is best? Money-Back Guarantee (this makes the price for the e-book less than $15.)

    If you’re not satisfied with the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog work book after 31 Days Just let me know and I’ll refund your money – that’s how confident I am that this is a resource that will help you build a dramatically better blog.

Want to know another thing? I love supporting fellow Christians. Yep, Darren at ProBlogger is a strong fellow Christian. If you have any interest in taking your blog to the next level, I recommend this book.

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