it has been some time since my last post as I have been creating and managing my own empire in the world of Russ.
Actually, I have been busy managing other blogs as after the success of this one, I was approached to write and edit for several other blogs which I have sealed my lips to mention. Suffice it to say I help develop and make successful some of the top blogs on the Internet, only to stuff the wallets of my superiors. OOOO how I hate the word "superiors"!
Don’t get me wrong, I loved….no…liked my bosses a bunch and appreciate the opportunity they gave me, but it’s just not the same as running your own blog(s) and having the freedom to say exactly what I want to say, when I want to say it. Therefore, after a long hiatus, I am back to give you more of what you want in the widget world.
It appears Microsoft still hasn’t learned that a widget is a widget and not a gadget. I guess some habits are hard to break, but I will not buck the system and the choice of the people and continue to call these little suckers widgets, though I may not capitalize the word as if it were a person any longer. That’s right! I have accepted the fact that my friend the Widget, (oops, I capitalized him/her again) is not a person but only much more reliable and fun to hang around.
Enough of the hoopla!
That’s all for now, as I only wanted you to know I am back with plans to post as often as necessary to keep you informed of how widgets can change your life. OK….maybe a stretch, but widgets certainly make your online web design life easier and I look forward to getting this puppy rolling again.
In the mean time, feel free to peruse the site and widget your little heart out.
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If you don’t like the words "Merry Christmas", then..then…give all your gifts back and eat your peanut butter sandwich while I’m styling in my new car and eating ham, green beans, macaroni and cheese and cake.
I do hope each and eveyone has a wonderful holiday including the countdown to 2008.
It’s truly hard to believe 2007 has flown by so quickly and Google is still calling a Widget a gadget. maybe 2008 is the year for Google to "lern n spell".
I also found it hard to believe Unclaimed Money in the United States has topped out at 40 Billions dollars. Yes, I said unclaimed money! 7 out of 10 Americans are estimated to be due a claim for money which has been turned over to government offices. Our country has grown so phat with money we don’t even remember where we put it. Uncashed checks, tax returns, stocks, utility deposits, and many other sources. I know this sounds like a scam, but believe me, it’s not. I found money for my parents within minutes of using the resources available on THIS SITE. Start out 2008 finding money you didn’t know you had. besides, it’s a lot of fun!!!
Anyway…I’m looking forward to the New Year and am excited for what I suspect will be a huge growth in Widget use in websites and blogs.
I leave this last post of the year with something useful you may use for your site as we countdown the days, minutes and seconds to 2008.
I have never been a huge Astrology follower, but after a few requests for an Astrology Widget, I have decided to troll the Internet and find something my viewers may find interesting.
The interesting thing is there are many Astrology Widgets available, but very few are creative. Maybe an opportunity for developers?
My first stop is almost always widgetbox.com. You can reply on those guys to always have something related onhand. Not always the best, but almost always something you can use. Here is a list if Widget Boxes Astrology widgets.
I did find a few which are quite easy to implement, but one in particular which is a bit scarey if you’re planning for the long term placement on your page. I say a bit scarey, because the fine print on this site says "Terms:Only one Moon Phase Plugin per webpage. Widget reserves the right to withdraw this free service at any time without notification."
They also only allow one Widget per page.
That sucks! I’ve never liked rules, and this one really stinks, but it is a pretty cool idea.
Oh well, it’s free for now and they will not allow me to display but one astrology Widget per page and I have chosen the moon phase Widget.
I guess I liked the variety of what they offer more than anything:
I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to get back to this, as I’ve meant to add this post for some time to those whom requested an easy way to create Widgets for a web page.
Now, don’t get confused, it’s Google who is lost here…they call Widgets, "gadgets".
It’s obvious to any intelligent life that if a gadget was a Widget, it would be capitalized. Obviously it is not, so I’m not even sure gadget can technically be called a word.
It’s ok… we can’t all be smart and know every proper term. I mean… just think about how many words there are in the English language. Google is so busy thwarting off spammers, they have not had a chance to catch up with what the public now calls Widgets. They’ll catch on soon, I’m sure!
That said, if you are loloking for an easy way to create a WIDGET, here’s an awesome resource from the folks that barely know it’s name.
If you’re not a Windows Vista user, you will likely want to get the heck out of here now. I have several computer and one of them happens to have Vista, so here goes my post. You may want to visit their site tho just to see the graphics. Seriously! What an awesome looking site!
No! not Spidgit…PowerGadgets.com. The depth of the picture in the header was enough to play tricks with my brain. I swear that girl frenched me……………so what? I sometimes have my face accidentally close to my monitor??? Doesn’t everybody? Take A look
Anyway…The aesthetic quality makes you almost buy the product simply because its so appealing. Sounds like a kick ass product to boot! I’m seriously thinking about this one.
From the PowerGadget site: "PowerGadgets is a revolutionary new data visualization product that utilizes Windows PowerShell, Microsoft’s new scripting shell, to allow the creation of Gadgets in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server Longhorn.
PowerGadgets requires no complex development environments, servers or browsers to run real-time Gadget components such as charts, gauges and maps on your desktop or in the Windows Sidebar."
Check out thier PowerGadget video tutorials that show the power of real-time monitoring and reporting on your Vista desktop and Sidebar.
There’s an additional video which shows how to create PowerGadgets by piping cmdlets via Windows PowerShell.
I am in a rush to get out the door, so I’ll get back to this post ASAP!
Here’s what they say:
By adding the BlogRush Widget to a blog, a blogger can get instant distribution for their latest blog post titles across a network of related blogs.
BlogRush users earn "syndication credits" (the right to have their blog post titles shown inside a widget on another related blog) based on their own traffic (loads of the widget) as well as the traffic of other users they refer to BlogRush. Users can automatically refer others to BlogRush via special links on the widget, as well as through the promotion of a special referral URL they are given.
BlogRush is a "Cooperative Syndication Network" that rewards its users for their contributions to the network — from the impressions they provide of the BlogRush Widget to the referral of other users through 10 ‘generations’ of activity and the impressions of the widget that they provide. BlogRush was designed to be incredibly viral and to provide its users with tremendous distribution leverage to receive exposure for their blog content (onto related content blogs) that they could never achieve on their own; at least without a massive advertising budget.
BlogRush is the brainchild of Internet entrepreneur, John Reese. Mr. Reese is the founder and CEO of Income.com, a soon to be launched social network and media company for entrepreneurs. BlogRush is the first Web property of the Income.com Network, a network of sites and services to help entrepreneurs and business owners succeed. Income.com is based in Orlando, Florida.Blogrush.com
Add this free puppy to your blog and you could start driving free traffic to your website within minutes.
If you are looking for a way to keep up with virtually any content on the net, including web pages, blogs, RSS, XMl, email, maps and a whole lot more! This is an awesome tool from Dapper! Plug a web address in, and you’re off to the races!
If you love Widgets, I’m going to guess many of you either run a traditional web site or author a blog.
Even those who don’t, know online blogs are one of the most popular things to read and/or author. Let’s admit it! it’s just plain fun!
How about you take it a step further and post your blog on cell phones?
Not only that, but these guys offer you a percentage of the revenue which may be generated by users clicking on ads. Sorta like Adsense, but ads are not targeted.
If you haven’t seen this yet, head over to Blogging Fingers to learn more about cell phone blogs.
here’s what the website says:
..service that offers to make your blog’s feed available to mobile phones in a few simple clicks for free. The Blogging Figners mobile address is http://fdm8.com/bloggingfingers.
advertising for your now-mobile blog give you a 60% cut of the revenue. The minimum payout is $50 and payments are made via Paypal or check at the end of the month.
Maybe a little ahead of most users, but likely the wave of the future as more people learn how to use RSS feeds.
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