Monthly Archives: January 2009

New Photography Gallery

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Trent M

Visit my new photographic gallery

Posted in Photos | Tagged gallery, Images, Photography, Photos, stock | Leave a comment

How to Make Drupal SEO Friendly

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Trent M

Drupal is a nice open source CMS (content management system), but it needs a few tweaks to have good SEO (search engine optimization). If you already have Drupal installed, the easiest way to upgrade Drupal to be SEO friendly is … Continue reading →

Posted in SEO | Tagged cms, content management, Drupal, path, pathauto, SEO, Toastmasters, token, URL | 2 Comments

Marching Band Image

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Trent M

This is a Photoshop-manipulated image that won 1st in a ‘creative’ category of a local photography club contest for January. It was made by duplicating the layer, applying a directional blur on the top layer (creating diagonal lines which suggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged band, Image, marching, Photoshop | Leave a comment

3 Ways to Learn Secrets from your Competitors

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Trent M

Any businessperson knows the importance of research. Market research is critical for business planning. Imagine how much insight it would give you if you had a copy of your competitor’s business plan, for instance. Or, perhaps financial reports, units sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing Tricks & Scams | Tagged competitors, marketing, research, retail, secrets, strategy, tools | 1 Comment

5 Best ‘Extreme’ Videos

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Trent M

These are the 5 most extreme videos I’ve ever seen. They all push the limits of human ability. 1. Extreme Base Jumping (wingsuits in Norway) 2. Extreme Freestyle Motocross (Pastrana double backflip) 3. Extreme ‘FreeRunning’ (Parkour) 4. Extreme Rock Climbing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Backflip, Base Jumping, Caminito del Rey, China, Dan Osman, Extreme, FMX, Freerunning, Hiking, King's Pathway, motocross, Mount Huashan, Pastrana, Rock Climbing, Spain, Videos, Wingsuits | 1 Comment

Google Chrome Review

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Trent M

First impressions suggest that Google Chrome is quite an impressive browser, but after longer term use, it seems like an unfinished, 80% complete project. Advantages of Google Chrome: Much faster! Way faster than IE and a little faster than Firefox … Continue reading →

Posted in Web Development | Tagged ADP, Browser, Firefox, godaddy, Google Chrome, Google Chrome Problems, Internet Explorer, Issues, istockphoto, MSN, Omnis, Review | 5 Comments