Money makes the world go round as well as the World Wide Web. The revenue generating aspects of the Internet is very apparent, they practically pop-up (or pop-under) at you, but it doesn't always click with people when they are browsing a website how ads and other means are related to being able to provide content. Unfortunately, there are some up-front costs with running a … [Read more...]
Auditorium – A musical, light show of a puzzle game
Auditorium is a fun, browser-based game that involves multiple senses and your brain! Part symphony, part visual art work, and part puzzle, Auditorium combines a lot of great elements to make a complete game. A final commercial version has recently been released with 70 different levels over 15 different acts, but a good sized demo of the game is available on their website that … [Read more...]
URLMetrix – Site stats in one place
I've previously covered the Popuri.us site along with a handful of other webmaster tools which performs a look up of a particular site across a wide variety of tools. While Popuri.us is nice, I found it to be a little inaccurate and slow. Since then, I've found a replacement for Popuri.us that seems to be quite a bit improved while still providing the same basic service with … [Read more...]
Week of Google Code Summary, TortoiseSVN, and SCons… Oh my!
I hope the past week highlighting different Google Code projects has been worthwhile for all involved. Google Code is a great resource for developers and others working with Open Source projects. It's also a great directory listing for individuals to find the programs they need or a project to join if they are so inclined and talented. If you want to check out the source code … [Read more...]
How to Monetize your Small but Growing Website from a Small but Growing Website
If you're running your own website or contemplating doing so, you know that there are upfront costs to the hobby. I started running my own website here, 404 Tech Support, and hoped to cover the costs of hosting and domain registration by displaying ads on my web site. First things first, you'll want to try to reduce your costs as much as possible. If you're just starting out, … [Read more...]