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RBT Threadwatch 3 (Nov – Dec)

By Tom Lambert, 19 January 2015. Updated November 2, 2015

Most of this is old, but I got sidetracked and never posted. Still some good reads here. Google Fear: how much do people fear google? More than they fear the NSA! (on CNet) Links: 21 Link Building Strategies from Backlinko. On good tip: site:wikipedia.org [keyword] + “dead link” Links: 13 More Link Building Ideas from Robbie […]

RBT Threadwatch #2 (Sept-Oct, 2014)

By Tom Lambert, 27 October 2014. Updated November 2, 2015

Apple Maps now letting businesses verify From my friend Marc Harris on the Facebook WIMP group (Web and Interactive Media Professionals)… You can now verify a local business directly on Apple Maps without having to go through a service like Yext or Localeze. You may wish to wait a few days, as their system is […]

RBT SEO Threadwatch #1

By Tom Lambert, 18 October 2014. Updated November 2, 2015

In order to be able the share things I find around the web related to SEO with friends, family and colleagues… I might actually do a second, maybe even a third RBT SEO Threadwatch. Google is rolling out rich snippets in SERPs Soliciting 1-Star Reviews on Yelp Works for this SF Bistro (22 Sept 2014) […]

Limiting Daily Bandwidth on a Home Network with Gargoyle

By Tom Lambert, 12 May 2014. Updated February 10, 2017

I needed to set a daily bandwidth limit for our vacation rental, which turned out to be easy once I found the right hardware and software.

You Know You Have a Problem When… (MySpace edition)

By Tom Lambert, 23 April 2014. Updated November 2, 2015

… your most viewed helpdesk question is “How do I delete my account.” I realized that I actually have a MySpace account, though I have probably only ever looked at it five times total and not for many years. So I thought maybe I would remove it and went to the help section. What’s the […]

Stealing Communion Bread in Reformation Geneva

By Tom Lambert, 6 March 2014.

The development and refinement of the doctrine of transsubstantiation in the 12th and 13th centuries, culiminating in the creation of the Corpus Christi feast in 1264, resulted in a dramatically heightened focus on the eucharist. This had two obvious consequences: first it made it more desirable to steal the host and, second, it made it […]

Taking Stock of the Impending Death of IE8 (Hopefully)

By Tom Lambert, 11 January 2014. Updated October 28, 2015

The long decline of IE8 has been painfully slow, but signs of impending death are finally here.

Hughesnet and Wildblue/Excede: Some Side-by-Side Tests

By Tom Lambert, 12 December 2013. Updated November 2, 2015

For a while we had service from both providers at the same time. I used the occasion to do some ping tests and download tests. Hughesnet won them all

Does Google Care about Custom Excerpts in WordPress?

By Tom Lambert, 13 June 2013. Updated November 2, 2015

You no longer have to worry about Google ranking your Wordpress archive pages and leaving your main page rotting on the vine, but if you’re happy with that you’re missing a big opportunity. Custom excerpts improve the user experience and help you rank in Google.

Best Jeremiah Johnson Quotes

By Tom Lambert, 11 December 2012. Updated February 3, 2018

This doesn’t have anything to do with anything, except insofar as Jeremiah Johnson quotes have to do with everything, now don’t they. And Rand keeps quoting Jeremiah Johnson at me all the time, which is pretty damn cocky of him for a starvin’ pilgrim. And then besides that, since I finally took the time to […]