For a while, I had been experiencing this really annoying problem with Firefox — I’m using the latest version, Firefox 1.5 — wherein opening a new tab (or control-clicking a bookmark to open a new tab, which I do often) would cause the whole browser window to resize slightly. Depending on the smaller size of […]
Entries from January 2006
Firefox Tabbing Resizes
Monday, January 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Tags: web stuff
Google AdSense Optimization
Saturday, January 7th, 2006 · Comments Off on Google AdSense Optimization
As my regular readers may have noticed, I’ve been playing around lately with different ad styles and placements for my Google AdSense ads. I’ve been reviewing Google’s tips for ad optimization and watching the results. So far, so good. With every change I’ve made, I’ve seen a slight increase in the number of daily clicks […]
Tags: blogging
Gabe-Produced Google Videos
Saturday, January 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment
As I’ve written about recently, Google Video is a lot of fun. Along with watching all the awesome things it has to offer, you can add your own movies, in the true spirit of a grassroots site. Not long ago I uploaded a couple of my own videos for all the world — and you! […]
Tags: web stuff
Wayback Machine Contributors
Friday, January 6th, 2006 · Comments Off on Wayback Machine Contributors
My wife is an Internet rock star and I didn’t even know it. Those of us who have been involved in this Web thing for a long time no doubt know about the Wayback Machine, a very cool site that archives the Web as it evolves. For example, do a search for gabeanderson.com and you’ll […]
Tags: web stuff
Annual Credit Report
Thursday, January 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Have you ever seen your credit report? How recently? If you’re not familiar with your credit report or what’s on it, there’s no time like the present to request one for free. Thanks to relatively new federal legislation as mandated by the Federal Trade Commission, we’re all eligible to request and review free copies of […]
Tags: money
West Virginia Miners
Wednesday, January 4th, 2006 · 5 Comments
Here’s what really happened: 12 of 13 W. Va. Miners Confirmed Dead: TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. – In a stunning and heartbreaking reversal, family members were told early Wednesday that 12 of 13 trapped coal miners found were dead — three hours after they began celebrating news that they were alive. The devastating new information shocked and […]
Tags: the world
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
One of the many things that makes the character of Saratoga Springs so unique is the architecture and the appreciation everyone here has for preserving old buildings and homes. The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation has an Historic Plaque Program, which not only adds to the character and historic integrity of the home, but helps in […]
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2005 Web Traffic
Monday, January 2nd, 2006 · Comments Off on 2005 Web Traffic
As I did last year around now, it’s time to post and review the annual site stats. January 2005 set a new unique traffic record, bringing 24,882 unique visitors, 39,242 visits, 103,725 pages served, 347,365 hits, and 5.64 GB of bandwidth (though only unique visits were highest that month). Overall, gabeanderson.com saw an increase of […]
Tags: blogging
New Year Party 2006
Sunday, January 1st, 2006 · Comments Off on New Year Party 2006
Happy New Year, everybody! Welcome to 2006. We got the year started off right last night (and this morning) with a little shindig at casa de A_nderson. The A_nderson party crew included Gabe, Jen, Alex, Cati, Justin, Seth, Tom, Anne, Alf, and Nastassia. It was a solid crew who really knew how to have a […]
Tags: photos
