Miriness

Some people, even at Google, still think that Google hates SEO. In some cases it really does. At the same time Google loves SEO as actions speak louder than words. Google provides not a few, not several but by now 10 free Google SEO tools everybody should use. I remember the times when we had none of them. Today we have an abundance of data Google allows us to mine.

You know, I’m often quite critical of Google but when there is one thing the search giant does right then it’s the plethora of tools it offers. So here is the list of 10 free Google SEO tools everybody should use. Most of these SEO tools are good for keyword research and on page SEO. Please read to the end, I guess some of you won’t know all of them. (more…)

Sometimes you just want to know who is doing what. Like, for instance, if someone logs in as root on one of your systems… and it isn’t you.

Installing a script to send an alert to your Google Talk IM to alert you when somebody logs in as root is as inexpensive as a monitoring system can be. This article will provide a step by step, as tested on CentOS 4 and 5. (more…)

While I’m well known for being critical of many of the things Google does I’m also a power user of site and many of their tools. Being a power user gives me a unique insight and see some areas these tools could be improved. This post is written in the spirit of constructive criticism, since I know my posts sometimes “get around” inside of the plex … (more…)

“Chrome OS is clearly based on Ubuntu(if you press Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal, you can see the Ubuntu Karmic development branch message) meaning hardware support should be excellent. However, its been heavily stripped down.

“For most people, Wifi doesn’t work. Without Wifi, Chrome OS is pretty useless as it relies heavily on “the cloud” for most of its features.

“My laptop uses the Intel 5100 wireless chipset, and I was dismayed that the wireless didn’t work out of the box, as every Linux distribution has supplied drivers with ease. Installing the firmware seemed like it might be difficult at first, as the root file system is read only. However, getting it working only took two seconds, and if Wireless works out of the box for you in Ubuntu Karmic, it’ll also work in Chrome OS.” (more…)