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Over the last two weeks I have experimented with creating video tutorials as a new feature for the blog.
The first tutorial discussed a Photoshop tip to save bandwidth, while the most recent tutorial explained how to select winners for your blog contests.
While my experience has been limited, I thought it would be worthwhile to share [...]

Everyone loves a good blog contest. Not only are they a great way to generate some buzz and traffic for your blog but it is always nice to give a little something back to the community as well.
If you’ve been thinking about running your own blog contest, you may be wondering how to select [...]

About this time last month, I was in need of a way to record a cellphone conversation. While there were a few options under consideration, I turned to the community and asked: Can you record a cellphone conversation?
Here is a recap of the methods that were being considered:

Buy a new cellphone that can record. [...]

Normally the last Speedlinking post of the month is used to share a little link love with the blogs that have referred the most traffic over the previous month. While that will not change today, this edition is a little special as it also involves the announcement of the winner in the most unique [...]

Do you believe in the Law of Attraction?
While there have been times where I would say that I doubt the Law of Attraction, an experience tonight made me sit back and give some consideration as to whether it was all just a coincidence or if it was the Law of Attraction.
As a little bit of [...]