May 2008

Maybe the “Way Back Machine” isn’t quite the right term since this journey is only going to take you back one year, but I liked the sound of it. With a growing community, I realize that there are new people finding their way here on a regular basis. Due to the fact that some of [...]

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Round And Round :: Random Photos

by derek on May 20, 2008 · 16 comments

Ever since I took a photography class in college, I have been interested in photography and am trying to learn more as time permits. While developing my own black and white film was a lot of fun, shooting in digital is so much easier while trying to build your skills. You might remember that my [...]

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Speedlinking – Roll Of The Dice

by derek on May 19, 2008 · 15 comments

In the spirit of being in Las Vegas where you never know what a roll of the dice is going to give you, this edition of Speedlinking includes a variety of interesting information. 1. Andrea, who you may have seen commenting here, has started a brand new blog at According to Andrea. With three posts [...]

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With all of the bloggers that are joining the blogosphere on a daily basis, many of them are experimenting with using their blog to make money. One of the most well-known methods of monetizing a blog is to use Google AdSense. If you are one of the bloggers that is using AdSense on a blog [...]

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How would you like to share your voice with a new audience? How would you like a few backlinks from a growing blog? How would you like to help out another blogger? Derek Semmler dot com is now accepting guest posts. Not that I wasn’t before, as I am always interested in having another blogger [...]

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