Best Kindle book format - update
Date Posted: 1/13/2012
Article Author: Alan Schneider
After much research and trial and error, we found what appears to be the best format for your eBook that allows cross platform submission… And it was right in front of us all along. It’s HTML! But wait, there’s more.
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The best format for publishing a Kindle book
Date Posted: 1/13/2012
Article Author: Alan Schneider
The newest eBook we are selling, Storage Unit Auction Riches, is our first attempt at also offering it for the Kindle eBook reader. I thought it would be a snap converting a .docx or .pdf to the Kindle format, but it turns out it was hard than I thought.
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Google Maps vs Bing Maps
Date Posted: 1/8/2012
Article Author: Alan Schneider
For the last couple of years I’ve been writing web applications and desktop software using mapping technologies. A couple of years ago when these projects started we had to make a choice between Google Maps and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth (now called Bing Maps). At the time, Google had a much more restrictive licensing model than Microsoft. The websites and software we were developing required a subscription to plot and view the data, but free users could use the map in any way intended without requiring the user to log in or enter an email address. Google also had restrictive limits on the number of hits that your account could absorb. We went with Microsoft’s Virtual Earth and it has worked very well for us over the years and Microsoft was very forthcoming and open about their licensing and how we intended to use the technology.
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Star Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) Review
Date Posted: 12/27/2011
Article Author: Alan Schneider
I just got Star Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) for the PC this Christmas. I can tell already I’ll be losing a ton of sleep (and work) playing this gem! It took a while to install, but when it was done I settled in with a pizza and a six pack and hit the game hard!
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New eBook shows you how to get into the Storage unit auction biz
Date Posted: 11/6/2011
Article Author: Steve Whitcomb
Our friends over at tacticalwebmarketing.com have created a really cool eBook called “Storage Unit Auction Riches.” As their development partner, we got to see this book first! I was really excited to read it because I am a fan of those television shows about storage unit auctions.
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IE9 screenshots leaked on Microsoft's Russian web site
Date Posted: 10/28/2011
Article Author: Alan Schneider
Microsoft's Russian Web site today revealed details about the new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) user interface, touting new features such as quick-release tabs and a Chrome-like search bar.
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Apple iPad: Initial thoughts
Date Posted: 10/17/2011
Article Author: Alan Schneider
In late January, Apple announced the iPad. Essentially it’s a jumbo sized iTouch (approximately 9.5” X 7.5”). Some of the features touted by Apple regarding the iPad are a 10 hour battery life, a solid state drive (16GB up to 32GB), all the multimedia you should need, and the ability to read eBooks. One of the neatest things to me was the ability to dock with a regular keyboard and the ability to run iPhone applications! Sounds like a winner so far, and since it’s an Apple product, I’m sure they will sell millions.
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New eBook Listing for SEO and SEM Internet Marketing
Date Posted: 10/10/2011
Article Author: Alan Schneider
Tactical Web Marketing has revamped their website and added a bunch of cool new features, including a listing of over 500 Internet Marketing, SEO, and reseller eBooks. Their library listing runs the gamut from Affiliate Marketing to creating banner ads. Here’s some samples:
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Microsoft Surface D&D Demo
Date Posted: 10/5/2011
Article Author: Alan Schneider
I’ll have to admit that when I first saw this I thought it was incredible. It’s like the huge touch screens of Star Trek TNG. I’m an old school Dungeons and Dragons player from days of old (late 70’s, early 80’s). There are still factions that meet at community gaming centers and stores that still play the old fashioned way with miniatures, maps, paper and pencil. But will this concept change that?
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Recent changes to Google's ranking algorithm
Date Posted: 8/24/2011
Article Author: Alan Schneider
style="font-family: Verdana;">“What formula does Google use to determine where your website gets listed?” Wow, if we knew the answer to that we’d be rich. The problem with that question is that there is no definitive answer. There is no one formula that can be exploited to ensure your Google ranking is always number one!
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