Anyone can tell you this is true! The past few days here in Pittsburgh have been cold and rainy and it just makes me feel like lying in bed all day. Of course I cannot do that, even sitting here now writing this post I don’t feel like doing anything. My desk sits right in front of a window so when it’s raining or dreary outside I can’t miss it. So when there are days like this how do I get out of my funk and actually get work done? Here are a few suggestions.
Go to Starbucks
For one there are Starbucks everywhere, I can think of 4 within 5 minutes of where I live! Anyways Starbucks always has a good atmosphere and WiFi (although it is not free) so you can easily get done with work and forget about the weather outside. Usually all coffee shops have a good atmosphere for working, so if you don’t have a Starbucks close then any coffee shop should do.
Go See a Movie
What better to get your mind of work and the crappy weather then going to see a movie. At the movie theater you are inside away from the weather and the movie will take your mind off working and the weather. After the movie is over you feel relaxed and ready to work.
Simply Close the Blinds
If your window is right by your desk like mine is then you can easily just close the window. This way you have no idea what its doing outside. Although this might work for some people I really don’t like the blinds closed because I prefer natural light over artificial light.
Make Your Office More Lively
Since I rent I really do not do that much to my office. It has plain white walls and that’s about it. You can easily make it feel more comfortable by hanging up a few posters or even changing the wall color. Anyone have any suggestions on posters? I need some ASAP!
Well those are some suggestions that might help you when you’re feeling tired and crappy when the weather is bad. I’m sure there are even more things that you can do, but these are the ones that I have come up with. Hopefully the weather where you are is better than here!
If you didn’t hear about this a while ago you should start to hear a lot about these video units because now they are available to use. It pretty simple to get setup with these new video units. Just login to your Adsense account, click on the Adsense setup tab and scroll down to see the new video units offering. Click on it and from there you will need to link your YouTube and Adsense accounts. After you have done that you will be able to setup video units.
If you need help figuring out how to get started with Adsense Video Units Google has made a video showing you exactly how to do it. Here it is for everyone that needs help…
So after you are all done setting everything up you are only able to make ad Adsense player. You are asked for the player name and description, are able to pick a theme, select the layout size, and choose whether to have your content automated or you can choose a category or provider. If you choose to automate your content YouTube will automatically target the most relevant videos for your website. If you don’t want to do that you can select a category or provider. I’m not sure how you get on the providers list. After you have everything setup you are given the embed code for your website. Here is what YouTube came up with since I selected automated content.
Well I really am not impressed with this at all. First off when I heard about this I was expecting pre-roll or post-roll advertising. Or maybe even something like AdBrite’s InVideo advertising. In those 2 cases the ads would be actually seen by the viewers and that would make them worth more money. All Google has done is just place an ad above the video, nothing impressive. Also you can only select automated content, category, or provider. You can’t select a single video, which is retarded. I mean if I made a video for ThinkComputers and I wanted to use the video in the review using the Video Adsense Unit I would have no way of doing that, it sort of defeats the purpose for a lot of web publishers.
I like the fact the Google has integrated Adsense into YouTube, but they could have done a lot better than this. Hopefully things will improve and we will see some changes!
Another busy week for me! It never seems like I get what I want to done! I really need to get some time management in action. Anyways as I said the week has been busy, but there has been a lot going on around the internet. Before I go into that I just want to let everyone know that the hockey season has started! The Penguins played their first 2 games over the weekend and ended up 1-1. Not bad for a start, but they played really bad the first game, in the second game they really came out to play. If I didn’t have enough distractions with Halo 3, now I have hockey games! Ok so what’s going on around the net?
Slap Shot Squad Launches
Fellow bloggers Ed Lau and Michael Kwanhave started a hockey blog called Slap Shot Squad. They are canucks so of course they like hockey. So what better topic to make a blog out of than hockey. On Slap Shot Squad you will find information, rumors, and more about what else…hockey! Now the last post was 3 days ago so hopefully they can keep up with it as the hockey season is in full swing now.
ViewSonic VX2255wmb LCD Monitor Review
If you are looking for a new monitor this has to be one of your top choices. The ViewSonic VX2255wmb is a 22-inch screen with a 5ms response time, integrated 1.3-megapixel camera, and a really helpful swivel stand. It is one of the best monitors that I have looked at in a while. It received a perfect 10 out of 10 score and ThinkComputers Editor’s Choice Award! Make sure you check out the review!
Free iPhone Giveaway Results…Finally!
Well as you can see from the video Mr. Gary Lee and Ms. Danielle finally gave away that iPhone! They started the contest back in July and now finally they announced the winner. I really liked how they announced the winner through a video, and a well produced video too! Also in the video they announced a new site Creative Traffic Builders.
Sony Announces First OLED TV
I was amazed at these when I first saw them at CES, but Sony was unable to tell us when and if they would be available, so we were not sure if they ever would ever hit the market. Well earlier this week Sony announced the XEL-1, which is the first OLED screen coming in at 11-inches and at a price of $1,700! Although I am excited for OLED technology I’m not so excited at the price!
If you have not been to Leo Chiang’s blog then you should really check it out. I first started visiting it about 4-5 months ago when I saw him commenting on Stephen’s blog. If you don’t know who Leo is he is an Actor. He plays the tattooed pilot on Battlestar Galactica. That is probably the role he is most known for, but he also he plays crazy Yakuza and Triad characters in various other films and TV shows. I really like reading his blog because he takes us behind the scenes at a lot of the movie and TV sets, which is something you don’t often get to see.
Anyways the real reason I am writing this post is to tell you that crazy Leo is giving away a copy of Halo 3! And not just any copy, the Legendary Edition, which includes a copy of Halo 3, a Halo 3 essentials DVD, and of course the Spartan helmet, which holds the game and the DVD! So how do you go about winning this? Here are the rules as listed on Leo’s Blog…
The rules are simple:
1.You MUST have a blog.
2.Write a dedicated post about this contest on your blog. It must be a dedicated post and cannot be combined with another post topic.
3.Make sure to link your post to this one.
4.Link the tag, “tattooed pilot on Battlestar Galactica” to this site.
5.Leave a comment here with a link to your post, with your desire to win, so I can properly count you in the contest (ping-backs don’t always work).
So it’s pretty easy to enter the contest. The contest will run till October 31st and a one lucky person will be picked at random. So what are you waiting for go ahead and write a post about the contest on your blog and get entered!
Last year Agloco was launched and there was a ton of hype around it. Everyone from bloggers to college students were trying to get people to sign up claiming you could make money just by surfing the web with a viewbar. Even I made a few posts about Agloco trying to get someone to signup. Because every time you would get someone to signup you would get a percentage of what they made. The viewbar was released in June and it is now October and no one has got paid at all. Will we ever get paid?
After reading Agloco’s latest post on their blog things do not look good at all. First thing that really caught my attention was that Agloco is still operating at a loss!
As you know AGLOCO launched stating it would make Member distributions when it was profitable. On this blog we said we would update you on the company results at the end of the summer. During the last three months, June, July and August, AGLOCO lost slightly more than $100,000. (As you are aware the Development team is still working for free. And also, the Development team and some of their friends are the source of the $100,000 so that AGLOCO can pay its bills.) The AGLOCO losses are getting smaller each month and at this point, we anticipate the September loss will be $10,000 to $15,000.
So they are $100,000 in the hole and still losing money. I thought when they released the viewbar they would be making money, apparently not. If all they have to offer is the viewbar, which has proved to not be successful then what can they do? If they don’t improve things I wouldn’t expect to get paid…ever.
So let’s say Agloco somehow manages to turn a profit, they will be paying you over 10 years! That’s right I didn’t make a mistake…10 years!! What is this the lottery or something? Agloco’s payout plan:
June $0.48 per hour – ($0.0040 per month for 120 months)
July $0.42 per hour – ($0.0035 per month for 120 months)
August $0.54 per hour – ($0.0045 per month for 120 months)
OK so say you’re a mega referrer like John Chow and you have around 5,000 hours for June. According to their system in total they will owe you around $2400, but it is paid over 10 years! So John is only looking at $20 a month for 120 months! Well not all of us are John Chow, say you have no referrals and do the 5 hours per month you are going to get your first check for $100 (the minimum payout) in 100 months! Will Agloco even be around then? Probably not!
This payout system is crap, the idea of them being in debt and still promising a payout is crap. In my opinion Agloco is dead…
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