| LED Digest 2177: The Sandbox Myth |
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================================================== The LED Digest Moderated Discussion List "Effective Online Advertising, Since 1997" Data > Information > Knowledge > Wisdom pair Networks: The LED's Web Host Hosting and Domain Reg. from a Trusted Leader pair.com for Hosting | pairNIC.com for Domains ================================================== List Moderator: Published by: Adam Audette LED Digest adam, led-digest.com http://www.led-digest.com .............................................. June 7, 2006 Issue no. 2177 .............................................. .....IN THIS DIGEST..... ====== NEW ===================== --== The Sandbox Myth ==-- ~ Shari Thurow "Yes, I say this publicly. And no, I really do not care what other search experts say..." ==== CONTINUING ================= --== Mac vs PC ==-- ~ James Haley "My advice on this topic is don't promote the Mac..." ~ Tom Anson "...I had to go with the PC for the work I wanted to do." ~ Michael Linehan "...'Boot Camp' allows you to boot either OSX or XP (!!!!) right on your Mac." ~ Mary Lee "There is this great freeware program called OnyX." --== Image Formats ==-- ~ Tom Aman "...use an image optimizer to reduce the file size." ==== BILLBOARD =================== --== AdSense Experiences? ==-- ~ Nathan Holley ========== NEW =================================== From: Shari Thurow Subject: The Google Sandbox does not Exist Hi all- I've been out conferencing for the past week and just caught up on my LED reading. I am about to say something that I am sure will be challenged (and has been challenged in the past). So bear with me. There is no such thing as a Google Sandbox. It's one of those terms that self-proclaimed search engine "experts" came up with to explain why their methodologies don't work. Before anyone asks: Yes, I say this publicly. And no, I really do not care what other search experts say, unless you're Alan Perkins. A search-friendly Web site is built on a solid foundation of keyword-focused text and giving spiders a means of accessing that text. Then, objective 3rd parties should basically confirm what you say about your own content. It has been this way for years. I sincerely doubt that this foundation is going to change in my lifetime (especially since information retrieval systems are primarily based on what scholars and other professional researchers do offline). For that reason, no Google Sandbox. If your site doesn't have the foundation, its pages won't appear in a search engine results. Yeah, I know that spam gets in (which really stinks), but the principles still apply. I'm prepared for the flame mails. For those of you who wish to flame me, I probably won't listen unless you have a high-level graduate degree and/or considerable experience in information retrieval systems. I don't consider anecdotal evidence as proof. Sincerely, Shari Thurow, Webmaster/Marketing Director Grantastic Designs, Inc. http://www.grantasticdesigns.com/tips.html ======== CONTINUING =============================== From: James Haley Subject: Mac PC > I now own 2 iMacs, 1 iBook and 2 PC's. My macs are > completely trouble free. The 2 PC's... are nothing but > trouble... Once you Mac you'll never go back! - Mary Lee, LED 2176 My advice on this topic is don't promote the Mac... Because you'll only be Promoting disaster. The only reason the Mac is so free of all these problems Is because its just not mainstream to the youth and hacker community. The Mac would become the current joke of the PC community if the full brunt of the often mischief and destructive mind of the youth had only that nice little OS to play with. There is nothing we can do that they our youth can't undo with their mischief. Give them all Mac's and you've given them a new target to mess up and they will with abundant Creative Enthusiasm. It would be inevitable. Even Apple doesn't have the smarts to out smart a smartalic kid. Don't be nieve in this regard Protect your Mac from them. Keep that gem safe. I use a PC without any problems at all. I don't run virus software but I do run anti adware and spyware programs. I still love my PC and I never need to pay more then 900 for a nice slick speedy machine. I propose that you give your child a Mac and all children one and don't let them ever use a PC again, then lets bring back this discussion in two years and see who's crying then. The truth is out there and nobody is safe from a mischief mind... James Haley Bringing People together http://www.911dating.com -------- new post - same topic -------- From: Tom Anson Subject: Mac PC I'm not very technical and have little real expertise in anything that we discuss here. But I have a brother who has a masters degree in computer science and does some high-end programming. I have another brother who is really exceptional in computer graphics -- having migrated over from film processing some years ago. Both swear by the Mac. They can't imagine anyone using anything else. However, when I started getting involved with computers in the mid-1990s, I simply could not find any Mac applications that I needed for the work I wanted to do. It was a foregone conclusion that I would get a Mac. I spent weeks searching for the software that I'd use on "my Mac". The problem is: I simply could not find the software I needed. Actually, it was available (sort of), but not integrated together, as was the case with the PC software. This left me feeling really disappointed, but the realities were that I had to go with the PC for the work I wanted to do. That's how it was at that time, and from what I've checked out lately, is still the case. Both of my brothers gave me a really hard time, but acknowledged that I had no other choice. But after working with my PC an iMac in the family, I'd choose the PC any day of the week. I've had no problems with it freezing or crashing. It has been very reliable for me. And I MUCH prefer the way the applications work. I find the Mac very clumsy, in many respects. And so, despite the brainwashing from my brothers, if I had to choose a PC or Mac today, I'd take the PC -- and feel guilty about it for the rest of my life. Tom Anson Anson Aromatic Essentials http://www.therapeutic-grade.com -------- new post - same topic -------- From: Michael Linehan Subject: Mac PC re Emulation > And with the Windows emulations, you can run much > PC software on a Mac but you will often pay a severe > performance penalty, depending on the program. - Tom Aman, LED 2176 This is no longer true. Macs now use Intel chips. And, now in public beta, 'Boot Camp' allows you to boot either Mac OS X or XP (!!!!) right on your Mac. This is NOT any kind of emulation. This is running XP on that Intel chip. Boot Camp will be integrated into the new version of OS X - 10.5. For example, MSNBC's Gary Krakow... Not only does he find that Mac "OS X flies on the 2.0 GHz Intel Duo processor" on his new iMac. But when he fires up Windows XP on the same system, the "result is the fastest version of Windows I've ever used. Please believe me," he says, "I'm not exaggerating." Funnily enough, in a recent test of a series of dual-core notebook computers, the fastest Windows machine (by a hair) was a Mac! And not only that. Dual booting is incredible enough. And you can do it right now. But you do have to shut one down and start the other up. Soon to come --- the SIMULTANEOUS running of OS X, Linux and Windows on the same machine. You just switch from OS to OS like you now switch between programs. This is not emulation in any sense, each OS is directly accessing the hardware, with protection so they don't step on each other's toes. Michael Linehan Marketing Alchemy www.marketing-alchemy.com -------- new post - same topic --------- From: Mary Lee Subject: Mac PC John [Smart, issue 2176] states his Mac crashes twice week. I have to wonder if he has an older Mac or doesn't do maintenance on it. Some of the older Macs had the crashing problems, but I have 2 iMacs and an iBook that are 1-3 years old and I have never crashed on any of them. There is this great freeware program called OnyX. I run it whenever my Mac gets a little sluggish. It will Verify & Repair Permissions, Optimize your system, Clean your Caches & run other maintenance duties. It is a really great program that keeps my Macs running like new. Here is the Apple page about this software: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html If you like it and find it of use consider donating something at the creators site. I am big on supporting sites who create great free products for us & only ask for a donation if you like it. This utility is really a great Mac utility. I am in NO way affiliated with them, just a happy user. Mary Lee Dinner and a Murder http://www.dinnerandamurder.com -------- new post - new topic --------- From: Tom Aman Subject: Image formats > GIF file sizes can also be dramatically reduced by removing all but > the minimum colours. (You can't reduce the colours in a .jpg.) - Valerie Beeby, LED 2175 If you have many images on a site, use an image optimizer to reduce the file size. On Valerie's page, she shows a 65.7K JPEG file reduced to 16k, then converted to GIF and reduced to 5.7k. And image optimizer lets you quickly experiment with a variety of factors to determine which will give the best reduction while maintaining acceptable quality. Reductions of 50% without visible loss of quality are fairly common. Using an image optimizer (Ulead's Smartsaver Pro see http://www.ulead.com/ssp/runme.htm), I could reduce the 16k JPEG to just under 5k and the 5.7k GIF to 4.20k. Do a Google search for "image optimizer" to find others (including some that run online and are free). > GIF's have a major downside... you *should* be > giving some money to those lovely people at AOL. - John Smart, LED 2175 The GIF patent caused a lot of confusion. The patents did expire in 2004, but aside from that, my recollection of the situation was that it was the program that created the GIF images that had to be licensed for the technology, not the individual user. Tom Aman Aman Software http://www.cyberspyder.com Home of CyberSpyder Link Test ==== BILLBOARD =================================== From: Nathan Holley Subject: AdSense LEDers, I'm wondering about AdSense. I know a lot of people use it and talk about great results, but does it really work. Here's why I'm interested: I have a site we're developing with very many content pages -- somewhere around 10,000 unique content items eventually. Not just filler type stuff but real, quality, original, useful content. We have a sponsor that will be promoted on the site. But I'm interested in AdSense -- it's supposed to be for content heavy sites. There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there about positioning, adlinks vs banners vs whatevers, AdSearch, etc. I'm looking to find if a) we should use AdSense and b) what works and what doesn't. Am I just wasting time thinking about this? Basically, if we do this it means starting now because the content is going up as we speak. So that kind of straps us because the AdSense code will be integrated with the site, and if they go out of business or something... well, not good. I found Gardyne's page: http://www.associateprograms.com/search/adsense.shtml and it looks interesting with lots of good info. I guess I'm just looking for experience! Thanks, Nathan Holley ------------------------------------------------------- The LED Digest is sponsored by pair Networks: pair.com for Hosting | pairNIC.com for Domains Copyright 1995-2006 Orange Wheel, LLC. All Rights Reserved. "Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace." - Buddha |
