OK, I finally got my sh*t together and got the WordPress Google Sitemaps plugin up and running. Boy, what a difference in traffic and ad clicks. However, I’m really confused by the “Top Queries” section. Here’s what mine looks like: So, this just doesn’t jive w/ what I see in analytics.  For example, I know [...]

Next Microsoft operating system has touch controls – Yahoo! News How is this news?  Every time I’m on a Windows machine, I have to “touch” the power button in order to reboot it…

Grant’s Grunts » Building Green At any rate, are we fooling ourselves? I know reducing the energy we use is a good thing, so the well-insulated house and energy star appliances are all good. I also know using the low VOC stuff is good. And the Solar Water heater makes A LOT of sense. Same [...]

My wife and I are building a “green” home (if there is such a thing) and are wondering what has worked for people in the past.  These are the features we are putting in for our budget: Active solar passive solar design Solar water heater sealed crawlspace “cool” attic (we live in NC) — meaning [...]

EU Concerned About Google’s Street View Images – Yahoo! News Yeah, the EU is concerned that Google is infringing on it’s territory…  At least, that is the feeling I got in Amsterdam.  There were cameras darn near everywhere in that city.

Sigh, I have had to test on Windows XP and Vista lately.  What a miserable experience.  How do Windows users live with the constant messages asking for permission, etc?  My guess is they turn them all off…  I wonder how much productivity increase would be had in the enterprise if people didn’t constantly have to [...]