Plagiarism has been an ongoing plight ever since the invention of the written word and the blogosphere is no exception. So today I will attempt to resolve this issue (hopefully) once and for all.
Recently reader Jaffer asked the question:
I think people do have trouble understanding “Original content”…

The absolute best way to migrate your Blogger blog over to Wordpress, including how to automatically redirect all of your old blog posts and keep your blog authority and pagerank.

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been taking advantage of my hiatus from blogging to concentrate on finishing minor tweaks that were necessary to my template / theme.
You might not have noticed, and although these changes may seem relatively minor they are in fact fundamentally important to the design. They were also more difficult to accomplish so […]

After my own recent disaster with a trojan horse virus it was time that I revisit the A B C’s of internet security. Here is a complete overview of what you can do to improve your odds of not becoming another online statistic.

For a long time now I’ve been one of the few voices (if not the first) to publicly criticise the social network craze.
Much to my chagrin Blog Bloke reluctantly acquiesced and joined the major social networking sites like MySpace, FaceBook and BlogCatalog for one reason only … to reserve my brand name before someone else […]

Google is releasing its new OpenSocial ”standard” that will create a single platform for developing applications on LinkedIn, hi5, Friendster, Plaxo, Ning, and other participating Social Networks. Facebook of course has its own platform and MySpace will soon follow with its own.
But here’s the kicker, the Daily Poll asks the question — “Which social network […]

Here’s an excellent video showing how easy it is to put audio in your blog as a podcast, video as a vblog, a video podcast or a video blog. This tutorial will help you to bridge the gap between old and new media in simple, understandable terms.
It’s presented by a sound engineer like myself and includes tips on software and equipment […]

The absolute best way to migrate your Blogger blog over to Wordpress, including how to automatically redirect all of your old blog posts and keep your blog authority and pagerank.

Sorry Blokesters but I’ve been having some computer troubles and not able to publish for a few days. Anyhow that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.
Windows XP decided to have a hissy fit and stopped working (again) for no apparent reason. No cryptic error messages to decipher, and I hadn’t installed anything recently that […]

Reader Q & A
Reader Kathy Frederick asks:
“Pictures I’ve uploaded prior to my move to WordPress are still hosted on Blogger. Is that bad?”
Great question Kathy!
This issue will be of interest to former Blogger users who have moved over to Wordpress, or users who are considering the move.
Although Wordpress successfully imports Blogger hosted images over to your Wordpress blog, there is […]

Of course the big news today is Wordpress 2.5 has just been released:
WordPress 2.5, the culmination of six months of work by the WordPress community, people just like you. The improvements in 2.5 are numerous, and almost entirely a result of your feedback: multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and […]

I’ve been asked by some Blokesters if we should upgrade to Wordpress. Admittedly I was hesitant to do it because I had just moved over to Wordpress and got everything working great.
I was also concerned that it might knock out some of my plugins which I have been experimenting with. Like they say “if it ain’t […]

No wonder he’s been in such a good mood lately. I can smell the money all the way over here.
I’ve noticed that lead problogger Darren Rowse is promoting his “Six Figure” Blogging course again. For a mere $325 you too can learn all of Darren’s secrets to blogging riches. Better act quickly while tickets are still available.
But […]

Blogging to Riches:
Another sensationalistic headline a.k.a. copyblogger style to suck you in. Normally I would have just ignored a video like this had they not mentioned two things:
1. Writing Great Content - Content is King!
Absolutely true and not enough time is spent on this topic. But what they conveniently forget to say is we should be writing “Original” content. This […]