Today’s Byte is kind of fun and either just what you needed or totally useless. MobyGratis http://mobygratis.com – is a website where nonprofits (and others) and download music for use in non-commercial film or video. It’s maintained by the Moby, the musician. A quick note of explanation – you can’t legally use any old music … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web Developer Tools
DVDSoft – free video conerter
Last year I got a Droid. I’ve been pretty happy with it and it takes decent video – but I can’t upload them directly to YouTube, which is kind of a pain. Luckily I found a free and easy video converter. DVDVideoSoft http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ has a series of free downloads related to video and video conversion. … Continue reading
Google Analytic Averages
I recently received an email from Google that compiles average traffic stats for web sites that opted to share their stats in the aggregate. It’s interesting to look at them – because it’s nice to know where most sites get their traffic or how much time most people spend on the average web site. So … Continue reading
Google Panda
Every six months or so Google changes some aspect of how they rank sites. Last summer it was called Google Caffeine – because the goal (or so we assume) was to pick up stories more quickly. In other words, they wanted to be able to rank news and events in real time. (Possibly to keep … Continue reading
Esty & SEO for WordPress
I have a double Byte today. The first part is for everyone: Esty: http://www.etsy.com/ – it’s like e-bay for handmade stuff. Go there to buy unique handmade items or sell items if you make them. (I learned about it at the Blandin Conference http://tinyurl.com/37fo3lo last week – where I was also inspired to learn at … Continue reading
Correct your place on the maps
Thanks to Carissa in Minneapolis for today’s Byte. After last week’s Byte on Get Listed (www.getlisted.org), Carissa was inspired to look into her map placement and sent on the tools she used. If you want to make sure that your address is showing up correctly on web site and GPS systems, check out the following: … Continue reading
clickable image on WordPress image
Today’s Byte is very specific – so I suspect few folks will use it today – but I hope you’ll be able to store away the knowledge until you need it – or that it might inspire you to include a clickable image on an upcoming WordPress post. Here is a site I’ve been working … Continue reading
