ScarTech » Blogging

It’s Alive!

Tim — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:34:14 +0000

Yes, we’re alive and well at ScarTech. In case you haven’t noticed, there hasn’t been a new post in well over a year. There’s no real excuse for it, but here’s a couple:

No time left after killing Zombies in Left for Dead and Left for Dead 2.
Kids like to spend time with their dad.
My obsession with mobile devices had me otherwise occupied.
All of the above (and more).

Well there you have it. You’ve got my attempt at explaining away the lack of posts, but thanks to a post by the Hansel-Man the fires have been re-lit. Heck, I’ve even downloaded and installed Visual C# 2010 Express. I might even write some cool new code for home and fun. Stay tuned…

A New Theme!

Tim — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:24:46 +0000

After being hacked (I think I was vulnerable because I hadn’t updated WordPress), I was forced to do a little cleanup around ScarTech.net. Part of the cleanup and upgrades include a nice new theme.

I’ll detail the hack in a later post.

A Little Saturday Night Fun

Tim — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:49:42 +0000

Just in case you were wondering how I came up with the name ScarTech …

… now you know.

I’ll have a second helping please.

Tim — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:11:39 +0000

I just upgraded the scartech.net blog to the latest version of WordPress, and let me tell you it was simple. It literally took me less than 10 minutes to do. That deserves a wow! Now that’s how an upgrade is supposed to go.

Well it looks like the tryptophan is kicking in. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Shameless Self-Promotion

Tim — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:53:43 +0000

What’s the best way to promote your blog? Do you just rely on search engine hits or is it ethical to Digg your own blog? If you’re legitimately trying to share your thoughts and expand your readership, I don’t see a problem. I’ve discovered many blogs that I now regularly read by finding them on sites like Digg, Technorati and DZone. The Coding Horrors and Scobalizers out there are easy to find, but I also want to read the stuff from the little guy. That’s why I visit Digg and DZone.

It’s a different story if you’re spamming. If you’re running a splog, you know it. And when you submit links to your splog, you know you’re submitting spam. Plain and simple. It’s sort of like obsenity. I may not be able to define it, but I know it when I see it.

Am I wrong on this?