It’s official, PostLove has been accepted by WordPress.org. The official URL is: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postlove/

I’m very excited to see people download it! I feel like a little geek.

Are you ready for this, are you standing on the edge of your seat?

I need a break now…

Wait for it…

Almost there…

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AdSense earned me $2.65!

Yes, it’s sad. I had hoped to earn $5.00 by the end of this month, but it simply didn’t happen. Here’s why I think it didn’t happen:

• I didn’t dedicate as much time to my blog as I had intended. I had planned to write a post every other day, or at least every three days. I failed that intention – miserably.
• I believe I’ve been smart priced. My other website – bloopdiary.com – probably got me smart priced. It had such a low CTR, that I decided to remove it.
• I have only been displaying advertisements to search engine referrals. I’ve decided to change this. I want to eventually turn this blog into a major source of income, and to do that I have to bite the bullet on some ideas. Since then, I’ve been displaying more advertisements and have retained the same CTR.
• The site had some trouble in the middle of the month with nameservers, causing it to randomly vanish. But I’ve corrected this now.

Nonetheless, $2.65 is a reasonable figure. At this rate, I work out that each of my post’s is worth a dollar over the period of a year. It’s more than minimum wage, it just takes a long time to pay off… but assuming I was smart priced, each post could be worth more than a dollar. Oh boy, bring on February!

Donate an hour and save a PC today!

General computer maintenance is so easy, a computer could do it. *QUEUE APPLAUSE* But quite honestly, maintaining your computer physically is as important as it is virtually.

The first thing you need to know is your computer is a magnet for dust. It’s a static & heat producing monster, helping attract and stick dust to its surfaces. A dirty computer can be noisey and can cause other problems such as overheating or even fatalities – yes, enough dust can actually cause a short in the machine!

Luckily for you, cleaning the computer really isn’t difficult. The big tip is to stay away from using liquids. So let’s start.

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If you want to download music, videos, applications or other kinds of media, torrents will probably prove very useful to you.

The difference between torrents and other file sharing applications is that torrents aren’t centralised – ie. there isn’t one vendor that controls them. This has spurred the development of different torrent search engines.

The aim of this guide is to assist you in installing a torrent handler and to help you find the torrents you’re looking for.
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Here are several things you can do to make sure you computer is working as efficiently as it can. The more efficient your computer works, the less time it’ll spend working, and the quicker tasks will be completed.

Note that to speed up your computer, you may have to mix any number of the solutions. I’m starting with the most innocent causes of a slow computer, read over them all to see which you think you should try first. Some of these solutions costs, but are a wise investment over all.

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I’ve just finished the first version of my PostLove plugin. It monitors hits to your blog and records them in the database in order to show your visitors which posts are most popular.

I’ve created a separate page for the widget here.

Enjoy.

The question posed is simple: does your choice of WordPress theme affect the revenue you’ll receive with AdSense?

The short answer:

YES.

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If you’re unable to remove Norton security products, there’s a useful tool made available by Norton that will scan your computer for anything Norton related and obliterate it!

We know how annoying it can be when you can’t download a file from an FTP server, so we’ve made the tool downloadable from our domain to save you the bother of hunting down a reliable download. Click here to download it.

You can also click here to go to Norton’s webpage relating to the tool, if you need more information.

As a side note, you might consider switching to the free edition of AVG when you’re done.

You may have read my previous posts relating to Leaseweb; I have finally moved away from their services. I joined a hosting company with a good reputation – Liquidweb. Despite the similar name, it’s like a whole new world.

The first thing you’ll notice about signing up with Liquidweb is their attention to your satisfaction. Promptly after ordering my dedicated server, a Liquidweb representative called me to confirm my order – call me racist, but it was nice to speak to someone I could actually understand.

I received email notifications at every step, and the dedicated server was set up within 12 hours. If you’re looking for a shared hosting solution, the setup would be instantaneous.

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Monetising a blog is one of those things that gets you really pumped up, only to leave you watching paint dry. Eye On Silicon has started to earn a small income – enough to pay for its domain registration. Though not much, as I continue to write and optimise the site, the income will surely grow.

So far, Eye On Silicon has returned $1.96 for time invested. That’s not even a minimum wage job! But somehow, earning $1.96 for writing something I’m passionate about provides more satisfaction than any nine-to-five job ever could.

Here’s what I’ve done so far to try and spur on the pennies.

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