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Category: Geek

I Just Revolutionized Professional Blogging

Posted on 05/07/201205/07/2012 by Backpacking Dad

Something that stands out to me about many, many traffic-dependent blogs and websites is the Slideshow Post. In order to increase pageviews, and advertising dollars linked to pageviews, bloggers include a slideshow in the post so that when a visitor to the site clicks through the slideshow, their single visit counts as multiple pageviews. Longer…

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Dreamwalking, Geekiness, and Felicia Day

Posted on 05/02/201205/02/2012 by Backpacking Dad

One morning in February I awoke from a pleasant dream about hanging out with Felicia Day in which we shared a meal and tried to get Ryan, one of my old philosophy teachers, ready for his wedding. (I hesitate to even share that much of it, since if you tell someone you had a dream…

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How to Improve Your Download Speeds on a Windows 7 Laptop If You Are Like Me and Are Stupid About Computers

Posted on 03/06/2012 by Backpacking Dad

When I bought my new laptop a few months ago, I was very, very happy with how fast it performed tasks that caused my older, XP-running computer fits. I could edit photos, play crazy, graphics-heavy games, and have more than one program open at a time. MORE THAN ONE! But for some reason I couldn’t…

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