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Airplane WiFi Internet from GoGo

I'm flying Delta right at the moment on a direct flight from Atlanta to Austin. While waiting to board, a woman began passing out coupons for GoGo free in-flight WiFi Internet. I'd heard about this from Matt Cutts so, eager to try it, I grabbed a coupon.

Without the coupon, This service is typically free for the first use and runs about $10/flight or $12/day thereafter. Registration was painless (thank you Safari auto-fill) and took about 2 minutes. The coupon code works (DELTATRYGOGO) and I'm online. Read more »

Uncle Bob's Cranberry Relish

In honor of my Uncle Bob who passed a couple of years back, I give you Uncle Bob's Cranberry Relish:

12 oz package fresh cranberries (I use frozen that I thawed)
one 6-oz tangerine, quartered and seeded
3/4 c sugar
1/2 c coarsely chopped crystallized ginger (~2.5oz)
1/2 c orange marmalade

Put cranberries and tangerine into blender and coarsely chop. Do not peal the tangerine* but make sure it has no seeds. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

*Ben's note: I use only half of the rind of the tangerine as it can be a bit overwhelming. Read more »

iPhone: 6 Things You Can Do Now To Get Ready

OK, OK. This is my last iPhone post. I promise! (fingers firmly crossed) Still, this little device is generating a lot of interest. So, ripped directly from a marketing email I received today from AT&T, here are 6 things that you can do now to prepare for your new iPhone:

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    iPhone Launch: Skip the Line, Get Yours First

    I'm a gadget guy. I love my Blackberry phone and my iPod and my Razr and my Snowball. That's why I'm so excited about the iPhone coming out later this month. Not only is it a phone/email/internet/iPod device but it sports an super-easy interface that's amazingly quick. Read more »

    Matt Cutts' Blog "Hacked"...or was it?

    Matt Cutts, head of Google's Webspam team, had his blog hacked today! (See Screenshot here. ) Matt is actually a great guy and spends a lot of his time helping the SEO community with insights in ot how to best work with Google. It's a shame that this happened. This just goes to show you that no one is immune to hackers. If it can happen to the almighty Google then it can...wait a minute. Today is April 1st...April Fools Day.

    -digs around- Read more »

    Site moving to a New Domain Name? Follow these steps!

    It happens from time to time. There is some kind of need in marketing or an organization expands, contracts, or is acquired. But if your old domain is doing fairly well in the search engines and attracting a lot of traffic then you should proceed carefully to preserve the value of the domain. Follow these steps:

    1. Point single 301 redirects for each page on the old site to the proper URL on the new site.

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