Today BlogDogIt.com recorded its 1,000,000th "Hit to the System." Of course that does not mean that a million people have viewed this web site (that figure is actually closer to 12,000.) Rather, this is a tally of how many times requests have been made to the server; for instance "give me a page", "give me an image", "take this form submission" and things like that. Still, one million of anything is a whole lot of somethings! I celebrate the milestone with this post. [smiley::D]
I was having an issue with images not showing up and local links not working in the BlogDogIt RSS Feed. The reason was simple the fix was a bit obscure but highly effective. I posted about my experience on Geeklog.net and am re-blogging that submission here.
I have really enjoyed my Geeklog adventure thus far and thought I would share my latest success in running BlogDogIt.com (for the record I am running GL Version 1.8.1)
First let me say that I have set-up a WordPress site and a Blogger site so that I might participate with all those many bloggers utilizing those platforms. I use my pages from those services to advertise and link to my Geeklog site. Recently I created a Feedburner RSS Feed from my Geeklog feed so that I could utilize the animated Feedburner widget on those "other" blog pages. I have also added the Feedburner "Subscribe To My Site Via Email" Service link to my Geeklog page.
I was not too far into this endeavor before I noticed there was a problem with how my feed was rendering on both the Feedburner feed page and in the Updates sent to email subscribers. The problem was that for the most-part I use site-relative linking which means that all image source links and local page links were broken in the syndicated versions of the posts. Of course the fix for this is to replace all site-relative links with their absolute path counterparts.
So from now on I will be using full paths when I create my posts but as for all those previously published posts that use the site-relative links I decided to craft a MySQL statement to convert all the links in the gl_stories table to absolute paths in one "fell swoop."
Of course the very first thing I did was back-up my entire database. I then logged-in to phpmyadmin and exported my gl_stories table to a file so that even my back-up had a back-up.
The SQL statement that I ran against my Database was based on the following syntax:
PHP Formatted Code
update [table_name] set [field_name]= replace([field_name],'[string_to_find]','[string_to_replace]');
In my case the specific commands were as follows:
PHP Formatted Code
update gl_stories set introtext = replace(introtext,'="/','="http://BlogDogIt.com/');
and
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update gl_stories set bodytext = replace(bodytext,'="/','="http://BlogDogIt.com/');
And that - as they say - was that! Mission accomplished.
I occasionally like to pop-in on Technorati.comto see how this blog is doing in the ratings. I know it isn't a contest but I would like to know if I am winning...
I decided to grab todays report for posterity and as a reference to those "authority" areas in which BlogDogIt.com is showing-up.
Perhaps some day I will discover what all these scores are actually trying to tell me but for now I am happy to take it to mean that in terms of life in the blogosphere, at least we have a pulse.
Me and computers go way back. My high school had a computer and a class. I did not take the class but I did use the computer room as a location for an amateur film entitled - strangely enough - "The Computer." I could not tell you what type of computer it was other than to say it was a behemoth in blue and a punch card system. This was circa 1975. A time when pocket calculators had glowing red LED displays and PONG was just hitting the streets. The world of computing was strange and new. You could not really say that I was "into" computers but it would be fair to say "we hung out." I intend to post to this blog on a somewhat regular basis. For my part I will post about things that interest me and things that may interest a certain segment of the internet at large. I would also like to formerly extend the invitation for you dear reader to register for an access account and join the fun.
Planet Buddha was sabotaged by someone last week, and we have been dislodged as a result from the usual website; we still are even as we speak, and have 0-percent search hits on Google at this time. He had taken off some of our contributors too, but we have recovered most of them except for two people. If you're one of them and see this, please know why you're not on our list, it was not the doing of the current admins.
UPDATE: Magic-1.org is back on-line! TELNET IN TODAY - user: guest pwd: magic
While revisiting previous post and checking links on site, I was disappointed to discover that the article "Magic of Buzzbee" contained dead links to MAGIC-1. I decided to "get to the bottom of this."
I share with you the following email exchange between myself and Bill Buzzbee:
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:09 AM, masodo <masodo@blogdogit.com> wrote:
Hi Bill o
The last several times I have tried to access our little friend I have been - as I am sure you are well aware - unsuccessful. :(
I am concerned regarding the health of the system and am hopeful that you have simply taken her off-grid and the computer is perhaps "on vacation."
I see that http://www.homebrewcpu.com/ is still chugging along... Any chance of a status update over there?
I hate to be a bother but just wanted to let you know, here is one more user that misses the Magic-1
Best wishes to you, Sir.
Michael (masodo) DeBurger
Michael,
Wow - someone noticed... Actually, Magic-1 is doing just fine. We've got some construction work going on in the house and I had to move it temporarily. The construction is nearly complete, so I expect I'll get Magic-1 back online within a week or two. I'll ping you when it's back up.
Regards,
...Bill
Regular visitors may notice a few changes here. In case you hadn't noticed, allow me to highlight some of the latest changes and additions.
I have been tinkering with the configuration so that the user experience for anonymous users is limited as compared to logged in members. There are a lot of RSS Feeds available for members that are hidden from those non-logged-in visitors. Members will no longer see the advertisements and other selected content. Members will also have the ability to customize the content that is available. If you have an RSS feed that you would like to have available here please send me the URL and I will create a "block" just for you (and of course share it with the other members.)
Links have finally been categorized and Link Submission privileges have been afforded to all logged-in users. Will you please help grow this resource - sharing is caring!
StumbleUpon has been added to the "Social Media Bar" below each post. This will join the Facebook, Google, Technorati, Digg, Twitter, Reddit, MySpace and Del.icio.us options for sharing to your social media sites. If you would like to have any other share-links added you need only ask.
Item Rating functionality has been added to posts. You need not be logged in to rate an item but you only get one rate per IP address. I hope you will take the two seconds and rate a post before moving on to the next one. It'll be fun! Think of it as a Tip-of-the-Hat, Thumbs-up, Thumbs-down, Hello, whatever... this is the least that you can do to contribute to BlogDogIt - as always - ANY contribution to BlogDogIt is greatly appreciated.
All members of BlogDogIt that are also participants in the "Friends - Link Exchange" program have been granted the required permissions to contribute to "The Transom" and are hereby invited to contribute anything their heart desires to this open topic. Advertise your site... Plug your friends site... Create a links page... Have at it... You can even create content for members eyes only. If you need assistance in this area - I will be happy to help. Share and Enjoy!
Since the addition of the "K+Club" (the repository for all post garnering more than 1000 views) I have added the menu item "Top Stories" that lists the top 50 stories with less than 1024 views. The latest inductee will now be featured on the BlogDogIt front page (usually the bottom post since post are sorted by newest first.) This allows a post to earn its way back to the front page for one more "how-do-you-do."
The ever popular "In The Spotlight" topic has been given its' own RSS feed. The plan is to create an individual feed for each of the various topics. These feeds will be offered within the specific topic area. Coming soon!
So yeah, I've been having fun. I hope you enjoy your time spent on this site. Your visitation is much appreciated; your contributions... all the more so. As your reward, I vow to think of you all as I browse the interwebs and bring to your attention those bits I find particularly interesting. "Share and Enjoy!" that's my philosophy. Please Join Today!
"There's no accounting for taste" - or so the axiom goes. However, The K+ Club will attempt to provide some accounting for the most popular postings here on BlogDogIt.com. Whenever a post receives 1000(1K) or more hits it will be removed from it's topic of origin and placed into The K+ Club topic. The latest addition to the club will also become a featured story on the front page.
The K+ Club can be looked at as part "Hall of Fame", part "Archive." It also serves as a barometer of "What Sells" on the internet according to BlogDogIt. The K+ Club should NOT be seen as "The Best Of" BlogDogIt rather the most "magnetic" of our offerings. There is a ton of really good content on-site that - even now - is struggling to top 200 views.
Using the "BlogDogIt Tag Cloud" is a great way to get at those burried gems. Likewise, don't forget about the Site Directory as another useful tool for picking through this content mine. Of course the BlogDogIt Top 50 (by views <1K) feature will keep you apprized of those stories that are climbing the ranks, on their way to The K+ Club (see the "Top Stories" link located on the top-of-page menu above.)
Please explore BlogDogIt.com. It's hard telling what you are going to hit upon... Something Interesting Probably!
>>Have a funny or interesting site? Want more traffic?
I have what I think is a very interesting site that is becoming increasingly popular every day.
>>You can get your text link at the bottom of all pages within StreetViewFun.com under “Links”.
I am excited about the opportunity to have a link to BlogDogIt.com on StreetViewFun.com.
>>Just add our text link to your site and send your link to us at info @ streetviewfun.com
>>Mention how many daily unique visitors you have to your site and where you have placed our link.
I have added a link to streeviewfun.com on my site (I have actually created a graphical button to be displayed in my recently created 'Friends - Link Exchange' block) in the upper right-hand corner (prime real estate ;-)) of every page.
We receive a few hundred unique visitors daily and have quite a few regular followers. I have recently hit 3/4 of one-million hits to the system (understanding bots are responsible for a great deal of that.) We have a wide mix of content much of it original. This is a not-for-profit hobby site and a labor of love.
We feature quality content and get respectable search engine generated traffic. A link exchange with StreatViewFun would be a feather in my virtual cap. I have long been a member and (twice) contributor to your site. (http://www.streetviewfun.com/author/masodo/) This is just the sort of promotion I have been keen to discover.
Please ADD a text link for http://BlogDogIt.com/(Bloggin' It While Doggin' It) Please pay us a visit, I would very happy to have you as a member of my site as well [smiley::D]
>>Requirements
>>- Your site is being updated regularly with new content
>>- In english
Done and Done!
>>We’ll send you an email within a week if your site has been approved.
Yes, please do!
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This month actually marks the IBM 5160's 35th birthday, so why not show off my working (and pretty much complete) specimen. This is one of the later models: half-height floppy drive + ST-225 hard drive, 640K motherboard (fully populated), last BIOS revision (05/86). The latest date code on the chips is 8649, so this machine was made shortly before the XT was discontinued altogether. I received this from Trixter, truly a gentleman and a scholar, along with a separate box of stuff to round it out: an IBM PC/XT keyboard, a joystick, some software/games (including a boxed IBM PC-DOS 3.30), and the Guide to Operations. The machine itself is very well-equipped too, complete with an XT-CF adapter, an IBM CGA board, and a Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, but more about that in a bit.
This thing went through a bit of a misadventure en-route to me. USPS turned out to have some inexplicable restrictions on package sizes to my country -
I was having an issue with images not showing up and local links not working in the BlogDogIt RSS Feed. The reason was simple the fix was a bit obscure but highly effective. I posted about my experience on Geeklog.net and am re-blogging that submission here.
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