Author Archives: J.D. H.

Ender’s Game and Harry Potter

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I have really been enjoying the book Ender’s Game. While describing it to my wife the closest similar book I could think of was Harry Potter. Sure enough, other people thought there were similarities too 🙂 Here are some links about the Ender’s Game -> Harry Potter connection as well as some bits about the Ender’s Game video game, comic book and movie! Exciting and unsettling: Ender’s Game: Battle School | Tor.comhttp://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/07/enders-game-battle-schoolI am frequently asked “Why hasn’t science fiction produced its own

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Good ‘about’ pages on tech sites

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While working on adding rich snippet author info to jdhodges.com I needed to wanted to write an improved about page. So I checked out a variety of ‘about’ pages on tech sites to get some ideas on formatting/style etc. Here are a few that I thought were either particularly well done, or that had something unique about them: About Netbooklive.com – NetbookLive.comhttp://www.netbooklive.com/about/This is a website dedicated to mini laptops and portable computers you can easily carry around on your voyages.

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Camera sensor sizes

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I am once again working on some camera comparisons and sensor size always seems to be a hot topic. The following links were helpful in helping me determine the actual sensor size (dimensions) for some less-common camera sensors… Unravelling Sensor Sizes, digital cameras, digital photography, photography, digital slr, camera recommendation, price comparison, photographic companies, camera companies, digital camera best prices,http://www.photoreview.com.au/tips/buying/unravelling-sensor-sizes.aspxOver the years we have compiled the following table of common sensor sizes for digital cameras, camcorders and cameraphones. We hope

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Rich snippets in Google and WordPress using GD Star Rating

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[this post needs to be reformatted and elaborated on, but for now here are the links that helped me get both AUTHOR and RATING rich snippets working on my blog :-)] VERY nice info on configuring GD Star Rating http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/add-rich-snippets-reviews-wordpress-blog/ Good general overview of the task at hand and all the related info http://yoast.com/rich-snippets-everywhere/ http://www.sakthiganesh.com/integrating-google-rich-snippets-wordpress http://wpprobusiness.com/4390/add-rich-snippets-wordpress/ How to test to see if your rich snippets are formatted correctly and visible to Google http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

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Red Dog 2011 movie soundtrack info

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Red Dog is an Australian movie that is considerably more compelling than the majority of what Hollywood puts out :-). It also has a superb soundtrack. When I first tried to purchase the soundtrack I had a lot of trouble finding it. Thankfully, I eventually found the soundtrack and it is absolutely amazing :-). Evie – Let Your Hair Hang Down (Part 1) is my favorite track but there are a number of other gems. If you enjoyed the music during the

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HughesNet Download Bank

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We have HughesNet satellite internet and the ‘download bank’ has been a feature since we signed up last month. Apparently HughesNet is doing a wider rollout  now, as this is the email I received from them today: Dear HughesNet Member, We’re rolling out a brand-new feature—the Download Bank―enabling you to save any unused portion of your Download Allowance. As part of a system-wide network of upgrades that started last summer, this latest enhancement lets you do more online. What is the

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