What, no love for Corey Feldman? January 29, 2008
Posted by Wade Rockett in Webmastery.2 comments
What brings people to The Journal of Rockett Science?
According to my stats, it’s mostly Google searches for “my coke rewards” and “corey haim”.
That’s one hell of a niche.
WordPress, Linux, Windows, and GoDaddy July 17, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Podcasting, WFP, Webmastery, Wordpress.7 comments
Last night I got the debit card for my new bank account, dedicated to my nerdy Web projects. I immediately purchased a hosting plan from GoDaddy, and this morning attempted to install WordPress. I got the error, “”Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.”
Crap!
However, a quick search of the WordPress support forums revealed the truth of the old axiom “When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.” Given the choice between Windows-based and Linux-based hosting, I’d opted for Windows. The trouble is, Windows-based hosting doesn’t support PHP. So I need to switch operating systems.
However, the hosting setup is apparently still churning on GoDaddy’s servers and I can’t switch until it’s finished. Which is fine, I’m not in a hurry. I’m just eager to get it done.
Interviews with talented writers Jaq Greenspon, Wolfgang Baur, and Zia Munshi are in the can. The first episode of the Writing For Pay podcast is almost finished - I just need to tweak my intro a little more and record a final segment. Then I’ll switch operating systems, set up WordPress, sign up for AdSense, configure the Blixkrieg theme, upload the audio files, pipe them to iTunes, and start promoting the ‘cast.
And I need to create a 300×300 graphic for the show, or pay/persuade someone to do it for me.
Your page views are sad to me. Maybe you like sad things? Look here! April 26, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Advertising, Google, Marketing, Webmastery.2 comments
When I checked the MapStats page for the Redeemer Arts and Music blog, this Google ad appeared in the sidebar:
Yes, I’m dying to see the “Saddest Thing on Internet”. Please Internet, make me sad!
Rockett Science Store updated, or: “Oh my God you have to read/hear/watch/try this!” February 2, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Books, Games, Miscellany, Music, Technology, Webmastery.add a comment
The Rockett Science shop is my own small corner of Amazon.com, where I post links to good books that I’m reading, CDs that I’m listening to, movies that I’ve seen recently, and anything else that I think is nifty. If you buy any of these items using the links in my store, I get a few cents’ worth of credit at Amazon. Everybody wins! And by “everybody” I mean “mostly Amazon”!
I hadn’t dusted the shelves in a while, so I went in the other day and updated everything. The new front section (Latest and Greatest) has the most recent things that I’ve been digging, while the Tried and True section collects the stuff that’s stood the test of time for me.
I’m making an effort to keep the “Currently Digging” section of my sidebar up to date with things that I am indeed currently digging, such as Cory Doctorow’s short story collection Overclocked.
Science report 1.13.2007 January 13, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Books, Church, Life, Podcasting, Webmastery, Work.add a comment
Work
- Went to the company holiday party on Thursday at the BluWater Bistro in Kirkland.
- Bacon-wrapped scallops are an excellent idea with which I am 100% on board.
- Comparing and contrasting Jewish and Christian eschatology in a noisy room with people who’ve been drinking a bit is a poor idea and should be avoided.
- Am waiting for six pieces to come back from customer review.
- A corporate intranet project requiring 30 pages of original content has been scheduled to begin the week of Janurary 22nd.
- Scheduled a kickoff meeting for a new media brainstorming group.
Life
- Celebrated our 12th anniversary on Saturday (the actual day was Monday, New Year’s Day) . We ate dinner at Wild Ginger, had dessert at Gelatiamo across the street, and then attended the symphony at Benaroya Hall.
- Samuel Barber’s Cello Concerto kicks ass.
- On the first day of snow, commuted home with my friend Kris. It was a two and a half hour drive. While we idled in traffic on Lake Washington Boulevard I got out, walked over to Kidd Valley Hamburgers, and picked us up some dinner.
- Got sick. Started to pull out, but then a combination of trudging through snow and cold and going to the company party set me right back. Voice is scratchy and hoarse; Joe Strummer impression has improved significantly.
- Went to Microsoft to do usability testing on an upcoming product. Am under nondisclosure agreement, so I cannot reveal details. As a reward, I will receive a fabulous prize of my choosing from the Microsoft Store.
Church
- Our church secretary still hasn’t taken to the concept that he can update the Announcements page himself now. Do I keep updating it myself so that our congregation remains informed about current events and schedule changes? Or do I step down so that he can step up, in the manner of the current Iraqi government?
- This is a bad analogy.
Podcasting
- Continued reading Podcasting for Dummies
- Checked out Liberated Syndication
