April 2008 Archives

Google has been updating their pageranks today for websites. iJohnw.com was at a pagerank 0, and now today it is at a pagerank 3! I am totally stoked! Google loves me! Well, I don’t know if its actually love, but they do like me a lot better now! I have been sitting at a pagerank 0 for a long time, so this a big step in the Google likeness process!

So you are probably wondering how you can check your site to see what the Google pagerank is? Read the rest of this entry »

100 MPG Toyota Prius Seaside Pearl

There has been some major buzz around the internet the past couple of days and especially on twitter about a new upgrade to your current Prius that will allow it to get 100 MPG. Yes..I did say 100 MPG!

Hymotion is finalizing their Prius plugin conversion for the 2004-2008 Prius. The Hymotion L5 will be available for only $10,000 and will give your Prius 100 MPG. The charge of the battery will last about 30 – 40 miles. If you are waiting to get a plugin hybrid Prius from Toyota, you will have to wait for 2 to 3 years. Right now, Toyota has promised to have a plugin hybrid in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Kripsy Kreme Doughnuts I am really craving some treats right now and what sounds so good is Krispy Kreme doughnuts! The soft warm delicious doughnuts! How can  you resist them?!

If you really love doughnuts, Krispy Kreme has a coupon going on right now till May 13. If you sign up for their mailing list, you can get a free dozen doughnuts coupon sent to your email! What an awesome deal!   Read the rest of this entry »

DoFollow WordpressSo for a while now, I have had the the Wordpress Do Follow plugin installed on this blog.

The Do Follow Plugin removes the ‘no follow’ in the links for comments of the blog thus promoting a link to your site.

I haven’t seen a whole lot of traffic from having the Do Follow Plugin installed, but I know other people have. I want to hear what you guys think of the do follow plugin. Have you seen an increase traffic to your site? Or only in spam comments? Read the rest of this entry »

Hilton Head Island Beach

Beautiful summer weather seems to be slowly arriving! Yesterday afternoon, I was in Hilton Head Island, SC. It was absolutely amazing with it being in the high 70s. You couldn’t pass up a walk on the beach could ya?

As I began my walk, people were all over! There were numerous people already sun bathing, reading, enjoying the ocean waves and sounds, running, and walking their dogs. I was out there for about an hour. As I started walking back, I couldn’t help but notice all the jellyfish that were washed up on the beach lying there dead. Well, I don’t know if they were exactly dead but they looked like it. They weren’t moving at all, and I wasn’t about to go try to touch one! Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter Color Wars iJohn Pink FF1CAE

The next round in Twitter Color Wars 2008 is here! The newest game is the Broom Stick Game!

The game is very simple – Twirl around while holding a broom in the air 30 times. Then lay the broom down and jump over it!

The #FF1CAE Team is looking for your votes! Head on over to vote for the Broom Stick Game! We have two videos in it! Read the rest of this entry »

Viddler Lab Wordpress Plugin

Just a few minutes ago, Colin released a new beta of the Viddler Wordpress Plugin. (1.1 B2 Direct Download) Many of you know, I was having issues with embedding video into my blog post from Viddler. The picture of the video was HUGE and overpowered my sidebar! Not good! Post With Video Embedding. Read the rest of this entry »

Viddler Wordpress Plugin Video Comments

Thanks to Colin, I now have the new beta release of Viddler Video Comments to work with the new Wordpress 2.5. Can i just say AMAZING! Colin and Viddler continue to do great work with integrating it with Wordpress.

You can record your own videos again in the comments section. Click on the little video icon and start recording again! Read the rest of this entry »

The Green Sage

During my visit to Asheville, NC, I couldn’t help but notice this awesome new coffeehouse and cafe in downtown Asheville. It is The Green Sage and just opened up at the beginning of March. It is on the corner of Broadway and College Street. Read the rest of this entry »

The Choc Fetish

As you all know, I absolutely have a sweet tooth and love dark chocolate! As we were touring Asheville, NC today, we came across an awesome chocolate shop. It is the called The Chocolate Fetish located on Hayward Street in downtown Asheville. They have been making small batches of tasty chocolate in the store to ensure freshness since 1986. You can choose from American’s Best Truffles to Frogs. I got two of the Dark Chocolate Pecan Frogs. Read the rest of this entry »