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Monthly Archives: June 2007

Clicky Web Analytics - The Dream Stat Service

Clicky Logo

I’ve just found this really good web statistics service called Clicky. The reason I found it is because I was reading my regular Sitepoint newsletter, and at the bottom someone had listed a couple of web statistic services. Clicky was among them, and the reason it caught my attention was because the reviewer had said that it allowed the website’s owner to spy on the users. I love anything like that.

Anyway, I went to the website and started reading about the service. I liked it even more when I found out that it had an affiliate program, which allows you to receive 20% of all the money that people who you’ve referred have spent. Clicky will also pay you $5 for any blog post that you write about them.

Once I’d read for a while, I decided that I’d sign up and give it a try. I put the code on my main website, briterwebdesign.com, as well as on my blog. I also installed it onto my photoblog’s pages, but I haven’t uploaded them yet. As soon as I’d done that, I clicked on the Spy page and started going through pages on my website and then watching them come up on Clicky. I love it!

If you think Clicky sounds great (it is), then what are you waiting for? Drop your Google Analytics, Statcounter or Sitemeter account and get yourself a Clicky Web Analytics account.

[tags]Clicky, web analytics, statistics, Spy, Sitepoint[/tags]

June 19, 2007 – 6:36 pm | Posted in Internet & Web Design, Miscellaneous | Comments (0)

What A Proper Tropical Coconut Looks (and tastes) Like.

Yesterday we went down to the [tag]Farnbourough[/tag] beach with some friends. Anyone who’s been there will know that along the footpath, there a quite a number of [tag]tropical[/tag] [tag]coconut[/tag] palms. My friend and I were passing one such palm and thought we’d try and climb it to get ourselves some coconuts. Needless to say, we managed to get ourselves one each and looked forward to eating (and drinking) them.

Today I did exactly that. First of all (in the morning), I got out the [tag]machete[/tag] and started to peel away the very tough protective skin, which is made of [tag]fibers[/tag] all strung together. Eventually I managed to strip away all of the skin and ended up with the coconut [tag]shell[/tag], which is basically is just a non-bouncing ball.

Once I’d got the shell all on it’s own, I opened up a razor blade and carved out a hole in the top, where there is a softer depression especially for that purpose (what else could it be for?). I then drained all the [tag]juice[/tag] into a large cup, which became approximately 3/4 full. The juice varies between each coconut, with the older coconuts tasting more distinct and and younger ones tasting like sweetened water.

After the juice was taken out of the shell. It was time to [tag]crack[/tag] it. For this purpose I used the back of an axe head. I was very pleased to discover that the [tag]flesh[/tag] was very soft and easily scooped up with a spoon, just the way I like it. That basically describes the whole process of eating a coconut, from picking it off the tree to [tag]peeling[/tag] the skin. Below are some photos.

Coconut Picture 3  Coconut Picture 2  Coconut Picture 1

June 13, 2007 – 11:44 am | Posted in Daily Life, Information for Locals, Photography, Yeppoon | Tagged , | Comments (1)

My First Web Design Job with CQ Media Group

As the title implies, I have my first real job at age 14, working with a web design company in Rockhampton (my nearest town). Probably the only thing different from this than from most other jobs is that I’m working from home, not at an office. Anyway, as the title says, I am working with CQ Media Group, who run both the CQ Extra newspaper and World Wide Web Design (wwwDesign).

On the 12th June, I received $150 in payment for my first project with them. To say that I’m pleased is a bit of an understatement! I hope that I’ll continue to work with them for a long time in the (foreseeable) future.

[tags]Central Queensland, 14, web design, CQ Media Group, wwwDesign, CQ Extra[/tags]

June 13, 2007 – 11:18 am | Posted in Daily Life, Information for Locals, Internet & Web Design, Monumental Moments | Comments (2)

Experiences With a Garmin eTrex Legend GPS

Garmin eTrex Legend GPS

Around the time of my birthday (March), I usually buy some nice bit of gadgetry. This year I had set my heart on a GPS, and it took me ages to actually decide which GPS to buy. Finally I went for the Garmin eTrex Legend, partly because it had the ability to store maps and partly because it had 8 Mb’s of memory.

Having decided that, I started shopping around on the net for a good deal. I was tempted to buy one from America, as I would save $70 - $80 that way. The idea of buying from America went in the bin, however, as I found out that American units couldn’t have an Aussie basemap installed on them. After trashing the previous idea, I started looking around on eBay for units from Australian sellers. That’s how I ended up buying the unit that I now have. I do have to tell you that after I had clicked the ‘are you sure’ button, I found another unit that was exactly the same except with a saving of about $20. Such is life.

Actually I had bought a R/C boat previously on Ebay, but the sale fell through because the seller didn’t collect the money that I deposited to him through Paypal. That’s another story, though.

After I bought the unit, we had to go down to Sydney for a wedding. I was hoping the gps would arrive before we departed, but it didn’t. As you may guess, I was very excited when we got back from the trip. From this part of the story onwards, I’m not sure what details to put in. The gps is working fine, I’m happy with it, and I’m glad that I bought it. I am mainly using it for finding geocaches, which I am finding to be a very fun hobby.

[tags]Garmin, eTrex, Legend, GPS, eBay, Sydney, geocaching[/tags]

June 12, 2007 – 7:21 pm | Posted in Daily Life, Miscellaneous | Comments (0)