Lately though, I’ve been keeping up with it pretty well. One of the main reasons for this is because I have started an e-mail newsletter. I was never really sold on the e-mail newsletter idea, but last year I started a weekly e-mail newsletter for ThinkComputers and I recently decided to have one for the blog too.

On my recent trip out to Silicon Valley I connected both ways at the Denver International Airport and had lengthy layovers both ways. The first time through I noticed a cool looking bar called Lounge 5280. Since it was early in the morning and I did not feel like I drink I did not stop in and check it out,…

I’ve always liked being able to find interesting and intelligent information and conversations online.  I think it all started with people posting links on IRC and on forums.  From there it went on to social networks.  Of course MySpace was first, but when that was overrun with garbage and profiles that gave me a siezure so I moved over to…

Well if you have been checking out ThinkComputers lately you would have noticed something new on the site for the past 20 days! That is definitely a record for us! Normally we would be posting 3-5 reviews a week, but I decided to take it to the next level and really step it up. 7 reviews a week really is…

A lot of people think that that releasing content in the morning is the same as releasing it at night. Believe me it is not. Learning when it is best for you to release content can really help you increase your online income and also increase your reader base. I have tested content release times extensively on ThinkComputers and I…

Why is brainstorming important? I think for me it allows me to come up with quality posts and content. I see a lot of bloggers writing impulse posts. These are quick posts that they have thought up that day and post right away. Now there is nothing wrong with impulse posts, but I feel that the long though out and…

After integrating feedburner with my blog I decided it would be a good idea to add it to some of my other sites.  I really never used RSS feeds on any of my sites.  My main sites do not use a CMS so its not like there is an RSS feed that you can easily enable and your all setup. …

Running a website like ThinkComputers content is everything. If I don’t constantly produce content people do not come back to the site. I mean some will, all sites have return visitors, but if you don’t put out new content then what reason do people have to come back to your site? Some people think this is a big problem because…

Apparently on the west coast Tiki Bars are a big thing, especially hidden Tiki Bars! When I was in San Diego I was taken to one such hidden tiki bar and it was quite a memorial experience.

It seems that once it starts getting colder here in Pittsburgh I get back to blogging. Summer is finally over and I have to say that past summer was such a blast. And like any summer I’ve grown, learned new things, and most importantly learned a lot about myself.

While in Chicago I definitely wanted to check out a steakhouse, and believe me there is no shortage of great steakhouses in Chicago. After doing some research Primehouse ended up being my choice. It was named “#1 Steakhouse in Chicago” by Chicago magazine in 2013 and is known for its dry-aged steaks.

Back when I went on my trip to Hong Kong I had a chance to stay at The Mira. I was actually really impressed with the hotel and I had meant to write about it, but you know how that goes! The Mira is located in Hong Kong’s popular Tsim Sha Tsui area. This area is great for shopping, exploring, and you are just a few blocks from the famous Victoria Harbor.

At the end of October I had the pleasure of going to Hong Kong. While this might not be a big deal to some, many people rarely get to leave the states so I was excited when I found out I would be going on the trip. The reason I was there was that Zotac, a company who works with ThinkComputers was celebrating their 10th Anniversary and they invited select US media over to celebrate and do a factory tour.

Wordpress has to be the most popular platforms out there when it comes to websites. All of the sites I own run on Wordpress and most of the sites I design at Look Social are also run on Wordpress. Working in Wordpress is quite easy, but there are a few plugins that can make it even easier, especially if you are designing a website.

More recapping of my summer! Back at the end of June I went on a really cool business trip out to Napa, California. Now for me Napa is not exactly a place a would normally go, I am not really into wine at all, but a company we work with over at ThinkComputers was having an event so I decided to go out. Since this was a tech event I got to hang out with my friend Michael, who was there representing MegaTechNews. Napa is of course known for wine, it is about an hour north of San Francisco.