Category Archives: Blog

The Typewriter: Icon or just Art?

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Gandalfe

As I explore the world of WordPress I keep seeing pictures of old typewriters, just a shot of some of the keys, or even antique typesetting pieces. I purchased an old typewriter last year off eBay to use as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Bicycles, Blog, Hobbies, Nerds, Oddities, Photograph, Saxophone, Vintage, Woodwind Forum, WordPress, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Naughty and Nice List ~ 2010 Blog Posts

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Gandalfe

Okay, for those of you who have been paying attention, I have been naughty but mostly nice this year. So what follows is my compilation of my nicest and naughtiest posts on this blog for 2010. I think at my … Continue reading →

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NSFW ~ Photographer Emil Schildt

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Gandalfe

I discovered Emil’s work today by way of Eolake’s blog. Eolake is the owner of the world famous DOMAI site which features pictures of “joyful nudes of beautiful women”. It is one of the few such sites that I mention … Continue reading →

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Windows Live Essentials 2011 ~ Test Run

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Gandalfe

I’ve been a long time user of Windows Live Writer, suggesting it to family and friends and using it on a number of blog properties. So I saved my test of the new blog authoring environment for last Friday and … Continue reading →

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The Bis Key Chronicles passes 100K Mark

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Gandalfe

Pop the Champaign cork.  :o)

Posted in Blog, My World | 3 Comments

Friday’s Musings and other Oddities

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Gandalfe

I ran smack dab in to Scott Hanselman’s Blog Interesting – 32 Ways to Keep Your Blog from Sucking and was pleasantly surprised to find many of my recommendations there. I especially appreciated numbers three and five. I find that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Getting a Job, Tips and Tricks, Writing | 12 Comments

How to Be a Blogging Star

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gandalfe

The New York Times article, So You Want to Be a Blogging Star, caught my eye a couple of weeks ago and I’m just now getting around to writing about it. Most of it seems intuitive to me, but might … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Writing | 9 Comments

So You Want to Write a Blog – Part I

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Gandalfe

I have been meaning to capture my thoughts on writing a successful blog and then I saw this quote which is rather elegantly put if’n you ask me. A very sage author once told me, “Write the book that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Tips and Tricks, Writing | 9 Comments