Check out these links:

• 500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error
• 500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error

I can’t stand reading reviews of Windows 7 all over the web without being able to fairly weigh in and produce my own conclusions. I am pretty biased to my MacBook Pro (he’s a rockstar) and OS X. I love Apple products and software and have one PC that is running a Microsoft operating system outside of my office job –and it has Vista! I’ve had my home PC for about 6 months and have only used it a handful of times. I don’t like Vista. I don’t like the way it looks, how seemingly slow it is (I have an AMD quad-core processor and 8GB of ram and it’s sluggish), and the multimedia capabilities.

BUT, I’m all about technology and I am super curious about Windows 7. As I’m sure everyone else has, I’ve read quite a bit of positive views on 7. Depending on how the download/installation/testing goes, I could possibly be a dual-OS user again –but only if Microsoft offers it as a free upgrade :)

Check out these links:

• The promise of a 3G MacBook - Too many hands in the pot?
• The Internet - 2008 Facts and Figures ~ All Things IT - Wow! Some interesting figures here. Pretty cool when you think about it.

Check out these links:

• Using Web 2.0 to reinvent your business for the economic downturn - Decent article outlining a basic formula for being profitable durring these hard economic times.

Check out these links:

• The Creative Circus - I still want to attend this school. Unfortunately, it's pretty expensive and apparently I make too much money to receive financial aid… bullshit. I'm just a black woman tryin' to make it in a white man's world. Cut me some slack.
• » What do you want from the next iPhone? - I would definitely agree with some community members. I would like a better camera, video recording, iChat, better email, a more efficient battery, and the ability to apply any song as a ringtone.

  On the other hand, I'd hate for them to make it thicker. I really like the sleek form with minimal buttons.

As social networking sites have increased in number, their capabilities have become more robust and resourceful. For example, no longer is a simple MySpace bulletin only used to break up with your boyfriend of 2 months. You can relay more important information and solidly link to friends and followers across many social outlets like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and your own personal blog.

Not that a failed long-term relationship is unimportant… But, sites like Twitter have made available new ways to communicate and learn. I learn quite a bit every day by scrolling through the tweets of my fellow Twits (is that right?). From Chris Pirillo’s plethora of tweets linking to his often-updated technology blog to Ariel Walden’s daily observations, which, by the way, are quite interesting. Sure, I’ve never actually met these people, but I feel like I’ve established a pretty good idea of who they are by what they share with the iWorld.

Because of its ease of use and the communication possibilities Twitter has, it would be a fantastic tool to be utilized in a classroom setting. No, not for first-graders. Middle-school students and up, all the way to college grad-school students can benefit greatly from the service. Instructors/Teachers would be taking a more progressive, catered approach to learning in a way that is relevant to today’s wide-spread technologically inclined population. Can you imagine a discussion on Sylvia Plath’s,  The Bell Jar taking place on your mobile phone while you are out with friends grabbing a cup of coffee?

I will be heading out to Best Buy to decide if an Acer Aspire One is a good business investment. If I buy one, I’ll give a thorough review.

Silverlight is a fairly new plugin for your favorite browser (IE, Safari, Firefox, Opera) that displays animations, vector graphics, MP3 & WMA audio, and WMV video.  What’s cool about Silverlight:

• It’s quick
• Embedded text is searchable
• Works in conjunction with many programming languages
• Has a superior streaming video quality

As we make progress with Merchannex I will definitely consider utilizing Silverlight as a means of sharing content. The most beneficial feature that I see is that it makes your content searchable and indexable. Because my primary focus as of the present is SEO, this feature directly ties in and improves visibility on the web, if only a little. Every bit counts, right?

When putting together your website it’s a common fact that Search Engine Optimization is key to the success of whatever it is you are setting out to accomplish. Keywords, however only a portion of some important details, are key (haha). So when deciding which keywords are best for your site and all of your pages, it’s relatively easy to want to throw as many in there as possible, which could potentially hurt your rating!

Include 2-3 different keywords per page. If you are writing about a motorcycle jacket on your blog, be specific. Don’t include “leather” as a keyword. Instead, put the brand or name of the jacket in your meta tags. This allows your material to be found by people searching for more specific things and if you are creating unique, specific content, you are more likely to drive visitors to your site.