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Pieces falling into place

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Ken
on 1 June, 2006
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Still in the refocus mode.

One thing that I think about often is how many things I am doing (many!) and how they can eventually fall in place, forming the BIG picture.

Maybe you know what I mean, maybe you don’t.

To sidetrack a little. It is not coincident that this site is named 59 ideas. “59″ is to be read as “finite”. Finite Ideas. Yes I try to keep my ideas finite, countable.

Seeking revenue online and building my business offline, that’s what I’m doing. In between I slot in a few more things.

Believe me I do have a vague picture of how things will come together but the destination is an ever changing one. Some say it is the journey not the destination.

The line between the online and offline is getting blur. What is on-line and what is off-line?

Yet in reality, the world, the people that I meet on and off line are so different that segregation is still a must.

How will all the pieces of ideas fall into place? That’s my thoughts and the common theme that strings the random posts in this blog.

Reintroduce and refocus

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Ken
on 25 May, 2006
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Thank you for visiting!

Visitors has steadily increase since 59ideas started new year 2006. It is an opportune time to reintroduce this blog and at the same time refocus, both for the readers and myself.

A little background.

59ideas started as a companion to my 2006 project to achieve revenue online. First started on WordPress.com, it was move to it’s own domain because access to wordpress.com is blocked in China. (Yes I live in China.)

At the same time another blog was started to keep track of my project at From 0 to Independence. This too had move to it’s own domain and rename Seeking Revenue.

Since then I has started a few more sites (like Ken and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) and got in many things (way too many).

At the same time, my physical business (no, I’m not a full-time blogger) had improved (a good thing!) and little time is left for the online project.

As you can see many of the posts are now just my del.icio.us bookmarks.

So what is the focus of this blog? More importantly, what should be the focus?

Continue reading ‘Reintroduce and refocus’

Blogging for donation

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Ken
on 27 April, 2006
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Or rather, donating revenue from blogging.

You can read my report, I’m not getting much from my online activities although my target is to gain income from online activities by end of 2006.

A new target however is to donate part of my revenue to opensource or other free projects.
This idea comes about as I was using the Stress Free Webmin ‘Tiger’ theme.

When you sign on the this Webmin theme, the author ask for a donation. Normally I will just treat is as a nag. This time I paid attention.

Why?

Because this Webmin theme is a killer! If you are still using the standard Webmin theme, you shoud must get this. If you use it and disagree, I will pay you!

David, the donation is on the way once I get Google cheque.

Here’s what am going to do next,

  • make a list of opensource/free applications I use
  • donate a part of my revenue each time I get a cheque

Stay tuned. Share the love.

Calandar from Google. About time

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Ken
on 14 April, 2006
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I’m not sorry to be Google’s mouth piece again. Because this time they released what I had been waiting for a long time - Google Calendar.

Google Calendar

There was a sneak preview on Techcrunch in early March and now it’s out. Learn of it from my GMail web clip.

A while back, I started using 30Boxes but stopped.

Feature is one thing but integration is another. I’m not a person that would use one site for email, another site for calendar and yet another for address book, all because they are best of breed. Put them in one place please.

That’s why portal like Yahoo works before and Google is doing a fantastic job wooing me.

Yahoo, why can’t you open your all-too-great Yahoo mail beta to non-US users?

Nevermind, I’m using GMail now.

So let see when Google is giving me a better address book.

Blue Security - Stopping spam

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Ken
on 13 April, 2006
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Blue Security

Thanks to a tip-off by Vince, I learnt of Blue Security.

Put simply, the idea behind Blue Security is to stop spam by community pressure, what they called Active DeterrenceTM. Watch this flash introduction.

I’m focusing on the consumer solution here. They also have solution for corporates, email marketers and website owners.

You are required to download a software to install on your computer. As usual I’m reluctant. However SiteAdvisor has some good comments and the program is open source. So I believe they are bona fide and safe.
My thoughts?

While this will work with regular online retailers that want to maintain reputation, I doubt it would work with hardcore spammers that paddles viagra, porn, logo, ipod, make money quick, nigeria scams and what have you. Their sole purpose to existance is to spam.

If you have use it, what’s your experiences?

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