Snowing in London
Since yesterday, it's been snowing all over London and flights have been suspended across major airports like Gatwick. My once used to be green garden is now completely white with snow and my cats are loving it. They were the first ones to step onto the fresh snow and all you can see now is pawprints everywhere.
Unfortunately though, I've had to cancel my trip to Ikea because I don't want to be stranded in traffic because of the snow. I wanted to go there to get a few things in ...
Google deindexing webpages problem
Since the beginning or mid October 2009, i've noticed that the number of indexed pages on one of my site has been decreasing dramatically. Just before that happened, i had around 600+ pages in Google index. I started losing 5-10 pages in the index everyday and i'm not really thrilled about it. As of today, i have roughly 450+ pages in the index. So i've lost nearly 150 webpages. The problem is that losing pages in the index means losing traffic and losing traffic is very bad.
It might have something ...
Giving my chickens away
It's been a tough decision for me but i finally made up my mind to give my chickens away. The reason for this is that i plan to travel a lot next year and chicken boarding will work out too expensive. Having chickens and getting your own fresh eggs is an amazing experience. I've been getting eggs consistenly everyday from 2 of my hens (hybrids) and the 3rd one was just about to lay eggs. She was 2 weeks younger than the others but because she was a pure breed ...
My new sony laptop with Windows 7
I was meant to buy a new laptop for quite a while now but I never really got to it. During the beginning of this month, the need for a new laptop grew even more but I held back because I knew that Windows 7 was coming out on the 22nd of October. All the laptop shops had Vista installed on their laptops but assured that you will get free upgrade to Windows 7 once it's out. However if you purchase a new laptop, you will have to return it ...
Donating books to charity
It's amazing the amount of junk people can have. You don't realise it until you start wondering whether you really need these stuff. I recently came across a couple of books which were taking a lot of space on my bookshelf and decided that I was no longer in need of them. I wouldn't read them again as they were old programming books which are mostly outdated now. So I decided to take them to charity instead of chucking them in the bin. Some people might find it still useful. ...
Can small businesses benefit from Twitter?
Twitter is the new buzz these days. Everyone is talking about it and if you don't know what i'm talking about, then you're probably not too up-to-date with what's happening on the Internet. The same thing happened couple of years ago when Digg came out. Personally i think that you can only maximise Twitter's potential if your business is big, a brand that people already know. For small businesses, I don't think it will work that well unless of course you spend a lot of time and money in advertisements.
Twitter ...
Adsense data not appearing in Google Analytics
For the past few days, I've noticed that adsense data are not appearing in analytics. There's like an 8 hour lag for the adsense stats to become available. This means that I have to check today's adsense data tomorrow (or yesterday's adsense data today) because of the time difference between US and UK.
Integrated adsense data in analytics gives you insights into what webpages are converting the most for you. You see how many people have clicked on the ads by each url and how much money you've made as well. ...
Chicken Burger Recipe
I like eating chicken burgers with the small round breads along with a cheese slice, cuccumber or lettuce and sprinkled with mayonnaise, ketchup and some chilli sauce. However I found that all chicken burgers which are sold in supermarkets contain only a fraction of chicken (sometimes less than 10%). So I decided to make my own chicken burger using the following recipe:
Ingredients
400g of minced chicken
2 tbsp of instant oats
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Seasoning
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp ...
Holiday in Cala Galdana, Menorca, Spain
Just came back from a fabulous holiday in Menorca. It is pleasantly surprising that the one place that we've been trying to avoid for so long turned out to be one of the best places we've visited so far. The reason for avoiding Spain is because it's a cheap getaway and most touristic places there have lost their Spanish uniqueness in a bid to please an ever growing influx of British tourists. You tend to get more British food like "Fish & Chips", "Baked Beans & Omelette" instead of traditional ...
The very first fresh egg from my garden
Unbelievable, I'll tell you. Just when I wasn't expecting it, it happened. I was going to clean the chicken coop and as I was passing by the chicken run, I saw a tiny egg looking directly at me. It didn't click at first but then I realised it was my very first organic egg from my own garden. The proud hybrid has given me my first egg. Just can't wait to taste it now, yummy!