December 2009

December 15, 2009

Chrome gMail Errors

I'm guilty of giving the latest beta release of Google Chrome a go and I'm glad I did.  However, there is one glaring problem when using the Chrome browser with my daily needs, I get an error message when opening gMail.  Ok, maybe that's not the only problem, but one of the bigger ones.  I guess it's also annoying that I get a warning https message when trying to open up Adsense as well, but we'll save that for another post.

Google Chrome Version 4.0.249.30 gives me an error message when opening Google gMail, stating that some functions will not be enabled.  It's also suggested that I use the basic html version of gMail.  I don't think so.

Although this poster is not me, here is a link to the Chrome gMail error message on the Mozillazine support forums.  This leads me to believe that it's an issue with my new gMail notifier extension for Chrome.  I'm using Google Mail Checker v1.2.

If the Google Mail Checker V1.2 extension is the problem, then I'm willing to live with it until a patch comes out.  Not having plugins or extensions is what has kept me from using Google Chrome in the past, so they are finally coming around.  What are your experiences with the new Google Chrome or what extensions do you recommend?

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December 8, 2009

Chrome Conspiracy Theory

Maybe it's the fact that AdBlock Plus has started cutting into my profits, maybe it's the fact that I'm starting to like Chrome and faith that it will reach it's full potential, or maybe it's because I watched a 90 movie on the JFK assassination last night.  Either way, I'm starting to wonder if the Google Chrome Browser wasn't created to preemptively stop add-ons like AdBlock Plus.  Why wouldn't Google want to protect it's paying AdWords users from a potentially dehabilitating browser add on that is growing in popularity?

As you know, as of now, there are no add ons for Chrome.  Sure, there are tweaks, and lots of options to configure, but no real meat and potatoes for add ons, which are available for FireFox.  Now, I strongly believe in a future version of Chrome there will be some opening up to 3rd party addons and stronger in house addons developed.  However, I think they will be tightly monitored and those that couldn't potentially hurt Google's interests will not be allowed.  The best way to nip this in the butt, to start gaining market share now, to control the flow of change progress interruption.

I hope I'm wrong, because the slippery slope means bad things for the open source community.  But I just get the nagging feeling that Google is attempting to control the browser market so that they can eliminate potential 3rd party threats to their business models.

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December 7, 2009

Heartworm Preventative Medicine at Petsmart

Nope, there is none, so don't bother looking for 30 minutes because there are no sales people on the floor.  I rushed into my local Petsmart to pickup 2 items on Sunday, which included flea preventative drops and heart worm preventative meds for my dog.  How is it possible that a pet specialized shopping center the size of Home Depot doesn't carry preventative heart worm medicine?

Furthermore I still can't find a link to the medicine even on their online site.  What is the problem with this picture, is there some radical movement within the pet medicine infrastructure that I don't know about?  Does this have anything to do with animal Obamacare?  I hope not.

At any rate, this may have been an isolated incident at a local Petsmart, but be warned, there was no place on the shelf for such simple medicine that every dog owner needs.

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December 4, 2009

I’ve Been Busy

Ugh, 2 months since I've made a post and yet I feel like I have so much to talk about.  For the few of you that are interested in what I've been doing, I apologize for the absence.  I'm optimistic that I will be able to focus more on some products that I've been using, methods that have worked, and more importantly those that haven't.

Furthermore, it's been a real interesting Fall so far, right?  No more eBay with Pepper Jam, global recession, and online retailers knocking each other over trying to score some Cyber Monday deals.  So where does that put an online marketer just 1 month away from the big holiday?

I'm going to assume sales and commissions will only dwindle up to and dieing on Christmas Day.  However, like my intention to post more, I'm optimistic that sales will grow exponentially after the first of the year.  I think people will have more disposable income and use it wisely by purchasing on the web.  I hope to isolate a few target niche markets and have these take off through 2010.

Not everything is growth however, I've had to make the difficult decision to not renew a handful of domains.  They just weren't justifying their own existence and more importantly I didn't have the time or money to develop them properly.  These domains became a drain, I had to think about them, spend some time on them, but never really develop.  So, I cut them lose and am now currently focusing on a few core domains.  Hopefully this will spell success in 2010.

So, expect more frequent postings.  Merry Christmas!

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