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October 2008

End of month macewan.org updates

by macewan on October 31, 2008

Hey there I'm Robert MacEwan the author of Ideal Absolutes. If you're new to macewan.org, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

MacEwan Media’s business blog

Since speaking about digital property monetization methods at Global.tv’s .TV Expo in Cincinnati last month I developed macewan.tv, a catch all for MacEwan Media. My reasoning comes from the decision to begin posting more and more personal articles on macewan.org. *gotta have more cowbells… Watching events of the last week, but work related and personal experiences with Beaufort County Hospital I decided to share with the world.

New Google Analytics Feature: Event Tracking

Anyone else receive an invite to participate in Google’s Web2.0 Social Networking App?

Greetings from Google Analytics,

We are happy to let you know that a new feature called Event Tracking is now available in the following Google Analytics profiles: macewan.

When you log in to these profiles, you will see a new set of reports called “Event Tracking” under the Content section. As posted on our blog, this is a limited release currently available only to select profiles.

Event Tracking allows you to track interactions with Web 2.0 style content such as Flash, AJAX, Adobe Air, Silverlight, social networking apps, etc. It essentially allows you to track interactions beyond just pageviews.

To use Event Tracking, you will need to upgrade your site to use the new ga.js javascript. Detailed instructions on how to set up Event Tracking on your site are available on our newly launched CodeSite. To find your ga.js code snippet, edit the settings for your profile and click the “Check Status” link on the upper right corner of the page.

Sincerely,
The Google Analytics Team

It’s so new their links aren’t set-up correctly. Damn people, that’s fresh news. Another webapp beta testing that comes to mind is a catch all business review 2.0 with talented programmers and plenty of funding. Another must use site works with matching Funding Partners with media rich sites.

The funding is there. Polish those sites and throw your name into the bucket. :-) Oh yeah, I’m getting a Boxster in a few months. vroom vroom people

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Poverty

by macewan on October 15, 2008

My self-imposed hiatus from online business officially ends on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. After three weeks of mental cotton candy, it’s time jump back into the ring. First topic is MacEwan Media, the umbrella company for all our sites which uses our macewan.tv domain to specifically target online business in the dot universe. I want to target the basics of working the dot business knowledge base. Help you to understand how fortunate you are with the choices available through the Internet.

I’d like to with by saying flat-out that money will not magically appear in your PayPal account. This is work. Real work. Even though I earn residual income which may make it appear as though I’m not working for this money, the truth is — this to is work. Folks advertise on our sites or request reviews in hope of attracting  eyeballs through either that day’s readers, rss feed readers or to be indexed for future browsers.

Lesson 1: Read, listen and learn. Give yourself a good year at least in which to learn and earn that basic knowledge of exactly what is occurring with online businesses.

Unfortunately, folks buy into the stay-at-home hype that preys on the dream of owning a Porsche, a laptop and too much free time to fill. Make no mistake that this can happen - it is accomplished through knowledge and work, so… sorry, but inserting a CD into your computer and clicking the “make me money” button is a myth. Honor the effort you expend by fulling understanding you must be in this for the long haul.

You may be wondering if it’s too late to make money online — asking if you missed the boat. Absolutely not! Bloggers earn ridiculous income. John Chow always comes to mind with last months income at $38,030.57 through a mixture of his: affiliate commissions $12,807.69, private ad sales $11,730.00, appearance fees $4,000.00, ReviewMe $4,000.00, Text Link Ads $2,028.59, Shoemoney Tools $2,019.60, Kontera $1,000.00 and RSS ads coming in at $444.69 for a grand total just under forty thousand dollars. I’m not going to spoonfeed you the links to everything I just mentioned. Get motivated! Look ‘em up yourself. Hyperlinks are the lazy way.

Now that I have your attention, I want to remind everyone that today is Blog Action Day. Join us in our attempt to address global poverty with simple-to-use internet tools at our disposal. Credit goes to my wife for bringing this to my attention. She’s a Kiva micro-enterprise lender.

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Left in the dark

by macewan on October 13, 2008

One peaceful night, you are sitting at home watching your favorite show on TV. Suddenly, the power goes out. You reach for your handy flashlight. You flip the switch, and nothing. The battery is dead, having lost its charge over time, and now you are left groping in the dark for a candle and a match.

Everyone has been in this situation at one time or another, if not with a flashlight, then perhaps with a CD player, a travel alarm clock or in business dealings. The results can range from inconvenience (being left in the dark by a dead flashlight) to disaster (if, say, your alarm clock battery dies and you are an hour late for an important business meeting.) Business relations realm issues change the game entirely.

You can easily avoid having to experience these inconveniences. Simply label your battery-operated devices with the date whenever you change the battery, then check the package the battery came in to see when you need to replace it. This will keep you from falling victim to a battery that fades from old age. Simple problems with simple fixes.

Business today, especially online businesses, require information access at a moments notice. Reliable, seasoned sources will serve to lessen headaches. Common knowledge suggests you test your devices regularly, particularly things such as flashlights which are for emergency use, and thus are not used often otherwise. In business this naturally occurs with the ups and downs, as in life, which takes place.

You may want to consider buying a battery tester, which can be found at most electronics stores, that will quickly tell you when a battery is running low. Whereas in the business of generating money reliability is key. Knowing what questions to ask of the right people can assist in laying out changes to business plans.

Flash lights or remote control planning is fairly simple. Keep a supply of spare batteries all in one place, so you will not have to search high an low for a new set. Keep a list of your battery-operated devices and what type of batteries they use with this supply of batteries, so you can easily tell how many things you will need to buy batteries for when your supplies begin to run low. You may also want to keep a set of batteries with important devices (flashlights are, again, the perfect example) so they can be replaced quickly. With online business your “time in service” playing the game is key. If you’re a newbie spend more time reading and listening than filling dead time with irrelevant blathering - pay attention as you may learn something.

My self imposed hiatus ends October 15, 2008. Time to sling the gloves off and kick a little ass.

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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: flock-bin

by macewan on October 4, 2008

Problem Details

Sat Oct  4 11:21:30 2008
panic(cpu 1 caller 0×001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0×0016dff4, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0×80010033, CR2: 0xaaff1602, CR3: 0×00f78000, CR4: 0×00000660
EAX: 0xaaff15fe, EBX: 0×00000000, ECX: 0xb0000000, EDX: 0×04b0d714
CR2: 0xaaff1602, EBP: 0×2e58fd48, ESI: 0×00082000, EDI: 0×00000000
EFL: 0×00010246, EIP: 0×0016dff4, CS:  0×00000008, DS:  0×004f0010
Error code: 0×00000000

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0×2e58fa08 : 0×12b0fa (0×459234 0×2e58fa3c 0×133243 0×0)
0×2e58fa58 : 0×1a8cec (0×4627a0 0×16dff4 0xe 0×461f50)
0×2e58fb38 : 0×19eed5 (0×2e58fb50 0×1 0×2e58fd48 0×16dff4)
0×2e58fb48 : 0×16dff4 (0xe 0×48 0×2e580010 0×190010)
0×2e58fd48 : 0×1717b7 (0×4b0d708 0×2e58fde0 0×82000 0×0)
0×2e58fe08 : 0×3bb5f8 (0×4b0d708 0×2e58ff50 0×82000 0×0)
0×2e58ff78 : 0×3ddd6e (0×3eed2e0 0xa468740 0xa468784 0×0)
0×2e58ffc8 : 0×19f3b3 (0×4d8a700 0×0 0×1a20b5 0×4d8a700)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffddc8

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: flock-bin

Mac OS version:
9F33

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep  3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookAir1,1 (Mac-F42C8CC8)

System Configuration

Model: MacBookAir1,1, BootROM MBA11.00BB.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.6 GHz, 2 GB
Graphics: kHW_IntelGMA965Item, GMA X3100, spdisplays_builtin, 144 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/Built-In 0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/Built-In 1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0×14E4, 0×8B), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.46.11)
Bluetooth: Version 2.1.0f17, 2 service, 1 devices, 2 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en0
Parallel ATA Device: SAMSUNG HS082HB, 74.53 GB
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Apple Inc., high_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: BCM2045B2, Broadcom, full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., low_speed, 500 mA

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OSX Froze with Bluetooth

by macewan on October 2, 2008

Comment
Tried to use my blue tooth wireless headphones with iTunes.

Problem Details
Thu Oct  2 20:43:13 2008
panic(cpu 0 caller 0×001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0×4c18994c, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0×8001003b, CR2: 0×00000024, CR3: 0×01a91000, CR4: 0×00000660
EAX: 0×00000004, EBX: 0xe00002c0, ECX: 0×0af1b2e8, EDX: 0×00000000
CR2: 0×00000024, EBP: 0×35baa948, ESI: 0×05fecc00, EDI: 0×00000001
EFL: 0×00010202, EIP: 0×4c18994c, CS:  0×00000008, DS:  0×00000010
Error code: 0×00000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0×35baa758 : 0×12b0fa (0×459234 0×35baa78c 0×133243 0×0)
0×35baa7a8 : 0×1a8cec (0×4627a0 0×4c18994c 0xe 0×461f50)
0×35baa888 : 0×19eed5 (0×35baa8a0 0×50734765 0×35baa948 0×4c18994c)
0×35baa898 : 0×4c18994c (0xe 0×48 0×35ba0010 0xffff0010)
0×35baa948 : 0×4c1897d5 (0×5fecc00 0xf 0×28 0×538d8c0)
0×35baa9a8 : 0×4c18b91a (0×5fecc00 0×3 0×0 0×1)
0×35baa9d8 : 0×4c08d14f (0×566d600 0×30006 0xc2c1004 0×566d600)
0×35baa9f8 : 0×4c08c74b (0×566d600 0×4c0976a8 0×1 0×0)
0×35baaa28 : 0×4c090897 (0×566d600 0xc2c1000 0×35baaa68 0×12fa53)
0×35baaa68 : 0×42124d (0xc2c1000 0×0 0×0 0×0)
0×35baaab8 : 0×4c090342 (0×6b0fb80 0×4c090388 0×0 0×0)
0×35baaae8 : 0×43b95f (0xc2c1000 0×35baab20 0×35baab24 0×35baab28)
0×35baab78 : 0×43d7c5 (0×641f94c 0xc2c1000 0×57dd798 0×0)
0×35baabd8 : 0×43b3c8 (0xc2c1000 0×3 0×35baac20 0×0)
0×35baacf8 : 0×18d99d (0xc2c1000 0×3 0×57dd798 0×0)
0×35babdb8 : 0×12d17e (0×57dd770 0×517e5a0 0×0 0×0)
Backtrace continues…
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothA2DPAudioDriver(2.1f17)@0×4c188000->0×4c18efff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.1f17)@0×35c39000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.6.4b7)@0×4c086000
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.6.4b7)@0×4c086000->0×4c09cfff
dependency: com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib(1.1)@0×4c083000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: iTunes

Mac OS version:
9F33

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep  3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookAir1,1 (Mac-F42C8CC8)

System configuration
Model: MacBookAir1,1, BootROM MBA11.00BB.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.6 GHz, 2 GB
Graphics: kHW_IntelGMA965Item, GMA X3100, spdisplays_builtin, 144 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/Built-In 0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/Built-In 1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0×14E4, 0×8B), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.46.11)
Bluetooth: Version 2.1.0f17, 2 service, 1 devices, 2 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en0
Parallel ATA Device: SAMSUNG HS082HB, 74.53 GB
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Apple Inc., high_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: BCM2045B2, Broadcom, full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., low_speed, 500 mA

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Webcaster Settlement Act

by macewan on October 2, 2008

According to MacEwan Media’s macewan.tv the Webcaster Settlement Act’s next step is President Bush for a signature. via: MacEwan.TV

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Keepsake and Gift Ideas

by macewan on October 1, 2008

So you’re looking for that unique gift to solidify your status as best coworker. Whether it’s secret Santa time or someones birthday this year make it an unexpected surprise instead think Keepsake Gifts. The friendly and pleasant work environment may be just once of the many benefits to gift diversity. Unlike that run of mill mega site that everyone, with just as little time as you, plan on using.

Show you care enough to put a little time and thought before jumping through the old hoops by choosing the — Unique Gift Ideas — route. Unlike most click and drool destinations selecting a site like Abernook proves you have that creative side.

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