Category Archives: Computer Stuff

Where Can I get a .com Domain Name?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Since we recently “upgraded” to a .COM domain name, I thoguht it would be interesting to revisit this post from the past, which is still quite accurate. Our .COM domain name is registered under GoDaddy, and was purchased (with coupon … Continue reading →

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Website Update: Zylblog.COM

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Due to our increasing popularity and climbing search engine ranking, Zylblog has recently switched to a .com domain from a .info domain. The old domain, .info, now redirects to the .com. Google’s search engine should begin to recognize and update … Continue reading →

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Search, Images, Email, Calendar, Documents — and now Music from Google?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Contest! Want an invite to Google Music? Be one of the first 4 people to comment with “I want Google Music!” and win an invitation! Read the bottom of the post for more information! Google seems to offer everything. When … Continue reading →

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Stop all spam to your website, blog, or forum

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

The Internet is a great way to share your information with others, whether it be useful information related to computers or health, or the less-useful specialized information like training poodles (of which, I have no fear in offending anyone who … Continue reading →

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August Site Updates

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

07/03: Upgraded to WordPress 3.1.4 07/06: Upgraded to WordPress 3.2 07/08: The site appeared to be responding slowly and was timing out at around 6PM. It is unknown why, however it is now back up. 07/08: A new feature was … Continue reading →

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Image of the Week: IBM 1620

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

The IBM 1620 Photo by euthman on Flickr Released in October of 1959, the IBM 1620 was focused on the science market as an inexpensive scientific computer.

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The Sims 3 Online Play

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Note: August 6, 2012, this has become the third most popular article on Zylblog. EA is testing out a new technology developed by Gaikai with the Sims 3, allowing you to play The Sims 3 online, over the Internet, very … Continue reading →

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Adventures back into the Windows realm

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Windows 7 is on my laptop again. One year of Linux — that was a very long time. I can say I have successfully tested it, and that I can have an unbiased viewpoint of how it met or did … Continue reading →

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Make money by blogging

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Blogging is not a way to make a living. Only a very few people have successfully done this (you can read about them here). You can, however, make very small amounts that get slightly bigger as time goes by. There … Continue reading →

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July Site Updates

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

No outages this month! A new segment is being introduced: each week we will show a technology related picture that has little copyright restrictions (i.e. public domain). Our first, Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine. Focus will be on images with historical … Continue reading →

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