If you are technically challenged like me and you are looking at getting your own blog up and running for whatever reason then this will help.

Word Press has become so popular because of its ease of use and the number of plugins it has. These plugins allow you the blogger and owner of your blog to edit and manipulate your creation and theme to be exactly what you want.

So click on the link to see these free instructional videos.

10 Easy To Follow Videos Showing You How To Create Your Blog From Scratch!

Like it, love it, hate it ….. there is no denying the impact that porn has had on the internet.

The porn industry has led to a number of innovations that have helped the rest of us mainstream people improve our overall internet experience. For example, did you realize that porn led to Online Payment Systems being developed! Where would we be without the shopping cart to take our grocery, shoe, music orders?

What about streaming content? How about Live Chat? And one I could do without, the dreaded Pop-Ups, Pop-Unders etc.

Well PC Web have a great article explaining the hows and whys of all this. Check out - Thank You, Porn! 12 Ways the Sex Trade Has Changed the Web for a full explanation. You might not think of the porn industry in the same light again!

Its about time something like this came along. A new shipping concept to help reduce trucks on our highways by taking a ‘greener’ environmental approach. To quote the ship builders STX Canada;

‘The latest technologies will be applied in the design and equipment selection to ensure the ship achieves the least impact on the environment and will put the vessel at the forefront of a new generation of coastal marine transportation’.

When you consider the number of trucks running up and down the US Eastern seaboard this will help reduce congestion on the roads. Instead of trucks having to transport containers thousands of miles North-South rigs can be more fully employed servicing smaller regional areas.

Another huge plus…..a revolution in trucking really is the ability for one rig to now return/ re-locate up to 3 containers. This means the other 2 rigs that would have had to be used to re-locate an empty container can now be better utilized carrying a full load. Again a greener eco-friendly solution.

To quote from the Roadships site re its containers/trailers …. ‘Colapsable Trailer. Under Patent 783478 Roadships is developing the nestable trailer program which allows for 3 road transport trailers or containers to be compressed and travel as one unit’.

Here is the full press release;

June 26, 2009

Roadships Holdings Inc. Announces the Engagement of STX Marine

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Roadships Holdings Inc., a USA company listed on Nasdaq (OTC Bulletin Board: RDSH), is today announcing the decision of its Board of Directors to engage STX Marine to update the design of its Roadships High Speed Monohull to be fuelled by Liquid Natural Gas.

An amendment to the Commercialisation Agreement contract between Roadships and STX was signed today giving effect to the change.

The announcement follows confirmation of STX Canada Marines parent company STX Europe earlier this month of its strong commitment to reduce the environmental impact of the marine ship industry.

STX Europe is an international shipbuilding group which has state-of-the-art concepts, technology, processes and products for customers around the world and comprises 15 shipyards in Finland, France, Norway, Romania, Brazil and Vietnam.

According to RDSH Chairman and CEO Michael Nugent ‘the partnership between Roadships and STX Canada Marine will provide collaborative benefits for both corporations. STX offers ‘Ecorizon’ the strategic environmental plan, based on STX Europe’s latest innovations and continuous R&D. The five point plan focuses on water, waste, energy, emissions and sustainability. Roadships brings to the table its business model to move road transport trailers via blue water highways reducing road congestion, diesel fuel emissions and increasing productivity efficiencies in intermodal door to door transport corridors.’

According to STX Canada Marine President David McMillan ‘STX Canada Marine is pleased to be involved in the design development and implementation of the new High Speed Monohull Ro-Ro vessel to Roadships America. The decision to move towards a clean design aligns with the Ecorizon(R) Green Lifecycle Focus approach of our parent company STX Europe. The latest technologies will be applied in the design and equipment selection to ensure the ship achieves the least impact on the environment and will put the vessel at the forefront of a new generation of coastal marine transportation.’

‘The latest partnership responds to developments where most countries are now devoting resources to reduce road congestion and increase road transport efficiencies,’ said Mr. Nugent. He pointed to the US bill which has been recently introduced to reduce congestion on America’s roads by encouraging more freight to be carried by barges and ships.

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SOURCE Roadships Holdings Inc.; Roadships Acquisitions Australia Ltd.

The other day I mentioned in my post Social Media - See How Easy It Is some of the services available out there on the net. I just came across a better explanation over at boomthis.com so thought it appropriate to mention it here as it addresses the issue of whether it is of use to us as baby boomers. Here is an excerpt;

‘Dan says he was once given the following explanation for Social Networking sites, which he likened to attending a party. While there, you move around the room, talking to people about your interests and theirs, where you grew up, what your sign is and so on, but you are not really closing the deal in these situations. This is a time to schmooze, to get to know people. Something more serous like job opportunities or networking possibilities may develop in the future but for now you are content with just chatting and laying a sort of social groundwork.’

The article by Teresa K. Flatley does a great job of explaining Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn. I myself have tried Twitter and been amazed at the growth in followers. How beneficial is it? - I really don’t know as yet as there seems to be a movement on Twitter at the moment to pick up as many followers as possible, even if those people have nothing to do with your core interest. Anyway, please pop over to read the full story atboomthis.com

Woke up in Singapore this morning and went straight down to the Apple Store in the Funan Center to get the low down on the latest Iphone.

Looks great but disappointed on two counts;

1. Not available here yet

2. They are still locked into a plan. Apparently the only places this isn’t the case is Hong Kong and France.

Its improvements include faster speed;
The Fastest iPhone Ever

The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3G S is how quickly you can launch applications. Web pages render in a fraction of the time, and you can view email attachments faster. Improved performance and updated 3D graphics deliver an incredible gaming experience, too. In fact, everything you do on iPhone 3G S is up to 2x faster and more responsive than iPhone 3G.

Video - A great improvement for those wanting an all in one solution if travelling or blogging on the run;

Now you can shoot video, edit it, and share it — all on your iPhone 3G S. Shoot high-quality VGA video in portrait or landscape. Trim your footage by adjusting start and end points. Then share your video in an email, post it to your MobileMe gallery, publish it on YouTube, or sync it back to your Mac or PC using iTunes.

Upgraded camera…but only a 3 Megapixel Camera. Many thought this upgrade would include at least be a 5 Megapixel capability;

The new 3-megapixel camera takes great still photos, too, thanks to built-in autofocus and a handy new feature that lets you tap the display to focus on anything (or anyone) you want.

Voice Control - A new feature;

Voice Control recognizes the names in your Contacts and knows the music on your iPod. So if you want to place a call or play a song, all you have to do is ask.

Compass. A cool new ‘trick’;

With a built-in digital compass, iPhone 3G S can point the way. Use the new Compass app, or watch as it automatically reorients maps to match the direction you’re facing.

Landscape Keyboard. This is a great improvement for those wanting a better content creation platform. Take a picture, add a commentary and upload. Sensational.

Want more room to type on the intelligent software keyboard? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.

This is a big one anyone wanting full content creation ability;

Cut, Copy, and Paste;

Cut, copy, and paste words.
Quickly cut, copy, and paste words with a tap. You can also copy content from the web, then paste it into an email or text message.

Copy and paste photos and videos.
Copy multiple photos and paste them into an email or an MMS. Copy videos you’ve shot. Or copy images from the web to send and share.

Plus, plus….

I have been waiting for this before jumping in and buying one. All in all it seems worth the wait. Now I just hope the wait to actually get my hands on one won’t take too long.