Karen Blundell

It’s so easy to succumb to negative thinking, especially when things all around you seem to be falling apart, or you’re surrounded by negative people.
I read somewhere that most people have negative thoughts 75% of the time. That’s a scary thought. No wonder there is so much stress and illnesses among people today!
For the last [...]

My buddy Sean from HaveLaptopWillTravel.com co-wrote a great report about Blogging E-Metrics, which I recently downloaded. Today I am excited to report that I have implemented some of the strategies included.
I now have Google Analytics installed and have also burned my feed at Feedburner.com.
Over the next little while, I’ll be working on other things [...]

One of the most important things a webmaster must do when launching a website is to figure out who their niche market is. A web designer is no exception. After years of struggling to accommodate everyone and anyone, I’ve realized that it’s virtually impossible to please all my visitors. I still will take on almost [...]

Big Brother is not only watching you - now he’s barking orders too. Britain’s first ‘talking’ CCTV cameras have arrived, publicly berating bad behaviour and shaming offenders into acting more responsibly.
The system allows control room operators who spot any anti-social acts - from dropping litter to late-night brawls - to send out a verbal warning: [...]

You don’t have to spend big money to create really good graphics for your web pages. In fact you don’t have to pay a dime if you use the GIMP. It’s freely distributed and can be used for photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring.
I love all the great filters and scripts included with the [...]