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  • US Customs and Border Patrol and SEO

    June 27, 2010
    in Culture, Internet Culture, Tips & How To’s

    I was going to post the text of some email feedback I sent to the USA CBP last night regarding my recent border crossing experience. I stopped when I was reminded that the CBP will Google you if you are ever detained and such a post may be used against me.

    For one, they do have internet at CBP offices. So if you’re flagged, and you have to go for secondary interviewing, realize that you may be Googled. And as such, blog posts talking about said code camp or eating a Chipotle Burrito may appear as well (“So how was the burrito?” was a question I was asked).

    Done With US Travel for Awhile – Boarderfail, April 22, 2009

    This got me thinking.
    Would it be possible to design an SEO campaign surrounding your online presences in such a way that Customs agents would be most likely to find posts about how much of a nice and honest guy you are?


  • How To: Add Multiple Borders With CSS2

    June 22, 2010
    in Tips & How To’s

    Found this on Nettuts+:


  • How To: Convert an MP3 to an Audiobook in iTunes

    June 17, 2010
    in Tips & How To’s

    Ever wonder how to stop an audio book mp3 from showing up in iTunes randomization?

    It’s easy.

    1. Right-click the mp3 (select a group of mp3s first if you prefer)
    2. Click “Get Info” from the context menu
    3. Click the “options” tab
    4. Change the media type to “Audiobook”

    Changing this setting will cause the mp3s to appear in the “Books” library, instead of “Music.”

    Found this gem buried in a convoluted set of instructions posted in App Slappy’s show notes.

    UPDATE:

    If you’re keen on making making chapters, follow the instructions in the original source.


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Hello, my name is Ryan! I’m a web developer in Winnipeg, Canada. I’ve been documenting my random thoughts and occasional bits of interesting code here since 2005. Twitter. Github. Instagram. Mastodon.

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