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Routing some traffic over a VPN

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Sometimes, it helps to route just some traffic over a VPN.  It doesn’t make sense to add a lot of latency to your vpn if you don’t need it.  So here’s the magic.  This only works if you have your own OpenVPN server.  (See my post on using Amazon’s free tier to make it happen)….

Tracking visitors to your blog / website

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Percy Kwong

If you’re anything like me, as a professional blogger / writer / consultant, you’re always looking at your traffic logs for multiple reasons.  You want to see how popular your blog is and what it really means to you. Google Analytics is just not enough.  You’re not getting the information you need. So here’s a…

SEO Firms (a commentary)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Percy Kwong

These are just my views about Search Engine Optimization and nothing more.  Search Engine Optimization is important, but you don’t need to pay thousands of dollars for it.  In fact, most SEO firms are a scam.  It’s the cat and mouse game they play with the search engines. So here’s the deal (from my opinion…

I’m giving away 1000 copies of my ebook in return for reviews.

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Percy Kwong

So, I need / like reviews.  So I’ve decided to give away 1000 copies of my ebook as a promotional thing. Just go to my estore and you’ll see the book for .01 (one penny).  Just buy it.  The reality is paypal doesn’t charge for the penny.  They just let it go.  It’s a testing…

My book is Available in Spanish Now as well.

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve translated my book to Spanish so there are Now English, Spanish, and French Editions on Amazon. Spanish Edition here: Sobrevivir y ganar dinero en una economía de Down: Una guía para afrontar el desempleo y encontrar nuevas oportunidades (Spanish Edition)  

How Content Distribution Networks(CDN) Work and How they Benefit You

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) are simply a network of servers located all over the world that will distribute your content faster, more reliably, and provide redundancy to your website or webhost. There are many benefits to having a CDN.  The most important one is the ability to lower your server load and provide the customer…

Book Announcement: Surviving and Making Money in a Down Economy: A Guide to Coping with Unemployment and Finding New Opportunities

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I wrote a book and decided to post it in the Amazon Kindle Store.  It’s called: It’s a guide for the Unemployed and Dealing in this economy.  Hopefully, People will enjoy it. You can find it by clicking on this link here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085QZIJE Hopefully it helps.  Help me get the word out! The book will be…

Increasing Mysql performance significantly

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Percy Kwong

For those of you who run mysql, there’s an issue that you have to look at.  Like file systems, database tables get fragmented over time.  There’s a simple fix for it, but you will need to execute one command to do it. Of course, you will need to have root access to your Mysql server,…

How to Make Your WordPress Blog Available in 43 Languages [Solved]

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Some of you may have noticed that recently, this blog has a translate option to other languages.  It’s really quite simple.  Here’s how to do it. Your WordPress Blog should have a text widget. Simply, insert the following code into it and put the widget in your sidebar. <div id=”google_translate_element”></div><script> function googleTranslateElementInit() {   new…

This blog is now available in 43 Languages!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Thanks to Google’s wonderful translation Engine, you can read this blog in 43 Languages!  Just choose your language of choice on the right under Translate!

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