Book Review – Apprenticeship Patterns
Every software programmer begins their career as an Apprentice. Apprenticeship Patterns by Dave Hoover and Adevale Oshineye provides concrete steps for software apprentices. The format of the book is in the form of patterns and they are based on the real world experiences of the authors.
Inside the Book
Chapter 2 examines how to begin your career as a Java Programmer by following the best practices currently followed in the industry. Each section begins with a one line short description of the context followed by a detailed description of the problem, solution and the action which needs to be taken to solve the relevant problem.
The book also provides jumps to appropriate content matter under the header “See Also”. I feel that the book will be helpful for fresh graduates joining a company as software trainees/developers. Intermediate and Advanced developers will be able to refine their skill by following the best practices covered in the book.
The book contains two appendixes. While the first appendix provides the patterns list, the second and third contains short notes regarding related topics.
I also feel that some beginners will find it bit difficult to grasp the content because readers will have to sit and read material which is pretty long. However, the book will be a handy addition for libraries.
About the Book
Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman
Author: Dave Hoover, Adewale OshineyeÂ
Price: $21.08
Paperback: 176 pages
O’Reilly Media: 1 edition (October 15, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0596518382
ISBN-13: 978-0596518387
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Book Review – Attract Visitors to Your Site – The Mini Missing Manual
Simply creating a website will not suffice. It needs to be properly marketed to attract visitors. Matthew MacDonald in his latest book Attract Visitors to Your Site provides a comprehensive coverage of the various techniques involved in promoting a website thereby generating targeted organic (search engine) traffic. The book is released under the brand The Mini Missing Manual.
Attract Visitors to Your Site is available in ebook format by O’Reilly and is available in ePub, PDF, Android and Mobi formats. It consists of around 60 pages divided into several sections.
The author provides a detailed coverage of the plan which should be used to promote a website including the usage of reciprocal links, web rings, meta description and meta keywords. Matthew also examines the importance and relevance of directories, search engines, robots and google analytics with the help of comprehensive explanation and screenshots in his Attract Visitors to Your Site book.
I feel that the author should provide details of the reliable tools and softwares which are used to promote a website. For example, the author should list the software’s which are used to automate submission of websites to directories. Moreover, the author should analyze the relevance of traffic generated through sites such as Squidoo, WordPress and various social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, StumbleUpon and much more with a list of tools used to automate their submissions.
The author should also provide a list of WordPress/Blogger themes which should be used to attract visitors as they play a crucial role in retaining the site visitors. If the site loads slow because of the theme then visitors will not return back which will result in loss of traffic and revenue.
From my point of view, the Attract Visitors to Your Site will be useful for beginners and those who are going to start a website. I don’t think it will be useful for advanced web masters as they will be familiar with the concepts and techniques discussed in Attract Visitors to Your Site e-book.
Attract Visitors to Your Site: The Mini Missing Manual
Author: Matthew MacDonald
Publisher:O’Reilly Media
Released:February 2010
Pages:60
http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920002406/
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Miracle Traffic Bot Review – Free Traffic Generation Software
I recently tested out new product named Miracle Traffic Bot developed by Paul Ponna and his team. The software was marketed through targeted e-mails among bloggers and ships with three features. You will be able to submit articles to various article directories including bookmarking to various social media sites and also submit videos to sites such as Youtube. The download process is similar to that of other similar products but the license is tied to the email which you used to purchase the product.
I feel that the Miracle Traffic Bot is a very nice piece of software which can fully automate submissions. I noticed few problems with its functioning even though there are no programming errors. I could only submit articles to 6 out of 10 listed article directories. However, the submission process was very fast and powerful and I liked the style of functioning.
I wish I had around 50 article directories with automated account creation engine. I would suggest you to submit 10% rewritten content to each article directory to avoid duplicate posts. The software never asked me to enter CAPTCHA key during article submission process but IÂ provided them during social bookmarking process.
As far as bookmarking is concerned, the product submits to around 9 out of 10 sites. This is because one social bookmarking site requires .EDU mail which is difficult to obtain for a normal user. In fact only educational institutions will be able to get an email id with .edu prefix. Hence, the featured social media site is irrelevant as far as bloggers are concerned.
The downside of Miracle Traffic Bot is that you will not be able to add any extra article submission or social bookmarking sites. I expected features such as automatic account creation and you are restricted to what is included with the software. I also feel that submitting to limited number of high profile social media sites will be ideal rather than posting links to 90+ sites.
Moreover, you have to pay $77 to obtain a license and spend extra $37 per month to continue the usage of premium version. But you can cancel the recurring billing with click bank and continue to use the product with the default features.
The vendor also claims that you will get 2 free sites per month added to the product for the cost you paid and also retain the premium features such as automatic CAPTCHA generation while submitting to article directories.
I haven’t tested the video submission feature and hence can’t disclose any facts. The product does its job very well as you can view the real status of submissions through the log.
Final Verdict
The software will be very useful for new bloggers who wish to get traffic at a slow pace. I would recommend the product for you if you are looking for a mini product. In fact there is a competing product named Social Bookmarking Demon with over 100 sites but you need patience to enter secret code for around 50 sites.
From my point of view, Miracle Traffic Bot is not a scam product and it is real which lacks few features meant for advanced bloggers. If you feel that the product meets your requirements then you can purchase Miracle Traffic Bot by visiting http://www.learnxpress.com/miracletrafficbot.html
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HeatMap Theme Enhances Usability Amp Google Adsense Revenues
You will find thousands of free WordPress themes on the web. A simple search with the keyword – free WordPress themes – resulted in over 59,900,000 pages as of the date of this writing. It is difficult to select a theme which can satisfy all requirements. Moreover, a theme should be easy to customize and maintain.
Stuart Wider of StuartCindy Art, Australia has developed a classic and professional theme named HeatMap which has all the features to create a revenue generating website. The theme includes a built in menu for categories and numerous spots to insert Advertisements such as Google Adsense. You can make use of any ad service as long as you follow the terms and conditions laid out by the respective advertisers.
A core feature of the theme is that each ad spot is widgetized. This means that as soon as you create new ad spot a corresponding widget will be created. You can then place the widget in any location as per your preference. The location can be either extreme top, header, above, below content or in the wide top sidebar.
You can also place ads aligned to the left or right of the content but this ad spot will be useful only if you have enough content in the post. I feel that there should be an option to include the loop ads between first and second post, third and fourth post in the home page and between first and second paragraph in the post page.
The package consists of one main theme and numerous child themes with different variations. But you should modify adsense link colors each time you change the theme. I would suggest the developer to provide a facility to automatically insert ads upon only inputting the adsense publisher id. The theme also enables you to integrate google analytics without any third party WordPress plugin. However, there will be no clashes if you already make use of a plugin.
From my point of view, the developer has created the theme in such a way to enable users to experiment with the various features included with one of the hottest and professional WordPress theme. I would suggest the developer to include a guide which details the places where the ads get maximum number of impressions and revenue so that users can easily monetize the theme rather than doing lengthy experimentations. I would also prefer to see the integration of clickbank affiliate system into the theme.
The theme provides basic idea for you to setup ads but doesn’t provide any suggestion regarding placement of ads to attain high Click Through Rate (CTR) like other themes. Naturally, the CTR will be high if you place the ads above fold and it also depends upon the content.
You have to work with the theme for few days in order to find an accurate placement. However, Stuart provided tips and suggestions through e-mail. You can also openly ask questions in the secured dedicated forum and connect with fellow HeatMap users.
I highly recommend Stuart Wider’s HeatMap WordPress theme for all bloggers who want to create real professional quality monetized blog. I have seen that themes created for high CTR doesn’t look professional but Stuart has done an excellent job by mixing professionalism with money.
Do you maintain a WordPress blog? Then why not you buy a membership for $35 from http://heatmaptheme.com/store/ today. If you want you can test drive the free version and then migrate to paid. But I recommend paid theme straight away without any hestitation.
Resources
HeatMap Theme URL – http://heatmaptheme.com
Buy Membership – http://heatmaptheme.com/store/
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Make money blogging helps you to make cash with blogs
Make Money Blogging ebook is an excellent resource for those people who want to make the most from blogging. In the 54 page content rich file, Daniel Scocco, the owner of Dailyblogtips.com, has outlined all the steps required to setup a blog in a comprehensive manner.
Daniel initially discusses the necessity of a domain name and hosting services by comparing with free blog creation sites such as Blogger and WordPress. He also outlines the software which is ideal for managing a blog. He also examines the differences between normal posts and killer posts with relevant links to sample articles.
He also provides a detailed coverage of Google AdWords Keyword Tool along with ideas for creating content, posting frequency, design and usability with several links to free WordPress themes. Daniel examines the need for a website logo, the steps required to establish RSS Feeds along with the relevance of popular posts section in a blog.
Daniel examines several usability mistakes which web masters should look into while developing a blog. He also outlines the importance of establishing a good network mechanism between fellow bloggers along with the various ways to promote a blog through comments, link exchanges, guest posts, social bookmarking sites, twitter and facebook. You will also learn the steps required to promote killer articles along with the different ways to monetize a blog using Google Adsense, CPM Ad networks, direct advertising, sponsorships, affiliate and Email Marketing.
He also mentions the best performing Ad formats. I hope this will help bloggers a lot but he doesn’t quote any reference regarding link ad units. Daniel also provides 16 WordPress themes separately with his ebook. I feel that you will be able to start blogging straight away by adopting the tips outlined in the ebook without spending any penny.
I would highly recommend Make Money Blogging ebook for avid bloggers and for those people who don’t have any idea regarding the concept of blogging.
Download Make Money Blogging and 16 WordPress themes today.
Happy Blogging
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Review: Seesmic for Windows
Nowadays, there is a growing trend among twitter users to make use of a third party software for twittering. There are many softwares available today but I could not find any product which suited my requirements. I had tested a software few days back but the interface was too dark.
I came to know that Seesmic (http://seesmic.com/) has released Windows version of its popular social media tool and I decided to test drive it. It was released during the Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference (PDC) which recently held in LA, USA and was well accepted by developers.
I had to complete a simple form to download the software. Even though the download file is only around 400 KB, the installer will download the updates and install it on to the system. However, I would suggest the developers to rename the installation file as seesmic.exe rather than just setup.exe. The installation was quick and I managed to get start with the software without any problems.
The user interface has been mainly divided into three sections namely Home (direct feeds from your followers), Replies (Replies and Retweets) and Private (Direct messages from your followers). The final column displays the photos of those followers who have tweeted recently. I would like to see a feature with which the application hides as an icon on the taskbar when minimized. I hope the vendor will add this functionality in the next release of the product.
UPDATE: This review was written when I installed the product in Windows XP. I recently shifted to Windows 7 and found that the application automatically pins to the taskbar when minimized.
I hope the vendor will add more features such as ability to change skins in the next build of the product. With the normal twitter.com interface, you have to scroll down a lot to view the messages posted. With Seesmic, the scrolling will not only be reduced to some extent but also will create a pleasant user experience. I feel that the software helps users to organize tweets more effectively and I am impressed with its functionalities.
Keys: seesmic, twitter, pdc, microsoft pdc
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Product Review: TeeChart for .NET
The ASP.NET Chart control provided by Microsoft may not suit the requirements of all developers, as many prefer to implement advanced out-of-box functionalities for their projects.
I recently happened to test-drive TeeChart, www.steema.com/products/teechart/net, and was surprised to see that this chart control contained many charting features. Developed by Spain-based Steema Software, www.steema.com, the product is available in Lite and Professional editions. The Lite version has fewer features than the Professional edition but is suitable for small projects. The product enables a developer to build applications for ASP.NET but Windows Forms and projects that target .NET Compact Framework.
The vendor provides a fully functional limited trial license that you can use to explore Teechart’s features. The Lite edition ships with only the standard chart types, including Line, Bar, Area, Pie, FastLine, Horiz.Area, Horiz.Bar, and Horiz.Line charts. The following screenshot shows the standard chart styles.
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