Jog log on a Thursday evening

I went for a short 30 minute run. Happy I made it out of the door. Looking forward to the weekend and more running.

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Jog log

I went for a 40 minute run today. Only the first 5 minutes were dry. Then it started raining. Towards the end of my run, the rain became quite intense. Even my trusted rain gear was soaked through. It was the third time I got soaked today. I guess the rainy season is back.

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A valid question?

A tweet to keep. I stumbled across this C.S. Lewis quote: “Notice how we are perpetually surprised at time… In heavens name, why? Unless, indeed, there is something in us which is not temporal.” — C. S. Lewis (@CSLewisDaily) July 6, 2014 A valid question to consider. Sun’s shining. A beautiful day lies ahead. Will… Continue reading A valid question?

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Marketing buzzword – 2014 edition

The term “Growth hacking” has officially reached Germanic shores. The German magazine t3n.de published this post on how to become a growth hacker (it’s in German). Cool marketing folks already have an account at http://growthhackers.com/ or follow the Twitter stream.

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A backlink for today’s Smashing Magazine newsletter

I like today’s edition. I started tweeting some of the links. "Speaking and Audience tips" http://t.co/QyTckWfLkZ — ✁___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) May 27, 2014 "Listen and think before you tweet. " http://t.co/Rzg49E0wS1 Essential these days c.f old blog post from 09 http://t.co/EEiCvuJS91 — ✁___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) May 27, 2014 buzzwords we hate but use all the same http://t.co/TbmjFyJO4T… Continue reading A backlink for today’s Smashing Magazine newsletter

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A Sunday in April

Weather was better than forecast. It’s been fairly dry. So today’s rain was a welcome change. But despite dark clouds and rain symbols on the Swiss Meteo app, the rain was over by lunch. Time for a bike ride. WOD: I cycled to Rheinfelden at a leisurely pace. Grenzach-Wyhlen – Herten – Rheinfelden – Kaiseraugst… Continue reading A Sunday in April

“How Much Content Do You Need For B2B SEO Success?” http://selnd.com/1gCD1nN

For future reference: how much is enough ? #web #content http://t.co/6l2vSOO0do — ✁___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) April 15, 2014 It’s something I need to look at for my day job. If you know of any background articles please let me know. Questions and thoughts to explore in this context: Maintaining multilingual B2B web content is time-intensive. More… Continue reading “How Much Content Do You Need For B2B SEO Success?” http://selnd.com/1gCD1nN

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Take the stairs

Stair climbing is officially classed as “vigorous exercise”, burns more calories per minute than jogging and improves cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength.

Ka-wuuuum, ka-crash!

And suddenly it’s March. Despite all my lofty plans to use Chiperoni as my tweet machine, I was feeding the corporate silo with links galore. Until I saw this. There’s an IndieWeb plugin to install. Need to install the indieweb plugin for wordpresssssss http://t.co/i5DZ63aqgt — ✁___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) March 9, 2014 Tweet, tweet. Life is busy.… Continue reading Ka-wuuuum, ka-crash!

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New hard disk added

Many thanks to ifixit and Blog IT Solutions for useful hints.

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Responsive web design and low and expensive bandwidth

Some time ago, the Malawi daily newspaper, The Nation, released a new web design. More recently Nyasa Times updated their web design. In both cases, it’s an improvement. And from my current home base here in Switzerland, both sites load promptly. From family in Malawi I hear that the loading times for both sites have… Continue reading Responsive web design and low and expensive bandwidth

Whistling postman

Yesterday, on my first bicycle commute to work in 2014, I heard a postman whistling Wind of Change very loudly, while distributing the mail from house to house. Made my day. So funny.

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Disruptive

Found via Ben Werdmuller’s retweet: I can’t imagine a more disruptive act than choosing to publish on your own website. Source: Adactio: Journal””In dependence.

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This made me smile

Twitter / Kansiime256: Oh Uganda, may God apooti. We lay awa fyucha in thy hands. United free together olwez sa. pic.twitter.com/aHlC1U83wJ — Kansiime Anne (@Kansiime256) December 29, 2013 c.f. Wikipedia

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Best snapshot of 2013

The question is: How do I find the best Chiperoni snapshot of 2013? My most productive month on Flickr in 2013 was May. Least productive – at least in terms of uploads – was August. Here’s a quick review of my year on Flickr: January 2013 February 2013 März 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June… Continue reading Best snapshot of 2013

Rapid fire trading

"rapid-fire trading involves algorithms, or bots, that can make decisions on the order of milliseconds (ms). " http://t.co/P5rGtMQwEI — ✁___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) November 30, 2013 "By contrast, it takes a human at least one full second to both recognize and react to potential danger." http://t.co/FQo0DMxNcC — ✁___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) November 30, 2013 Wow. Compare and contrast with… Continue reading Rapid fire trading

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WooCommerce and SEO

What are the SEO recommendations for a site using a WooCommerce theme? What are the challenges compared to a normal WordPress site? I started searching a little bit: Yoast offers an SEO plugin for 29$ Youtube video: How to make your site SEO friendly WooCommerce SEO plugin review, is it worth a purchase? (This site… Continue reading WooCommerce and SEO

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Where is Mount Chiperone?

Another Chiperoni reference: This blog is named after the drizzle rain we get in the Shire Highlands. Where is Mount Chiperone located? Mount Chiperone in northern Mozambique is a semi-isolated peak situated some 50 km south of the Mount Mulanje massif in southern Malawi. It lies in Milange District of Zambézia Province, 40 km SSW… Continue reading Where is Mount Chiperone?