You will be missed, Randy Pausch

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 0

Randy Pausch passed away recently (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008)

For those who haven't heard of this fantastic speaker, Randy Pausch was a Carnegie Mellon Professor and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His doctor said that he was expected to live around 3-6 months.

When he gave his "Last Lecture" on September 18, 2007, he focused on Achieving your Childhood Dreams instead of talking about his cancer.

Moving Forward

Monday, July 28, 2008 6:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 0

Time to get back into the saddle...

After a short time to get things back in order and getting some organization in my life, I'm starting to dig back into the site.

I'll be posting some new articles later in the week (Ahhh...I've missed the postings...)

Taking a Hiatus

Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 0

Things are getting a little too busy lately.

Since I've been working at my full-time job (with overtime), working on two products, four websites, and continuing to work with my existing 15 clients, I've been trying to make time for DCS Media.

Unfortunately, there is only so much time in a day.

Outlook Alternatives: Moving from Outlook to Thunderbird

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Open Source | Comments: 0

MS Outlook has been around for a long time, but maybe it's time for a little change.

Outlook is one of the best known PIM's around because it comes with and integrates nicely into MS Office. However, since Google has taken MS Office online with their Google Docs, maybe it's time to move from Outlook to Thunderbird.

But isn't Thunderbird an email client? Yes, but so is Outlook. As well as email, Outlook also includes a contact list, a to-do list, and a calendar for your appointments.

Happy Birthday, DCS Media and a re-introduction

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 10:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 0

DCS Media has turned 2 today.

Happy Birthday, DCS Media! We just turned 2!

I want to thank everyone for a fantastic 2007 and I definitely look forward to an even more prosperous 2008.

Merry Christmas to all!

Monday, December 24, 2007 3:00 PM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Humor | Comments: 0

A different rendition of "Twas the night before Christmas."

Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the house
not a device was active
except my DVR and my mouse

All servers were off,
the gaming consoles were humming
downloading their updates
to keep the gamers running.

Paid Posts and Reviews

Monday, December 03, 2007 11:30 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Opinion | Comments: 0

I know I'm a little bit late on the Google paid links shakeup party, but I'm stating a case regarding my site with paid reviews or services.

Everyone is up in arms about the pay-per-post or paid links available and Google demoting sites because of paid links (Thanks for the update, Shoemoney). Personally, I'm in total agreement about what SEO experts are saying regarding the PageRank philosophy. Ignore PageRank and continue building your site with great content.

It boils down to your site having great content and your passion for that content. Period. If you don't have great content, then yes, you won't have much of a PageRank.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Thursday, November 22, 2007 7:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 1

Give thanks for what you have in your life. :-)

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

Sesame Street Thanksgiving

Black Friday Ads

Monday, November 19, 2007 6:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 0

Prepare for the Friday shopping mad rush.

Ah yes, Black Friday. After everyone stuffs themselves on Thursday and rests, Friday comes along and everyone goes shopping...at 5:00a in the morning. :-)

The most popular Black Friday sites are listed below:

Halo Costume for Halloween

Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Entertainment | Comments: 0

Since Halo is coming out next week, anyone interested in a super-duper replica of a Master Chief costume?

You could consider this a small business technology effort on the sellers part. It just amazes me the amount of detail and time some people put into certain tasks to make a profit.

With Halo gone gold this week, I'm sure a lot of kids will be looking for a Halo costume for Halloween just to get into the spirit of things. However, this Halo costume is a bit extreme.

9/11: The War Rages On

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Opinion | Comments: 0

It's been over 6 years to the day since 9/11 and do we still have any resolution yet?

Last year, I posted the Remembrance of 9/11 with some excellent cartoons.

Keep in mind, these are not just cartoons, but patriotic memories to remind everyone of what happened 6 years ago today.

Exceptional Food Site...by CNET?

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:30 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 0

Looking for a stylish food site that deals with everything from recipes to videos? It seems CNET is expanding.

I ran across CHOW through FeedMyApp and the site definitely caught my attention. Not because the site is labeled as a "Web 2.0" site, but visibly, the CNET design team was able to transfer the look and feel of a CNET personality to the site as well.

What blew my mind was that CHOW was created by CNET and is now included in the CNET Network of sites.

Flagship Content Roundup on ChrisG.com

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Blogging | Comments: 0

A great list of flagship content was posted today on ChrisG.com. Excellent posts abound!

If you blog for a living, most of you know what flagship content is. If not, I would recommend checking out Chris Garrett's web site at ChrisG.com.

He made an announcement a week ago asking if everyone could send him their flagship content. Judging by the list, everyone obliged him and as a result, he posted the entire list of his Flagship Content Roundup.

Business 2.0: Uh-oh.

Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:00 PM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 0

Business 2.0 is on it's way out based on some interesting news.

Based on what I've been reading lately from Valleywag, it seems that the Business 2.0 magazine is going out of business. Ironic, is it not?

The New York Times originally talked about this problem three days ago. According to the article, current and former employees of Time Inc. thought that a bad move occurred:

Blog Tour USA was a success!

Monday, July 16, 2007 4:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Blogging | Comments: 1

The bus arrived on Friday in Columbus, OH.

Friday was a great day for bloggers in Columbus, OH. The Blog Tour USA bus with Joe and Rudy from Sellsius stopped at the Real Living HER Realtors office in Worthington.

Maureen McCabe, who is also a realtor and owner of ColumbusBestBlog.com, organized the stop and we all had a great picnic outside with hot dogs, chips, and refreshments.

A Tribute to Jim Butterfield

Monday, July 02, 2007 5:30 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 1

One of the men who got me hooked on computers and programming.

Everyone who knows me knows that computers have been part of my life since I received my Commodore VIC-20 back in 1981. Since then, I've always been fascinated and immediately knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life: program.

One individual, specifically an author, was considered my mentor even though he never knew me.

Farewell Red vs Blue

Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Entertainment | Comments: 0

RoosterTeeth just posted their last 100th episode of Red vs Blue.

The awesome people at Rooster Teeth released the 100th final episode of Red vs. Blue.

For those who haven't seen Red vs. Blue, I would definitely recommend watching the final episode and then watch the entire seasons from start to finish.

New DCS Media Design

Friday, June 01, 2007 2:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 0

Take a spin on the new DCS Media.

Over the past four months, I have been working on this new design and this is the result.

For those who know me, I decided to build my own blog system. It was custom built from the ground up and provides a lot of features that the fully-loaded blogs contain.