Author: TruXter

Google retires AdSense referral system

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I have used AdSense for a long while now. I have yet for one person to join the AdSense program through a referral link on my site. At least not reported. Then again, none of the affiliate programs I have ever signed to have let me know that anyone used my link. I do know that when i am looking fro a new advertiser for my site, I do check into the “hey try us” links. Can we trust DoubleClick yet?

But as the title stated, here is the email I received today:

Hello,

Thank you for participating in the AdSense Referrals program. We’re writing to let you know that we will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program during the last week of August. We appreciate your patience during this transition and here are some alternative options to consider:

* Google Affiliate Network: As part of the integration of DoubleClick, the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now operate as the Google Affiliate Network for advertisers targeting users located in the United States. Similar to the AdSense Referrals program, the Google Affiliate Network enables publishers to apply for advertiser programs and get paid based on advertiser-defined actions instead of clicks or impressions. For further details, please visit this site. *AdSense for content ads: If you have less than three AdSense for content ad units on a page, you may wish to replace the referral ad units with standard AFC ad units.

If you currently use referral ads, either to promote Google products or offerings from AdWords advertisers, AdSense Referrals code will no longer display ads beginning the last week of August. We encourage you to take the following steps before the product is retired:

* Remove the referral code from your site(s): Please take a moment to remove all referral code from your sites before the last week of August, so you can continue to effectively monetize your ad space. * Run and save all referrals reports on your desktop: Create and save all reports related to the referrals program on your desktop, so you continue to have access to your valuable campaign information

Why is this happening? We’re constantly looking for ways to improve AdSense by developing and supporting features which drive the best monetization results for our publishers. Sometimes, this requires retiring existing features so we can focus our efforts on the ones that will be most effective in the long term. For this reason, we will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program. If you have any additional questions, please visit our Help Center.

Sincerely.

The Google AdSense Team

Email preferences: You have received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about the retirement of an AdSense feature.

Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

Looks like that side money will not be coming, even if it never came anyway.

Rising Truth About Gas Prices

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I’m pretty fed up with gas prices. I’m quite sure you are also. We watch the gas prices in hopes of relief. We look everywhere for a good idea on how to save money, or get better gas mileage. I know kind of the same thing. Okay, a lot of the same thing. Really the only that will work is for gas prices to drop down to its actual value. At the rate gas prices used to rise, we should be paying $1.89 a gallon here in Houston. But we are not.

In Houston we all received notice that the state is buying up all old cars. They are offering car lots $3000 for each car they recycle. They want everyone with an old car to bring it in and recycle it by getting a $3000 value trade on a new car. Sounds sweet right?

Not if you only have $2500 and nothing to trade in.

I do know that an ’86 Accord and a ’60-something VW Beetle get better gas mileage than the better of our current “hybrids” being sold to the public at $45 grand. I am not saying that the government has a huge conspiracy or something to hate people it doesn’t ever see. The lower class folks.

What I am saying is the government forgets simple factors because they have never been the lower class.

it’s illegal to run our own oil refineries in the USA.

Texas is not covered in oil wells. I have lived here my whole life. Never seen one before, ever.

Every time there is something in media that tells you how outrageous the gas prices are in another country, our gas price goes up 15 cents. Every time we hear that gas prices are going down, it drops one third the latest gas gouge only to go back up to the gouge prices.

If we are paying $4 a gallon we are told that we are getting relief by a 15 cent price drop. Yes on a full tank that will save me a whole 1.80, about the price that one gallon of gas should be. Isn’t that amazing? I got a whole gallon. Didn’t I?

Are we too civilized to react?

What killed Tech Evolution

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Ok I understand that if someone wants to sell their work.

They want to be the only person making money on it. And they do not want people to be able to get the software for free. I mean why buy the cow…..

But have you noticed, no one does anything anymore.

Everyone is scared of getting arrested for tweaking files and programs. I mean the past ten years have been amazing in software development. Now it’s just down to a trickle. We aren’t moving faster and faster every time we check, anymore. Those days are gone. Kids now are scared to mod psp software because those who do and show others, get silenced fast.

i mean the most I learned was when I was wanting to make my purchased items better. Like over clocking, there are no over clocking forums left but one or two . I mean back when everyone was tweaking and modding their Xbox, we where learning so much from each other. We where passing notes and moving faster and faster. People emulated machines. Sony killed that when they created psp addons and called them “Emulators” . If you did any searches on the net for “emulator tips” you would find stupid junk that showed you how to change your back ground on your psp. I mean they did that very well I have to give them props. But my god, if it wasn’t for people modding the psp… Sony would have no idea what firmware to add to the stupid battery chugger.

So now you just have to sit around and wait on sony to tell you what’s good.

We are getting dumber by the minute. Don’t bother asking any kids these days how to play a 360 game on a computer. They flip out and tell you you need a decompresser… blah blah blah.. It’s software.

“Encoded” means YOU think it’s unbreakable.

Where is the crowd of people who inspired others to get upset with the useless crap bundled in our gadgets?

What happened to everyone? I feel like it’s becoming a TiVo/Apple world. Where everyone just sits with their mouth open waiting to be given what ever there is to fill it.. And we like it.

Was it laziness? Did the really tech gen just get old and walk away?

Am I a dinosaur? Did everyone stop caring what it is inside their gadget that rattles when you shake it?

Is the new generation the fat gen?

Ps: Don’t share other people’s works. But share the mods you made to make them better.

Custom built computer (Jewel box Project)

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Today I was Clicking around in the G4 forums. You know , Looking for game news.

Well I stumbled upon a thread that caught my eye . They guy seems to have built a

Complete custom pc case with the idea of it looking like a Jewel Box.  Look at the way he navigates the air through that thing. and the heatsinks he has all over everything. I mean the video card has the same heatsink as the processor. Amazing.

He has this thing designed to a T. Except two things. The second platform has no front support, and the build just looks kind of retro ugly. But the way it looks does not mean squat. I am 100% for the cooling it has.

here is the complete project

I have to say.

very good job man.

How does one get traffic to their forum?

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Man I spent 2 days setting up m forum and chatroom. I have done all i can to get traffic to them and I do get traffic, but none fricken signs up.  They just show up and look around and then bail. It’s like they don’t want to be the only person posting on a vacant forum. But man, someone has to be the first to go there and post. I am tempted to make fake accounts. but I can’t see how to make posts and not feel like a dillweed.

Heck the forum is the same age as the chatroom. One month.  There is no irc relation at all. My site hosts the full weight of the bandwidth. Heck I have tons of bandwidth and tons of storage . I started a contest and posted the link  while trying to not be spammy.

How in the hell do I get people to post ?

Domain name Hell

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After getting a bill for an automatic update to my domain and storage.  Well I freaked out and started to cancel. then I remembered that my affiliate settings are signed up  through that domain name. I decided that it would be best if just transfer my domain name over to my pow web account.. well when I called the 1800 number to get the refund, “Rodney” (clearly not his name) Some guy I am assuming is somewhere in the middle east answered the phone. Hey I am cool with anyone at all times. but for god sakes what are saying?. I was so excited I got my refund and all I just hung up the phone.. Well “Rodney” closed my account intirely. I still have 4 months left on the storage and a year and a half left on the domain name. Well I call again, this time “joey” answered the phone.. Um this dude sounded just like Rodney..

Well I get go through a huge hokey pokey and finally I get my website signed up to my new host.

I am the poppa of

truxtertech.com

iworkwithtech.com

iworkwithpeople.com

For now they all point to the same spot. I am recreating  iworkwithtech and iworkwithpeople . I have miniature plans. Lets see what I can come up with.

I suggest you do your research.  It is a battle to leave 50megs.com. who by the way is owned by mysite.com who is owned by freewebs.com.

who is owned by  BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. It goes on for ever.  Fact is, 50 megs gives you 1 gig of storage

Most new domain places out there like blue host, powweb and on and on give you 15 TB or more.

Win moderator spot, get 1 gigftp

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I am starting a game on my forums .

I am giving away moderator’s spots.

with each moderator’s spot I will be giving away a one gig ftp server and a “yourname@truxtertech.com”

email address.

The game is called “Name that Video Game”. Way to play the game is participate and correctly name 5 games , before anyone else does. Do not whisper me the answer, put it in a reply for everyone to see, I mean so no one thinks I am jipping them.. so Let it be seen when you win.

You must register to the truxtertechnews forum if you want to play.

First three mods are final mods for the video game section. Unless more are needed later.

I am giving away 9 gigs total. There will be mods in the computer section,gadgets section and in the video games section. All inactive moderators will be removed after 2 weeks of inactivity.

Ok First two games are here.

Tyler perry’s house of pain sucks (recap)

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I wrote on wordpress a bit of a quick rant about how I hate “Tyler Perry’s house of pain”.

It has been almost a year since I wrote this little rant and right now I am finally seeing other people upset about this stupid show. Almost a whole freaking year? Did it really take people that dang long to find out about this show being this total waste of air time? I mean really as person who lives in the same country as this fool I am offended. As a man of the same gender I am offended. As a person who watches fricken tv sometimes. I am offended by this complete and utter crap of a show.

Way to go Tyler Perry, let’s separate people and keep stereotypes alive.

Surely not a show I want to see in hd tv.

Be Among The First To Join My Tech Forum

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I have a forum on my site now, it’s up and running.

To me it was the nicest looking and easiest for me to use. The goal is to just start helping people with tech issues, and cover video games . Well you know, TECH content. I just want to help people and talk about some fun stuff. I have created a few categories and put some content in there. I would like some tips and ideas or maybe a few questions I might be able to answer for you.

So come on in and look around and sign up. Maybe make a post or two. Let me know you’re out there.

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Sheesh, after all of the work I did, I linked it wrong.

Link fixed now.

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