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If you’ve ever made a change of address on the California DMV website you’ll know what I’m talking about. For such an important website and especially for something that involves changing such crucial information you’d think they would have a better thank you confirmation page then this. Seriously.

What better way to celebrate Pacman’s 30th anniversary than for Google to not only design their typical iconic Google themed logos in Pacman maze letters but to one-up themselves by creating an actual interactive Pacman game you can play from their home page on May 21st /22nd, 2010.  To top it off, if you press Insert Coin, they even have a version with both Pacman and Ms. Pacman playing side by side

If you’re old enough you probably remember Pacman Fever on the blasting on the radio waves and from the arcades 30 years ago. And if you didn’t know,  Pacman is the most recognized game character in the world. Hopefully Pacman will make a decent comeback someday soon. Inspired by Pacman’s 30th anniversary and feeling a little nostalgic? Check out all these Pacman arcade games on Amazon.

So if you missed Pacman on Google, you can watch the Pacman video clip below. Way cool Google.

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Now back to work…

San Diego and much of SoCal experienced one its first major earthquakes today ranging from 6.9 to 7.2 located in Baja Mexico. Although minimal damage was reported, Twitter was the first place everyone announced it. Once the Tweetphotos are posted http://tweetphoto.com/17203656 http://tweetphoto.com/17193393 and the FourSquare Swarm Badges are garnered, it's time to kick back for a beer and a few aftershocks. Cheers!

Filming "Terriers" TV show for FX in Bankers Hill, San Diego. More details on Google search.

Yahoo celebrates their 15th year online on March 1st. 2010. I thought I'd upload a few screen shots of Yahoo!'s home page over the course of time from Archive.org.

Photo credit : Yahoo on Flickr

This spuds for you!

Random, I know. But what better day to post a heart shaped potato? You tell me.

You've created a website with tons of seemingly related content and you're now looking to make your next million in related ad revenue through Google AdSense. But look, your Google ads are showing unrelated ads that no one will click on.

Here's the basic rundown on how to Remove Unwanted Ads from Google AdSense.

Step 1.

Login into your Google AdSense account.

Step 2.

Click AdSense Setup in the top tab. Click on Competitive Ad Filter.

Step 3.

Go to your own website and copy and paste all the URL addresses to remove from your webpage. For instance Godaddy ads seem to appear everywhere. I suggest copying and pasting all of them into NotePad.

Step 4.

Enter URLs to filter from ads on your content pages, then click Save changes. Changes may not take effect until up to a  few hours. Make sure you remove subpages or sub domains from the links and just input root domains if you want to eliminate the advertiser all together.

Step 5.

Check back to your website after the changes have been updated within the Google AdSense system. There might be more ads you need to remove. This can be an ongoing process, but keep trying anyway.
 

How to remove connections on LinkedIn.

Do you have connections in your social network that always take but never give back? Are they always spouting off endless and useless information? Do they set their microblogs on auto post 24 hours a day but never take a break so they can simply gain followers? You're not alone.

Recently I got fed up with a contact I had helped out in the past. I extended my hand in friendship but the friendship and favors were hardly reciprocated. I tried and tried again over the course of a couple of years but I just wasn't feeling the love so I finally gave in.

Thanks to Dave Taylor's post on how to delete a contact in LinkedIn, I was able to remove the connection. Dave's post was slightly dated and partially confusing so I decided to repost with an easier "how to" remove connections on LinkedIn.

Step 1.

Login to your LinkedIn account. You will be directed to the LinkedIn dashboard. In the center area on the navigation, click on Contacts and then My Connections from the drop down menu.

Step 2.

Once you're on the Contacts page, you should see the Remove Connections link on the right side. Click on it and it will take you to the Remove Connections page.

Step 3.

Use the vertical alphabetical navigation on the left side of the Remove Connections list. Locate the connection you want to remove. Select the check box next to it. Click on the blue button on the right side Remove Connections.

Step 4.

Final step, there will be a pop up window confirming you want to remove the LinkedIn connection. Click on the blue Yes, remove them button and you're done!

Now go enjoy some peace and quiet without someone auto posting 20 times per hour.

As seen somewhere in San Diego

On January 27th, 2010, someone crashed into a transformer around 5th and Laurel causing a power outage for 3+ hours in the Bankers Hill area of San Diego. All was black except a few businesses with power generators, headlights from cars and occasional solar powered lighting in people's yards. It was eerie but interesting none the less.