Category Archives: The Web

Spam from mwave.com and xo.com

Here at the palatial headquarters of Robertstech.com we’ve been under a persistent bombardment of spam from some scumbags called mwave.com who want to sell us Seiko watches, computer parts, etc. The spam comes on only one flavor, sprawling HTML with … Continue reading

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Von Daniken’s Law

I’ve lately become a fan of the Pharyngula blog on ScienceBlogs.com. It’s an excellent blog on science, biology and related — which is increasingly coming to mean “political” — topics. (The arguments that typically arise between the blog regulars and, … Continue reading

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Make Firefox Open All Links in the Same Tab

One of the great annoyances of bad web design is the link that opens a new tab in your web browser rather than simply loading the new page in the current tab. It was even worse in the days before … Continue reading

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“Auto Parts” — Photo Book Now Available

I’ve taken the plunge into online self-publishing with a new book, which I’m calling “Auto Parts”. This is a project I’ve had in the works for a few years but never found time to complete. Then, a couple of weeks … Continue reading

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Pentax Photo Gallery Musings

You may have noticed links to the Pentax photo Gallery on various pages around this site (if not, here’s one: www.pentaxphotogallery.com/markroberts). It’s an online photo gallery set up by Pentax to show off work produced by their equipment. Anyone who … Continue reading

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AntiDull.com: The Good, the Bad and the Interesting

I was recently asked for permission to use one of my photos in AntiDull Online Art Magazine (www.antidull.com). It’s an intriguing concept so I agreed to give it a whirl and the photo they chose (shown at right) has just … Continue reading

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Blog Spam Poetry

Looking through my recent post on the subject of blog spam, I was struck by the appealing rhythm and imagery of the nonsense text I quoted at the end. Spammers insert these random pieces of text to try to fool … Continue reading

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Hello, Blog Spammers!

Hey, blog spammers. Having a hard time getting through? Finding you simply can’t connect in order to offer your valuable services? I can understand your disappointment. So many people who visit this site are in dire need of payday advance … Continue reading

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Along These Rivers book now available on line

You can now buy Along These Rivers, the book of poetry and photography featuring two of my photos, through my web site. I have set up a quick Pal Pal click-through shopping cart. NO LONGER AVAILABLE.  

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Along These Rivers Update

It seems that the Along These Rivers book I wrote about a few days ago (http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=10 ) does indeed have a web site. I overlooked it previously because it shows up much further down the Google search results than I … Continue reading

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