Author Archives: Jeff Lazerus

Gobbledygook find of the day

In which Lazerus continues his fruitless effort to create a bollocks free world with little to no effect.

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The Shocking Tale of BookLocker v. Amazon

In which Lazerus describes an incredible David vs. Goliath story, and how freedom of the press could actually cost you $300,000 in legal fees.

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Awesomest comment spam comment of the day

In which Lazerus continues to share amusing comment spam

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Spam Comment of the Day

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I now spend more time deleting moderating spam on this blog than I do actually writing. Annoying as hell. Although, I found the wording of this one to be pretty amusing:
“The first thing that will happen will be the termination of Lustig’s disastrous buy allegra grab me and pelted towards [...]

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Where have I been?

In which Lazerus describes his first movement away from Ink-on-Paper.

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How to Make a Blog on Wordpress using Network Solutions

1- Buy a domain name (like www.jefflazerus.com)
2- Buy a hosting account on Network Solutions
3- Install Wordpress out of the “Tools” panel in your account manager area
4- Login and post, but don’t expect it to work the same each time, and always expect some new useless (?) upgrade from Wordpress at random times.
UPDATE 11/05/09:
Network Solutions now [...]

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How to Make a Wordpress Blog Run Faster

Optimizing Wordpress using a CDN (Content Delivery Network)
My blog had been running, if that’s what you could call it, at speeds approximating a gimpy turtle walking in mud uphill… you get the idea. So I started investigating the technical methods used by pro web developers to make their blogs load fast.

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BREAKING NEWS: Print Publishing to Go Electronic in 2010

Sorry about the sarcasm, folks. Click here for the story.
It doesn’t seem likely that an Apple Tablet, although fun and interesting, even a “game changer” the way the iPhone was, will “save” the print industry. It seems like another way to bypass the page. I have to get one!

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The Degradation of Prepress Employment, Part 1

Prepress employment is going away, and it’s being replaced by the content creation side. Not only are content creators doing more of the prepress part of the job, but automated systems are also replacing human beings in the workplace. Yes, a robot has taken my job.
Seeing this was kind of a shocker for me. Shortly [...]

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  • My name is Jeff Lazerus and my professional experience includes marketing, graphic design, prepress and prepress management; variable data printing and digital printing management.
    This blog is my personal portal for online experimentation. I write about creating your own space on the web, new marketing technology, the print business, and metablogs. Opinions are my own, and I hope someone else's as well.Contact me: jeff@jefflazerus.com




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