31 March 2009

Free web counters online for BLOGGER

I've been quite curious to see how many people are visiting my blogs. I mean, I've been getting people commenting whom I don't even know from a bar of soap, so I figured it would be a cool ego-boost (and proof that I have an acknowledged existence) if I could verify visits etc.

There are some useful options out there, and I don't even know where to start, because I'm such a perfectionist...

UPDATE: the one to go for is listed at the bottom of the post, and it's STATCOUNTER. Read further if you want to know the details...


Following the advice of this post

Sitemeter looks pretty useful with a web interface for observing stats.
I liked the simplicity of Easy-Hit-Counters but never got around to testing it out because their policies.php page was a dud. Hmmm...

There are also these guys to consider (but I didn't look into them with much vigour):
Freestats.com
Google Analytics

I almost settled on BRAVENET because it offers a CSV download option, and has what seems to be a host of basic functions that I'd like. To register wasn't too complex (by today's standards) and it seems to allow me what I need. There is also a bunch of free tools for web-based stuff, but obviously we're only looking for a free counter right now. I didn't realise it was ad-supported, so that may not be ideal but I tried it out anyway. Alas, I couldn't get the thing to work quickly and easily with my modified template code, so I discarded it to the "almost-winner" category!

Statcounter
This is probably the best service to take, for simplicity of registration but depth of functionality. I was fond of BRAVENET and all its host of features until I discovered it wasn't very XHTML friendly. Statcounter lets you set some nice control, and the blog above recommends using this one (or at least, shows you how to set this one up).
What I especially like about statcounter is that you can keep multiple sites in different projects under one login.
Text / graphics? Pageload / Unique visitor? This site offers a lot of depth AND it has a great tutorial to set up the counter on a BLOGGER site (and many other blog sites!).

GET STATCOUNTER!

27 March 2009

Dalai Lama has caused SA to go dilly

I'm not a politician. Not really. I don't really want to start making this a political website either, but basically, when our country denies a VISA to some poor old foreign guy because he's considered a god or something, there's something not smelling right in the state of Denmark. AVAAZ is calling on people to make a civilised protest against our government to tell them they're monkies...

I know I could be shot for suggesting the ANC is behaving like a bunch of monkies because that's somehow a racist comment, but I'm not a racist, and I'm entitled to speak my mind if I don't incite hate speech or stuff like that, which I'm not doing, because I'm trying to promote love, the non-Hippie way.

Go here if you want to join us in the fight for allowing some old Chinese dude the right to come into our country and talk a little, even if he is - you know - foreign.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/visa_for_the_dalai_lama/?cl=206869237&v=3067

25 March 2009

SuperBru Week 6

Bumper week full of strange results (I suppose), but ultimately, I scored the best out of the pools, overall!

Soeper Fortien: 1st place! I don't know HOW I got such a big lead, but that's a BIG lead by our pools' standards!!




PtsBPTot
1Brattex40.54.8345.33
2Grant37.54.9242.42
3Jonny G39.50.8340.33
4Slimon35.54.0839.58
5GT31.57.5039.00
6Graeme35.02.0037.00
7mRp34.01.5835.58
8baas oltman Player is the chairman of this pool32.02.0034.00
9James Bond29.03.3332.33
10Karin29.51.5831.08
11RDM 29.01.0030.00
12Al14.01.3315.33

Legends09: 1st! Bring me the $$$ :)


PtsBPTot
1Brattex40.50.5041.00
2Andre Tredoux39.01.0040.00
3niel36.02.8338.83
4Emile Marais36.02.0338.03
5Slimon35.52.2037.70
6Rocco Strachan37.00.0037.00
7Louis Stroebel35.50.8336.33
8Esti Player is the chairman of this pool35.00.8335.83
9Louis Koch35.00.8335.83
10Bloutor34.50.8335.33
11Frans33.50.8334.33
12Marlize33.50.5834.08
13Lindie Botha33.01.0034.00
14Suzanne31.51.5033.00
15faffa32.00.7032.70
16SWAPO31.01.5032.50
17Hendrik32.00.3332.33
18Pof31.01.0032.00

Danie31.01.0032.00
20Liselette-en-Pierre31.50.2031.70
21kobushorn31.50.0031.50
22Dezza31.00.3331.33
23Rudy31.00.0031.00
24Jannie V29.51.2030.70
25Lukas29.51.0830.58
26Aneska29.01.5030.50
27Pieter Lap29.01.0030.00

Amy28.51.5030.00
29Kalahari27.02.5029.50
30Eddie Spagetti27.01.3328.33
31Keevy27.50.7528.25
32BramZan27.50.0027.50
33Gorman25.51.6727.17
34Doc Craven25.51.2526.75
35Muscle25.50.3325.83
36Gifsmous24.00.5024.50
37Juanita Fevrier22.51.5024.00

Shark pool: 1st! *YAWN* :)


PtsBPTot
1Brattex40.56.0046.50
2Dyldo36.56.1742.67
3Slimon Player is the chairman of this pool35.55.5041.00
4Viper33.04.5037.50
5Bronnie32.04.6736.67
6Hobbit31.04.1735.17
7Taffy29.02.5031.50
8Rodders25.51.5027.00
9Handyandy4.00.004.00

And globally, I dropped to #133 :(

PlayerWPMPGSPTot
1Dougal32.09.06.047.00
2Predactor32.010.04.046.00
3Johan31.011.04.046.00
4Entertainer32.07.56.045.50
5Nigel31.010.04.045.00
6LUCKY LOOK31.010.04.045.00
7MantaRay31.08.06.045.00
8Nick30.09.06.045.00
9BART32.08.54.044.50
Your positionWPMPGSPTot
133Brattex30.08.52.040.50

Sharks looking better, but those pesky Bulls are ruining it for us :(


TeamPWDLPFPAPDPtsBWBLTotalStreak (hover for detail)
Bulls55001417962202022
Sharks650113710631201021
Waratahs64021109416162119
Chiefs630314310934122317
Blues6303176196-20124117
Hurricanes53021179819121215
Crusaders621399103-4101314
Highlanders6204112111182313
Brumbies5302105108-3121013
Stormers5203116902681312
Force6213106127-21101112
Reds5203102911181211
Lions520396142-4681110
Cheetahs600673179-1060022