Miscellaneous

Today I learned that Google prefers dashes in web page file names rather than underscores. If you use dashes, Google may include your web page in its search results for each word in your file name. However, if you use the underscore character Google will only return exact matches for that file name which will be unlikely. For example, search_engine_optimization.htm is a bad choice of a file name because it will only be seen as relevant for a search on “search_engine_optimization”. However, “search-engine-optimization.htm” will be seen as being made up of all three words so may appear in a search for “optimization”.

I got a larger tripod for my camcorder. I did have a table tripod which is good for filming things on my desktop but I needed a larger tripod for outdoors. I bought a SONY VCT-R640 tripod which is designed for SONY camcorders:

I also bought some Voice Changing Software, AV VCS 4.0 from www.audio4fun.com for use on Stickam. This software is capable of intercepting and morphing any audio stream including a recording stream from a microphone. It is not that I want to disguise my voice. I just need to adjust the pitch so my voice does not sound funny.