Raptive / AdThrive onboarding: 50K or nothing
Tried working with Raptive (formerly AdThrive)? If your site gets under 50K monthly pageviews, don’t waste your time with their onboarding process.
Internet technologies explained
Tried working with Raptive (formerly AdThrive)? If your site gets under 50K monthly pageviews, don’t waste your time with their onboarding process.
Ongoing log of major AI news, deals, and power moves – tracking how big players shape the future of artificial intelligence (and our lives).
Set up a local AI with LM Studio and AnythingLLM. No Docker needed. Offline, private, and customisable.
Is AI theft? A practical look at copyright, ethics, and scale – comparing LLMs like ChatGPT to book sharing, scanning, and torrenting.
My discussion with Google’s Gemini AI about BikeGremlin quality, lack of traffic, and why high-quality niche websites and YouTube channels are removed from search results.
AI-generated articles and videos/actors are getting more and more convincing, human-like. Discussing the current state of the newly created “content” – and how prevalent it’s become in 2025 (majority of newly written articles are AI-written).
NOTE:
This article was written by ChatGPT 4.o with my expert supervision. It is an experiment, related to this article: “Can you tell if an article/video was AI-created?”
Could you really tell it was co-written by a robot?
This article was 100% written by ChatGPT 4.o. IT is an experiment, related to this article: “Can you tell if an article/video was AI-created?”
Could you really tell it was written by a robot?
I let AI build a full website – from UI/UX design to articles. This is the story of that experiment, why I ended it, and what I learned.
Can you still tell if an article was written by an LLM (“AI”)?
How LLMs, SEO tools, and corporate platforms are reshaping the web – and why honest, independent websites are getting buried under the noise.
How I use Obsidian to build a lightweight, bottom-up Zettelkasten system I call “Deathnotes” – a flexible method for organising ideas, storing knowledge and information, and connecting insights organically.
Zettelkasten explained with football tactics, anime vibes, and real-life tips using Obsidian. Atomic notes never looked this cool.
I got an email offer from adcelerate.com and looked into it before deciding on whether I should sign up.
Website monetization revenue, and visitor privacy are often pitted against each other.
Who owns who in the tech world – and why it might matter (and help to be aware of that).
All you ever wanted to know about hard disk drives, but never considered asking. 🙂
A step-by-step tutorial on how to configure Cloudflare Zero Trust – using WordPress security as an example
My experience (review) with Mediavine – a website monetization platform
Pros, cons and peculiarities of using the Patreon platform as a creator. A review if you like. 🙂
My experience (review) with Setupad website monetization platform – an alternative to Google AdSense
What is a Hetzner Storage Box? Is it a good choice for cloud FTP storage? How to configure and use it?
Step-by-step instructions on how to install OruxMaps application completely free, and how to configure the phone so the app runs properly
About GPS satellites, Wi-FI, Bluetooth, mobile phone tracking and wireless communication in general – basic working principle and terms explained.
How to stay safe when working with e-mails. How to recognize false (spoofed) e-mails. Checking e-mail headers, DKIM, SPF…
.com domain price hike. Which direction is (or has been) the Internet going – in my opinion?
The difference between the free and paid for SSL/TLS certificates. DV, OV and EV certificates explained. Is Let’s Encrypt safe etc.
How to perform HDD and SSD maintenance for the less frequently used storage / backup drives? Why does this need to be done?
What is asymmetric encryption? What are public and private keys? What is hash? Certificate authority? All those terms explained in plain English.
Explanation of basic terms, principles and apps needed for GPS navigation using a smartphone. So one can create and follow navigation route themselves.
Explanation of 2 factor authentication (also known as 2FA). The basic concept, the importance and practical use for security on the Internet in general.
Google AdSense experiment. Trying out different ad positions and settings.
Cloud storage options that I use and recommend. Both free and paid for. Space available, security, speed, convenience of use…
Cloudflare: what it is, how it works, how to protect your site with it – regardless of whether your site is made using WordPress, or some other tool.
AMP explained – what is AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages), what’s it used for, pros and cons, how to implement it and how to judge whether you should.