Making Money Online for Over 12 Years

Google sent an email to me today. In it is a graphic as shown below.

So, I've been earning from Google for 12 years and 4 months now! Wow, I can't believe it has been that long.

Comparing Digital Cameras for Blogging

With my old Sony digicam now useless, I bought a new digital camera right after the holidays. It's a colored blue Canon PowerShot A495 digital camera. Yup, it's another point-and-shoot camera.

It took a bit of time before I decided on this particular brand and make. In the end, it was a toss up between this unit and Sony's CyberShot DSC-S2000.

Remove Unwanted Google Adsense Ads

For many years, this blog has evolved in its content. It essentially started out as a personal journal to document my progress as a recreational swimmer.

As is typical with many other blogs, the blog also saw blog entries that covered a wide variety of topics.

Other than swimming, some of the topics that have been covered in the blog entries include Toastmasters, fitness, physical therapy, gardening, home improvement and family life, among others.

In the years that I've written those blog entries, I've mostly been satisfied with the Google ads that have appeared on the website.

New Domain Name for this Blog

This blog has been in existence since 2006. Some entries, though, appear to have been posted in 2004. And that's a nifty thing about Blogger. Post entries can be ante-dated so they appear to have been posted earlier. The first entry on this blog was ante-dated to the year 2004. That's why some readers have the impression that I've started writing in this blog since 2004.

The name of this blog when it was created was isjaw.blogspot.com. This blog is still accessible by that name. That particular URL is simply redirected to my new domain name which is blackdovenest.com. Blackdovenest.com was created last September 30, 2010.

First Google Adsense Check

Last Friday, I was pleasantly surprised to receive my first ever check from Google. I had the feeling that the check would arrive soon after I saw the earnings surge way past the minimum threshold amount.

I just didn't expect the check to come in about the right time, considering the reputation of the slow postal delivery in this country.

Posing in our terrace with the newly delivered Google check.

Revisiting My Other Blogs Amidst Feria

There wasn't much that can be done with the intermittent rains of Typhoon Feria. It was too wet outside to do gardening or other chores. And so I decided to revisit the old blogs that I've started last year.

These are the blogs that I started but somehow got pushed to the back burner for quite a while due to other life's priorities. But with a bit more free time nowadays, I'll be writing more entries.

Thus far, I've spent time enhancing the blog's theme, reorganizing the entries and updating some. I may be busy continuing this for the next few days. If you've got time, do visit them and you might pick up a pointer or two. The Lucky Cat beckons you to come on over and click on the links below!

My Gardening Blog

Just to clarify my previous entry, I'm not shutting down this blog.

I'm creating a new blog on gardening and move my gardening posts here to that blog to avoid duplication. So don't be surprised if you see some familiar entries here disappear and then reappear in that other blog.

Gardening Blog Spinoff

I'm beginning to feel that this blog is slowly getting overrun by gardening-related entries. Ever since I was displaced by my old office, I've resumed my interest with home gardening. Of course having green-thumbed DH around makes it even easier.

Anyway, I'm thinking of moving these gardening posts to a gardening blog spinoff and will be be busy with that in the coming days.

New Cabinet for the Digicam

After much dilly-dallying, I finally had my Sony camera fixed at the Sony Service Center Alabang. Sadly, the warranty is voided coz the technician declared the damage (broken battery cover guide rail) as caused by mishandling.

I think I’ve milked the warranty anyway with at least 2 free repairs already. The extended warranty is for 3 years and will expire this December. That was a good deal for a warranty.

This camera has been worth it since I bought it and has served well all my blogs and websites eversince.