Glen's Lensography
Table of Contents
- About Me
- My profile avatar is my eye, photoshopped in there is one of my kids running down a jetty.
- Me and Squidoo
- Squidoocentric
- Music
- Currently Reading
- Adsense
- Graphic Design
- A little bit more about me...
- This is 1of4
- Films and Filmmaking
- This is 2of4
- Humorous Undertones
- This is 3of4
- Miscellaneous
- This is 4of4 (my wife photoshopped on the angels wings)
- Books I've enjoyed...
- 4of4 showing just how cheeky she is.
- My Interviews
- My other online pursuits
About Me
And the list goes on.
So As I see fit I'll add to this lens my interests, in categories. Throw in a few books I've read. And maybe mention a couple of interesting tipping points in my life.
My profile avatar is my eye, photoshopped in there is one of my kids running down a jetty.
Me and Squidoo
Squidoo is not that hard to learn, but I'm trying to make it even easier for those who I'm inviting to join the site.
As an active and loyal user I've racked up a list of accomplishments that I'm proud of. Number 1 lens, Citizen Squid, Forum Moderator, Guest Editor... and a few other things that isn't as easy to put labels on, such as helping out people with HTML, pointing out what's wrong with a lens (and also pointing out how to fix it), devising new and interesting ways of improving the presentation of a lens (which goes back to the HTML and CSS stuff).
I also run two Squidoo 'support' sites. They're not official, but they do have a thumbs up from Squid HQ. They are www.lensroll.com and www.squoogle.com.
Squidoocentric
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Lensrank
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Just how does the Squidoo Lensrank work? Is it important? If you make it into the Top 100 Lenses should you celebrate by popping open the champagne or chugging down a beer? All these questions won't be answered in this lens on Lensrank. All we'll be...
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I'm a Lensmaster! What now?
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This lens deals with the ins and outs and tricks and tips that will help you make your next (or first) Squidoo Lens. Other information you should read (if you haven't already)... All About Squidoo: What others have had to say about Squidoo, and it...
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Squidoo Modules
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This lens demonstrates a selection of some of the most used and useful Squidoo Modules. You'll see them in their natural environment, with content or product included. Accompanying each is a description of what the module does. To start with, this is...
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Why Squidoo?
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If you're like me you need to know the details before you commit. Now that I've seen and weighed it up for myself here's a bunch of good reasons why you should sign up to Squidoo...
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Basic HTML for Squidoo
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You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules. Mostly used to create hyperlinks (they are the "live links" to other sites). Though there are also other uses for HTML. If you find yourself in need of quick tutorial on how to do it, her...
Music
I enjoy listening to it and love playing it. My appreciation for music is far wider than my somewhat eclectic tastes.-
Drums And Drumming
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It's not all that hard. You just need to know the parts of the drum, what they do, follow these simple tutorials and practise, practise, practise!
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Djembe: Tuning Your Drum
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This lens teaches a traditional West African tuning method predominant in Burkina Faso, Cote D’ivore and Mali. It is one of many different methods and really, there is nothing stopping you from inventing your own.
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More Cowbell
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"More Cowbell" is a line from an April 8, 2000 Saturday Night Live comedy sketch about the recording of the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult. The sketch featured guest host Christopher Walken as music produc...
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Myspace Bands
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Myspace is a fantastic way of communicating, spreading the word and getting the world to have a taste of your musical style. Squidoo can be used in a similar way. This page is a dedication to the talented bands on Myspace. My taste is eclectic so jus...
Currently Reading
I love IDEAS. I am enthralled by CREATIVITY. It excites and fascinates me.
Hopefully this will teach me a few things I don't already know.
Adsense
Google Adsense is a way of monetizing your website. Squidoo earns revenue from Adsense. To learn more about Adsense will make you a well rounded Lensmaster..-
Recommended Reading
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Every journey to the acquisition of knowledge involves having a map. Books are maps. They inform you, instruct you, and the especially well written ones inspire you. Here are a few different topics of interest with a selection of books that will set...
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Adsense Click Fraud
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Click fraud occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script, or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating an improper charge per click. Click fraud is the...
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The Adsense Beginners Guide
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So you're new to the whole Adsense Experience, that's okay, everyone was a newbie once. You've got to start somewhere. I was, and I still consider myself a newbie with almost 2 years experience with Adsense. I'm always open to suggestions, and I'm li...
Graphic Design
Here's a couple of How To guides for non-designers who have businesses to come up with something that's better than average.-
Do It Yourself Design
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Computers and Desktop Publishing has put a lot of power within the hands of Small Business people. Unfortunately it has also become sword that many have fallen on. Without following the basic rules of Graphic Design many aspiring designers are making...
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How To Make An Effective Flyer
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The simple yet effective flyer. Small business and particularly home based businesses have basically three means of self-promotion; face to face contact with potential customers, word of mouth and a printed piece of paper. Anything more than that an...
A little bit more about me...
Here's me...I was born at a young age...
...but seriously, I'll start this when I was 18.
18, met the love of my life. 19, started dating her. 20, got engaged to her. 21, married her.
We didn't plan to have kids straight away. But apparently you don't need to plan those sort of things. They just happen. So 9 months and two weeks after getting married we had our first child.
We went on to have another 3. Yep, that's right, I'm a father of four. Fairly evenly spaced, almost 2 years between the 1st and 2nd, 2 years (-4 days) between the 2nd and 3rd and 18 months between the 3rd and the last.
I had done an apprenticeship in Fitting and Machining. In fact started and completed the trade and kept on to work in Quality Assurance. I'm in Australia, just in case you didn't know. Where I was working was a weapons and engineering facility. We made assault rifles for the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces. As well as other interesting bits and pieces.
I left there, and we moved (at the time with just two sons) to Newcastle (two hours north of Sydney). The reason for the move was because where the last job was at. Lithgow. Truly a hole in the ground. It's situated two hours west of Sydney. In a valley. Very cold there. I couldn't stand the cold anymore. The job was great. Just the 45 minutes travel to and from work was perilous. Especially in winter. Occasional snow, but the ice and fog were the greatest dangers. Too many near misses. I was actually living in Leura (Blue Mountains) at the time. I could have moved closer but I figured if I'm going to move it might as well be somewhere warmer. And Newcastle is such a place. And it's on the coast. Not that I'm a beach person but I had had enough of mountains and wilderness for the majority of my childhood and early adulthood.
We had our third child, a girl. A princess who has grown into a bit of a tomboy. Though she still loves to play with dolls. We hadn't planned on having a fourth child. Because that requires something bigger than your average sedan. So our fourth, a girl, surprised us. She was a real little character. A daredevil (she could walk at 8 months, but at 7 months she could climb ladders) who would throw herself off the boys top bunk knowing that I'd never fail her.
Mind you it's really hard to keep up a reputation like that when you don't expect it. Only once we had a mishap. But thankfully it was only off the computer desk that she had climbed up on.
The daredevil has grown into a diva. She's a regular little Bratz doll. She has a passion for fashion. She's 9 now, so the other girl is 11, and the boys are 13 and 15.
To be continued...
* The children's names have been avoided due to the fact that I don't want their full names and identities all over the internet before they're old enough to decide and choose how they want to manage their own reputations.

This is 1of4
Films and Filmmaking
I love a good movie. First and foremost for me it's about the story. Then in a close second is the acting and camerawork. Special effects comes third, though by no means unappreciated. I'm one of those people who also love watching the film with the Directors Commentary on.-
300
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Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City), 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Fa...
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Four Word Film Reviews
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The aim is to, in four words or less, review a movie and enscapsulate it in that one short sentence. It's not as easy as it sounds. Because while it's not hard to say something like "Really, really, really stupid" it's not ironic, parodic,...
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How To Shoot a Short Film In 24 Hours
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There is a competition that started in Newcastle, Australia: The Shoot Out. From there it has spread north to Toowoomba in the state of Queensland, south to Geelong in Victoria. Across the Tasman Sea to Hamilton in New Zealand, and even as far as Bou...
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Film Crew
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We're going to collate the best links to the most informative and resourceful sites as well as a range of books which can help you in your quest to becoming a filmmaker.
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Film Review Sites
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The best sites to get movie reviews, previews and point of views.

This is 2of4
Humorous Undertones
Sometimes my mind goes off a tangent, my fingers barely keep up. We're not talking Laugh Out Loud, more like offbeat and whimsical. You kind of pass it by and then do a double take.-
Making money from telemarketers
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I used to hate getting hassled on the phone by telemarketers ringing me at home. Who gave these idiots my number? I mean seriously, I had a silent number, but still it got out. Damn banks and whoever else sold a list with my name and number on it. The...
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United States of Australia
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The idea is simple really, Australia needs to annex New Zealand. The benefits are numerous. We can be the first and only superpower in the Southern Hemisphere.
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My First Short Story
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Welcome to the first ever Squidoo Short Story! (At least I think it is... published as a lens June 2006) This is an original story I wrote back in 1995 and which was published in a magazine. In the mid to late 90's I had a lot of stories published in...

This is 3of4
Miscellaneous
One is the loneliest number... so until these ones can find at least one other relative which will justify being rewarded with a Featured Lens Module, I'll just lump them together.-
The MLM Deception
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Multi Level Marketing (also known as Network Marketing), is a term used to categorize a business whereby an individual is associated with a parent company as an independent contractor. Some may even refer to themselves as being "home-based busin...
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The Droste Effect
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The 'Droste Effect' is a type of recursive picture. An image exhibiting the Droste effect depicts a smaller version of itself in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. This smaller version then depicts an even small...
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Knife Making
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Knives... possibly the single most important advance in early human development after the discovery of fire and before the invention of the wheel. The development of the knife... took man from being an ambiguous extra in a live documentary broadcast o...

This is 4of4 (my wife photoshopped on the angels wings)
Books I've enjoyed...

4of4 showing just how cheeky she is.
My Interviews
My other online pursuits
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Gather Points
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Gather, in case you didn't know (or if you did but wasn't sure how it worked) has a points system. The points are an incentive. And redeemable for cash and gift vouchers. And the better quality your contributions the easier it is to accrue points.
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Using Gather to promote your Squidoo Lenses
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I'm not going to even start to fathom the depths of how Gather works or ways it can be used all on its own, but strictly from a Squidoo Lensmasters point of view I found it an excellent way to reach a large untapped audience and also increase ones ow...
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Squidoo vs Hubpages
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If you're a Lensmaster you may have heard of HubPages. What is it? How does it work? Can I make money? How do they pay? This lens is a close look at HubPages, how it works and what's in it for you, looking from the viewpoint of a Lensmaster. HubPages lo...
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Glen likes to write. If it's something that he hasn't already enjoyed or experienced in life if you so much as throw a topic at him and if he finds it...
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