I've been anticipating the WordPress 2.7 release, named "Coltrane", since WordCamp NYC back in October. Initially, the thought of another major dashboard redesign made me a bit nervous. After all the negative reactions to the 2.6 design I hoped that it would not be a repeat performance.
The end result is that, while there is still [...]
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WordPress 2.7
Getting Ready for WordPress 2.7
I am quite excited about the new features offered in WordPress 2.7, currently in it's second beta and due to be released any day.
For those with difficulty adjusting to change you will be in for a shock. The admin interface has undergone an even more drastic change than it did for version 2.5! Personally, I [...]
Epson Artisan 800 Wireless Photo All-in-One Printer
I recently had the fortune of obtaining the very sleek Epson Artisan 800 printer to add to my technology arsenal. After a few days of use it has really shown that it can shine in a variety of ways.
Initial Setup
This was not the very easiest printer setup I have encountered. In addition to the normal [...]
My Dell Inspiron Mini 9
For a variety of reasons I found that it was time to replace my, once amazing and now pathetic, Dell Inspiron 8500. It's amazing what a few years of technological advances can do to your perspective of a particular computer. My needs have changed and I was no longer in need of a desktop replacement. [...]
Gone Geocaching
It's been awhile since I first came across the concept of Geocaching and today we are finally geared up to give it a try as a family! For those who are unfamiliar, Geocaching is a sort of community driven scavenger hunt where someone places a hidden container at a set of coordinates and then posts [...]
Back from Hiatus
It probably seems as if I've dropped off the face of the blogosphere. And I did for awhile. The last few months, however, I have spent doing some pretty extensive behind the scenes WordPress related work. Most notably I am the Technical Manager of the Online Magazine Blissfully Domestic.
After attending the recent WordCamp in NYC [...]
Plurk. Another Twitter Clone with a really crazy name
The lifestream and micro-blogging trend continues with another entry into the fray. This one with the strangest name yet. "Plurk"
It's not often that I catch one of those viral things on the web that goes massive in a short period of time. This time, however I've been sort of watching it happen. I registered [...]
The new must have car is a….Used Geo Metro???
I'm not always the most observant person when I'm out running errands. Today, though, I happened to notice something that really caught my attention. It wasn't anything spectacular, just a blue Geo Metro hatch-back (an early one from the look of the body style) driven by a guy in his forties. The thing that struck me was that there was a Dealer sticker in the back window that boldy announced that this car was meant to get 50 miles per gallon. This seemed, to me, a statement bolder and more pointed than any witty bumper sticker could ever make.
Submit Your Twitter Testimonies and Spread the Word!
I've been thinking a lot lately about Twitter and how it can be used as a business building tool. I've also heard of some pretty awesome ways that twitter has been a help to individuals on a personal level. I think this is a topic worth exploring. To do this, though, I need [...]
Creating a Digg Button that actually works in WordPress
Getting the right code to add a Digg Badge that automatically populates the submission information onto my WordPress blog was a challenge, but I managed it! Here's how I accomplished the task.
It should have been simple thing, I wanted to add a Digg button to my blog to make it easier for my visitors [...]