I got bored tonight and decided to try my hand at modifying a simple but noticeable WordPress plugin. I made a copy of the Hello Dolly plugin and changed the lyrics from those of “Hello, Dolly” by Luis Armstrong to those of “Guilty Conscience” by Dr. Dre and Eminem (on the Chronic 2001 album).
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WordPress 2.5 was released yesterday. I spent all day backing up my sites today and upgrading my base install to the new version. I was already running version 2.4-bleeding (the development version), but there were a couple of minor tweaks in the release that improved the admin interface, so I acted quick to get the [...]
That’s right - it has been only a few weeks of tinkering with my site I have come to the realization that I bet on the wrong horse. As my friend Dan kindly reminded me tonight, this happens often. Admittedly, I do get excited about a new method I stumble across on the [...]
Web designs with large imagery have a positive effect on the viewer’s impression of your content. I have read many articles on sites that are all text and minimalist design. My personal experience with sites like that is unfavorable, making me more than likely to avoid that site again in the future should [...]
So I often I stumble onto a website that has either A) a low Alexa traffic ranking, or B) relatively little if any useful content. Hell, at the time of writing this my own blog fits into one of these categories. However, the key difference between my blog and those of so many [...]
The day I ditched Windows XP for Ubuntu, I vowed to do whatever it took to avoid proprietary software. As someone who relied heavily on Microsoft tools like Office 2007, and of course Adobe’s CS3 for my design needs, this was not a foolproof plan. I have been successful at keeping my virtualbox [...]
Maybe I am biased by the many years spent reading the Sunday paper after my old man got done with it. Maybe I have a keen eye for quality design and superior content when they come together in a perfect mix of design and content. Whatever madness it is that compels me, I [...]
(UPDATE: Thanks to the Virtual Mutliblog plugin, I have combined my tumblelog with my main blog, and now use the same theme for both as well. The original theme is no longer available for download as I will no longer be maintaining it for my own uses.)
When I decided to make a tumblelog, I spent [...]
Tumblelogs are a wonderful idea for anyone who: A) can’t write decent content to save their lives; or, B) want to keep a personal web history with notes (or not) in a blog format. I fall into the latter category - I keep a blog (and this one) for my well formulated ideas that [...]
Most everyone today who uses the Internet has occasion to view, take, or edit a digital photo (or ten thousand) from time to time. For those of us who take online productivity to the next level, online photo management is an invaluable tool. Uploading your latest set of photos to a website like [...]