Archive for April, 2007

My favorite blog posting method

Apr 28 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

Over on my main blog I posted about my favorite method for posting to your blogScribeFire, a very handy Firefox extension. I also link to a piece for many other methods for posting to your blog.

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WordPress theme generator

Apr 26 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

Very handy WordPress Theme Generator (via WTC)

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Black widow

Apr 24 2007 Published by kevin under Photography

The Black Widow — stunning photos of a wicked spider. I must get out and shoot more.

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Digital camera carnival roundup

Apr 20 2007 Published by kevin under Photography

For future reference here’s the digital camera carnival roundup at Instapundit.com – just in case you’re in the market for a digital camera in the future.

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Handy post for would-be bloggers

Apr 19 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

Twenty Usability Tips for Your Blog — Condensed from Dozens of Bloggers’ Experiences

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WordPress 2.2 delayed

Apr 19 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

Matt and Lorelle announce a delay of WordPress 2.2.

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NASA uses WordPress

Apr 13 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

NASA Ames Research Center

(HT: Matt)

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Faster Wi-Fi is here – 802.11n

Apr 12 2007 Published by kevin under Technology

David Pogue has a good rundown of where we’re at with the higher speed wifi 802.11n
A Faster Wi-Fi World Is Coming – New York Times

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WPDesigner goes GPL

Apr 12 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

I think this is a very good move. Small Potato–who is no small potato when it comes to WordPress themes–it looks like he has well over 30 well designed themes–has just committed to switching all his themes from Creative Commons licensing to GPL.

What he’s done is very good for the WordPress community. It has been good to see the huge number of themes being made for WordPress over the last few months but disturbing to see how many of them insist that sponsor links remain if you use the theme.

I’m committed to linking back to the theme designer when I use and modify a theme but when I see a theme that requires I keep the links–no matter how good it is–I move on.

Update (4/12/07):  Matt checks in on the issue of sponsored themes.

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An opinion, a modem, and a bathrobe

Apr 11 2007 Published by kevin under Web Dev

Dean Barnett quotes from the WSJ this remark about bloggers from Brian Williams, anchor of the “NBC Nightly News,”

“You’re going to be up against people who have an opinion, a modem, and a bathrobe. All of my life, developing credentials to cover my field of work, and now I’m up against a guy named Vinny in an efficiency apartment in the Bronx who hasn’t left the efficiency apartment in two years”

This is bound to rile some bloggers–for good reason.

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