Oct - 1st
Just so you know…
Posted at 10:23 am | Filed Under digital, site news
Even though my site now looks an awful lot like 4 corners dark from a distance, it’s unintentional! Really, it is! I like the look of soma fm, my favorite streaming radio station, liked their fonts and “borrowed” some of their CSS. The darker background, while not quite 18% gray, does show off images better [...]
Jul - 26th
Pulling data back
Posted at 9:48 pm | Filed Under site news, technology
People have data sitting on multiple social networks, search engines indexing their mail and serving up ads based on private content, and photos shared around the world on hosting sites. Each one of them has their own privacy policy, and each one requires you to have some level of trust that they’re going to protect [...]
Mar - 1st
Still can’t find a template!
Posted at 7:45 am | Filed Under site news
There are literally hundreds of WordPress templates out there. I’ve got close to a hundred installed into my site already. Widgets are great – they’re pre-made sidebar items that save me from having to hand-hack sidebar table entries. Most of my hesitation to switch templates was because I’d customized a template so much that it [...]
Jan - 27th
Upgraded to WordPress 2.1
Posted at 4:31 pm | Filed Under site news
I just upgraded the blog to WordPress 2.1. If you notice anything odd, please let me know by commenting on this entry. I’m considering keeping this blog as a technical blog and splitting out my photos into a separate blog. Thoughts? I’d like to build an audience, and a personal / photo / work / [...]
Jan - 3rd
WordPress 2.0 — up and running!
Posted at 10:34 pm | Filed Under site news
(self-indulgent gloating follows…) I’ve got WordPress 2.0 up and running. I’ve got the new subscribe feature working. (Click on the “subscribe” button above to be notified by email when I update the ‘blog…). The new Akismet SPAM filter is catching 100% of my comment spam. The new backup/restore feature saves a copy of my MySQL [...]
