hot air powers the point >>––> by Brent Logan
Here are my favorite blogan.net posts of 2009. I learned a few things writing this post.
Many of my posts are boring, even to me. Before pressing publish I should make sure my eyes are not glazing over. If so, delete it.
The posts I like best are long form blogging about family, food, and vacations, with a [...]
Some of my most popular posts are those about teleprompters. Make: Online has a weekend project on a DIY teleprompter. I’ve embedded the video below.
The video references freetelepromptersoftware.com.
The problem with blowing away a theme is that after you reinstall it, you have to redo all the customizations, such as creating a functions.php filter to use Tr.im with Twitter Tools.
Update. Oops! Looks like I also had to redo the embedding of FriendFeed in the sidebar like Building 43 does.
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. —Plato
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Hat tip: Pickles.
Graphic credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacedust_design/ / CC BY-ND 2.0.
If you can’t write good no one will read your blog. —Ron Coleman.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Well, maybe… ;-)
Fortunately, Ron is writing tongue in cheek, recommending that we follow David Krell’s blog “Write This Way 2.0.”
I’m giving David’s blog a trial read.
Uninspired? Go see 48 unique ways to use WordPress. Let the inspiration begin!
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Hat tip: Kinchie.
The user interface for WordPress 2.7 continues to change. The latest beta (alpha?), for those willing to live on the bleeding edge, is named 2.7-hemorrhage.
Newest feature: the sidebar menu collapses yet retains full functionality.
Click the pictures for more description.
I use a couple of WordPress plugins to assist in displaying multimedia content on Impolite Company and blogan.net.
Audio player. Audio player creates an inline player for mp3 files. Using it is simple:
[audio:hillarylaugh.mp3]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
The filename after “audio:” is either in a defined directory on your web host or can [...]
I'm Brent Logan and I've been here since 2004, writing about family, food, and fun. You can contact me at blogan@blogan.net, at +1 503.828.1772, or at blogan on Twitter. Find out more.
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IntenseDebate Allows Comments to be Edited
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