Archive by category '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, [...]
Posts under ‘Blogging’
Make a Teleprompter
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.
Test, Please Ignore
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.
On Blogging Fools
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. —Plato ___ Hat tip: Pickles. Graphic credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacedust_design/ / CC BY-ND 2.0.
Quote of the Day — Ron Coleman
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.
WordPress Inspiration
Uninspired? Go see 48 unique ways to use WordPress. Let the inspiration begin! ___ Hat tip: Kinchie.
WordPress 2.7 User Interface
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.
Starting a Blog — Multimedia Content Plugins
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 [...]
IntenseDebate Allows Comments to be Edited
I’ve held off implementing Disqus or IntenseDebate commenting systems because they don’t let me edit comments left here. IntenseDebate has changed. According to Michael Koenig: You can edit comments within the WordPress moderation panel the same way you used to before having IntenseDebate installed. Your changes will be synced back into IntenseDebate. To do this [...]