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Blog life, plugging a plugin

October 4, 2007

For those going through ‘Simple Tagging’ withdrawal after installing WordPress 2.3 with native tags, you will be pleased to know Amaury Balmer has released Simple Tags. For WordPress 2.3 only, now you have no excuse not to upgrade.

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WordPress 2.3 Released

September 26, 2007

I upgraded my blog to the latest and greatest WordPress release, and a few plugins are broken. What fun. Anyway, I am playing with my different themes at the moment and can display at least a few tags, from the many that disappeared after the 2.3 install. Update: WordPress 2.3 has native tagging and one [...]

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WordPress Tutorials by WP Designer

September 10, 2007

Ok so it’s not about security, but I have an interest in Word Press as it is my blogging platform. Anyone who has ever spent hours trying to figure out hover menus, will appreciate this tutorial by small potato at Wp Designer.com Do-It-Yourself WordPress Hover Menu He has a bunch of nice tutorials, check them [...]

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Windows Vista Validation Issues – update

August 26, 2007

Windows Genuine Advantage Blog Validation Issue Fix We’ve been receiving reports on our forum and through customer service starting last night that Windows Vista validations have been failing on genuine systems. It looks now as though the issue has been resolved and validations are being processed successfully. Customers who received an incorrect validation response can [...]

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WordPress theming

August 23, 2007

If you are interested in WordPress theming, plugins, reviews and tutorials, be sure to check out WPDesigner.com One new theme I have onboard is Wrath developed by Small Potato.

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Securing a Wireless Network

August 22, 2007

Recently I upgraded to a new router and experienced problems configuring it to work in harmony with my XP and Vista machines; resolved by installing another router by a different vendor and upgrading Intel drivers. Then it was time to reconfigure the security settings, which is when I saw Corrine over at the Security Garden [...]

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Zango Trademark

August 20, 2007

I have been a bit busy and now catching up on blogs, articles, news etc. Saw paperghost had recently blogged about a site called ‘zingozango’. Apprantly the Canadian owner of the zingozango blog has received a C&D from Zango’s Trademark Compliance Team. His response was: The Zango Trademark Compliance Team can kiss my ass. This [...]

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blog life

August 20, 2007

08-27-07. Edit: Translator deactivated and removed, that’s it for me. Google has a translator for those who need such, sorry folks. Previous: Update: The Translator Plugin Pro is working well again. A big thank you to Angsuman Chakraborty who came to my assistance. Angsuman is the developer of the Translator Plugin and also one of [...]

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Website Improvement eBook

August 8, 2007

Entrepreneur Magazine offers a free eBook, “I Hate my Website: 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Website, Plus 9 Things Never to do,” sponsored by Microsoft Office Live. This 54-page pdf includes tips, techniques, and tools to help you design an effective and engaging Web site, generate more Web site traffic, maximize search engine results, [...]

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The identity of Fake Steve revealed

August 7, 2007

Brad Stone of the Times unmasked Daniel Lyons, a senior editor at Forbes magazine, as the anonymous blogger of “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.” “Damn, I am so busted, yo” was the headline at Dan Lyons blog Sunday, August 05. Well it had to happen. Honestly I can’t believe it’s taken this long. But [...]

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