Category Archives: Blogging

Return of the long form—Tweet thee no more?

There’s been a lot of buzz (pun intended) about the return of the “long form blog”—which is kinda ironic that blog posts are now considered “long form” content—Leo Laporte is trying to get back into posting more regularly after a … Continue reading

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I’m going to try out VaultPress, but I might not spring for it

A while back, Matt and the Automattic gang (maybe a pose now) let the world know that they were working on a new service to back up WP.org-based blogs—Announcing VaultPress | VaultPress Blog. It was clear from the get go … Continue reading

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WordPress 3 & Parent-Child Themes from WordCamp Vancouver

If you missed WordCamp Vancouver and wanted more than the slides I posted previously, now you can watch Catherine Winters & I talk about WordPress 3.0 just a short while before it came out: As Catherine & I talked about, … Continue reading

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Automattic updated the native WP client for iPhones, etc…and wow you can paste on the iPad now! Cut-and-paste now behaves as expected on the iPad. [#438] [From WordPress for iOS › WordPress Version 2.5 for iOS] Wow. When will the … Continue reading

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Boing Boing Confirms: You Can’t Please Everyone When It Comes to Comments

Close on the heels of my commentary on Daring Fireball’s commenting brouhaha—Without Comments, A Site Is…—Boing Boing has their take on it. In addition to their solid arguments (I’d say they fall into the “it’s your blog, do what you … Continue reading

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Catching the news here, if you haven’t heard already, but WordPress 3.0 is finally out! WordPress › Blog » WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious”. WP 3.0 was a huge (epic perhaps) amount of work to merge WP and WPMU together, but as … Continue reading

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Get Ready for WordPress 3: Backup Your Database

Now that WordPress 3.0 RC3 (third release candidate) is out, it can only mean that WordPress 3.0 is just around the corner. The final version could be any day now, so now is the time to start getting ready. Thinking … Continue reading

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Without Comments, A Site Is…

One of the most common questions I’m asked about blogs and blogging is how to manage comments. My stance has always been that it’s your living room, so your rules apply. I haven’t really thought about not having comments at … Continue reading

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WordCamp Vancouver 2010 Presentation: WordPress 3.0 & Parent-Child Themes

Catherine and I just finished our talk at WordCamp Vancouver on WordPress 3.0 with a few touches into custom post types, custom taxonomies, and parent-child themes with Twenty Ten (you can still read about and download my child theme Twenty … Continue reading

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Building Websites with WordPress (for Normal People) Next Week: Do you have a domain?

Next Saturday (May 29th) I get to teach one of my favourite classes: Building Websites with WordPress (for Normal People). Although it’s one of my favourite classes to teach, it’s also the one that poses logistical problems to teach it … Continue reading

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Just forgot to keep blogging

I checked the calendar and it’s been about two weeks since my last post. What gives? I could say I was busy, but really I think the reality is that I just needed a brain break. It’s either that or … Continue reading

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