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Category Archives: Cool tools
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
Wired Creates an iPad App and Brings the Digital Revolution to Magazines
Wired Magazine announced their iPad app today to want can only be called “great fanfare” among the geek set. From Chris Anderson’s post on the web version of the site: The arrival of the tablet represents a grand experiment in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cool tools, Internet Life, Technology, Using WordPress, Web 2.0
Tagged iMagazines, iPad, publishing, Technology, Wired iPad app
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WordPress-powered Blogs Poised to Own Google Search Results
There were two semi-related bits of news yesterday that have the potential to give WordPress-powered blogs even more of an edge in Google search rankings. Two small changes that are going to change how we find and use information, and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Cool tools, RSS, Technology, Using WordPress, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Google, PubSubHubbub, PuSH, realtime web, SEO, Technology
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Is there a perfect blog editor? Does anyone care if there is?
Very soon after I started blogging, I started using a blog editor to power up my blogging (and prevent the “aiiigghhh I lost my connection and my post!!!!” which was very common at conferences, still is actually). In those days … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging 101, Books, Cool tools, Using WordPress
Tagged Blog editors
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Why Tablets will Win the Day–Current E-readers are Lacking
Yes, I want a tablet. No, actually it doesn’t have to be an iPad, though that would certainly be wonderful, but an Internet-enabled tablet is what I think would best suit the things I’d like to do with something not … Continue reading
Posted in Cool tools, Technology
Tagged ebook readers, ebooks, ereaders, Kindle, Sony eReader, Technology
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I’m looking forward to reading my books on the iPad and so should you
Yeah, I’ll admit it. I’m pschyed about the iPad. No, it isn’t perfect. Yep there are some obvious flaws (lack of USB port or SD card reader are big ones for me), but I’m excited about how this will change … Continue reading
My must have WordPress plugins
Even though it’s been the holiday season, work on Using WordPress hasn’t slowed down only a wee bit. Several of the initial chapters are now in the loving hands of my editors and I’m proceeding full steam ahead. Since crowd … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging 101, Books, Business blogs, Cool tools, Featured, Internet Life, Multimedia blogs, Personal blogs, Portfolio blogs, Social Media, Using WordPress, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Blogging, Blogging 101, Social Media, Web 2.0, WordPress 2.9, WordPress plugins, WordPress tips, WordPress.org
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My teachers were right, outlines help, but maybe not how I was taught
Remember those days in high school when you were learning how to write term papers? My very well-meaning teachers tried to get us to use notecards and create outlines, anything to help us write better organized papers with the correct … Continue reading
WordPress 2.9 is out and this is solid update to upgrade to now
This afternoon WordPress 2.9 went from Release Candidate to just plain old released and, yeah this is a good one. I’ve been using 2.9 in it’s early beta incarnations for months now and have been quite happy with it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cool tools, Create Your Own Blog, Featured, Internet Life, Personal blogs, Photography, Podcasting, Portfolio blogs, Technology, Using WordPress, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Blogging, Photography, Podcasting, Technology, Untitled, Web 2.0, WordPress 2.9, WordPress 3.0, WordPress tips, WordPress updates, WordPress.org
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Lately on Techplanations: Headset Contest, Gifts for Geeks, Basic computer fixes, and Telelympics Part 1
Things have been pretty active over on my Vancouver Observer column, Techplanations. WIth the holidays coming up I had to cover gift ideas for geeks: Getting Great Gifts for Geeks and since we all need to stop talking on our … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cool tools, Daddy Wears Slippers to Work, Internet Life, News and Info, Social Media, Technology, Techplanations, Tips and Tricks, Web 2.0
Tagged online news, Social Media, tech support, tech tips, Technology, technology columns, Techplanations, Vancouver Observer, Web 2.0
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You can use Subversion for more than just code wrangling–Using SVN to manage my new book
Have you heard of Subversion? No? I’m not surprised because it’s one of those tools that for the most part developers make use of. Just what is Subversion (or SVN for short)? SVN is a tool for version control. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cool tools, Technology, Tips and Tricks, Using WordPress, WordPress
Tagged Subversion, SVNx, tech tips, Technology, version control, WordPress tips, Writing
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