I ran across these articles the other day while reading up on plugins and related posts. If your a blogger, these are worth a read. WordPress is great, and plugins make it better, but the question is what plugins do you use. Site Sketch has a pretty nice list, and Read more…
Why can’t I just copy any ‘ol image and paste it in here to spice up my posts? Well, I think the Golden Rule applies here. If I had taken this great picture of sliced bread that I was very proud of, I wouldn’t want someone else publishing it to Read more…
I found this post very helpful: Tim Bray: Things about Blogging This article had some very good thoughts about blogging. It was kind of encouraging. I like the thoughts about being funny — I have noticed that I enjoy reading the articles that include a little bit of silliness along with Read more…
I just watched a couple of interesting videos from WordPress. They would be very helpful if you have a website that you manage. WordCamp TV: Michael Sippey: Monetization through Engagement WordCamp TV: Joshua Ziering: The Metrics System Here’s my thoughts from the videos: Joshua spent a lot of time talking about Google Read more…
I decided to try my hand at my own website, and I moved my WordPress blog to my own personal website hosted by Lunarpages. I have really liked the service so far, and everything has been pretty easy to setup. The problem is that I was counting on the website Read more…
Well, I finally decided to do it. I decided to try my hand at my own website. So, now it is moving day for PSST0101, Linux Sagas, and Digital Eagle. The new sites are http://psst0101.digitaleagle.net/, http://linuxsagas.digitaleagle.net/, and of course, http://stephen.digitaleagle.net/. Also, here is my first attempt at the home page Read more…
I haven’t been uploading my photos into WordPress, because I am afraid of the storage limit. So, I had been using Flickr.com to store the photos and then I would link to them from the blog posts. Problem is, Flickr started limiting the number of photos that I could store: Read more…
Today, I came across an interesting article. What caught my eye was his posting on why he blogs. I am not really going to comment on his thoughts, but I really wanted to save the links and maybe come back and comment later on them. It did remind me of Read more…
The blog Google Operating System pointed out that Google has a new API for just adding a simple map. They offer a wizard that allows you to type in an address, and they give you a URL the image. Then, you take that URL and put it in a IMG Read more…
Paul Pedrazzi wrote a great article about blogging. Check it out at: http://oracleappslab.com/2008/01/10/what-makes-a-blogger/ I echo the “blogging is tough”. It takes time and discipline, both of which I need to work on. For me, the value in return is having a network of readers.