K’s Weblog

Some things are just too cool for words.  These guys must have had a ton of time on their hands, and an NES with a reference copy of the theme!
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Still not quite as cool as the guys and gals from “Redefined” though…
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Pictures are worth a thousand words, or so the story goes.  When writing blog posts or any other kind of content on the Internet images are a big key to making the content more understandable and more interesting.  A great way to help manage the images that you use for your site is to make [...]

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Wordpress 2.5 is out, warts and all, for public consumption today.  Many users are opting to wait for a burn-in period to take place before taking the plunge.  Several major updates from Wordpress have had a point-release take place within days, usually to fix a security flaw.
I have installed it on the sandbox where I’m [...]

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I’ve been contemplating an update to the look of the blog for several months now.  I know it’s only had the current incarnation since the summer, but I’ve always liked things to feel new and fresh.
The trouble had been finding the right WP theme.  Many of the ones I like visually didn’t have enough support [...]

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This week the Geeks interviewed Twitter enthusiast JJProjects. This is one of the few shows I’ve missed in the last few months, but sit back and listen to Dave, Cait and JJ telling you why you need Twitter.
And if that’s not enough twitter for you, here’s the Common Craft segment Twitter in Plain English.
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Until such time as I can find a viable (read: worthwhile) ad service to help offset the costs of the blog, I will no longer be subjecting readers to ads on the blog.
After nearly 9 months of Google Adsense, I’ve managed $3.56.  Since Google requires $100 in your account before they will pay out, I’m [...]

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Today when I checked my email I was given a rather pleasant surprise.  A comment on one of my blog posts from the folks at Flickr Fight.
Hi,
we considered this blog post as a claim and updated our site.
Now we are giving a reference and link to photographer under full sized photos.
Thank you
Flickr Fight Team
Great News!  [...]

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This is a topic I’ve been considering for some time now. Many of you (who don’t use an ad-blocker) will have noticed that late last year I began experimenting with placing ads on the blog. The idea behind this was the “get-the-blog-to-pay-for-itself” mentality that most of us go through when we realize that [...]

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Messaging and “GTD-ish” service Jott has just launched new local numbers in many major cities in Canada. The service has gone from one local number in Toronto, to twenty nation-wide.
Here is an excerpt from the email sent to Canadian Jott users today:
In an effort to protect your privacy, most Canadian mobile providers have blocked [...]

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Well after a far more successful 2007 than I could have imagined, I’ve released the first significant feature update to the Admin Links Widget.
First, THANK YOU to everyone who has downloaded the widget.  It has been downloaded an astonishing 2300 times since the inaugural release on August 14th of last year.
The most significant changes for [...]

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