Chris Pirillo WordPress Theme “WicketPixie”

I am pretty excited about this theme because it is way more than a new look for WordPress sites. Chris Pirillo just released it and unfortunately the theme and the associated plugin seems to not like my site, or test site for that matter. I fear it has something to do with my database setup […]

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WordPress 2.5 w00t!

It’s here, it’s here! WordPress version 2.5 is here! I have been looking forward to this upgrade for some time now. WordPress.com got the new code a while ago and they have finally released the new code for the .org self hosted people. My love for WordPress continues to grow and this update really hits […]

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iTunes, More Like iGrrrr

To be up front, we have been flying on the straight and narrow when it comes to music downloading and ownership these days. I started collecting MP3s back before Napster was THE thing. Napster hit and I was on cloud nine. Any music, any time, no money involved… How awesome right? But as we should […]

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My XP Lappy Makes Me Happy…

I have had my new laptop for a couple of weeks and I have to say. I love this thing! It’s fast, small, and makes my old laptop look like a big ole piece of crud. I hardly even use my desktop machine at home. Spiffy indeed! I had to get it with Windows XP […]

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Offline Publishing…The Microsoft Way

So a while back I made mention of W.Bloggar, an offline blog posting software. There are a few reasons one might want to use one of these tools. The main one, not being connected to the net very often, is probably the best reason to use one of these tools, but there are other good […]

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I am buying a new laptop! But have to kick it old school…

So I have to have a laptop for work. We determined today that the one I have would be suitable for someone else that needs it for a short time and for limited use. I, on the other hand, do all kinds of stuff. I program all kinds of systems, run AutoCad2007, and a few […]

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WordPress as my business website platform…

Looks like WordPress is getting lots o’ love from me lately.  I am building a site for the side business I am starting and have been battling with my options for a web platform. I thought about building from scratch, but I can’t say that I am THAT good. I have considered WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, […]

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Finally, Firefox 2 now available on floppies!

JustZisGuy did us all a favor and made Firefox 2 available on floppy disks. He managed to get a self extracting install of Firefox on to 5 1.44MB floppy disks. And just in case you haven’t upgraded your rig to accept 3.5″ floppies, JustZisGuy also has the 5.25″ available, also 5 disks. Not only are […]

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Verizon, nice work but don’t mess it up!

If you follow tech news, you know by now that Google has released the SDk for Android, their open source mobile phone platform. You also may know that there is an Open Handset Alliance that has been formed to support the 30+ tech and mobile companies that are actively developing Android for use with their […]

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Hmm, updated my header The Gimp did… (Say in Yoda Voice)

  This post is to pay homage to the GIMP. If you have seen Pulp Fiction, you may have the WRONG idea! G.I.M.P. – GNU Image Manipulation Program … Get your mind out of the gutter!   The GIMP is a free, open source image editor that holds it’s own in the graphic design world. […]

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