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Photoshop Express tries to top Flickr

Not a big fan of Adobe, but this is worth the post. The new offering from Adobe packs more firepower than any other social media network (including Flickr). With their competitive edge in the media manipulation market with Photoshop, it is no wonder that they decided to call this online application “Photoshop Express”. I suggest [...]

// Tagged Adobe, Alternative, Design, Flickr, Media, Photoshop Express, Web Design, competition, images, news, photos, resources, social networking, technology, web 2.0 // 03.27.2008 at 1:16 pm // Have your say »

Richmond Web Tech, Startup, and Entrepreneur Meetup: April 16th

If you are a local, drop in and meet Richmond net entrepreneurs, web designers, and network with folks interested in the internet and technology. Here’s a link to the meet up, sign up for free and stop by. I personally would like to meet some WordPress enthusiasts.

// Tagged Announcements, Non-profit, Richmond, Un, Virginia, WP, Web Design, entrepreneurs, internet, news, resources, social networking, technology, web 2.0, wordpress // 03.25.2008 at 7:34 pm // Have your say »

“The Future of WordPress Themes” Opinion Poll

A high level opinion poll concerning WordPress themes and its future is presented on Ian’s new site Theme Shaper. Highly recommended read for WordPress theme designers and enthusiasts alike. I have my 2 cents in there too!

// Tagged Announcements, Economics, GPL, License, Theme, Un, WP, Web Design, YUI, blogging, blogosphere, poll, resources, technology, web 2.0, web sites, websites, wordpress themes // 03.06.2008 at 1:35 pm // Have your say »

WordPress 2.3.2 is a Security Bug Fix

Not sure if I am reading too much into this, but just yesterday a WP daily builds tester complained of his site being Cracked and partly hijacked using SQL injection, and today, less than a month before the 2.4 version release, a security bug fix! Here’s the message posted on the docs.
WordPress 2.3.2 is [...]

// Tagged Announcements, Awareness, Bug Fix, Design, New Release, Oddities, WP, blog, how to, resources, techniques, technology, wandering thoughts, wordpress // 12.29.2007 at 5:36 pm // 1 Comment »

Fellow Designer gets Hacked- Site Stolen

DavidAirey.com was recently hacked and completely hijacked. David is pursuing legal channels to restore his site, in the meantime he continues his work and services at http://www.davidairey.co.uk/. This incident should serve as a somber reminder to everyone to frequently change your passwords and keep them secure.

// Tagged Announcements, Awareness, Blogger, David Airey, Oddities, Un, blog, internet, technology, web sites // 12.23.2007 at 2:16 pm // 3 Comments »

Yahoo! Shortcuts Plugin Test Drive

Blogs about Yahoo! Shortcuts plugin is even muffling news about Movable Type OS. Is the plugin that good or is it a hype? To find out, I have activated a beta version of the plugin and thought I will give it a try. This post was one such test. To keep things simple, I decided [...]

// Tagged Blogging Tips, MTOS, Media, Movable Type, New Release, Oddities, Un, WP, Widget, Yahoo, asides, blog, internet, resources, technology, tips // 12.13.2007 at 3:02 pm // 1 Comment »

Is 1024px the new 800px for Web Design?

Once the reboot was through, I got mixed response from our users; so I went back to figure out once and for all if designing around 800px made sense anymore. As with ALA 4.0, most sites now support 1024px format or higher, no one talks or cares about 800px anymore.
I didn’t have to look too [...]

// Tagged CSS, Design, Web Design, blog, resources, technology, websites // 12.11.2007 at 10:05 am // 6 Comments »

Top Reasons to not use Yahoo! Hosting

I try not to write such posts, but the frustrations expressed by my clients who host on Yahoo! Small Business compels me to point out the obvious shortcomings. This non-exhaustive list is in no particular order, it’s just the top 4 reasons why I would not recommend/host any site on Yahoo!
One-Click-Install
A client recently used the [...]

// Tagged Design, Spam, WP, Web, Web Hosting, Yahoo, blog, how to, internet, resources, technology, tips, wandering thoughts, wordpress // 11.29.2007 at 8:57 am // 14 Comments »

Al Gore’s WordPress Powered Site Hacked

Al might think he “invented the internet“, but he sure failed to upgrade his WordPress CMS, which resulted in negative publicity for the best open CMS out there. His site was powered by version 2.0.4, which as Matt points out, was released a good 16 months ago, and even beats the version I was running a [...]

// Tagged Al Gore, Conspiracy, History, Matt Mullenweg, Media, Stupid, Un, WP, blogosphere, funny, internet, news, socio-political, technology, wordpress // 11.27.2007 at 1:38 pm // 5 Comments »

Automattic to Focus on BBPress

Matt in an interview with WebProNews recently hinted that his team might start focusing on BBPress, the amazing open-source forum software that powers WordPress.org support, WLTC News and WPSnap Forum alike. As the only forum that “fully” integrates with WordPress, I am sure this development will be huge.

// Tagged BBPress, Media, Un, WP, Weblogtoolscollection, blog, interview, technology, wordpress, wpSnap // 11.11.2007 at 8:38 am // Have your say »