I have been searching for an easy way to display my latest SmugMug photos in this website’s sidebar. I came across a couple of relevant plugins in the WordPress repository, but neither fit the bill completely for what I wanted to do. I was hoping to find something that (A) was easy to use; (B) [...]
I use XAMPP for my local website development environment. It’s a wonderful free tool to use for this purpose, since I need access to a local WordPress distribution and the associated MySQL database to experiment with with themes and plugins. One challenge I faced had to do with the fact that I use three different [...]
I recently came across the Postagram app by Sincerely, and was eager to give it a try. The service makes it trivially easy to send a physical postcard through the US Mail, custom printed with a photo of your choosing. It’s a neat idea. Unfortunately, I am worried about what appears to be a [...]
And in my case, they stole voicemail passwords, too! OK, so maybe “steals” isn’t 100% accurate. We probably agreed to let Facebook do this when installing the app or clicking “Agree” for a software update. But this one definitely caught me off guard. I saw a couple of status updates yesterday claiming “FACEBOOK HAS ALL [...]
For quite some time, I have wanted a method for pulling share-counts from facebook and Google+, and using them to identify the most “highly rated” posts on my site. Unfortunately, I was not savvy enough to figure it out on my own. Imagine my pleasure upon finding the Most Shared Posts plugin for WordPress by [...]
If you would like to maximize free storage on Dropbox (referral link), there are four things you need to know. First, set up your account through a friend’s referral. Second, complete five of their “Getting Started” steps. Third, link your Dropbox account to Twitter and Facebook. And finally, leverage their referral mechanism to the fullest [...]
I have been using the facebook share button on this site for some time. It provides a convenient mechanism where visitors can share a link to the current page, and it displays the number of times it has been shared. About six months ago, I posted the details of a “hack” I was using to [...]
I am one of those people who find the iPad to be more of a novelty than a real productivity tool. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy having one and use it on a daily basis. But my use is generally restricted to three activities: (A) reading email; (B) checking facebook; and (C) reading electronic [...]
UPDATE (February 10, 2011) — I have posted a followup article ( Facebook Share Button Revisited ) that provides links to an alternative solution for this problem, and also discusses the fact that facebook is apparently “discouraging” further use of the share button. The share button provided by facebook is an excellent tool [...]
I am wholeheartedly sold on WordPress. It’s free, intuitive, and easy to install. I experimented with Joomla for an hour or two, and although I am willing to believe it is more versatile, I ended up frustrated with the experience. My personal installation did not work on my hosted server, and the installation tech support [...]
