Archive for the ‘Coding’ Category

BellaBook3.6 Release

BellaBook3.6 is out with some big-ish changes behind the scenes (tidying, etc). Mostly the same up front Testing would be appreciated as it’s late and I’m knackered, but always back-up entries.txt first.

Turdy Tutorials and InstantRock.com

I first discovered InstantRock.com through a thread over at Cynosure MB (yay, go referrals!) Apparently I’m really mean, and I know everything. Actually, I’m not sure that’s what they meant, but that’s how I like to read it Consider this a continuation of everything I said about xoxmariah.com (now closed, harhar).
In the grand [...]

Zebra Striping as Covered by ALA

Online magazine A List Apart has just published an article “Zebra Striping: Does it Really Help?“. As I can’t be arsed to re-write my thoughts in a logical and structured manner, I’ll just copy and paste what I put into the q*bee IRC channel:
[19:45] <Jem> I’ve just read an article on ALA about ‘zebra striping’ - where [...]

Dangers of Dofollow

I have been a supporter of the “dofollow” movement since before it became a movement. I’ve talked about its disadvantages before, but none were so apparent as the one that came to light this week.
Digital Point forums is filled with spammers and sploggers trying to make a quick buck. While this is normally harmless enough, [...]

Backing up WordPress with phpMyAdmin

With a multitude of upgrades released every 30 seconds in the WordPress community, it’s integral that a regular back-up is taken just to be on the safe side. Although there are plugins available which do this for you, I’m a cynical old bugger and don’t trust anything or anyone.
Most hosts supply phpMyAdmin. If you [...]