Archive for the ‘Coding’ Category
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 [...]
May 8th, 2008 · Categories: Coding, Reviews · 60 Comments
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 [...]
May 6th, 2008 · Categories: Coding, Rambling · 25 Comments
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, [...]
May 3rd, 2008 · Categories: Blogging, WordPress · 32 Comments
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 [...]
April 28th, 2008 · Categories: WordPress · 17 Comments
Now that I’m back in WordPress it would be much easier for me to write and release some freebie WordPress themes.
Good idea/bad idea?
Addenendum: I have been playing with the WP-Supercache plugin, which has the unfortunate side effect of breaking the themeswitcher. Although this has been turned off and I’ve emptied the cache, some of [...]
April 26th, 2008 · Categories: WordPress · 38 Comments