opinion-and-editorial
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Recommended Hosts for Self Hosted WordPress
I’m often asked: What host should I buy for my new WordPress website? I currently recommend inmotion Hosting as one of my favorite webhosting companies. And I have a cool free offer with Real Free Website, so check it out if you’re interested in a new website built for free when you purchase of a…
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How to evaluate a WebHost
When you want to setup a website, or an online store, or even your own social network, you will most likely need a webhost. These are some questions I run through when evaluating a webhost. This is very much a work in progress, and you’re looking at version .01 of this. Your feedback is appreciated…
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Hash-Tagging it up on Twitter
I thought I’d write a little bit about hashtags. I use them in Twitter and sometimes I think more people should. I also think some people abuse them but I guess you have to take the good with the bad in this case. Are you wondering, What’s a hashtag? A hashtag is a word that…
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Tiny WordPress improvement.
If a piece of software knows there’s a problem its great when it alerts you of this problem. Even better than just an alert, is a follow up action to correct the problem. WordPress has this type of mechanics, ((for lack of a better word)) for some things, for example, the Auto save feature. If…
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Want to Play Sountrack Saturday on blip.fm?
Do you want to try playing a tag game in blip.fm? Use Tag #soundtracksat and share a song from a soundtrack you like. You can use it as a trivia game too and offer props for correct responses. It can ride on the existing #sountrack tag and its widely used. This just adds the trivia…
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Its the same product, with different price.
My buddy found two bottles of wheat germ, from the same manufacturer, branded under two different brands. Pretty normal stuff but the difference in price was really big so we took a little video to show you. Make sure you read the labels of the products you buy. Watching the type of food you consume…
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QOTD: Wes Craven. Late Bloomer.
So what if you’re a late bloomer. Not everyone discovers their passion or calling by the time they’re 13. As the following quotes illustrates, it is never too late to discover something you’ll excel. I wasn’t allowed to see movies when I was a child. It was against the religion I was raised in, Fundamentalist…
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Absolutely stunning 3d video animation
3D Video animation of a metallic sphere, super cool. transformation from Andre B on Vimeo. The theme of this study is the mechanical transformation, a change of the form. The 5 items that have arisen here, fall back in form and process of change on analogies from nature. A sphere, the simplest geometric shape that…
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Two more from Seattle
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