By Brian, on January 19th, 2010 |
There are literally thousands of available plugins for standalone installations of WordPress’s blogging software, and I’ve tried quite a few. The main requirement that I have for a plugin is that it does what it advertises and is easily configurable. The following list is comprised of a handful of plugins that I consider essential to publishing . . . → Read More: 10 Essential WordPress Plugins
By Brian, on January 12th, 2010 |
I recently made the leap from WordPress.com to self-hosted – which in simple terms means that I bought server space and installed WordPress’s free software to run my own blog. It didn’t take long to see the downside of the transition. Traffic increased unexpectedly, my web host freaked out, and caught between a rock and a . . . → Read More: WordPress: The Advantages & Disadvantages of Self-Hosting
By Brian, on January 5th, 2010 |
During a chat session yesterday morning with my friend, Wan, I learned that the Burj Dubai Skyscraper would be officially opening to the public later in the day. I hadn’t been keeping up with the structure as much since it topped out, so this was news to me and I almost immediately shared it on my . . . → Read More: And We're Back
By Brian, on December 31st, 2009 |
This year has been both terrible and wonderful at the same time. That’s probably typical of every year, but this one had some exceptionally low lows; the kind where you know you’ll be a changed person when you finally recover. On the other hand, I’m blessed beyond measure. I have a wonderful partner, a great job, . . . → Read More: 2009 In Review
By Brian, on November 17th, 2009 |
You may or may not have noticed, but I’ve been working like a mad dog to get my blog moved to its own server recently. I made the switch from a free (and restricted) blog at WordPress.com to my own web host and an installation of WordPress’ blogging software.
Why? Simply put, because I have wanted to . . . → Read More: Moving On Up
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