Just a quick congratulatory message to the WordPress developers on the public release of WordPress 3.0. Yes, it WordPress 3.0 is out of beta, out of alpha and is ready and waiting to be downloaded and used by bloggers everywhere! Those who want to know what the fuss is about can head over to this post about WordPress 3.0. Those who want to install loads of useful WordPress 3.0 plugins can head over to this post. And if you want to enable its multi site abilities then you should view this walk-through. Enjoy WordPress 3.0 it is a nice piece of blogging kit. More from the WordPress … [Read more...]
Adobe Drops 64-Bit Flash Support for Linux
Posted on June 14, 2010 · 1 Comment
Flash, like it or love it, despite all its security holes and the bugs that cause browsers to crash and computers to freeze, is an almost compulsory browser plugin for most web surfers. Flash lets web developers build highly creative web sites and add multimedia components like embedded videos and Flash galleries with beautifully animated transitions between images; and web surfers whom wish to view those Flash Player components must have Adobe's Flash plugin installed in their browser if they want to see more than blacked out regions of sites that rely on Flash for some of their display. So, … [Read more...]
Should this be treated as spam?
Posted on June 4, 2010 · 7 Comments
Every couple of days I receive an email from a company that is my main supplier of business cards, marketing fliers, baseball caps, pens and pretty much all my marketing materials. It is also a company I advertise on many of my websites. If you have used the Net a lot or have visited any of the freebie and coupon sites then you will know who I am talking about: Vistaprint. I like the offers, don't get me wrong. I only use Vistaprint to take advantage of their special offers. But I just wish Vistaprint would stop sending me so many special offer emails. Here is an example, in the past two … [Read more...]
Missing Since 2006. Please Help Find Melanie Metheny
A deviation from my usual post type but the least I can do to help a friend, a mother, who is desperately searching for her daughter, Melanie, who went missing July 19th, 2006 in Belle, West Virginia. Melanie is also the mother of three children who miss her very much and dearly wish to see her again. Even if you live outside of West Virginia or the United States, please read on, you can help find her. Melanie Metheny is a former student at Riverside High School and young mother to three children. She was studying for her college entrance exam at the time of her disappearance. She … [Read more...]