Category Archives: Blogging

Meet my secret weapon…

This developer, Matthew James Taylor, has generously, wonderfully, shared how to do the extremely difficult task of acheiving multi column layouts in multiple variations. I cannot rant enough about him:) The number of times i have used his tips or … Continue reading

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Some blogging tips…

Image via Wikipedia A couple of quick posts to start our Monday – blogging resources, anyone? Five Best Blogging Platforms (I ADORE WordPress, personally) Find That Particular Font You Love With WhatTheFont. Related articles by Zemanta WhatTheFont vs. IdentifyFonts — … Continue reading

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Bits of me

It has been a week. One would expect that. Ok, not entirely a week in date terms, if one is to be fussy, its just feels that way. Much other people’s stuff and comings and goings and thinkings and wantings … Continue reading

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More on why Stephen Conroy is a secret commie spy…

Image via Wikipedia Once people had a fear there was ‘a red under every bed‘. A 1950′s ocmmunist fear that led to the Anti Communist trials of Joe McCarthy in Hollywood, those despicable equivalents of the Salem witch trials. Now, … Continue reading

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Some interesting tech type reading, part 1

7 Top sites for Finding Useful iPhone and iPad Applications. 10 Resources to Help You Create a Killer WordPress Options Page 5 Excellent New Features in Safari 5

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Testing Blogpress on the iPad

Image via Wikipedia This is to test my new blogging tool – Blogpress, versus the WordPress option. While free, the WordPress option had draft issues that bugged me* – let us see if this does the same. * losing changes … Continue reading

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So is the iPad all that?

I am writing on the WordPress app for iPad in bed while the younger kidlets watch Pinky & the Brain (ok I am too, love Pinky & the Brain)… It is a sheer unexpected ball of magic delight. The iPad … Continue reading

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Monday reading…

Lifehacker has some interesting stuff, tech and non tech related : Generate Hot Water With Your Compost Heap Clean Your Bathtub With A Grapefruit And Some Salt Five Best Personal Web Hosts Or just flick through Last Week’s Best Posts From other sites: Why Amazon Should Worry About Google App Engine for Business A friend of mine wrote this article, good to see talent getting out there! Mubi: A Social Network To Watch Movies Online For Free 11+ Computer Security Apps to Keep Your Freelancing Business Safe The Unanswered Questions About Google TV Sound Sunday: 5+ Free MP3 Downloads From Indie / Rock Bands Geek fun for us iNerds – Yes, You Can Create Plugins for iPhone OS , and Soda machine controlled by iPhone app Tech heads in the cloud – So You Wanna Be a SaaS Provider? Continue reading

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Techie stuff today

Unrequited love: Adobe’s latest response to Thoughts on Flash | Macgasm. The HTML5 Readiness Chart Highlights How Well Your Browser Handles The Future | Lifehacker Australia. 100 Incredibly Useful & Free Mac Apps | Mac.AppStorm. Facebook’s Huge Maze Of Privacy Options Mapped … Continue reading

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Why I am leaving Facebook

I posted this morning on Facebook I was leaving. I explained the privacy concerns I have, including Facebook’s new features secretly add apps to your profile | Social Media | Macworld. and Neowin.net – Facebook’s new features can secretly add … Continue reading

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