Archive for the ‘Blog Stuff’ Category
MarsEdit
Grabbed a copy of MarsEdit the other day and I’m really liking it. Makes posting to multiple blogs so simple. I still use the ‘Edit in Textmate’ option for linking to urls and stuff, so in a way I’m still using Textmate, but I just like the UI of MarsEdit /shrug.
Plus, the support from Daniel [...]
A new look
Another blog update. After moving over to dreamhost for hosting, I found that one of their ‘one click install’ options is wordpress. The neat thing about it is that if you install using the ‘one click install’ option, then it makes updating the install really simple.
Anyway, yesterday I decided to blow away my old blog [...]
Comments moved
The comment link for each post is now AFTER the actual post.
That is all.
New host… testing… testing..
So I’ve moved web hosts. It somewhat explains the total lack of posts on here (me being lazy might also have something to do with it).
Anyway, this is just a test.
More to come.
Blogging from TextMate
This is a test post using [TextMate](http://www.macromates.com) and the [blogging bundle](http://www.bradchoate.com/). I’ve been messing around with numerous blog editors for a few days now and none seem to suit me, then i remembered watching a [screencast](http://macromates.com/blog/archives/2006/06/19/blogging-from-textmate/) some time ago on how to post blogs from TextMate. [...]
Ecto? Whats up?
So I’m trying to use ecto again to post to my blog, instead of having to use the web interface all the time.
Anyway, i posted the ‘Roast #2′ entry with it just fine the other day/week. Just now I’ve tried to post another entry and something isn’t working.
The post shows up as being ‘published’ in [...]
WordPress 2.0.5
Another blog update! Good thing about WordPress is the constant development that goes with it.
So begins the upgrade process for all the other wordpress blogs i look after
Blog Image Header
Another cool feature of the new K2 theme is the ‘built in’ random header image option.
Upload a heap of images (of rough size) then select the ‘randomly pick header image’ option, and watch it do its magic. Its rather cool, cooler than just a static header image… or at least i think so at the [...]
New theme - K2
So im fiddling with the theme on this blog again. I was browsing through the pages and pages of themes over at the wordpress.org page, but couldnt decide. Then i remembered reading about K2… the next version of the Kubrick theme that is currently the ‘default’ theme of any wordpress blog out of the [...]
Cleanup
Went through and deleted a heap of old pictures tonight. They were just taking up space and not really being seen anyway. Just means some old posts are now missing the corresponding pictures… no big deal.
Also deleted a heap of spam comments that had managed to sneak past my spam filter. Ive tweaked the rule [...]
Blog Updates
So i spent a good part of today updating blogs. This one, the brooks family one, the bsnfam one and also Thomas’s one. It took longer then i thought it would.
I installed a nifty spam plugin on all of them that ive been using for some time on my own blog. It does a good [...]
Lazy Blog
The ‘default template’ look of this place is getting on jmy nerves. I need to spend some time looking for a new template.
Im not really that keen to sit and design my own custom template or design, just finding a prebuilt one would be fine.
hrmmm
WordPress 2.0
Sunday, January 1sty, 2006, 9:39 am
WordPress 2.0 was released only recently. Ive read the changes and they sound big. Ive already downloaded it and will have to try updating soon. I was thinking the other day how many blogs running wordpress ive helped setup, at a rough count there is about 10.
This blog is kinda [...]
Spam Spam and more Spam
Spam on this blog has gotten to the crazy stage. Its nothing for me to check comments and find that 60+ spam commnets are awaiting moderation. I guess its good that none of them are actually making it on the site but im getting sick of having to sift through comments to determine which are [...]
WebSite / Blog Problems
For the past few weeks ive been having some DNS related problems with my blog/website. The host and myself arnt sure exactly whats going on but it seems somewhat random.
Yesterday i could access my site at all form uni - kept telling me the host was unknown, yet other people outside of uni could see [...]
WordPress 1.5
Yup, I just updated to WordPress 1.5 and so far im impressed. The inbuilt spam filtering is enough for me. At the moment im using the theme that comes with it, its not too bad and looks nice and simple. Ill probably change it at some later date a bit.
So yeah - upgrade [...]
New Category
Ive added a new category - Weekly Goals.
Each week (that i rememeber), ill post a new goal. At the end of the week ill post how successful i was / was not with any relevant comments.
Maybe that will get me motivated to get some unfinished stuff completed.
Pixel Wars
Added a pixelwars.com button on the lower left.
A mate of mine just got the domain and is trying to get a bit of a forum going.
If your interested in design, want to test your skills against other graphic design people, then go and register at the forums. For those that dont want to do [...]
New Plugin
Just installed a new WordPress plugin, hopefully it works ok. It basically adds a few pictures at the bottom of posts, just what i wanted to display some of my photos.
Im still working on the layout and style, but at the moment this will do. I think in the end ill make the thumbnails a [...]
Upgrade Complete
After months of ummmming and arrrrring, and weeks of reading various forums, i FINALLY got my blog converted over to wordpress - and i even managed to save all my old posts.
A lot needs to be said for wordpress’s b2->wp import script, quite frankly it sucks and is useless. I tried it millions of times [...]