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Web Design

Welcoming Spring Wallpaper Welcoming Spring Wallpaper

Here in upstate NY, Spring is taking it’s sweet time in getting here. I thought I’d encourage it’s arrival with a fresh new wallpaper! Enjoy~ Click the image to view... 

Utilize Third Party Sites, Don’t Rely On Them Soley Utilize Third Party Sites, Don’t Rely On Them Soley

Photo Manipulation Contest Winner As I continue to book new clients, and divide my time among ongoing projects and brand new ones there are sometimes topics that I want to discuss but... 

6 NEW St. Patrick’s Day Desktop Wallpapers for 2011 6 NEW St. Patrick’s Day Desktop Wallpapers for 2011

Thanks to the ice and snow storm here yesterday, I was without Internet for almost 20 hours. (Cable TV and phone were out too!) What a strange day it was here. Needless to say, I got... 

Natural Evolution Vs. Stubborn Desires in Business and Web Design Natural Evolution Vs. Stubborn Desires in Business and Web Design

As I prepare to participate in a group activity aimed at increasing blog traffic (for my own sites, and those I manage for clients), I find myself taking a lot of “deep cleansing... 

New Customized Backgrounds for the New Twitter New Customized Backgrounds for the New Twitter

Timing is everything, they say… well, it turns out that Twitter released their new layout just as I promised a new client a customized background graphic that would compliment... 

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Social Media

First Google+, now Google Search PLUS Your World First Google+, now Google Search PLUS Your World

Add GingerWench on Google+ Being a Libra is tough… I see both sides of every conflict, and go through a ‘weighing’ process that helps me to make informed and educated... 

Is LinkedIn really a “Social Network”? Is LinkedIn really a “Social Network”?

I’ve had a LinkedIn Account for well over a year now, and just haven’t made the time to ‘participate’ more than the occasional profile update. I went hunting... 

Why I Launched a Shareletter instead of a Newsletter Why I Launched a Shareletter instead of a Newsletter

This past Tuesday, I launched my new “Shareletter”, Adventure Through the Social Web With Me. Don’t worry, you’re not the first one to think it… “What... 

Weekly Roundup – Resources from our forums Weekly Roundup – Resources from our forums

I opened a forum for my clients, friends and social networking buddies this past week, and the resources being shared there are just incredible! Everything from WordPress Plugins to... 

Do you need a Facebook Page, or Group? Do you need a Facebook Page, or Group?

One of the things that confuses people the most when they first start using Facebook to gain exposure for their business is the Profile/Page/Group dilemma. What’s the difference,... 

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WordPress

10 WordPress Plugins I Won’t Blog Without 10 WordPress Plugins I Won’t Blog Without

10 WordPress Plugins I won’t run a site without. Seriously. Newest Discoveries Editorial Calendar – do the planning that it takes to get the most audience reach from your blog content (I would force myself to learn how to write a plugin, rather than do without this one! It’s easily the most valuable FREE plugin on my site.) Twitter... [Read more of this article]

[Video] WordPress Update v3.1 new functionality [Video] WordPress Update v3.1 new functionality

The long awaited update to WordPress v3.1 arrived last week, and as it rapidly approaches one million downloads (937,587 at the time of this writing) I’m finally getting around to showing you what the newest changes look like. Sure, you could simply log into your WordPress admin and look for yourself. I made the video below for those who aren’t... [Read more of this article]

NextGEN Gallery thumbnail creation error? Don’t panic. Don’t edit core files without doing this first! NextGEN Gallery thumbnail creation error? Don’t panic. Don’t edit core files without doing this first!

While performing my normal web site maintenance on my client’s sites earlier this week, I came across a situation that brought me to a screeching halt. I was uploading photos into a new gallery, and during the upload process, noticed that the thumbnail creation was producing an unfamiliar error message. Warning: imagecreatefromjpeg() [function.imagecreatefromjpeg]:... [Read more of this article]

WordPress Plugins that saved me time this week WordPress Plugins that saved me time this week

I have much love for some of the WordPress plugins that save me precious time. This list is as much for my own reference, as it is to share these great resources with all of you! I’ve been updating this list on my Facebook “Notes” page as I find superior plugins. Make sure to click that little button up top that says “Become... [Read more of this article]

WordPress plugin updates bring CommentLuv to IntenseDebate WordPress plugin updates bring CommentLuv to IntenseDebate

The past week has been rather busy for WP plugin developers. I’ve seen updates to several of the plugins I use to manage sites using WP as a CMS, including NextGen Gallery, All in One SEO, IntenseDebate, and SexyBookmarks. Update Details NextGen Gallery:  V1.4.1 bug fixes [details] All in One SEO: 1.6.8 – Fix empty delimiter bug, improved... [Read more of this article]

Ramp Up Your Blog Comments with IntenseDebate Ramp Up Your Blog Comments with IntenseDebate

IntenseDebate is a blog plugin created by Automattic, and is available for WordPress, Blogger, tumblr, and TypePad. Simply stated in the plugin description, IntenseDebate includes: Comment threading, reply-by-email, user accounts and reputations, comment voting, along with Twitter and friendfeed integrations enrich your readers’ experience and... [Read more of this article]

Update to WordPress 2.8.5 recommended Update to WordPress 2.8.5 recommended

A security update for WordPress was released earlier today. Version 2.8.5 offers some code cleanup, as well as a fix for the  trackback DOS attacks that had been discovered recently.  If you think you’ve been effected by one of the exploits attacking WordPress sites, the WordPress Exploit Scanner is being recommended by WordPress. The Exploit... [Read more of this article]

All in One SEO WordPress Plugin Broken? All in One SEO WordPress Plugin Broken?

Earlier this week, I read on Twitter that the All in One SEO WordPress plugin v.1.6.7 was having issues within WordPress 2.8.4. and NOT to update the plugin. Links included in the Tweet led to the official plugin forum, and the WordPress.org support forum, where more than one individual were experiencing the same issue about the options page disappearing,... [Read more of this article]

Both WP sites downtime on eve of Oct. 9 – Oct. 10 Both WP sites downtime on eve of Oct. 9 – Oct. 10

I was making some great progress updating my sites last night. When I got around to updating my Casual Games site, I realized that the affiliate RSS plugin that generated automatic blog posts was no longer working. The BigFishGames plugin hadn’t worked since September 27th. A quick look around proved that the plugin wasn’t working for anyone... [Read more of this article]

Auto insert retweets as WP blog comments Auto insert retweets as WP blog comments

Last week I sent out a question on Twitter… Anyone know if there is a #wordpress plugin that posts Twitter RTs and mentions to blog comments (like Discus does)? Since I have so many WordPress focused Twitter followers (following me because I followed them), I thought it was worth a shot. I didn’t receive any replies, so figured there simply... [Read more of this article]

CommentLuv plugin for WordPress CommentLuv plugin for WordPress

Over a year ago, a new comment plugin for WordPress called CommentLuv spread throughout the WordPress community like wildfire. Why? For the first time, we were able to encourage visitors to comment by offering them a link back to their latest blog post, neatly placed under their comment. All automatically embedded into the comment area through the plugin. Well,... [Read more of this article]

Updating WordPress Tips and Tricks Updating WordPress Tips and Tricks

For the past couple of weeks, webmasters all over the globe have been scrambling to update and protect their WordPress self hosted blogs. It all started when a couple of rather large, well known blogs were having issues with their permalinks displaying odd characters, rendering the links useless. Further investigation revealed “hidden” admin... [Read more of this article]

Easily add music to your WordPress posts with the Grooveshark plugin Easily add music to your WordPress posts with the Grooveshark plugin

Grooveshark is a cool new site that I heard about on Twitter (thanks, @TimothyFitz). While I was playing with it’s massive resources of music to listen to while I work, I found a WordPress plugin for it that allows you to add music to your posts, and a playlist to your sidebar. [adsense] I’m a strong advocate of keeping music OFF of web... [Read more of this article]

WordPress plugins I always use

I install, customize, and maintain over 50 blog sites using the WordPress software, and plugins. Regardless of the type of site I’m working on, I always install certain plugins. Security, tracking, and easy use and maintenance are the goals for this base set of plugins. WP-DB-Backup WP-DB-Backup allows you easily to backup your core WordPress... [Read more of this article]

Disclosure Policy Plugin fatal error in WP 2.6

I just tried to install the Disclosure Policy Plugin in WP v2.6 and received a fatal error. I was happy to see that WP stopped the attempt, with no damage done to the database. I’m hoping that this trackback to the plugin authors page will nudge a response as to whether there will be any updates to the plugin. If not, perhaps a simple edit to... [Read more of this article]

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