If you are thinking about setting up a blog, there are many good options out there. However, it is my opinion that WordPress is the best blogging platform currently available. It is also one of the most widely used due to its robust features, extendability and ease of use. If you decide to use WordPress, [...]
Tumblr, Twitter and the Social Web
Tumblr is a new web service similar to Twitter. When you set up an account, you create a tumblog. Anything you post to it, then gets posted to your tumblog. It’s similar to other blogging services in that, your account can be hosted on their site, or you can purchase a domain name and point [...]
Successful Hosting Not Successful at Keeping Their Websites Online
My web sites were down twice this week, and I had to contact tech support to get them back online. This is not a usual occurrence, but it was very annoying. This week I got an e-mail from my hosting company, Successful Hosting, entitled “Notification of Scheduled Maintenance.” Here is what the e-mail said: Dear [...]
Twitter Tools = Awesome!
Okay, I really like WordPress, and I really like Twitter. Which means, I love Twitter Tools! I decided the other day it would be awesome if someone created a wordpress plugin that showed my latest tweets on my blog. Twitter Tools is exactly what I was looking for. It not only shows your latest tweets [...]
WordPress.com Stats Plugin
You may or may not know that I use the WordPress blogging software for all my blogging needs. I really cannot say enough about the WordPress team and their blogging tool, not to mention the Askimet comment spam blocking tool. I would recommend WordPress to anyone looking to start blogging. One of the nice features [...]
Secure Contact Form for WordPress
I love wordpress, but one of the things it lacks is the ability to add a contact form. As a result, I have been looking for a way to easily add a contact form to wordpress. Today, I ran across this contact form plugin that seemed to be what I have been looking for. It [...]