When I was approached to write the WordPress For Dummies book back in 2006, I was excited.. and scared. WordPress is a platform that I love…and, even more, I enjoy sharing the joys of WordPress to those who are new to the platform. Whether you’re making the move from another blogging platform to WordPress.. or […]
WordPress For Dummies: The Never Ending Story Read More »
I was flipping through my mail this afternoon. There was a few postcard type ads, a letter from my bank trying to sell me a low rate mortgage loan, a letter for renewal of my membership to the Author’s Guild and another envelope that made my stomach do flips. It was addressed to “Ms. Lisa
March is a month away and I got a notice in the mail that it’s time to renew my nursing license. Here, in Wisconsin, we have to renew them every 2 years in order to maintain the license. It costs, roughly, sixty-five bucks to renew every two years – – there’s no continuing education requirements
In 2006, I was fortunate enough to be asked to speak on a discussion panel about blog design at the South by Southwest Interactive ’06 conference (SXSWi). I had great fun and met some really cool people. I, unfortunately, did not make the SXSW conference in 2007. This year, however, I will be attending SXSW
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Debbie, who is a relatively recent visitor to my blog, but fast becoming a regular (I *think* she’s even in the process of transferring over to our hosting service as I write this) made a suggestion about making a post here about Gravatars – – claiming she just can’t figure out those darned things!! What
Gravatars – or Globally Recognized Avatars Read More »
I bet you thought, based on the title, it was going to be about database queries. No, actually, this is a query – as in a question. I already have my own opinions on this one – – but I’m curious as to the perspectives of others out here. This question was actually from a
Custom Development Query – the quest for perfect blog toast Read More »
I totally want this. I don’t know why – I’m unsure if I’d every really use it beyond the novelty once or twice. Can’t you just envision how obnoxious this could get??? Probably why I love it so much….the obnoxious factor, and the design. h/t: Yanko Design
I announced earlier in the week that I was planning a redesign….and I really, really was. Except, for now – I’m not. I’m too indecisive, can’t make up my mind, can’t concentrate on anyone thing with the end result … well, the almost end result, feeling pretty disorganized. My problem is that I don’t have
The Un-Design and 10 Great WordPress Plugins I'm Using Read More »
It usually takes me until April to update the copyright statement that appears at the very bottom of my site, that is until now. For WordPress users – here’s what I use for my copyright statement, which updates, automatically, each year, and I don’t have to worry about it ever again: © 2002 – Happy
Happy New Year – update your copyright statement Read More »