The Importance of Open Source to WordPress (V2)

Wait, haven’t I already made this post? Well, yes, but it’s a hot issue again.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the controversial meeting of Matt Mullenweg and Chris Pearson (creator of the Thesis theme).
Would WordPress Sue The Maker Of Thesis, A Leading WordPress Theme?(sorry the embed code doesn’t work so you’ll have . . . → Read More: The Importance of Open Source to WordPress (V2)

Why WordPress is no longer a Hobby for me

UPDATE: The video is now available!

WordPress is great software, which allows people who don’t have much technical knowledge to publish their information on the Internet. For me, the WordPress software was a really interesting ‘gadget’, a cool piece of software that was really easy to hack around with, modify, and yes even to make a . . . → Read More: Why WordPress is no longer a Hobby for me

An open letter to Bill Gates

Hi Bill. I know that as a geek, you really want to do everything yourself, which of course includes setting up your web site and doing a podcast, but sometimes you need help. I saw your “podcast” , but I have to tell you from one geek to another, that’s not a podcast, all you’ve . . . → Read More: An open letter to Bill Gates

The danger of downloading themes!

Well if you just listened to my rant about the importance of open source to wordpress, what I’m about to say is not a surprise… if you download a theme from anywhere but Wordpress.org, you risk doing really bad things to your web site.
It seems that if you google for wordpress themes, almost all of the . . . → Read More: The danger of downloading themes!

WordPress › JanRain RPX – Authentication from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Windows Live ID and OpenID « WordPress Plugins

Update: There is now a Video Tutorial for installing and configuring this plugin.

I just found this cool plugin – the JanRain plugin. It basically allows users to sign into your web site using multiple authentication methods – Facebook, Twitter, Google, Open ID, Windows Live, and Yahoo!
Pretty cool, and it reduces the barrier to entry, making . . . → Read More: WordPress › JanRain RPX – Authentication from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Windows Live ID and OpenID « WordPress Plugins

8 Top Facebook Wordpress Plugins – WebM.ag | Web Design Magazine

Check out this great article that lists a bunch of Facebook plugins for Wordpress. I will probably do an episode of the podcast talking about these plugins, especially JanRain RPX, which allows users to sign into your Blog using one of 6 different accounts (including their facebook account).

8 Top Facebook Wordpress Plugins – WebM.ag | . . . → Read More: 8 Top Facebook Wordpress Plugins – WebM.ag | Web Design Magazine

I used Drupal, and I liked it

Yes, it’s difficult to admit it, but I went over to the dark side yesterday. I’m setting up a new web site (teanoob.com if you must know) and going to be doing a podcast over there, and I thought I’d try out something different for a change. WordPress is fast, WordPress is easy, and . . . → Read More: I used Drupal, and I liked it

Cali Lewis Shame on You

I’m going to warn you now, this is going to be a long meandering rant, but it is vaguely wordpress related.

So today I was working on setting up my new office, and one thing I’m doing is putting up pictures i’ve taken of web celebrities that I saw speak. So far I have Leo Laporte . . . → Read More: Cali Lewis Shame on You

Why I love Wordpress

I Heart WordpressLet me get this out of the way right now – I am a wordpress Fanboy and this article is going to be a biased look at why wordpress is so great. 

Still there? Great.  

I used quite a few different CMS’s before I stubmled on Wordpress.  I used Continue reading Why I love Wordpress

Goodbye Revver, you still owe me six bucks.

Well, Revver is still unavailable. I’ve changed over the low resolution feed so that it no longer points to Revver.  This means regardless of which feed you are subscribed to in iTunes, you will now get the new high resolution version. 

This also means that only the 3 most recent episodes are available in the feed. If/When . . . → Read More: Goodbye Revver, you still owe me six bucks.