As a human that builds WordPress sites for various other humans, I’m always running up against free themes that are loaded with malicious code. So, alas, thank goodness I found this post from Siobhan McKeown at WPMU.org on “Why You Should Never Search for Free WordPress Themes.” Even though the post is dated 2011, it [...]
I’ve been exploring Storify for various purposes. It’s a bit cumbersome to get exactly what you want, but it is fun to play with. I can see it would have uses for aggregating content. Certain (if not all?) Patch online newspapers are using it to aggregate news around themes/keywords. Go play with it and let [...]
I had the honor of interviewing singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley in November, 1994 at The Point in Atlanta, GA. The interview ran in “Ink 19,” originally an alternative print music magazine out of Melbourne, FL. I sure miss Jeff”s voice, music and spirit. He was incredibly gifted, as was his dad, the late Tim Buckley. We [...]
I’m learning more and more about Pinterest each day. I use it at work to post images that promote the college I work for. We’ve got our first student blogger, or Pinner, posting to a Tumblr account and then pinning her pics on our Pinterest page for one specific board. It’s a start. The demographics [...]
The Cathouse was my first foray onto the Internet highway. I created my little electronic bulletin board (bbs) using an Atari XL (later ST), basic XL and an electronic bulletin board program (the name I can’t remember). In 1984, those of us foraging around on the newly minted electronic roads did so with all the [...]
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