Archives for March 2008

WordPress 2.5 Admin screens totally changed

After upgrading from WordPress 2.3.3 to 2.5 the first, most obvious difference is in the Dashboard.

Upgrading WordPress to 2.5

A brand new version of WordPress, the software that runs this blog has been available for at least 5 minutes now. Sensible people wait a week or two before they install such things. They wait for others to discover the flaws and problems, to see which plugins need to be updated, and cautiously make sure […]

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Camo or black? Techno-clothing for a Kiwi girl

Recently I’ve been wearing my excellent Scott eVest Technology Enabled trousers quite a lot, since I’m spending a lot of time at my client’s offices in town. My shabby and tatty normal round-home wear isn’t up to any kind of even slightly professional image. The photo here shows The Beehive and part of Parliament House. […]

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Sennheiser PX100 headphones please me

Just before Easter I realised I needed a new pair of headphones. While on-site at my client’s office I wanted to listen to a bit of music while working, and I realised I could catch up on a podcast or two on the bus home each day. I already have a large pair of cushioned […]

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Webstock Mini national, with added Presentation Zen

Until now Webstock has been a Wellington thing. But rather than keep all the fun to ourselves, we’re going national. We’re still working on the details, but here’s some starter information: Tuesday 22 April – Wellington Webstock Mini with special guests the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. Tuesday 13 May – Christchurch Webstock Mini also featuring […]

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Oshi mugs his sneer

Sunday was sunny, still and hot. I took the dogs, Sasha and Oshi for a stroll through the trees in the Town Belt. We walked down Alexandra Road as far as the spot we like to call “Lord of the Rings” where we crossed. Then we turned back, walked beside the road for a few […]

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When copyright runs amok

I’m preparing a talk I’ll be giving next month, and found a small image I think will be appropriate as part of my presentation to community groups. I copied the image and its URL to my collections folder and then checked copyright on the site. Here’s part of what it says — The Ulster Museum […]

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Customizing WordPress: Dividing Long Posts

My latest article has appeared in the Peachpit: Web Design Reference Guide — Customizing WordPress: Dividing Long Posts: Long posts fill up the front page, may require lots of scrolling, and can take a long time to load. These factors make your blog less user-friendly. In this article, I show you how to use the […]

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Web 2.0 Word Builder

The Internet is abuzz with a whole new vocabulary: memes and tags, posts and mashups, LOLcats, tweets and RSS. Friends, characters, flag, subscribe and interesting have a whole new meaning. This article helps you find your way in the new Web 2.0 world. characters letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces. When you send a txt message […]

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26 years ago: print “Hello world “

I spent 1981 travelling round Europe, Scandinavia and the UK by train, on foot and by bicycle, ending up for 6 months in Edinburgh, Scotland. I quickly discovered that Edinburgh is a lot like Wellington: wet, windy and hilly. At the time I was actually living and teaching in Ashburton. I’d taken a year’s leave […]

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Kiwis like Internet relationships

In February 2008 Nielsen Online revealed that most New Zealand Internet users are generating web content. (Source: 02/26/2008 Consumer Generated Media: Evolution or Revolution?. ) We like photos, videos, music, blogs In plain English: we share photos, links and videos, through websites such as Flickr, YouTube, MySpace. We read and write blogs and wikis. We […]

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Webstock 08 Recordings are now available (free)

Quick link: Webstock Recordings | Webstock – Code for Freedom – New Zealand’s web conference: Here are all the recordings from Webstock 08 and Webstock06.

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