I’m sure that many of your friends and family has asked you “What’s this blogging thing?” or “Can you help me with my blog?”
And then.. you want to help them but sometimes they have so many questions and you need to go off and do your own thing but you’re paiseh to say no to them because this is your friend / favourite auntie…
I’m a user and big fan of the Headway Premium WordPress theme. This blog is made with Headway. I’ve been wanting to do a review of it and so I challenged myself to customise the default Headway style into a business website – all in 10 minutes. Check the video out and let me know…
Check out this awesome pic of Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick. Usually bloggers wouldn’t be able to use such high quality images beause of licensing issues, but new service PicApp changes that. PicApp has worked out licensing with premium image providers like Corbis, Getty Images, etc to give bloggers access to these images for free….
WordPress 2 for iPhone is now available at the App Store. I’m blogging from it right now. Yes, you can upload pics from your phone. Learn more »
Yes, I’ve also been tagged by the 25 Random Things About Me Facebook meme, but I’m giving it a twist and totally disregarding the rules. I present 25 Geek Facts about me: I wasn’t really into technology growing up. I think I only started to get into it after discovering computer games. The first PC…
Get a rush of traffic to your blog by installing the BlogRush widget. Delivered via Javascript so it works on all blogs e.g. Blogger, WordPress, etc.
Tim O’Reilly suggests a blogging code of conduct following the Kathy Sierra cyber-bullying issue. Help them draft it at Wikia – Blogger’s Code of Conduct.
Dan Cederholm, a designer which I always look to for inspiration, has had the unfortunate luck to have his logo ripped off. Worse, LogoMaid, the offending company, even had the gall to turn the argument around and accuse Dan of stealing from them and threatening to sue. The funniest thing is that they do it…
Darren Rowse recently asked ‘How Many Categories Does Your Blog Have?‘ It’s a question most bloggers and even myself struggle with on a regular basis. I’ve recently made some comprehensive changes to the way I categorise entries on my blog and I thought I would just share my categorisation/organisation strategy. The guinea pig for my…
The 2007 Bloggies results are out. Here are some results: Postsecret – Weblog of the year Lifehacker – Best group weblog Gizmodo – Best designed weblog (huh?) Slashdot – Lifetime achievement award Also happy that Drawn won an award. Not too sure about the winner for Best Asian weblog though.
Copyblogger points out 5 common gramatical mistakes that make you look dumb: Your vs. You’re It’s vs. Its There vs. Their Affect vs. Effect The Dangling Participle While we all hope that what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is that some people will not subscribe, buy,…
Joe Trotter hates WordPress and makes an interesting observation: WordPress has become so widespread, so recommended – it’s becoming the new Blogspot. I agree to an extent with the statement above but I’ve been considering moving everything I publish to WordPress because of its active development and ease of use. After all, when you’re blogging…