Posts Tagged with “Geek”

Now I understand all the fuss about the Kindle

So I got an iPad. Don’t worry, I’ll spare you the fanboy gushing. I actually want to talk about Amazon’s Kindle service.

I’ve been wanting to stop buying paper books for a while now. I’ve also been buying ebooks in PDF and ePub format. Reading these ebooks have been less than ideal because I’ve had to read them on my computer (inconvenient) or on my iPhone (too difficult).

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Remove Headway update notifications

As you know I’m a big fan of the Headway WordPress theme. So much so I’ve been using it in client projects.

The one (small) drawback is that Headway puts a notice in the Dashboard every time there’s a new version. For certain clients I really don’t want to have anything to do with them after the project, so I would like to disable the notification. Here’s how.

In Headway’s custom_functions.php, simply add this line:

remove_action('admin_notices', 'headway_update_notice');

Solved. No more nagging client asking me what is this “Headway update thing”.

Theme Frameworks: A Glimpse Into The Future Of WordPress Themes [WordCamp Malaysia Presentation]

This was my presentation at the 1st ever WordCamp Malaysia where I was fortunate enough to be invited as a speaker.

Theme frameworks are the next evolution in WordPress themes. They’re still relatively new, so let’s start off by asking…

What is a Theme Framework?

Theme frameworks for WordPress can be a little confusing, and it doesn’t help that there are many blank themes that call themselves ‘theme frameworks’.

In my opinion, theme frameworks are a solid base that serves as a starting point for other projects. A defining characteristic of theme frameworks are theme hooks (actions & filters) and when developing for a theme framework, it feels a little like developing a plugin. Examples of theme frameworks are Thematic and Hybrid. Read More »

Message to Luke Skywalker

Mess__e to L_ke Sky__lker on Flickr

Mess__e to L_ke Sky__lker on Flickr

Can you read this, Luke Skywalker? on Flickr

Can you read this, Luke Skywalker? on Flickr

Love this! These are images from the Stormtrooper 365 project. The 2 above are from the Message to Luke Skywalker miniseries.

Restarting MAMP when it gets stuck

I’m a big fan of MAMP and use it to create development environments on my MacBook for websites I’m building. Ocassionally I run across a problem where the Apache and MySQL servers are stuck. What I mean is that MAMP says they’re on, but they’re not. And clicking the Stop/Start servers button doesn’t work. This usually happens when your system crashes with MAMP still running.

To fix it, simply go into MAMP preferences and click Reset MAMP Ports. Your Mac may ask you to enter your password. After that, click Set to default Apache and MySQL ports. Now you should be able to start/stop your servers again. Happy times πŸ™‚

60,000 Piece Star Wars LEGO Diorama

This is awesome.Β Mark Borlase built a diorama out of 60,000 LEGO pieces.

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More pictures at Film Roster

iPhone Cupcakes on Flickr

iPhone Cupcakes on Flickr

I love these πŸ™‚

Alison Carroll is the new Lara Croft

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Former gymnast Alison Carroll, 23 is announced as the new Face of Lara Croft at Pineapple Studios on August 11, 2008 in London, England. The new Tomb Raider game,’Underworld’ comes out on November 21, 2008.

Update: more pics

Which geek am I?

Apple Geek on Flickr, by ExtraLife

Apple Geek on Flickr, by ExtraLife

Suffian pointed me to the 56 Geeks project on Flickr. The closest I come to is the Apple Geek, although I would consider myself a bigger Internet Geek πŸ˜›