Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Technology category.
WordPress Support Forum All-star Volunteers
Filed in Technology, Weblog Tools Collection, WordPress on August 25, 2010 at 1:55 pmWordPress is an amazing open source blogging platform, built by volunteers and supported by volunteers. This morning, I published what I hope to be the first annual WordPress Support Forum All-stars, honoring those who have gone “above and beyond” by volunteering countless hours on the forums. If you have ever received help from one of [...]
Enter Weblog Tools Collection
Filed in Noteworthy, Technology, Weblog Tools Collection, WordPress on July 25, 2010 at 5:17 pmWeblog Tools Collection, created by Mark Ghosh, has been the number one source of WordPress news for well over six years. Just two days ago, I applied to a newly open news editor position, and I am now trilled to announce that I was hired! In fact, my first post detailing WordPress’ impending requirements change [...]
WordPress 3.0
Filed in Freeware, Technology, WordPress on June 18, 2010 at 2:16 pmWordPress 3.0 has been officially released. There’s quite a bit that has been changed, improved, and added, so watch the video and read through the release notes to find out what’s new. I upgraded several blogs yesterday via the automated updater in a matter of seconds with no problems, but there are a few known [...]
Moving the Blog
Filed in Noteworthy, Technology, WordPress on June 16, 2010 at 3:38 pmFive years ago, I installed this WordPress blog in a subdirectory at macmanx.com/blog/, imagining that someday I would have some sort of fancy website at macmanx.com, and that this would be nothing more than just a blog. Since then, I have spent quite a bit of time turning this blog into more than “just a [...]
Private Consulting
Filed in General, Noteworthy, Technology, WordPress on May 7, 2010 at 6:10 pmI don’t know why I didn’t think about announcing this before, but I am currently available for hire as a private consultant on WordPress, web management, and Mac OS X. I have been an avid WordPress user for over five years, the manager of three WordPress blogs, and a frequent WordPress Support Forum volunteer. Over [...]
Easily Convert Database Character Sets
Filed in Noteworthy, Technology, WordPress on April 30, 2010 at 2:53 pmIf you began using WordPress prior to version 2.2, you may notice that your database has tables with two different character sets and collations. This is because all database tables created prior to WordPress 2.2 use the latin1 character set and the latin1_swedish_ci collation, and all database tables created after WordPress 2.2 use the utf8 [...]
Favored Freeware Updates: February 2009
Filed in Freeware, Technology on March 1, 2009 at 12:06 amThe following Favored Freeware applications have been updated since the beginning of February 2009: Cyberduck v3.1.2 (review) Delivery Status v4.7 (review) I would like to say a brief “thank you” to those of you who have been following these monthly favored freeware update posts. Many things have changed on this blog in the last year, [...]
