This is a bit different than the usual stuff I post about, but I just have to spread this little gem around. This morning a few people I follow on Twitter were practically raving about this new blog based on a the story of 2 characters from a...

Many people thought WordPress 2.8 would be released on June 10th, and only an hour and a half before the end of the day in EDT, my time zone, the button was pressed. WordPress 2.8 “Baker” is out. 2.8 represents a nice fit and finish release...

Thanks to a commenter on yesterday’s WordPress Hacks post, I discovered that the content of the post I was linking to quite likely had been lifted from an earlier SmashingMagazine.com post. Sorry about that guys! The nice thing about that, is it...

Today, I logged into Blogging Pro and saw an interesting message that caught my eye: “Akismet has protected your site from 1,034,305 spam”. I can’t believe that Akismet has protected this blog from over a million spam. Started in...

In my recent surge of interest in WordPress plugins I’ve stumbled on a lot of interesting things. Today instead of plugins, it’s a list of 10 WordPress hacks, from themeflash.com, to add some pretty cool features without needing a...

In a recent guest post on problogger.net, Maryan Pelland of ontext.com, talks about how easy it can be to fall into the trap of trusting information online. Here’s a sample from the intro… Bad and inaccurate information from websites...

So after arriving to Chicago, we relaxed and took in the comfort of the hotel. Getting up early today, I hit up the UBS Center where WordCamp Chicago is being held. I was amazed at the style of building. The sessions were great, especially Jeremy...

Ford recently launched a WordPress powered website called “The Ford Story” to chronicle their progress towards more fuel-efficient, high-quality cars/trucks/etc in a transparent and (hopefully) interesting way. Well it seems that the people...

So today I hit the road to attend the first annual WordCamp Chicago, an event that is sure to be fun and interesting. Many of the people online that I connect with on a fairly regular basis will be there, some have already arrived in the windy city,...

Recently, I was given the ability to go crazy and get Blogging Pro redesigned. It was a task that I didn’t take lightly, but I knew which designer I wanted to use, as he had worked on my site, Branding David. James McDonald is an amazing designer,...