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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The deed is done, and Wordpress is upgraded to version 2.5. All in all, it was mostly painless, though there seems to be an issue with the plugin upgrade script, as a couple of my plugins vanished after the […]

Just a quick note: the much anticipated release of WordPress 2.5 just happened a few hours ago. That means that tomorrow is update day! Wheeee! So if t-e acts a little funky at points, just wait a few minutes, and try reloading the page.
The new WP has so many cool features that I am just […]

I was down at the mall today, doing a little household shopping. If you’ve ever been to a mall on a Saturday, you know how busy it is. Deciding that a little snack was in order, I wandered over to the food court, and grabbed something to munch on. Spying no empty tables, I asked […]

Continuing with my writing research yesterday, I discovered a site that talks about how to market you book, and yes, even get it on the NewYork Time’s Bestseller List. I have to say, the idea of writing for a living has seized my imagination. I’m having little daydreams of appearing on Oprah… or maybe that’s […]

The wife an I are both smokers, and as of late we have been on a smoking reduction plan. About this time last month we were puffing at the rate of at least a pack and a half each per day. Horrible, I know, but it kind of sneaks up on you after 2.5 decades […]

Continuing my search for a DIY publisher, I decided to add Lulu.com to my short list. I had previously seen Lulu, and at the time wasn’t overly impressed. Things have changed. Lulu’s self publish options have expanded beyond books, far beyond in fact. Offerings now range from books to calendars to mouse pdas for printed […]

There’s this little thing I’ve been doing on the side for a little while now: writing fiction. Mainly in the literary romance genre, but not exclusively. The vast majority of my stories are short, and written for an audience of one, namely my wife (she likes that kind of thing). Now, at her suggestion, I […]

It’s been a little while since I last posted, but it’s ok, I have an excuse. It even comes with a Doctor’s note and everything. In case you haven’t guessed already, I have been sick with this mean little bug that’s making the rounds. The interesting thing about this little beggar is that, at least […]

There are a couple of upgrades happening this week that I wanted to let you know about. First, and most exciting, is Netvibes Ginger is getting released to the public! Yes, that means you! Even if you’re not an existing Netvibes user, starting tomorrow, you will be able to get your very own Netvibes profile! […]