I'll be speaking at WordCamp Houston this Saturday. (It's sold out, but HostGator is giving away a few more tickets this morning, so hurry over there if you want them!) My topic is WordPress as a CMS. Hint: WordPress IS a CMS. It's all in how you approach your content! I'll talk … [Read more...] about August events [updated]
Oh, joy.
August's weather has arrived, right on time. … [Read more...] about Oh, joy.
a Dodocase-compatible iPad stand
While I love my Dodocase, it doesn't work as a stand on all surfaces. I wanted something lightweight that I could throw into my bag, but I didn't want to have to pry the iPad out of the case all the time -- the Dodo is snug. I went prowling in Office Max to see if one of their … [Read more...] about a Dodocase-compatible iPad stand
E-books article drinking game
E-books article drinking game … [Read more...] about E-books article drinking game
Arkansas Regional HighEdWeb
Last Friday, I spoke at the Arkansas Regional HighEdWeb conference. I had a great time! The organizers did a fantastic job -- no one could tell it was their first year. I really enjoyed the other speakers' presentations, too. Drew Stephens had some great ideas on using grid … [Read more...] about Arkansas Regional HighEdWeb
What Took You So Long? The quiet hell of 10 years of novel writing.
What Took You So Long? The quiet hell of 10 years of novel writing. This, my friends, is the story of my life. … [Read more...] about What Took You So Long? The quiet hell of 10 years of novel writing.
Call a navigation menu using a shortcode
Today I came across a weird situation: I needed to place a navigation menu in the content of a page. A shortcode was the obvious solution, but there doesn't appear to be one built in for menus. I created this one very quickly: Place this in functions.php, then use [menu … [Read more...] about Call a navigation menu using a shortcode
New plugin: Convert Post Types
I'm moving some old posts over to a new post type now that I've upgraded the sites at work to WordPress 3.0, and I needed a way to convert hundreds of posts in a category. The Post Type Switcher plugin does a nice job, but only on one post at a time. So, I wrote my own: Convert … [Read more...] about New plugin: Convert Post Types
the metaphor of the skellytum
I reread a lot of Lois McMaster Bujold's books while I was sick, first the Sharing Knife books and then the Vorkosigan series -- all of it, this time, not just my favorites. I adore these books. Well, Cetaganda is boring as all get out, and this time through I realized it's … [Read more...] about the metaphor of the skellytum
Twitter Archive, WordPress Importer
I've finally managed to create a complete archive of my Twitter account -- and none too soon, as I'm quickly approaching the 3200-tweet limit for exports. I'll probably mess with the theme later, but for now I've followed Theme Lab's tutorial more or less exactly. My only problem … [Read more...] about Twitter Archive, WordPress Importer
