I work with a lot of Windows servers. This means connecting to a VPN and then mounting a share via Samba (SMB). Alas, Keychain won't autofill saved passwords for Windows servers where the username is prefixed with a domain, like auth\stephanieleary. The current best practice … [Read more...] about Mac tip: saving passwords for SMB connections without Keychain
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New WordPress plugin: User Contact Control
I have unintentionally written another plugin. I was working on the user profile chapter for the new edition, and I was trying to find plugins that allowed people to edit user profile fields without writing any code. There are a number of them for adding whole new fields, but … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: User Contact Control
The Veronica Mars movie
A Kickstarter to fund a movie continuing my favorite TV show? Here, Rob, here's my wallet. Take as much as you need. Is that all? Are you sure you don't need more? I'm sure I have some quarters in the couch cushions. More background info in this Entertainment Weekly … [Read more...] about The Veronica Mars movie
Mini Killer Chocolate Cheesecakes
The Killer Chocolate Cheesecake from Lori Longbotham's Luscious Chocolate Desserts is one of my favorite recipes. It's not very difficult, although it does have a lot of steps that have to be done in order, and the result is delightful: a three-inch slice of chocolaty … [Read more...] about Mini Killer Chocolate Cheesecakes
I feel busy, oh so busy…
I've been whingeing about deadlines on Twitter, so I thought I'd take a moment and catch you up on what I'm doing. First up, I'm turning in a chapter every Thursday on the second edition of the book. That goes until mid-April. Because all my fiction projects turn into … [Read more...] about I feel busy, oh so busy…
Beginning WordPress 3, second edition: now known as WordPress for Web Developers
I have signed with Apress to write a second edition of Beginning WordPress 3, scheduled for publication this summer. It's getting a new title, tentatively WordPress for Web Developers. Why? A lot of the feedback on the first edition went like this: "Hey, this is a great book, … [Read more...] about Beginning WordPress 3, second edition: now known as WordPress for Web Developers
How to start jogging
Couch to 5K is the best way I know to go from total sloth to reasonably healthy human. It's a program of running in intervals to take you gradually from walking to jogging. You can do the intervals at different speeds on an elliptical machine, too, if you need a low-impact … [Read more...] about How to start jogging
NewsBee
NewsBee is a super-handy little RSS reader for Macs. It sits quietly in your toolbar, collecting your feeds, and lets you glance through the headlines one feed at a time. It's not a replacement for a full-fledged RSS firehose guzzler like NetNewsWire, but it does give you a … [Read more...] about NewsBee
Spam link plugin for BuddyPress
TL;DR: I wrote a small BuddyPress plugin to restore the "mark as spammer" link in the admin toolbar and add a "spammer" button to the activity stream's actions. You can grab it on GitHub. Here's the deal... I maintain a small BuddyPress site, and it gets hammered with spam … [Read more...] about Spam link plugin for BuddyPress
How to do damn near anything with WordPress
A couple of the plugins listed here show up on Extend with warnings about not having been updated in the last two years. You can ignore those warnings. They haven't been updated because they were written correctly in the first place. Best Plugin for...? Great big list of best … [Read more...] about How to do damn near anything with WordPress
