From the monthly archives:

July 2009

WordCamp Dallas 2009: The WordCamp Panel Discussion

July 21, 2009

Many thanks to Dave Curlee for recording and editing all of the upcoming WordCamp Dallas videos. Seriously folks, please show him some love for the hundred or so hours he has spent recording, editing and posting these for us. This is the first of the videos filmed at WordCamp Dallas 2009 a few weeks ago [...]

Tutorial: What To Do When WordPress Auto-Update Fails

July 21, 2009

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve experienced many instances where the Auto-update feature in WordPress fails to update either a plugin or WordPress itself. The solution to this problem is remarkably simple, and hopefully will be fixed soon by the WP core developers in an upcoming release. The problem seems to [...]

How to Open a Banana Like a Monkey

July 20, 2009

Whoever said that humans are more evolved than our hairy little cousins in the monkey kingdom is probably the same idiot who taught you how to open a banana… WRONG! I don’t know about you, but for at least 3 decades I’ve been opening bananas like a, well… cro-magnon. When I should have been opening [...]

Mozart’s Final Resting Place

July 18, 2009

When Mozart passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Mozart was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and got the town magistrate to come and listen to it. When the magistrate arrived, he [...]

The eROCKIT Electric Bike Goes 50 MPH!

July 16, 2009
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There are quite a few things I want when it comes to motorized contraptions, but very few I want more than a fully electric motorcycle. And here is a contraption that’s right up that alley. A pedal powered electric bike from Germany called the eROCKIT allows a rider to go 50 MPH! I think the [...]

Bob Donovan, You Sir (and all the Other Spammers), May Kiss My Ass!

July 15, 2009
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Look, there is no delicate way to put this. Bob Donovan, I hereby formally invite you to participate with me in a no-holds-barred MMA style cage match to be broadcast on live television. I’m 100% serious. Because I want to kick your ass, and I’m quite sure I can do it too. Wait! What’s Going [...]

To The Struggle Against World Terrorism – A Gift From Russia to the USA

July 14, 2009

As nations, the USA and Russia have often found themselves on different sides of various socio-political philosophies. And at times, an uneasy peace seems to exist between the two greatest nuclear powers the world has ever known. But despite all obstacles, the people of Russia reached out to Americans with a gesture of hope and [...]

A Little Poem About Gossip

July 14, 2009

If your lip would keep from slips. Five things observe with care: To whom you speak, of whom you speak, And how, and when, and where. William E. Norris English Novelist

An Open-Source Look at the Cost of WordCamp Dallas

July 13, 2009

I’ve had many people asking about what it takes to actually put together WordCamp Dallas, and there have been a lot of questions specifically involving the costs associated with the event. I’ve been hesitant to share all the details up to this point for a variety of reasons including: Confidentiality for our event sponsors. No [...]

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