From the monthly archives:

August 2009


Los Angeles Fires Raging Uncontrollably

by John P.

LA Fires Caught on CameraThe fires in LA are seriously out of control. If you have any doubt, here is a very impressive time-lapse video that Brandon Riza shot, with his Canon 5D Mark II I might add.

First of all, the fires are very scary, and I feel bad for the folks in California right now. I hope none of you guys are being affected, but I’m sure a few of you are, so my heart goes out to you. Secondly, it goes to prove how little control we have over our environment. After thousands of years, and with all the technology we possess, mankind still lacks the ability to put out a forest fire.

Sad.
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How to Invite ALL Facebook Friends to a Group, Event or Page

August 30, 2009
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Friend John P. on Facebook! I set up a couple of groups on Facebook – our Wealth Nation group (PLEASE JOIN!) and the Stop the Farmville Madness!!! group – and wanted to invite all my friends, but it would have taken an eternity because for some strange reason Facebook doesn’t allow you to “select all” [...]

NEW Wealth Nation: Spotlight on Success | Scott Jordan, ScotteVest

August 29, 2009

For those of you who weren’t aware, I am co-hosting a podcast with my friends Cali Lewis and Neal Campbell called Wealth Nation in which we tackle a wide variety of topics ranging from personal finance to business issues. We’ve started a new segment on the show which we’ll be putting out once or twice [...]

Pretty Link Pro Will Change the World (Wide Web)!

August 28, 2009
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I’m pretty sure this is the first time that I’ve ever come out and advocated any sort of add-on, theme or plugin for WordPress that actually costs money. But get ready folks because here comes a game changer! I heard about a WordPress plugin called Pretty Link Pro from Mitch over at Planet5D (the awesome [...]

WordCamp Dallas 2009: Dave Curlee – How To Add Video To Your WordPress Site

August 27, 2009

Oh good lord. You guys are in for a treat that I will never live down. You get to see me in my full on Pimp outfit from the brief appearance at WordCamp Dallas 2009. I can’t believe that Dave left that in the video. Oh, who am I kidding. I can believe he left [...]

More OMB Changes

August 27, 2009

Folks, a few more changes for the old blog here today: Removed the MyBlogLog widget. Sorry, but I got sick of it slowing down the page loading time. Plus I just don’t use it any more, so it was time to go. Added new Facebook integration! Now you can log into OMB with your Facebook [...]

He’s One Bad Mutha… Shut Yo Mouth! What? I’m Talkin Bout Shaft!

August 27, 2009

This is the intro to the original 1971 version of the movie Shaft. I needed to post this because I’m always quoting the famous line from the song, “He’s One Bad Mutha… Shut yo Mouth! What? I’m Talkin’ bout Shaft!” but a bunch of people have no idea what I’m talkin bout Willis! So here [...]

How Disabled People Use the Internet – Refreshable Braille, Screen Readers and Wheelchairs

August 26, 2009

Thank to Glenda Watson Hyatt (@GlendaWH on Twitter) for sharing a fascinating article by Roger Hudson called Refreshable Braille. This article has a great deal of significance to me because I’ve been preaching Web Accessibility since the inception of the Internet, having even served on the W3C’s original Web Accessibility Initiative, and having built HTMLHelp.com [...]

I’m Lecturing Friday 8/28/2009: The Social Web Made Simple

August 25, 2009

Folks, this Friday August 28th from 8:30-11:30, along with Mitch Savage from Nomee, I’ll be speaking for the Frisco Chamber of Commerce members about “improving customer connections to benefit the bottom line”. I hope you will all come out and join us! And by all, I mean only a few of you because seating is [...]

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