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Tools of the Trade: February 2010
As a software engineer there are a number of tools that I use on a daily basis to both increase productivity and make my job easier. Each month I will discuss products that I either currently use, have used in the past, and what I am hearing is the next best product.
Products may include but [...]
Printer Friendly Web Pages
While I personally do print a great deal of web pages I do find myself from time to time running across an article that I want to to keep and a bookmark is something I do not want to use. Print is something that you can file away to ensure that the information is available [...]
WPtouch: A Top Notch WordPress Mobile Theme
If you have been looking for a mobile theme for WordPress then look no more as Brave New Code has you covered. I have been using this theme for some time and I must say that I have been pleased with both its functionality and performance.
WPtouch automatically transforms your WordPress blog into a web-application experience [...]
United States Government Transparency, Collaboration, and Effectiveness
I think it is important to hold our elected leaders to their promises and Barack Obama is no different. Back in early 2009 the Obama administration much like the continue blaming the Bush administration today promised an unprecedented concept of openness when it comes to the Government and its actions. While I believe in concept [...]
Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets
I must admit that I was a late adopter of Twitter and now I find myself hooked and find a great number of everyday uses. If you have not purchased Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets then you really should consider making this purchase in order to get much more use out of Twitter. Twitter is a [...]
10 Plugins For WordPress To Help Administrative Duties
If you are you are either new to WordPress or a long time user be sure to check out the following plug-ins that can greatly cut down on you time spent in administrative task while at the same time help you to make money from you blog and track a wealth of information. These are [...]
Introducing the ASP.NET Ajax Library Beta
There is so much breaking news coming out of PDC2009 that it is very had to keep up with everything. Thank goodness for Twitter otherwise I would find it much more harder to keep up with real time news.
Simply JavaScript – Free 150 Page Preview !: Learn how easy it is to use JavaScript [...]
Health Care Reform Passes And You Must Now Speak Out Even Louder
Saturday’s vote on the health care bill disturbs me and while it was a close vote the bill as is stands now did in fact pass and you can view the results yourself here, also I recommend that you read Michelle Malkin’s article titled Health care takeover roll call vote — and what GOP Rep. Joseph [...]
Favorite Twitter Clients
I admit that I was a late adopter of Twitter and recently I have been looking at the various clients on the market. Below you will find the ones that I have ran across.
TwitterFox
TwitterFox is a Firefox extension that notifies you of your friends’ tweets on Twitter. This extension adds a tiny icon on the [...]
Office Web Apps Beta
Microsoft is making the move into Office Web Applications much like Google Docs . While Office Web Apps has been known to the public since October 2008 it has made progress and in my opinion works well but I am still curious how far Microsoft will go. If you want to become an early adopter [...]
Goolge Books And Google Book Downloader
If you have not heard of Google books then you are missing out on a wonderful resource. Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books and when a book is located with content that contains a match for your search terms, we’ll link to it in your search results.
Google books allows you [...]
WordPress Tutorials and Tips: Part One
WordPress is an extremely powerful blogging platform and has a wide range of options to make it your own. In this entry I will list a number of resources for both new and seasoned users.
Tips and Tutorials
WordPress Install Process: A guide for installing WP.
The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up WordPress after an Install : A 10 [...]
Jimmy Carter Racism Comment Should Anger You
I was taken back and angered by what Jimmy Carter said about racism against President Barck Obama . I was born a great number of years ago in Eastern Tennessee where I grew up and joined the United States Air Force at the age of nineteen and served my Country for fifteen years. Upon an honorable [...]
What To Do Should You Be Laid Off
For many people this is the worst thing that can occur and with the economy in the shape that it is one should be prepared more so than they may have in the past. I will be the first to say that I did not always save for short term problems that may arise however I [...]
Ten Free Twitter Icon Sets
Twitter as you all know has a huge customer base and the number of icons out there that you can proudly display on your website are growing more and more each passing day. There are a number of graphic designers who have graciously provided their work free of charge for all of us to enjoy. [...]
Theme Giveaway: Fresh News By Woo Themes
On September 12, 2009 I will select one individual to receive a single copy the WP-Standard Fresh News theme for free!
So, if you want to make a chance of winning the of the Fresh News WordPress theme, simply do the following:
Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter and leave a comment linking to your Twitter update!
Example: Simply leave [...]
The Life And Times Of A Software Developer
Today I was reading the article Programming Sucks! Or At Least, It Ought To from The Daily WTF and Programming: Love It or Leave It from Coding Horror and this got me to thinking about the pros and cons of software development.
I am sure that there a great number of you out there that one [...]
Health Care And Your Future
If you have not been keeping up with the health care plan that the Democratic Party has in mind then I suggest you take the time to review this plan for yourself. You can find details at The Democratic Party and H.R. II . I am in no way a supporter of this plan and [...]
Blogging Tips And Tricks
Introduction
Today’s bloggers are more often looking for a way to generate income from the time effort they put into their blog and why should you be any different? If one stops to think about blogging it provides a mechanism for you to publish your thoughts in a manner where anyone can read your point of [...]
Gr-apple-fest is on in the Mobile Industry!
This is a must read for those who are interested in the iPhone saga..
It appears that Apple is waging war in the mobile industry… and there’s some questions as to whether or not they’re playing fair. Apple first lashed out at the popular open source hack for the iPhone, called Jailbreak, stating that the Jailbreak [...]
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