Category Archives: Blogging

New versions of WordPress are pretty smart about strikethroughs

In this post I used megabytes when I should have used gigabytes. Sean noticed the error and mentioned it in comments. Different bloggers handle that in different ways. Some people would just change it. Since it came up in comments … Continue reading

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You can’t keep a good blogger down

Michael Silence is back.

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On Strike Today for SOPA and PIPA

Join today’s strike.

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Facebook expected to account for 5% of all online advertising in 2012

Ad spending on Facebook will nearly double this year.

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RSS Feed Problem Solved

As you know if you got a big burst of posts in your RSS read I’ve fixed the problem with the Feedburner RSS feed. It turns out the RSS feed problem was related to a security issue I’ve been trying … Continue reading

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Bleg: What’s a good social media site for hosting MP3 content?

We have a really good talk from a business luncheon last week we’d like to share. What’s a good social media site to host a long (1 hour) MP3 file? The file is 58 MB. We may host it on … Continue reading

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Yo Dawg

Bonus!!!

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I had to turn off comments on old posts

The spammers are out in droves. A lot of other blogs automatically turn off comments on old posts. I’ve avoided doing that for years, because I’ll occasionally get informative, insightful comments on older posts, but this was the final straw. … Continue reading

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Welcome to the blogroll, WizardPC

Walls Of The City’s WizardPC has a new blog – Guns, Cars, and Tech.

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Google+

Yeah, I don’t understand Google+ yet, either. It’s apparently the new blogging MySpace Friendster Twitter Facebook. If you’re not on it you’ll never get invited to another taffy pull. James Brandon – Why Photographers Should Love Google+ – Spoiler alert! … Continue reading

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Am I busy, dead, or in Central Illinois*?

Light posting lately. Lots going on. Spent the weekend doing summer stuff with the kids before they go back to school tomorrow. Be back in blogging form one of these days. * Before she and I got married my wife … Continue reading

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Go Read the Adaptive Curmudgeon

Via Kevin I just found out about the Adaptive Curmudgeon. Good stuff. Things You Need To Know Before You Buy The Farm: 4. Every redneck with a spare acre of overgrazed farmland will put a cow on it. If you … Continue reading

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WordPress RSS Feed Errors Fixed, Feedburner-powered Twitter Feed Working Again

Everything works now. You can skip the rest of this post unless you’re having the same problem and need a fix.

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L’il CSS Help?

OR, CSS Got Me Into This Mess and I’ll Bet It Can Get Me Out I’ve got a new theme on the blog. There’s an effect I want that I can’t quite get. I’ve got a background picture. I’ve got … Continue reading

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Page2RSS.com Works

Once upon a time Google Reader would create an RSS feed for changes to a page that didn’t have an RSS feed. That feature went away, but I’ve been using Page2RSS.com lately with good results. It’s what I use to … Continue reading

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Strange Character Problem Fixed

Since moving the blog in December I’ve had a long-standing problem with special characters – things like curly quotes and em dashes – displaying incorrectly. I’ve tried fixing it on and off, but other things this year kept me from … Continue reading

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RSS Feed Fixed

I noticed on vacation last week that the RSS feed wasn’t updating in Google Reader. It took a while to fix, but it’s working again.

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I’m Not Worthy

I’ve been nominated for a LuckyGunner Gunnie Award in the Best Gun Blog – Politics category. I haven’t been blogging much about guns or politics lately, what with the economics, precious metals, and photography blogging. Just between me and you … Continue reading

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Social Slam Knoxville, TN April 13

I’ll be there. Anyone else going?

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