Conversations – Now on Google Reader
Google Reader isn't really my favorite feed reader since I prefer Feed Demon for this purpose. However, I know a lot of users who swear by Google Reader mainly because it is online and accessible from anywhere. Last year Google Reader added the ability to share feeds and added a sharing bookmarklet to make this [...]
Three pieces of code to replace WordPress plugins
While WordPress plugins are really useful, you don't need plugins always to add certain features to your themes. Here are a few code snippets you can add to your theme files to display recent posts, random posts and recent comments. Recent Posts The following code will enclose the latest 10 posts in an unordered list. [...]
Start afresh with WordPress
Jeffro raised a point of reformating your blog for WordPress 2.7. I've been blogging with WordPress since late 2003 and have been the blog software go through tonnes of upgrades. Over time, the use of tonnes of plugins and themes has caused my database to get extremely cluttered, so I decided to start afresh with [...]
Google Updates this Week (20th to 25th October 2008)
This week has been a rather active week for the folks at Google. You can now publish to your Blogger blog directly from iGoogle. Additionally, you can now choose to embed comments below your post inself instead of having them on a new page. At long last, Google Analytics is being integrated with Google Adsense. [...]
Automattic acquires IntenseDebate (WordPress Wednesday)
In an announcement on their blog, Intense Debate stated that they have been acquired by Automattic. IntenseDebate is a comment system that enhances and encourages discussion on your blog or website. This is done via comment threading, replying via email and an ability to import and export comments. What's in store for us users? Automattic [...]
