Googlesque
I've been lax when it comes to posting anything of real substance lately, so I've decided to retroactively make this Google Referral Week here on ... (more...)
Archive: March, 2005
Blog exam
Little in life compares to discovering that as far as Google is concerned, you are the current #1 resource for unbelievable stuff. Why that's...all ... (more...)
When Regular Expressions Attack
I'm currently re-reading Mastering Regular Expressions (which due to events no longer recalled, I own 2 copies of). The purpose of the re-read ... (more...)
“Small” guff update
Little old guff is now traveling deeper in Wordpress 1.5 territory. Two reasons for that: I've cleared out a lot of the PHP glue ... (more...)
Some phrases that amuse me
They may come from a forum, or the comments of a web site, or a discussion in everyday life, but these are always funny---sometimes strange, ... (more...)
WP theme: Boxy But Gold
I put together my first weblog theme for WordPress 1.5. This is just a taste, as I'm still working on the inside detailing (I'm ... (more...)
What is the sound of Captain Hook clapping
I can't ... (more...)
Number one cause of death in childhood
Death by spelling. (Noticed at S is for Scalzi, who will write himself into the grave.)
I am sick of winter
Took me a little longer than normal to reach this stage, but now that I'm here... I'm waiting on you, Spring! Forgot to mention: Four and ... (more...)
Counting my word
According to WORDCOUNT (which I sadly have no reason to doubt), guff is the 64,853rd most frequently used word in the English language. That ... (more...)
How to Write Good Blog
By way of Blogging Pro, I learned of an article at MarketingProfs (Professionals? Professors? Profiteers?) called How to Write Compelling Blog Posts. The piece is as effective in making its points as any similar write up of its kind could be (in the writing section of any bookstore check the covers of the "how to write a bestseller" trades and you'll find the number of blurbs announcing actual best-selling authors who've read them is a number quite similar in size to zero). I've covered similar ground before, but allow me to comment on the MP article's advice and so add to and freshen my own: (more...)
WP plugin: Entity2NCR
Yep, another WordPress plugin. This one has a confusing name, but should be easy to understand its purpose: it converts various HTML character entities (» & © and so on) to their numeric equivalents (» & © etc.). Many WordPress users are running afoul of character entities appearing in their comment RSS feeds, which many RSS/syndication readers fail on (also causes Firefox to get a mite testy). This should fix the problem. (more...)