Redefining this blog

Posted on December 18, 2007 | Filed Under Web, WordPress

As my fourth year of both blogging with WordPress and tinkering with it comes to a close, I have decided to redefine the focus of this blog. Originally, it was just my personal blog. It grew as an extension of a previous WordPress blog I had that focused on my hobby of amateur and high power rocketry. However, the most popular posts have always been the material that focused on WordPress itself - plugins, themes, etc.

So, for 2008, I am going to move anything that is not specifically related to WordPress off this blog. That may …

Font Diner

Cool retro fonts - some free, some not, all great. Look carefully and you’ll probably see some that you recognize - I see them from time to time in ad spreads and on labels. Old Navy is an example. If you like retro, you’ll love Font Diner!

74 CSS Gallery Roundup

A giant list (74) of CSS galleries. If you can’t find your CSS examples or inspiration here, they don’t exist!

New Verse-O-Matic 3.4 Released

Posted on December 11, 2007 | Filed Under Verse-O-Matic

After much anticipation, I have finally finished Verse-O-Matic 3.4. This simple to use WordPress plugin allows you to place a random or predetermined scripture verse on your blog. Simply install, activate, load the widget and you are off and running. The easy to use administration features allow you to add and edit your list of verses and change settings to allow for random display (either daily or every page load), verse-of-the-day, or set a specific verse to display until you change it.

This version improves on the new features that were added in 3.0 and integrates the administration …

HandBrake

an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, for Mac, Linux, and Windows. Also includes Apple TV support.