2007 July

Stupid Theme Tricks Plugin

I’ve been working off-and-on at creating a plugin that will automatically update copyright dates. Granted, it’s a simple plugin, but there is still some basic functionality that I feel every piece of code should have, and I’m not quite there yet. I’ll post more about this as I have the time. Right [...]

A little exercise in the power of the human mind

I’ve seen this around before, but just came across this lovely graphical version.
 

This should apparently be credited to www.udderbuffoonery.com, so if you’ve got a moment, go take a look!

How to find copywriting assignments

Copywriting is a good way to gain income, and offers a steady source for those who are good at it, but finding an “in” to the copywriting market can be difficult.
I recently came across an article titled “How to find Copywriting Assignments” at Copywriting Basics 101, that givs a few good insights into the process. [...]

Stupid Theme Tricks: Taming pesky third party widgets

It happens to everyone. You’ve set up the perfect blog theme, gotten your sidebar(s) just the way you wanted and it’s time to add that last little snippet. And it doesn’t lay out properly. It may be Google AdSense, and Amazon affiliate widget or a Flickr badge, but whatever it is, it’s [...]

Stupid Theme Tricks: Keeping your copyright up to date

One of the things I see constantly when looking at blogs is the outdated copyright. To me there’s nothing that will make me chuckle faster than a copyright notice at the bottom of a blog or website that reads something like:
Copyright 2002 – 2005, some company name. All rights reserved.
This, to me is [...]