Another year gone by, which means it’s the perfect time to reflect on my goals for this new year. I always set some New Year’s Resolutions, as I think most of us do, but more times than not I seem to fall short. One of those areas is blogging. I really want to get back […]
It’s a new year which means it’s time to set new goals for myself. This year one of my goals is to blog more. I published 4 posts in 2014, which I think we can all agree is pretty terrible. It’s time to dust off this site and start blogging more in 2015. I want […]
I just finished the process of moving my blog over to WPEngine.com! I was becoming very frustrated with the speed of my site and knew WP Engine could fix my load speed issues. As you can probably tell the website is already loading much faster! If you are looking for top-notch WordPress hosting, I highly […]
StrangeWork.com is sporting a fresh new look! I haven’t switched the theme on this site since I launched it in 2006, so it was long overdue. I decided to go with a very clean minimal style using the Genesis theme framework. In fact I’m running the default child theme for Genesis. I plan on tweaking […]
By StrangeWork.com: Startup weekend is coming here to Indianapolis! I guess I should say “going there” since I just moved to New Jersey. Startup Weekend Indianapolis has been scheduled for Friday September 12th through Sunday September 14th 2008. You can register online if you plan on attending. I’ve participated in two Startup Weekends to date, […]
By StrangeWork.com: I’ve been receiving a lot of spam comments on my WordPress blog recently. I decided to increase my defenses and stop comment spam once and for all. Using the below three plugins you can virtually eliminate WordPress comment spam from your blog! All plugins work with WordPress 2.5.1 Akismet – Most blog owners […]
By StrangeWork.com: Have you ever come across a topic you wanted to blog about, but didn’t have time to write at that moment? So you put it off and come back to it later, right? Of course, but what happens if you forget about the original topic you wanted to post about? I’ve had this […]
By StrangeWork.com: I’ve decided to remove the BlogRush.com widget from my sidebar. If you read my earlier post on BlogRush then you’re familiar with what BlogRush is. I gave BlogRush 2.5 weeks to show me some results. What did I get you ask? 3 hits. 3 HITS! Now I understand I don’t post as much […]
By StrangeWork.com: I recently upgraded my blog to WordPress 2.3 and made the decision to switch my tagging system over to WordPress Native Tagging. Prior to my blog update I used Ultimate Tag Warrior for tagging. WordPress 2.3 makes the switch from Ultimate Tag Warrior to Native Tagging extremely easy! Just follow the instructions below: […]
By StrangeWork.com: After reading Jeff’s WordPress upgrade post I decided to take the plunge and upgrade my blog to WordPress 2.3. As always WordPress has made this process extremely easy. Simply follow their online instructions and you shouldn’t have a problem. One small annoyance, which was changed a few versions ago, is the removal of […]
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