Spent most of the day working on Foliopress WYSIWYG together with Peter Baran. Our solution for the WordPress WYSIWYG and image handling nightmare is coming along quite brilliantly well. This is what the basic toolbar looks like.
Price of Antitrust: $4 billion and climbing
Microsoft, embraced, extended and extinguished through the eighties and nineties. In the end it turns, out Microsoft has paid more than $4.2 billion in antitrust and patent infringements, not counting the impending EU (European Union) settlement.
Forums and WordPress
A quest for a forum without hundreds of buttons and lines going every direction. The negative effect of design on traffic.
Google/Knol vs Wikipedia | Netscape vs Microsoft all over again
The best single website on the internet is the Wikipedia. There is more useful information and less disinformation there than on any other single substantial site. No surprise Google puts Wikipedia in the top ten for almost everything. Somewhat of a surprise then that Google has decided to create a pseudo-Wikipedia by the name of […]
One Click Editing for WordPress
The latest addition to the How to Hack a WordPress Theme covers how to get those cool edit buttons on to both pages and posts by changing just a single php file in your template.
Xray Eyes for CSS
XRay, this amazing – and free – bookmarklet tells you all the CSS and structure for any element on a page.
Comments better than the article
There are a few weblogs where the comments are better than the article. To get to this point, many of the articles have to be very good to build up a readership capable of creating collective intelligence.
How to Comment Code in WordPress Templates
I recommend reading the full article on How to Comment Code in WordPress templates if commenting WordPress templates is something you need it do occasionally. It will save you a lot of time.
Coding Languages, a developer’s new girlfriend
In general I believe that a lot of the coding developers (as opposed to user interface developers such as myself) like trying new languages like some men like trying fresh girlfriends. Each time a new language comes along they think this might be the one. But for the most part it’s a waste of time. Stick with the one you have if she’s kind to you.
PHP Speed and Security: The Code Optimization Phase
Apparently not all PHP is created equal and it is time to batten down the hatches. Once we get to functionality we will have to put a full-fledged optimisation phase in the development cycle: the Code Optimization Phase.
Firefox Quickfind: Hard to Type an Apostrophe
Can’t type an apostrophe in Firefox? Always getting the Find Box. Here’s your solution to the Quick Find bug.
Great Handy Tool for Escaping HTML
How to escape HTML for weblog entries from any computer with a single click of the mouse.
AdWords Expanded Broad Match: How to Combat Google’s Cash Grab
How to fight Google’s money grabbing at advertiser’s expense: the real lowdown. If you want to make money with AdWords, just don’t use broad match.
Web 2.0 Product Pages Done Right
Under the covers of a tabbed web interface of a good looking Web 2.0 ecommerce site: product pages done right.
Lost WordPress Admin Password and Email? How to get back into your weblog…
What should you do if you’ve forgotten or lost your WordPress Admin password? Don’t despair. A step by step recovery program. You will get back into your weblog.
Acquisio Prices for PPC Managment Tool
One of my pet peeves is websites which promote their product but won’t post their prices. Acquisio (PPC Management Software) is one. Here’s the scoop…
Ten Questions to Ask Your SEO
Wondering how to find out if the guy offering you SEO services is qualified to do the job? Start with these questions.
Getting JustBlogIt to work with WordPress 2.1: Bookmarklet.php Fix
How to get the Firefox bookmarklet JustBlogIt to work with WordPress 2.1 and later. Revised bookmarklet.php file for free download and replacement in wp-admin.
Paypal as a Merchant System – Digital Goods versus Physical Goods
On the other hand for digital goods, Paypal is extremely seller (i.e. con artist) friendly. I recently made the mistake of purchasing some expensive marketing materials from a dubious seller. In the end, the product was never delivered. With Paypal’s system, there was no recourse.
Which Help Desk to Use to Build a Knowledge Base?
Which Help Desk to Use to Generate an Online Set of FAQ? This is another question I’ve answered lately privately. Kayako, Three Pillars Help Desk, Basecamp, Freshbooks – all candidates. My advice – pick any one system get to know it well and use it to the maximum.
