Wordpress 2.5.1 Upgrade: Changed Files 2.5 to 2.5....

Disclaimer I cannot stress the crtical importance of making a full backup of your files and database before attempting to upgrade WordPress. Mistakes do happen, and things do break. Both are shortly followed by you banging your head and cursing. Save yourself the headache…Backup first, then upgrade! I should also mention that these files are being downloaded directly from the Wordpress Trac system. I did not package...

Digital Camera Shopping via Internet...

My cousin called me this week asking me to find the best digital camera for her. In my searching, I came across this unfamiliar site, TestFreaks.com. The site seems pretty promising. They’re still in the beta stage at this point…and I noticed the comparison feature does not seem to be enabled yet. However, the part I found most useful about the site is that they have syndicated reviews from numerous other...

WordPress - Best of Breed...

It’s a simple as the title of this post…”Best of Breed”. When it comes to online blogging applications, WordPress is Best of Breed. It’s free! But that does not make it great, just easily accessible. It has a huge following! Have a WordPress question? It’s answered in a couple hours on their forum. Need some advanced help? You can find easily a WordPress pro online in minutes. Need...

Inbound Links Help Websites...

Search engines enjoy websites that have inbound links. And the best way to gather inbound links is to have a useful, informative website. However, you often need to kickstart that process by seeking out links to your site. This process is called link building. Be warned, it can be a tedious process. Many site owners turn to a link building company such as Vertical Measures. It’s no secret, the algorithms used by...

Is your Wordpress .htaccess file causing problems ...

That’s the issue I ran into. I was building a WordPress site, and put a billing/invoicing app in a subdirectory of the site. Well, the default rewrite lines (that WordPress added to the site’s htaccess file) were causing major issues for the billing script (AWBS). It was also causing problems with Apache password protecting of a directory. The WordPress rewrite would take over before Apache would invoke the...

A Mouth Watering Website...

A friend of mine recently took a plunge and decided to stop doing web design/programming gigs, and follow a dream of attending culinary school to become a chef. It got me looking around at different culinary websites. I came across http://www.vegasculinary.com/, a pretty fancy culinary school in Vegas. I like this website. You immediately know what the site is about. Even my 4 year old son came up, glanced at the site,...