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7 Must-Have Wordpress Plugins

Jan 20, 2009 13 comments Blogging

I’ve come to rely on a handful of plugins that provide functionality to Wordpress that I can’t live without. Some are well known, others are more obscure; no matter their level of ubiquity, though, each one serves an important purpose.

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iTunes: Manually Adjust Play Count

Jan 16, 2009 31 comments Applications

If, for whatever reason, you find yourself needing to adjust the play count of a song or songs in iTunes, here’s a really simple way to do it without having to muck through XML files.

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Wordpress: Random Posts Without a Plugin

Jan 14, 2009 27 comments Blogging

Just adding a little bit of code to the Loop in your Wordpress page can generate random posts. No need for a plugin or any special database tricks. Perfect for a home or landing page, this method can help open up your archives to visitors.

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Send SMS Text Messages Via Email

Jan 12, 2009 1 comment Tech

As if text messages weren’t convenient enough; did you know you could send them through your favorite email client? Well, if you know the other party’s wireless carrier and phone number, you can type up a text message on your computer and have it sent straight to their phone.

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Astro-Geek Week in Review

Jan 9, 2009 0 comments Blogging

I take a moment to look back on this week in technology – my new Mac, Macworld and CES, Twitter – as well as look forward to next week.

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Make Custom iPhone Icon For Your Site

Jan 8, 2009 0 comments Blogging

Branding is important for any blog. Now you can set your logo as a custom icon for iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Milky Way 50% More Massive Than Thought

Jan 6, 2009 0 comments Astronomy

“Scientists mapped the Milky Way in a more detailed, three-dimensional way and found that it’s 15 percent larger in breadth. More important, it’s denser, with 50 percent more mass[...]“

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Dropbox: Store, Share, & Sync Files Online

Jan 6, 2009 0 comments Applications

Dropbox, a service allowing you to store, sync, and share files online, has instantly become an integral part of my web-life. Transparent in its every day use, it’s hard to imagine using the Web without it.

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Switching to Mac – Prologue

Jan 5, 2009 1 comment Apple

For some time, I hated the Mac operating system; mostly because of naivete, I’ll freely admit. As time went on, though, and I began to learn more and more about the Mac operating system and the kernel behind it, I became more curious.

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TinEye: Search for Images Using an Image

Jan 2, 2009 0 comments Web

TinEye is a service provided by Idée Inc. that allows you to search for an image using an image. If you haven’t signed up for the service yet, you can go to the main TinEye site and watch a demonstration video.
TinEye works by creating a sort of “fingerprint” of the pixels in an image. [...]

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