Widgets, Gadgets, And Extensions

My FireFox Addons

Published October 13, 2008 | By admin

I like testing things by seeing if they will break. You might find me running nine different programs on my computer at the same time. Every time processors became faster and more efficient, I just loaded them up more.

I had a tendency to do that with Firefox also. This is one reason I run multiple browers: Flock, Firefox and Chrome. Flock is the one I use most of the time and it is one with the most addons. If you are not using Firefox or Flock, you are missing out. Change now or the rest of this post is not even worth reading. Browsers with addons take away the need for a lot of extra software. Read more... (1181 words, 2 images, estimated 4:43 mins reading time)

A Question of Semantics

Published March 31, 2008 | By admin

A while ago I wrote a post questioning the issue of reblogging. Posts are often reblogged on meme tracking sites which use an algorithm to detect popular stories and ideas. Posts are also reblogged to blanket certain categories or markets. And then some are reblogged by people with made for Adsense sites or splogs.

My reason for covering the topic was to create a more complete picture of what I am trying to present with a post. I can’t cover everything and if I write a post about feeds, it would be nice to have the past research I did on the subject not only readily available to me while I write, but also for the readers who want to dig deeper into the subject. Read more... (1025 words, 1 image, estimated 4:06 mins reading time)

Posted in Blogging, Database, Feeds, Programming, Software, Uncategorized, Widgets, Gadgets, and Extensions, Wordpress | Tagged Application programming interface, BlogRovr, Knowledge Management, Knowledge representation, Semantic, Semantic Web, Tag, Zemanta | 5 Comments

Flash Where It Should Be Used

Published February 21, 2008 | By admin

I have Flash turned off on my browser. I use Flock and have a few addons that I can’t live without. But it kept slowing down on me, so I trimmed a few things. I learned how to use about:config and turned off all Flash until I click the play button to start it. It wasn’t until then that I realized how many Flash ads are out there.

And some people build their whole sites out of Flash. If you’re a designer, photographer, or your site is only supposed to be a business card floating in the ether of the internets, Flash was probably a good choice, but if you expect your site to get read for content, look elsewhere. Read more... (903 words, 2 images, estimated 3:37 mins reading time)

Posted in Database, Graphics, Software, Widgets, Gadgets, and Extensions | Tagged aviary, blist, sprout | 12 Comments

Bamboo Fun

Published December 9, 2007 | By admin

I got an early Christmas present today. It’s a Wacom tablet. I was looking at one a year ago, but got a new cell phone instead. I have to say that I can’t wait to get better at using this thing. At first I thought it would be impossible to learn write on one surface while looking at a screen, but by the end of the day, my handwriting had cleared up and I could draw fairly accurately. Below is a picture I played with in Photoshop.

Read more... (356 words, 1 image, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Posted in Journal, Software, Widgets, Gadgets, and Extensions | Tagged bamboo fun, wacom tablet | 21 Comments

6 Widget Blocks and Counting

Published October 27, 2007 | By admin

I was wondering how the admin would handle the blocks. Well, here is the screen shot. Might get to be a pain after about ten. And my screen resolution is set really high.

Posted in Widgets, Gadgets, and Extensions, Wordpress | Tagged extensions, gadgets, multiple widget template, Widgets, Gadgets, and Extensions, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Super Multiple Widget Sidebars For WordPress

Published October 15, 2007 | By admin

This theme is a slowly evolving thing. I meant to get a lot more done with it over the weekend than I did. I was planning on putting eight widget sidebars on this theme. I have three here already, but I ran into a IE7 css issue with the theme before I could get to all of them. I wanted drag and drop functinality for every possible area of the layout. Read more... (281 words, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)