From the monthly archives:

April 2007

How to Create a WordPress Theme – Part 2

April 19, 2007

OK, if you look back at Part 1, you will find I listed choosing a Column Layout first on the To Do list. However, do you always do your To Do’s in order? Not me. Well, actually, it’s not my idea. In researching the whole column/page layout concept for today, it was pointed out there [...]

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How to Create a WordPress Theme

April 18, 2007

I had heard that the template that I am currently using, MistyLook by Sadish Bala, is very popular. however, I had never run into it elsewhere… well, there’s always a first time! I ran into it while researching de.lic.ious WordPress plug-ins on The Partition. Thanks for the inspiration to create my own! I knew I [...]

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What is an SPF Record and Why Does My Domain Need One?

April 17, 2007

A few weeks ago, I described how I used a separate DNS host, DynDNS, to separate that responsibility from my web host, MediaTemple, to give me additional flexibility and control of my domain. Near the end, I mentioned one of the benefits of doing so was to be able to publish an SPF record for [...]

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Backup for WordPress MySQL Database on MediaTemple

April 16, 2007

In preparation for developing my own custom theme, and for good best practice, I have automated a backup of the MySQL database hosting this blog from a Linux host sitting behind a firewall at home. I am using the Open Source SourceForge project, AutoMySQLBackUp. I have been using this Unix shell script at my employer [...]

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Set Your Writing Free with FreeMind

April 11, 2007

After I closed up shop last night and settled into bed after a long day’s drive, my brain was still running… and it made the connection from HitTail in my last post, to an Open Source project, FreeMind. FreeMind is a mind-mapping application. I was first introduced to these type sof application while persuing my [...]

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