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Entries from December 2006

Tis the season to backup

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments

 Lorelle posts this reminder that even in this new uninstalled world of web2.0 you still need to back up your data.
Having suffered from numerous computer crashes and server breakdowns, in spite of their promises, trust me when I say you need to make backing up your WordPress blog a part of your regularly scheduled maintenance […]

Tags: blogging · wordpress

Abhijit Nadgouda’s List of WordPress Global Variables

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Abhijit Nadgouda has an entire category of posts on “WordPress Global Variables” that are worth exploring if you are writing WordPress Plugins, WordPress Widgets, or messing around with WordPress Themes and template tags.

I wrote a couple of Wordpress plugins for the ISS4PS website a while back. Having this list of Wordpress global variables, as posted […]

Tags: blogging · wordpress

GTD - what’s the word?

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments

In implementing Getting Things Done, you’re wise to understand that words are powerful things. And the king of words in GTD, as in life, is the verb.

I often find myself struggling to find the right word to define next actions. I tend to be a perfectionist so finding exactly the right word can be a […]

Tags: GTD

My Life … Organised?

December 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

I try to use Getting Things Done to organise my life and being a bit of geek I am always on the look out for the ideal productivity tools. I’ve just installed the trial version of myLifeOrganised and so have the next 45 days to see if it helps keep me on track. I’ll report back […]

Tags: GTD

Quick Response

December 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve added a QR-code to the front page of my blog. Quick Response codes are rather clever 2D barcodes that are used all over the place in Japan; billboards, business cards and even nutrition labels on cheeseburgers. Readers on mobile phones convert the qr-code into a url, an sms or a block of text.

QR-code reader
wikipedia entry

Tags: Cool stuff