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John Lennon Appears in OLPC Commercial

I just read an article on PCWorld.com about how the One Laptop Per Child, with the blessing of Yoko Ono, has digitized John Lennon to appear in their latest ad. This is one of the silliest things I’ve ever heard/seen. The likeness could be better and the voice is way off. But besides that it’s […]


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Plugin Moves WordPress Admin Menus Back To Top of Page

I switched to WordPress 2.7 recently (right after it was released on December 10) and like it very much. Several new features have been added or changed. Some more prominent than others. Perhaps the most prominent change is the revamped backend admin interface. I think it’s great. I like it a lot. The default theme, […]


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WordPress 2.7 Upgrade

WordPress 2.7 was released the other day so I decided to install is on my blogs. Half an hour later I had manually backed up files and databases (as opposed to using the auto upgrade plugin), upgraded and tweaked five blogs (including this one). Why can’t all software be so easy to upgrade and maintain?


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The Street Gets Pogue Wrong

The guys at The Street TV thought they had a good scoop when they saw New York Times columnist David Pogue doing a scripted story about the new iPhone 3G at the Apple Store in New York City. Here’s their video: What they didn’t realize was that this was a shoot for Pogue’s latest weekly […]


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Add To Facebook 1.2 Released

Today I released version 1.2 of the Add To Facebook plugin. This version fixes a bug that in some cases prevented the share on Facebook image from being displayed. This version also adds a template tag so you can put the link anywhere you want within your theme. Check out this page for more details.