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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:47:27 -0500

True victory has no shortcuts, true victory is the fruit of one’s effort.

11 Ways to Influence People Online and Make Them Take Action

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:19:14 -0500

11 Ways to Influence People Online and Make Them Take Action:

Your decision-making behavior is greatly influenced by the unconscious brain. According to Weinschenk, the best website is designed to talk to all three brains, both the conscious and unconscious….

Choosing a WordPress Theme Framework Based on Content Type

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Clarification of this tweeted question below.

The question (2-part):
a) Should a website’s content type be a factor in choosing a WP Theme Framework? (i.e. an experienced user might suggest a different theme framework for each of the sites below based on the type of content it focuses on.)

b) If so, which WordPress theme framework is recommended [criteria: flexibility & efficiency] for developing sites containing the following types of content?

The three sites in development are:

A geographically organized business directory. Each business exists as a WP post object.
An eCommerce site using the WP-ecommerce plugin.
A real estate listing site organized geographically. Where each individual property exists as a WP post object.

Some Background:
The design (content output) and interaction with the WP core/db schema (content structure/storage) are already drawn up for each website, so the question stems from each frameworks ability to properly organize this type of data within the context of a WP theme.

Another important consideration is the frameworks ability to make logical use of the new WP 2.9 features. I hope this is an easy choice for an experienced user of these frameworks, but I only have thorough experience with Thesis, which inherently distorts much of the standard WordPress template structure.

Better Themes | An Overview:
Some powerful WP theme frameworks have been launched by the WP community over the past few years. Without much experience using them, I’m hoping that the authors themselves might even chime in here. By recent downloads, the top three WP frameworks are Thematic by Ian Stewart, Carrington by Alex King and Hybrid by Justin Tadlock.

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

By @joelhaus

Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code - Teach Yourself - Lifehacker

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:45:28 -0500

Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code - Teach Yourself - Lifehacker:

A common pitfall for beginners is getting stuck figuring out which programming language is best to learn first. There are a lot of opinions out there, but there’s no one “best” language. Here’s the…

Choosing a WordPress Theme Framework Based on Content Type

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:02:00 -0500

Choosing a WordPress Theme Framework Based on Content Type :

UPDATE: This Version is More Readable (no changes to the content below were made).

b) If so, which WordPress theme framework is recommended [criteria: flexibility & efficiency] for developing sites containing the following types of content?

The three sites in development are:

A geographically organized business directory. Each business exists as a WP post object.
An eCommerce site using the WP-ecommerce plugin.
A real estate listing site organized geographically. Where each individual property exists as a WP post object.

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

By @joelhaus

TI BA II PLUS™ PROFESSIONAL - Atomic Learning

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:56:47 -0400

TI BA II PLUS™ PROFESSIONAL - Atomic Learning

Jumping into WordPress Plugin Development presentation

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:18:22 -0400

Jumping into WordPress Plugin Development presentation:

Jumping into WordPress Plugin Programming

Op-Ed Columnist - Real Men Tax Gas - NYTimes.com

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:06:30 -0400

Op-Ed Columnist - Real Men Tax Gas - NYTimes.com

Google Keeps Tweaking Its Search Engine - New York Times

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:25 -0400

Google Keeps Tweaking Its Search Engine - New York Times

GOS - Geospatial One Stop

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:50:43 -0400

GOS - Geospatial One Stop:

great search function…aggregates state and local data

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Naked eye astronomy

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:01:26 -0400

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Naked eye astronomy

Find an Undervalued Asset. Fix It Up. Flip It. (Now It’s Web Sites, Not Houses) - NYTimes.com

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:07:59 -0400

Find an Undervalued Asset. Fix It Up. Flip It. (Now It’s Web Sites, Not Houses) - NYTimes.com

Learn to Play the Guitar Online - Music - Lifehacker

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Learn to Play the Guitar Online - Music - Lifehacker

HTML-Ipsum

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HTML-Ipsum

How to speed read - Boing Boing

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:22:13 -0400

How to speed read - Boing Boing:

In this short video Kris Madden shows you how to read faster. The trick, he says, is to repeatedly say “AEIOU” or “one, two, three, four,” as you read. This prevents you from vocalizing the written…

Modern Love - Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear - NYTimes.com

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:25:15 -0400

Modern Love - Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear - NYTimes.com

The Billy Mays 5-Step Guide to Easy Selling | Copyblogger

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:45:12 -0400

The Billy Mays 5-Step Guide to Easy Selling | Copyblogger

50 Blog Post Ideas for Business Blogging | SEOptimise

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:43:26 -0400

50 Blog Post Ideas for Business Blogging | SEOptimise:

awesome ideas

How to Motivate People to Buy | Copyblogger

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:43:47 -0400

How to Motivate People to Buy | Copyblogger:

three basic categories of responsive motivation: Approach When approach motivation kicks in, you want to experience or discover more of something. Approach motivation involves positive desire, and…

10 awesome things to do with cURL

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:31:56 -0400

10 awesome things to do with cURL:

4 - Publish a post on your WordPress blog, using cURL; 9 - Get the content of a webpage into a PHP variable; - see also: http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/15-php-regular-expressions-for-web-developers