I just noticed I had a pile of blog spam and went to take a look. Occasionally a legitimate comment gets caught in there and I need to kick it loose. The true spam, with all the indecipherable links for drugs or who knows what, all that junk from foreign countries, gets deleted. On rare … Continue reading Sometimes spam is funny
I just discovered something about the WordPress theme I’m currently using (Twenty Ten). Maybe I’m the last to know; wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened. Mouse over the date in the line at the top of the page (“Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010 by Pied Type”) and it will show you the time … Continue reading Still discovering WP Twenty Ten features
One of the most interesting things about having a blog or website is seeing where your visitors come from and what links or searches brought them to your site. In the last day or two it seems I owe Real Clear Politics an indirect “thank you.” They ran a small item and video about Secretary … Continue reading Thank you, Real Clear Politics commenters
Today I accidentally stumbled onto someone’s personal website and saw names, other personal information, and some lovely family photos that I’m pretty sure weren’t meant to be accessible to the public. Seriously, folks, it’s been said many times before, but it bears repeating: Do not post pictures of children on the Internet! It’s far too … Continue reading Please don’t post kids’ pictures
If your blog or website doesn’t load in less than 4 seconds, you’re losing visitors. Check your loading time and make necessary changes. Continue reading Check your blog’s loading time
Trying something new in the the sidebar — the Twitter widget. I don’t tweet; I don’t routinely use a cell phone. But it did occur to me that the Twitter widget would be a way to add brief, passing thoughts or comments that don’t warrant an entire post. I’ve set the widget to show only … Continue reading Twitter sans cell
