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Great WordPress Plugin – Duplicate Post Means Clone Post

by Michele on October 11, 2011

I’d like to give a shout out to a “paesan,” Enrico Batocchi, for his great “Duplicate Post” plugin. Please note that the word “duplicate” is used here as a verb, not a noun. You are not trying to delete duplicate posts (something that happens frequently if you update you blog with XML feeds). You are [...]

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Steve Jobs - A tech visionary at the deepest level

Steve Jobs – “Technology is Nothing”

by Michele on January 20, 2011

in Tech

Above All, a Faith in People In part to commemorate Steve Jobs’ latest health-related sabbatical from Apple, Rolling Stone re-posted an old interview they had done with the Apple founder back in 1994. At that point, he had been out of Apple for about 9 years (since 1985), and was focusing on being a cheerleader [...]

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Using Safari 5 to Download YouTube Video for Your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

by Michele on November 4, 2010

in Video Blogging

Say Hello to Flash Perhaps the most important and earth-shattering use of Flash on the Web – aside from terrible animated site intros – is the revolution Flash video caused on YouTube. Thanks to Flash, video on the Web finally went from from tiny, postage-stamp-sized jittery slideshows which never quite worked, to becoming a real [...]

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October 27, 2010

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Fix WordPress NextGen Gallery Loss of Stylesheet

As I’ve written about Alex Rabe’s great NextGen Gallery plugin (here on the WordPress plugins site) several times before, both here, and here, I continue to use it and promote it as often as possible. However, in a recent client situation, a major layout problem surfaced. In moving a site from a development environment to [...]

September 30, 2010

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Upgrading to WordPress – The Dreaded “Out of Memory” Error

Was recently upgrading one of the 20+ WordPress sites that I manage, and for the first time ever, I encountered a new and unusual error. The Automatic Upgrade Derailed The automatic upgrade, which has been absolutely smooth and trouble-free in every instance threw this error: Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.0.1.zip. Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated [...]

September 29, 2010

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Get NextGen Gallery to Display the Lightbox Effect

NextGen Gallery is definitely among the best plugins ever written for WordPress. I wrote about it in my earlier post here. With the base install of NextGen Gallery, however, you can only do two effects – either the “Thickbox,” or “Shutter” effects. However, it’s the Lightbox effect that most people look for, and want to [...]

September 13, 2010

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Delete Duplicate Posts – A Great Plugin At the Right Time

A quick tip of the hat to WordPress contributor extraordinaire lkoudal, who’s “Delete Duplicate Posts” plugin proved a true lifesaver. I had been moving a Zen Cart ecomerce site to WordPress, using Sarah Neuber’s great “Jewelry Shop” ecommerce WordPress theme. I got a great deal of help from Jamie Clarke of Click Business Solutions in [...]

May 9, 2010

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A Quick Way to Upgrade WordPress Plugins

WordPress plugins can create some of the most incredible functionality imaginable. You can see my previous post about some great WordPress plugins for SEO, social media bookmarking, and image galleries. In this brief tutorial, I show you a quick and easy way to see what plugins need to be upgraded, and how to quickly handle [...]

April 26, 2010

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Video Blogging – How to Start and Run a Video Blog – 5 Simple Steps You Need to Know

Video blogging has become a hot topic recently, with both blogs and social media actively following this trend. I’ll take you through the five simple steps of setting up your own video blog with a clear blueprint that will get you up and running fast. While you may not know anything about video blogging yet, [...]

April 21, 2010

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Best Blog Software – 3 Top Free WordPress Plugins Reviewed

Choosing the best blog software will make the difference in making your blog successful. What separates the greatest blogs on the Web from your blog? Once you have WordPress, you’re already starting with the industry’s best blog software available. These three little-known plugins can take your blog to the next level, by accomplishing three critical [...]

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