Geo Tracking
You may have noticed that new Geo Tracking link on the main navigation. This is a new page I have added to the blog that uses a WordPress plugin to track people that visit the blog. It is a pretty neat plugin. Mapping IPs to country and city codes is not always the most accurate but from what I have seen it seems to work. From the handful of people that I know frequent my blog they seem to be showing up. The cool think about this particular plugin is that is also uses Google Maps to show their position. You can zoom in just like normal Google Maps. The plugin also allow you to list things...
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I made an update tonight to the blog and added a rating system. If you look at the botton of each post you will see a series of stars. Simply click on the number of stars you want to rate each post. 5 is better than 1 on the rating. Cheers. Ed
Read MoreMeebo + WordPress = Cool
If you spend any time on the web you must have heard about Meebo. But if you haven’t here is the wiki definition of meebo… Meebo is a web based IM that lets you log into your IM networks from any computer with a browser and internet connection with no firewall issues. It employs technologies (like AJAX) to make it act more like a desktop application, which dramatically improves usability. Many users enjoy the benefits of a native DHTML application, as it does not consume as many system resources as a Java applet (such as ICQ2Go or Yahoo Web Messenger). Some users are also...
Read MoreNew Music Page Online
I have been doing a little work on blog first with the new photo gallery. Now I have created a new Music page. If you read my blog in any capacity you will probably notice that I like to listend to a lot of music. Now you can see what I am listening to in real time. Yes, real time. I have started using iTunesSpy to access iTunes data. What iTunesSpy does is grab the song that I am listening to and post it to the Music page. It doesn’t post the MP3 but the information about it. Things like ablum art, artist, song, and album. I have it setup to pick off my last 20 songs. It took...
Read MoreNew Photo Gallery Plugin
I have started using fGallery as my new photo gallery on the blog. It is much easier to use than PhotoPress. If you are a WordPress user and looking for a good gallery plugin checkout fGallery over at http://www.fahlstad.se/wp-plugins/fgallery/ .
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Blogging geek Dad that loves to do long runs, ride his bikes, partake in frosty beverages, listen to live music, watch movies, hike high into the mountains, and hang out with his family doing any of the above. Oh, and write code late into the wee hours of the morning.
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