Archive for January, 2006

January 30th, 2006

How to Make A WordPress Guestbook?

Someone asked me how to make a guestbook in Wordpress. No, it doesn't require a plugin. Simply create a new page (Write Page) in your Admin Panel and call it 'Guestbook'. Be sure to allow comments so that your visitors can 'sign' it. Update: New, More Wonderful Instructions! Another Update: Wordpress Generator Plugin ...

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January 25th, 2006

Goldfrapp is Cool

I never thought I'd be listening to this kind of music, that is, the dance/electronic kind of music. But Goldfrapp's CD called Supernature is just too good to ignore. Check out Track 10, "Time Out from the World". http://www.goldfrapp.co.uk/

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January 24th, 2006

Great Fresh Sites

Here are some cool new sites recently added to our directory: Dekada Otsenta gives us an amusing look back into the 1980's by offering quizzes on how much we know about the infamous era. All scores are tracked and analyzed statistically. Some notable questions: Sino ang host ng "Lovingly Yours, Helen"? Alin sa ...

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January 23rd, 2006

How to Moblog in WordPress and Globe Telecom

The Dilemma: 1. I'm in the Philippines 2. I'm a blogger using Wordpress 3. I'm on Globe Telecom 4. I want to moblog (mobile blog) 5. #2 and #3 are giving me a hard time doing #4 In this article I will teach you how to moblog if the above apply to you. The following ...

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January 21st, 2006

Not so Supr

Don't get me wrong, I love Suprglu, but so far it's been giving me a hard time. I added up my XML feed on January 15. That feed had been updated basically everyday, but last time I checked a few minutes ago, Suprslow, ehem, Suprglu hasn't updated my ...

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January 21st, 2006

SEO in the Philippines

I'm part of a discussion group called SEO Philippines. We discuss things such as SEO (of course!) and other aspects of web development. If you're a brooding webmaster still learning the ropes, then I suggest you join us. SEO Philippines was created by Marc Macalua (blog ...

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January 20th, 2006

WordPress Sitemap for Google Sitemaps

Arne Brachhold created a nifty tool to generate a sitemap for Wordpress blogs compliant with Google Sitemaps specifications. His latest release is compatible with Wordpress 2.0. Upload sitemap.php via FTP to your Plugins folder and activate it at the admin panel. Click on Options > Sitemap to edit options ...

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January 19th, 2006

Google Asked to Expose Searches Made by Users

The Feds have subpoenaed Google Inc. for details on the searching habits of its users in an effort to revive an Internet child protection law that was previously blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court. The government argues that it needs the information to see how often search results ...

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January 18th, 2006

A v7ndotcom elursrebmem Update

Search results for the keywords "v7ndotcom elursrebmem" are rolling in. As I write there are 32,500 results and my previous post on the subject is in the third page (see image above), not bad. I'm sure it will be pushed back further as the SEO's improve on their ...

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January 17th, 2006

This Website is Optimized for ?

If I had a quarter for each web designer who's under the assumption that displaying the line "This Website is Optimized for Internet Explorer" (and its variants) puts a stamp of approval on their hard work, I'd be the richest man on Earth. What appears harmless can actually be a ...

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