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30 Jan, 2010

Top Ten Free Blackberry Apps

Posted by: drivelocity In: On The Web

As you’ve probably read, if you’ve visited drivelocity.com recently, I’m a new Blackberry user. So, what does one do when they have this new-found mobile freedom? Play with it like it’s your first set of Legos on Christmas morning and see what kinds of cool things you can do… Here are the top ten free [...]

14 Jan, 2010

Mobile Blogging

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

My wife and I recently upgraded our phones and I now have a Blackberry… I’ve been getting it set up slowly, but surely. The latest app I installed is from WordPress and enables me to post and edit posts and pages as well as review and approve comments. So, while I am able to become [...]

04 Aug, 2009

Custom WordPress Login

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

A new site of mine will require authors to login, but rather than having them see the normal WordPress logo on the login page, I replaced it with my own. This is also a good idea if you’re building a site for a client, so you can give them their own branded login page. It’s [...]

03 Aug, 2009

New Favorite WordPress Plugins

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

Prior to starting drivelocity.com, I was a relative noob to blogging and only used WordPress plugins in moderation. I’m really enjoying using them and the freedom they provide. Here is a list of plugins that I’ve tried recently & enjoy using.

Automatic Links – Automatically adds HTML anchor tags to plain text links and email addresses [...]

21 Jul, 2009

I’m Done With Wordpress MU

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

I think I’ve used WordPress MU (multi-user) longer than I’ve used regular WordPress, but my use of MU (on another site) is at an end. I’ve finally had enough of dealing with sploggers. Actually, I simply can’t keep up with them. And, I don’t want to try. By their winning, everyone lost. They were finally [...]

16 Jun, 2009

Updated to WordPress 2.8

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

After upgrading some other blogs to WordPress 2.8 and having only a few minor problems, I’ve decided to upgrade drivelocity.com too. Unfortunately, it took several tries to get the automatic upgrade to work, but it finally took, and everything appears to be working correctly. Please let me know if you see any problems.
The only real [...]

11 Jun, 2009

WordPress 2.8 Released

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

Version 2.8 of the popular blogging and CMS platform, WordPress, is now available for download or upgrade. I see the notice staring at me while I type this, though I’m reluctant to start upgrading all of my blogs. I haven’t seen nearly as much news and hype as when version 2.7 was released, which also [...]

10 Jun, 2009

Tweet This Plugin Error

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

I’ve been using the Tweet This plugin for a little while now. I’m not sure of the results, but I liked the idea of it. Unfortunately, I’ve had to deactivate it today as it was generating errors while attempting to add new posts. Here is the error I received:
Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 [...]

22 May, 2009

Tabbed Widgets Plugin

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

The theme I use for drivelocity.com is nice in that it has some built-in functions like the tabs for Latest Posts, Latest Comments and Tags. I wanted something similar on another blog, but the theme didn’t have it built in. I tried copying the code from this theme over and wasn’t able to easily get [...]

19 May, 2009

Annoying WordPress Plugin Updates

Posted by: drivelocity In: Blogging

Lately, I’ve been seeing some plugins updated almost daily. It really makes me wonder… Are they tested before release? It’s not a big deal if you have one blog, but if you have several, it can be a major chore to keep them all updated. And, if an update causes problems, you can be in [...]