Sometime next week, WordPress 2.5 is supposed to drop. Being the compulsive tinkerer that I am, will I upgrade that day? Is the sky blue? The upgrade to WP 2.1 was a pain in the ass. Things broke. Like my sidebar. The 2.2 upgrade wasn’t an issue. And going to WordPress 2.3 was a matterContinue reading “On More WordPress Tweaking”
On Beatles Songs for American Idol
So, American Idol is doing another Beatles-themed week next week. That’s all well and good. Because Beatles songs are fab. 🙂 But! My advice to the American Idols? Do something challenging. Do something under the radar. Do something that doesn’t have a lot of preconceived ideas about, except in the minds of the truly conversantContinue reading “On Beatles Songs for American Idol”
On Adjusting to the Time Shift
Daylight Savings Time started on Sunday. There’s an upside to DST. I enjoy driving home from work in daylight instead of twilight. Actually, I downright prefer it. 🙂 Even last night, when I left the office a fair bit later than the norm, it wasn’t too terribly dark outside. There are downsides, though. It’s darkContinue reading “On Adjusting to the Time Shift”
On The Quality of Leadership — Go For Launch
Though I wrote about this anthology nearly two months back, I can now safely say that Big Finish’s Doctor Who anthology, Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership, is “go for launch.” The book has been approved by the BBC. The stories pass muster. We authors, like myself, didn’t break the playground toys. The book’s line-upContinue reading “On The Quality of Leadership — Go For Launch”
On Quantities of Words
I use a lot of words. At least, that’s what I’m told. See, I’m not conscious of the number of words I use. Or rather, the number of words I write. Because they’re just words. Which is probably why I’m not a poet. I lack the… precision of a poet. And anyway. Poetry doesn’t interestContinue reading “On Quantities of Words”
On the Poly Sci-Fi Meme 2008
I was tagged last night with a political/sci-fi meme by Valley of the Shadow, a Doctor Who fan. So, let’s have some fun. 🙂 1} President George W. Bush or President William Clinton? You must answer 1a and 1b.President Clinton. 1a} Give 3 issues why you support your guy:a) Balanced the budget and oversaw theContinue reading “On the Poly Sci-Fi Meme 2008”
On a Week-End Round-Up
Another week, another recap. The week began with a reminiscence on Netscape. On Saturday, March 1st, AOL’s support for and development of the venerable Netscape browser came to an end. I was, in all truth, never much of a Netscape fan. I thought its rendering engine was slow, and it never had the most attractiveContinue reading “On a Week-End Round-Up”
On WordPress Tinkering
Occasionally I’m asked why I use WordPress. And specifically, the self-hosted version. “There are other free blogging services — LiveJournal, WordPress.com, Blogger. You don’t even need to pay for hosting. They do it all for you, for free.” Those are good points. And who knows? Maybe if I’d made a different decision nearly six yearsContinue reading “On WordPress Tinkering”
On the Beatles iTunes Deal
The Beatles may finally be coming to iTunes. It’s been rumored for a long while. The Beatles were one of the hold-outs on putting their music online. The solo catalogs are, I believe, largely available on iTunes, but songs like “Hey Jude,” “Yesterday,” and “Revolution”? Not as John, Paul, George, and Ringo created them. NotContinue reading “On the Beatles iTunes Deal”
On Securing the Atheist Vote
Are there any Presidential candidates who will campaign for the atheist vote? It’s a question that needs to be asked. Presidential candidates pander to the religious vote. John McCain called Washington, DC, “the city of Satan” yesterday at a campaign stop, explaining that it’s difficult to get “the Lord’s work” done there. “The Lord’s work”?Continue reading “On Securing the Atheist Vote”