The Wonderful Web

The new WordPress automatic upgrade feature is fantastic, when it works. WordPress 2.7.1 was released yesterday and brought with it the biggest real life test of the new upgrade feature.
While you can find lots of people that are raving about easy it was to upgrade to 2.7.1, there are those of us that were shaking [...]

Last night, WordPress  unveiled WordPress 2.7 on wordpress.com. It is slick, shiny but maybe a bit confusing until you get used to it. I spent most of the night creating a guide for my blogging students to help them make the transition to WP 2.7.  After spending so much time on this guide, it would [...]

Peaches are juicy, sassy and summery bright.  On a stormy November day, it was peaches that inspired me to create my first theme in quite awhile. I used Artisteer to handle some of the more mundane aspects of the theme creation.  I used my time and energy on the art. Over the summer I had [...]

“fast and easy to install”
This post was auto generated by 43 things, I am trying it out as a social network option for my blogging students
How I did it: I have installed many wordpress blogs for myself, friends and clients. I have installed blogs on the WordPress website and on private domains. For the self [...]

WordPress 2.7 upgrade is all about usability and moving from a web site to a web application. With version 2.5 there was a LOT of scrolling in the admin panel. 25% of the top of the screen was taking up room with the menu.
Customize your Admin Panel
Quickpress will allow you to pick and choose which [...]

The best business blogs have clean and streamlined design but sometimes a girl just wants to have fun. Personal blogs are the place where you can indulge in a little bit of whimsy and clutter. Your business blog should reflect the same aesthetics of your business but a personal blog can take on the feel [...]