A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

Thoughts from a web designer, writer and cat lover.

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Creative WordPress themes

January 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off

As I contemplate moving this blog to its own domain name, I’ve been browsing WordPress themes to use and/or manipulate for my re-launch. What I have noticed is that so many WP themes are similar, as though the creators merely substituted different bullet images, a different header image, and new colors for links, etc. Many [...]

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Tags: Artwork · Blogs, podcasts, RSS

snap what?

January 18th, 2007 · Comments Off

Okay, it’s really annoying me that wordpress.com has implemented this “snap” preview window thing that pops up whenever you hover over a link. Oy! In a search engine, this “snap” thing is wonderful — you get a little preview of the site without the time and frustration of clicking and going back, etc. But it [...]

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Tags: Blogs, podcasts, RSS · Hosting · Rants

cURL in PHP (update)

January 18th, 2007 · Comments Off

Ironically, today I discovered the PHP manual I wish I’d found back when I first tried learning about cURL: the Practical PHP Programming wiki written mosly by Paul Hudson.  Nice, easy-to-understand cURL and PHP explanations. And wouldn’t you know it, Paul Hudson wrote the O’Reilly book

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Tags: Blogs, podcasts, RSS · Hosting · PHP

Google funness

January 17th, 2007 · Comments Off

Okay, this just amuses me to know no end. A few days ago, I posted an image and link to a print I ordered from deviantArt.com called Buhito. I decided to look up the word “buhito” to see the exact definition — whether it had to do with owls in particular like the print, or [...]

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Tags: Blogs, podcasts, RSS · Internet · That was Fun