Online Tech

One of the best editorial practices I know is to have a checklist for yourself. I enjoy writing Reality TV articles, and so have created this list of suggestions for making your article as usable as possible. I assume you already know how to write! These guidelines are to help you get your articles picked […]

See the writeup on the output buffer function here:
Buffering output
in the wordpress wiki. In my case, I have pages which are basically “table of contents pages” for the subpages. So, I’m enhancing the general page template to collect the list of subpages (if any). And then, if there ARE any (i.e., it’s a non-empty string), […]

The file ads.php needs to have the variable burninr changed to revvedup so that the top sidebar ads display. I’ve notified the author.

This technote shows you how to add another RSS (syndication) feed to your WordPress site. We begin by reorganizing your categories to take advantage of the new feed. We then set up the new feed in such a way that this feed’s material can be moved to an entirely new site later on.
We follow the […]

I tend to write technotes which have nothing to do with the main purpose of the site. There are times that, for someone watching my main syndication feed, these technical notes push the main content out of view! Thanks to FeedBurner.com, I can create a quick interim solution, and be already set up for a […]

For most sites, a single syndication (RSS) feed makes the most sense. WordPress makes syndication literally a snap, and Feedburner adds tremendous value. In fact, Feedburner makes it even easier! Of course you already know this, or you wouldn’t be reading this article.
For some sites, it makes more sense to have multiple syndication feeds. It’s […]

I edited wp-admin/index.php to show feedburner feed subscriber counts. Since I have just converted to using WordPress, the subscriber counts are low - of course! - and I’m better off not publicizing the actual counts. Nobody wants to be the only subscriber!
I’m making note of this so I’ll remember to carry the change forward the […]

Here is an unexpectedly nice feature… I subscribed to FeedBulletin rss on my ‘My Google’ page. Suddenly a Feedburner Medic Alert appeared! What happened? My feed disappeared.
Why did it disappear? I’ll get to that in a moment. The cool thing about this, though, is that feedburner informed me in real time, that my feed was […]

Technorati Juice - Need to finish reading this one too. How to use a logo as part of your technorati profile and get into the rotation, etc.
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Pro Blogger News - Here’s another site I need to study, as I remodel my archive into a blog!
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