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Science can be fun. Fig Newto…
Science can be fun. Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig one meter per second.
Fig Newton: The force required…
Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per sec.
Technical tip-when calling a s…
Technical tip-when calling a support line if you need to talk to a human, start using four letter words-you will immediately be transferred.
US subpoenas Wikileaks tweets …
US subpoenas Wikileaks tweets – http://zd.net/fUlb9z – I’ve been following @wikileaks – do they think 635,610 of us are terrorists?
1/1/2011-no heat this morning,…
1/1/2011-no heat this morning, replaced air filter. Oil cap ‘missing’ on van. Family auto maintenance training video on YouTube this week.
1/1/2011 washed the cars with …
1/1/2011 washed the cars with a new kinkless (not so much) hose and nozzle (http://amzn.to/ii4cnE) . I’m not getting used to this weather.
I love end-of-year lists. Toda…
I love end-of-year lists. Today we have “100 or so Books that shaped a Century of Science” be sure to read Feynman – http://bit.ly/hA2Dc5
Recommendations on setting up a web site.
I just helped Katie setup a web site (katiebegley.com). While I’m walking through the process, I thought it would be worthwhile to document the process. Partly this is for my reference, partly as a placeholder for friends and family setting up web sites.
I don’t have a favorite hosting site, but if you have an available server, I recommend WordPress for hosting most small business and personal web sites.
WordPress – download the latest version, and install using the Famous Five Minute Install.
I install WordPress, customize wp-config.php, then setup Remote Publishing to support XML-RPC in the WordPress Administrative interface – Settings – Writing – Remote Publishing (screen shot below).
Next, you select Themes, set the About page, and typically us a Blogging tool such as Windows Live Writer.
Then, you want to publish the web site to
Love the DVR. Watching Christ…
Love the DVR. Watching Christmas Specials with Barb. The first is Dr. Who “A Christmas Carol” ( with the new Doctor). And it’s snowing!