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While working on a client web site recently I ran into a disturbing problem. The site I was working on I had to make several page templates, as I normally do. I mean, let’s face it the power of WordPress page templates is an awesome thing in theme design and customization, but I digress… Read the rest of this entry »

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I wanted to speak out about iPhones just a tad. I own an iPhone and I absolutely love it so don’t get me wrong here. However, if you are an iPhone user you most likely feel a bit like i do about it…a love/hate relationship. I mean here Apple gives us a technology that has great potential to be a very powerful tool and entertainment device and they cripple it to death! Yes, that’s right, I said it out loud. Well, at least in type I said it but same effect. Alright, I want to explain my thinking here so that you non-iPhone users and those iPhone users not yet enlightened so let’s try a list. Read the rest of this entry »

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Most of us now days have some way to carry around music whether it be an iPod, iRiver, or one of the numerous other mp3 music players. In fact today most cell phones are also mp3 players so we can carry our music everywhere we go. This is something I enjoy very much, music has always been a very large part of my life and it always will. Think about it for a minute, anytime you hear an old song you most likely have a memory triggered that your mind associates with that song, that time period, that era.

I now own an iPhone which although it was rather pricey I must admit I have definitely got my money’s worth out of it already. I bought my wife and I an iPhone sometime last year, a 3G model. I purchased the 8gig models due to the price factor but I figured 8 gigs is more than plenty of room. Well, obviously this was before I was introduced to the iPhone app and all the wonderful things these apps can bring. So over time I realized it wouldn’t be hard to use up the space in a 64gig model when you add movies, music, photos, and lets not forget room for all the apps and games you can get.

Now I realize most of you who do not own an iPod or iPhone are probably thinking “Yeah but I would never watch movies on that tiny thing”. I realize this because I was one of those people…before…I got an iPhone. One of the things I quickly realized was how handy it is to have a movie in the palm of my hand anywhere. I hate, and I mean HATE, sitting in a waiting room whether it is at a doctors office, or car dealership, doesn’t matter I hate waiting rooms. Now when I have to sit in a waiting room I simply fire up a movie I have been wanting to see stored on my iPhone. When I have to stop it that’s no problem either because the built-in iPod that plays my movies will remember exactly where I stopped watching my movie so later I can pickup where i left off.

So with all this in mind now I find myself having to decide what I can fit on my iPhone and what gets left out, changing music all the time and who has time for all that right? Well, I found an answer to this problem that I am absolutely thrilled with! SO much so that I just had to take the time to share what I found here with everyone. Now if I begin to sound like a commercial advertisement for this app/product then that should tell you how much I like it. I found a program called Simplify Media for my iPhone that allows me to keep not just some, but all of my music and photos with me no matter where I go all the time. How is this possible?

Simplify Media is a mini server for your Mac, Windows, or LINUX computer that serves up music and photo directories of your choice. This won points with me right from the start offering versions for LINUX and the mainstream operating systems since I am a LINUX user. The data is streamed right to your iPhone or iPod touch directly from your home computer. You can invite up to 30 people to have access to your mini server and choose what they can and can’t have access to creating your own little media net with friends and family. I have tested this and I have noticed no lag or stutter at all no matter where I am. I no longer have to spend so much time deciding what music makes the cut, now I carry all my music with me all the time. It works in harmony with Winamp, iTunes, Windows Media Player and more so it imports all your playlists too. As for the photos, now I carry all those with me all the time too, so when I go to show a friend a photo I know I have access to it. I can even download it to my iPod or iPhone if I want a copy on my handheld system.

I now use this on my Windows computer and my LINUX system in my home and it works awesome. So here is the URL to their web site so you can try this out for yourself…

http://www.simplifymedia.com/

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Ok, so today I am going to speak off topic about something that just irritates the living crap out of me, this has nothing at all to do with development or theme builds for WordPress…but hey, what’s the good of having your own web voice if you don’t use it to voice concerns once in awhile too right? So I work freelance, which anyone who has ever worked freelance knows this means Read the rest of this entry »

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Ok, so recently I posted about an article on how to setup a GOD mode icon on your desktop to access most anything administrative you can think of in Windows 7. Well, I am here to tell you now that I tried it on a friends computer and it worked beautifully. This is basically like an alternative control panel only with tons, and I do mean TONS, of features to access and administrate most anything within your new Windows 7 environment. It is reported this only works with Windows 7 but another has reported it worked fine on his Vista install. I have to give kudos to Online Tech Tips for this nice little techy tip.

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Many of you use your web site to sell products, tangible products that each have their own special packaging. There are also many of us that sell our own products and packaging is something you have to deal with, right? Wrong! I know the packaging seems like an expensive pain in the butt and something you “have to deal with” but this may very well decide how many sales you actually get on your products so think positively about it. So the bottom line is “YES” people do judge a book by it’s cover when it comes to their shopping habits and decisions. Read the rest of this entry »

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So here we are with a brand new Windows operating system again with tons of promises like we get with each version. I won’t speak about the OS itself, as I have not used it enough to give a fair assessment. I will, however, address a common issue that I hope will help many of my readers. One of the most common complaints I always receive working in technical support is that with every new version they have moved everything around and now they can’t find anything. This is a huge mistake on Microsoft’s part in my opinion. Everyone loves an upgrade with new features but nobody, especially in the work place, has time to completely relearn their operating system. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s a new year and time to throw out the old and bring in the new. The same is true with your blogs, business sites, personal sites, and others. This is especially true for the business site owners out there however. People are looking for a new beginning away from the stresses and obstacles of yesteryear. As someone owning a business or as a designer of web applications and web sites you will need to think crisp, clean, brand new, shiny, fresh! Emotionally, this is what people want for their new beginning, and who can blame them? I mean, isn’t this what you want too? I know it’s definitely what I want. Read the rest of this entry »

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So while listening to the radio this morning as I always do I heard some commentary that I found very disturbing, especially considering our current world economic client. The radio personalities were doing their usual banter, during which they offered the tip that “If you are unemployed be sure to keep your credit in check as many companies now check an applicant’s credit report before even considering them for a position”.

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The new themes I have been promising have now been released finally after fixing a few last minute bugs here and there. I am rather pleased with the results of my efforts so far, not to say I won’t end up offering an upgraded release later. These themes each have one featured I have always wanted Read the rest of this entry »

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