Having Blog Trouble…

Having Blog Trouble…

After my upgrade to 2.7.1 I found I had no visual editor.  After reuploading files, etc. I finally found that I’ve got an issue with one of my plugins.  Not sure which one, but obviously it’s one that interacts with the admin console. Steps to fix the problem if you have a tinymce editor in WordPress 2.7.1 that has stopped working. Refresh the page using ctl-shift-refresh (this is a “hard refresh” which will force everything to reload from the server,…

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A Few Random Thoughts

A Few Random Thoughts

I’m deep into my February Funk…so I don’t have much to say right now.  The news isn’t great and looks like it could easily get worse. Depending who you listen to, the cost of the government bailout is as low as 900 Billion Dollars (capitalized, because such a number deserves respect) or as high as 4.7 Trillion Dollars (figuring the cost of previous efforts, and the cost of t-bills to fund it).   Never empty your weapon when a battle…

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Online Tulip Mania and Social Media

Online Tulip Mania and Social Media

We’ve reached a points where we now have both a major backlash against social media and at the same time an explosion in usage.  The problem from my point of view is very, very simple.  Too much discussion of what is and what isn’t Social Media, along with far too much hot air from the non-practitioners.   I’ve been saying for a very long time, call it Web 2.0, Social Media or whatever else you want, its just another tool…

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Monetize This…

Monetize This…

As our economic downturn continues, it’s become very apparent that the buzzword for the year is going to be Monetize.  That means just about anything we’re doing (as web developers, designers, community managers, etc.) is going to be expected to pick up the yoke and plow the fields from the start.  That’s a lot to ask in a field like social media and social networking where the 800 lb. gorilla, Facebook, has just entered it’s 5th year, with 110 million…

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Great Customer Service: Harbro Auto Sales and Service, Webster MA

Great Customer Service: Harbro Auto Sales and Service, Webster MA

A couple of weeks ago, almost to the day that my truck had its “tire nearly falls off on the Mass Pike” issue, my wifes ’05 Chevrolet Impala started to overheat.  It looked like a classic thermostat problem so I was going to do it myself, until I opened the hood and found they’d buried the inlet under half of the engine plumbing.  No worries, I thought, since I had to go to Harbro to rent a car for commuting…

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Photo.net on Photographing the Super Bowl

Photo.net on Photographing the Super Bowl

I’m not a great photographer, but I know a few. Photo.net is an online community of professional, semi-professional and very serious amateur photographers. Today, Hannah Thiem has a great story up that she worked with Sports Illustrated’s Bill Frakes about shooting the Super Bowl. It’s absolutely tremendous – a must read. When you’re working with a team, that’s exactly what you have to do. Work as a team. The SI photographers were spread out all over the field and my…

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Facebook Privacy Settings – a Must Read for Facebook Users

Facebook Privacy Settings – a Must Read for Facebook Users

The Unofficial Facebook Blog brings us a post that all Facebook users should read “10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know.”  It’ll help you navigate the proper settings for your Facebook account and help you to find a way to show your work compatriots one level of info, while showing your personal friends another.  It’ll also allow you to friend your family members without worrying they’ll be reading about all your antics with your friends (Hint, hint, hint –…

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Open Discussion: How to Crowd Source Weekly Fishing Reports

Open Discussion: How to Crowd Source Weekly Fishing Reports

(Update: In thinking about this, I believe my fundemental problem is that while I’ve crowd sourced content generation, I am now at a point where I need to crowd source some of the content entry, formatting and editing tasks…) I’ve been editing the Fishwire Reports at Reel-Time.com since 1995.  The task has generally been hugely manual, requiring tons of my time, most of which has happened over the years between the hours of 4am and 9am on Friday mornings.  In…

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