June 27, 2009
When I first saw that syntax highlighting would be available with WordPress 2.8, I thought it was a great idea. If you're using the WordPress built-in editor to amend themes or plugins on your live installation, you need to get it right first time, so having the source code display in different colours should help avoid mistakes, right? Except it turns out - frankly - to be a complete pain.... Read more
June 10, 2009
The lovely Jane, aka eAuctionAnorak, aka my first blog sprog, aka Demon Bead Lady pointed out to me that TwitterButtons' images seem to have vanished. Shame, because they had some good ones, and auto-generating the "follow-me" code was useful. If you're now looking for a new way to link your Twitter account from your blog or website, here are some sources of lovely icons we've noticed:... Read more
May 4, 2009
"A picture paints a thousand words" says the cliche. It's certainly true that a picture can lift an all-text blog post, making it more appealing to your readers. But where do you find the pictures? Micro-stock websites Micro-stock sites typically sell smaller, lower-resolution images suitable for use on the internet for very low prices, though you may have to reconcile yourself to seeing the same... Read more