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• Automatic Updates for WordPress

  November 30th, 2006 at 12:53am | 3 Comments

  Wouldn’t it be excellent if your installation of WordPress could patch itself with the latest security update? Well, I’ve thought of a way to do just that. I was just checking in on the Lussumo blog (the people who develop my favorite open source forum software) and I came across the post “Server Hacked“. Apparently ... read more »

  Tags: automatic • software • updates • web-development • Wordpress

• Chuckscreen

  November 29th, 2006 at 11:38am | 1 Comment

  I remember watching the Conan O’Brien show when he first unveiled the Walker, Texas Ranger Lever and I remember the first time I read a Chuck Norris fact. I’ve been a big fan of the Chuck Norris facts, blogging on several occasions and sporting my Chuck Norris fact t-shirt wherever there is a crowd. And ... read more »

  Tags: Chuck-Norris • Comedy

• Photos: Vancouver Snowstorm

  November 27th, 2006 at 9:49pm | 2 Comments

  Last night we got hit with a blast of snow here in Vancouver. I’ve only been here a little over a year now, but people have said that this is pretty unusual. I took a few pictures this morning on the way to work. Nothing that spectacular if you’ve lived elsewhere in Canada, but believe ... read more »

• +1 Mac User

  November 26th, 2006 at 4:14pm | 3 Comments

  After considering it for about three years now, I’ve finally taken the leap from a PC to a Mac. Ever since Sean brought a Powerbook in to school in our third year at UNB I’ve been really impressed with what I’ve seen and heard. More recently I’ve been influenced by the fact that nearly everyone ... read more »

  Tags: apple • hardware • Mac • MacBook • software

• Redesigned and refocused on usability

  November 24th, 2006 at 12:42am | 5 Comments

  The last time I redesigned this site I had a lot of ideas that had been gathering in my head, on little notepads, and in e-mails that all went into the design with no real focus on a set of design goals. And it showed. The text sizes were strange, the graphics were heavy and ... read more »

  Tags: usability • web-design • web-development • Wordpress

• Coke + Chicken = Cochicken

  November 3rd, 2006 at 2:46pm | No Comments

  Luke sent me a link to this random video today over Google Talk and I’m still laughing as I type this. I also thoroughly enjoyed the the Big Mac meal for Uncle Floyd. “So the problem is, Uncle Floyd doesn’t have any teeth.” I can’t even count the number times I’ve said, “Man, I’d really ... read more »

  Tags: cochicken • Comedy