Skip to content
Archive of posts filed under the Technology category.

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-14

@btsquirrel Yes! The unexpected is usually funny. 🙂 But the "wither am I drifting" stuff has been enjoyable too. # I hate to give tech support to people who can't follow my instructions and insist the bug is my plugin not their premium theme #wordpress #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-13

@darrenhoyt What's with all the spam in the support forums at your web site? At least now I know where to get gucci handbags and watches now # For the @wordpress get_sidebar function, the filename apparently can't have a hyphen in the filename. sidebar-more-stuff.php doesn't work. # @darrenhoyt That's good to know. I may use […]

Displaying Category Names in WordPress

I just upgraded one of my blogs to WordPress 3.0 and found a bug (feature?) in my theme. The category name was missing from one column on the home page. I ended up changing this line: single_cat_title(); to this: wp_list_categories(“include=$category&title_li=&style=none”); and all is fine again. Note: The double quotes on the second command are required. […]

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-12

I just got spam sent to an email that was only given to iCompositions.com. That's why I use a tagged address: http://planetmike.com/goto/21 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-09

I really dislike WordPress plugins that frame their web site inside my admin area. It's a privacy violation, and potential security hole. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-05

@jtimothyking the files in that 2109kb are the ones that you need of course. Sorry for your loss. in reply to jtimothyking #

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-01

"You can't take it with you, but you can send it ahead." #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-31

Yeah to YouTube for increasing the video limit to 15 minutes. I can now waste my time more efficiently. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-29

Why do the prices in Amazon's searches change when you click on an item? Deceptive and misleading. #frustrating #scammaybe # @rackspace why are you sending me email? I am no longer your customer, haven't been for nearly two years. Very frustrating. # Gary Lauder's new traffic sign: Take Turns: http://planetmike.com/x/1kc #TED # The dumb Fandango […]

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-28

I just stumbled across what looks to be an SQL Injection bug in a Federal Government web site. I reported it, we'll see how they respond. #