Sep
2
Wal-Mart Innovates Again ?
September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Aug
7
Wordpress for iPhone Pt. 2
August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Quick update.
Wordpress released a “bugs fixed” version of the iPhone app on August 4. Despite previously expressed trepidation, I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to Wordpress 2.6. Wordpress and iPhone app are still fully functional after upgrade to 2.6.
Aug
3
Wordpress for iPhone
August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This is my first post written via my iPhone. More accurately, it’s my first post ’started’ on the iPhone. I still don’t have enough patience or facility with the iPhone keyboard to create a text intensive post that way.
When Steve Jobs featured a Typepad interface App during the Apps store segment of the iPhone 3G introduction I knew that a Wordpress app would be imminent. And so it was that, on July 22, Automattic Inc. released Wordpress for iPhone. True to the Wordpress mission the application is Free and Open-Source; meaning that anyone can contribute to the development of this app.
Having a lot of eyeballs vetting the App is probably a good idea because there are some problems. I am currently running Wordpress 2.51 and, although Wordpress is encouraging everyone to upgrade to Wordpress 2.6, I think I’ll wait a little while. Read more
Aug
2
Bringing Home iPhone
August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Before my children were born there were lots of preparations to be made. We stocked up on parenting books, baby clothes, baby furniture, quilts, toys, mobiles, diapers, and all the other supplies and equipment of parenthood. It was a big deal! The preparation and anticipation were all consuming.
Lest you jump to any hasty conclusions, I’m not about to equate having children with acquiring a new iPhone. There are, however, some interesting parallels.
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Jul
11
Declaration of Independents
July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Thus begins the Declaration of Indiebound. Indiebound is the creation of the American Booksellers Association and it has been formed to encourage local bookstores, as well as other independent retailers, to join together in the belief that “healthy local economies help communities thrive”.
I discovered the ‘declaration’ tacked to one of the sturdy old wood columns of the Fountain Bookstore located along the cobblestone streets of Historic Shockoe Slip here in Richmond Virginia. The Fountain is a wonderful bookstore; full of charm, personality, and a selection of books that would warm the heart of any self-respecting book lover.
While we’re on the subject I have to mention the Delocator website. This site is the brainchild of xstine; a global media artist whom I heard speak at the MiT5 conference back in the spring of 2007. The idea of delocator is to guide people to independent alternatives to chain cafes, bookstores, and movie theaters.
You can enter any zipcode and a list of independent coffee shops, bookstores, or movie houses will appear. There is also a version that will work on Google maps and your cell phone. It is a great service made better by allowing anyone to add their favorite independent shop. When I got to my computer (I decided to wait for the rush to die down to get my new iPhone) I saw that the Fountain wasn’t on Delocator. The Cafe Gutenberg, a very cool Richmond cafe just a couple of blocks away, was. I corrected the imbalance by adding the Fountain Bookstore to Delocator.
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