Why WordPress rules more than you think it does

I was asked by a new customer to move their WordPress blog to a hosted solution from WordPress.com. After exporting the blog to their XML format, I thought I would have to manually download all 499 images and link them. WordPress, fortunately, is a little cleverer than that. A simple “Would you like to importContinue reading Why WordPress rules more than you think it does

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WordPress for iPhone is not bad. I’ve been fighting the urge to write blog entries shorter than the last two, because I haven’t been near a computer. This is slow going with one thumb, but it’s more permanent than Twitter I guess. While I have been lax in updating the blog, lots has been goingContinue reading Stuff

On ShutOff 2000 (a.k.a. The Customer Is Always Right)

I am a software developer, amongst other things. Software development can be a lonely activity. Sometimes it can be painful. Selling software over the Internet for a few dollars at a time is as potentially rewarding as it can be soul-destroying. On 30 July 2009, the second person to purchase a licence for ShutOff 2000Continue reading On ShutOff 2000 (a.k.a. The Customer Is Always Right)