Can you believe we’re already one-twelfth of the way through 2012? For me, the year started off quietly, then picked up very quickly about midway through the month. As planned, I’ve been devoting more time to finding great content and sharing it on Twitter. I’ve discovered the Buffer app which allows me to spread my…
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Category Archives: Wonderful WordPress
Re-introducing Introvert Retreat
Nearly five years ago, I was invited to be a regular contributor to a blog called Introvert Retreat. I was quite new to blogging then, and discovered that it was a wonderful introverted activity. It gave me a creative outlet, made me more aware of information and resources available about introversion, and caused me to…
How to Upgrade Your WordPress Installation
Upgrading WordPress used to be tricky business. If you didn’t do everything exactly right, you could find yourself in hot water. An automatic upgrade feature has been available since version 2.7, but there are a few steps you should follow to ensure a smooth process. Step 1: Run a full back-up If you don’t have…
Book Review: Head First WordPress by Jeff Siarto
When I became familiar with WordPress a few years ago, I was eager to apply the things I’d already learned about web design, but found the extensive documentation on the WordPress site a little daunting. I searched for a good reference book, but was unable to find anything that explained what I wanted to learn…
Introducing The Good Food Mavens
According to the Dietitians of Canada, March is Nutrition Month, a time to think about the importance of healthy eating and the positive impact nutrition has on our health and well-being. On that note, I’d like to present a new blog I created recently for Helen Ann Dillon, a Registered Dietitian and Chief Maven at…
How to Easily Spice Up Your Blog with Images
About two-thirds of the population are visual learners, who like to see what they are learning. That’s a pretty good reason to use photos in your blog posts, but when time’s at a premium, you may find that it’s too much bother to download an appropriate image to your hard drive, resize it to will…
Migrating a Large Website to WordPress
After hearing me extolling the virtues of WordPress a while back, my faithful blog reader, loyal client, and lifelong sister, Kathy Stinson, asked me if we should be switching her site over. Despite my passion for WordPress, I recommended against it, thinking that the size of Kathy’s website would make for a huge and therefore…
What I Did This Summer
Today, many school kids will be writing about “What I Did on My Summer Vacation.” Unlike them, I’ve been busy working for most of the summer, but it seems like a good time to fill you in on some of the recent changes on this site. Changes to My Lifestream: My Lifestream page wasn’t functioning…
Introducing the CPC Blog
Since one of my favourite activities is creating new WordPress sites, I was thrilled when Sharon Graham asked me to develop a new blog for Career Professionals of Canada (CPC). The project presented me with some unique challenges, as the blog needed to match the look and feel of the CPC website as much as…