Monthly Archives: February 2009
Feb 8, 2009 by Matt | Posted in Domains
I was browsing Creattica the other day, and came across this funny, and possibly useful gadget. The Fantabulous Breadline Design Name My Design Company Machine is a Flash site that picks three random words from its large collection, and combines them into a name for your business, be it a design firm or some other sort of creative endeavor.
It’s certainly a silly idea, but it’s even more funny that it could actually work to pick a name, at least until all of the possibilities have been taken…
Feb 6
One service I’ve been enjoying is Last.fm, my current favorite internet radio site. I like to listen to music while I write, or when I code. I seem to work better when I have music playing. If I don’t want to listen to the…
Feb 5
Starting in WordPress 2.7, the Dashboard is totally customizable. You can drag the Dashboard widgets (not to be confused with sidebar widgets) around, and hide/show them. Now what if you want to add your own widgets? Maybe your plugin could use one, or you…
Feb 4
One way to give your site a boost is to advertise. Chances are, you probably already know of some options to do so, but are they good ones? If you’re on a budget, what are the best places to advertise? Personally, I don’t think…
Feb 3
Have you ever wanted to say something on Twitter, but not right at that moment? Maybe you wanted to wish your followers a happy new year right at midnight, for an obvious example. Tweet Later allows you to do just that. After you tie…
Feb 2
Did you know there is an easy way to dramatically improve your WordPress blog’s search rankings? Try installing the All in One SEO Pack, one of the most popular WordPress plugins. The plugin Prevents duplicate content issues Rewrites page titles to be more search…
Feb 1
This month’s featured WordPress theme is “Too Newsy” by Performancing Themes. It is a nice lightweight theme with a professional and journalistic feel to it. The minimalism and color scheme work well together, creating a nice overall look.