Category Archives: Technology

Digital Movie Browsing System

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Yesterday I posted a thesis that related to music and religion, which was a blind spot on my map of interests. Today I found another topic I usually don’t think about: films online. Specifically the thesis of three students, Nazlena … Continue reading →

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Using the WordPress menu for a sitemap page

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Today I had to research how to use WordPress’ Menu system as the basis for a sitemap page. In the past I used the ”HTML Page Sitemap” plugin to turn the site’s pages and their hierarchies into a sitemap page. Today … Continue reading →

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Drupal’s Biblio module, aka Drupal Scholar

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

When I was setting up SocRelig.com, which is essentially a bibliograhy and a blog on a single scholarly topic, I considered using Drupal’s Biblio module. I knew that it was supposed to do exactly what I wanted, but at the … Continue reading →

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WordPress Setup and Optimization Checklist

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Sanctuary Media Group has an excellent WordPress Setup and Optimization Checklist. However, some of the recommendations and links in it are slightly outdated. Below are my recommended updates, even though I am aware that within a few months these will be out … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Drupal Camp 2011

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Registration for the 2011 Bay Area Drupal Camp opened last night (instead of on the 5th as originally planned. By signing up in the middle of the night  I became the 36th registered user/attendee. The event will be at UC Berkeley October … Continue reading →

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End of a Barnes and Noble account

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Last week I posted a note how my Amazon.com account ended. There I mentioned my attempt to set up a  Barnes and Noble account as a substitute. Well, that didn’t live long. I received this email from them today: Dear … Continue reading →

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SEO Daily links: Google+ in 15 min, enhanced Google Image Search, PayWithaTweet

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Today’s SEO links with my comments in italics: Early in the day I received via email a clear little booklet from one source on “How to Spot Bad SEO Services“. Later in the day another source asked me about my … Continue reading →

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SEO Daily links: shady reputation management, SEO for SMB, Visual.ly, bad landing pages

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Today’s handy learning: AddThis, a social sharing tool, has great customization options (see my home page), but centering the buttons has to be done with extra CSS. And now onto today’s SEO links with my comments in italics: Blumenthals questions … Continue reading →

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How to link to a business on Google Maps/Places

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

I found that finding the “proper” URL of a business on Google Places, also known as Google Maps isn’t obvious, so put together this little tutorial. By “proper” I mean the simple (with no unnecessary information in the URL), unique … Continue reading →

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SEO Daily links + Bridge + Rel-author

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

My tool related learning of the day: I used Adobe Bridge for the first time. It is a “media manager that provides centralized access to all your creative assets.” I don’t know about “all,” , but it was great for … Continue reading →

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