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Category Archives: Blogging

Windows Live Writer

26-Feb-07

As you can guess, I’ve decided to give Windows Live Writer a spin.
Never mind that I usually write posts on my iBook; I just wanted to give a blogging client a try, especially after reading a favourable review. I’m also curious about the level of integration Windows Live Writer has achieved with a custom Wordpress installation - does [...]

Shit, Spam.

24-Sep-06

This website is practically inundated with spam comments trying so desperately to advertise their links to ficticious exotic drugs.
A thousand spam comments picked up by Akismet over four days? Damn, if it weren’t for this miracle of a spam blocker I’d just bar anything from commenting. And, somehow, some name spam got into the shoutbox.
I [...]

A (Cleverly Crafted) Response to Prim (And Her New Blog)

10-Jul-06

Prim, for no apparent reason whatsoever, has decided to start writing on a new blog she christens ‘Almost Tangible‘. It’s title has a meaning so abstract that people have taken to disregard it entirely and have fallen into the habit of labelling her creation, fittingly titularly, ‘Prim’s Blog’. That’s none the matter, for I think [...]

Stomp?

16-Jun-06

As any Singaporean who reads the news knows, The Straits Times paper-and-ink newspaper has launched some kinda online community called STOMP - of course, it’s named in a very Singaporean fashion: an acronym. I appreciate the effort the newspaper has put into empowering readers with knowledge and information via the Internet, and providing them a [...]

I Should Watch What I Say (Or Type)

15-Jun-06

…because I can’t stop thinking about the possible implications of having this blog in the future. What if by some chance some of its content comes and stabs me in the back?
Even Sergey Brin’s old usenet posts have been used to make fun of him. (Ironically, the archived posts are stored on Google Groups.) This [...]

Modern

19-Feb-06

I’ve got a new look for this blog: Modern.
At first I was looking to emulate the Barnhard Blog’s design, which I’ve deduced to be just a modified Kubrick with a fancy page menu at the top. I was all set to make a new theme out of trial-and-error, stripping Kubrick down to bare essentials and [...]

Wordpress 2.0

17-Jan-06

It may not look any different on the surface, and that’s the beauty of it. This site has been upgraded to Wordpress 2.0. Yes, I know I took my damn time, but now I’m loving it, dearly.
It’s neat, clean, slick, full of AJAX goodness, modern, but not lacking excellent support for the old (all my [...]

Gallery ‘Backend’

18-Nov-05

I have introduced some sort of ‘image gallery’ management to this site - it’s powered by Gallery 2 and tied into wordpress with the help of Wordpress Gallery2. I’ve replaced some of the images on the site with the exact same pictures, except managed under Gallery 2. See the Geography Field Trip, for example - [...]

‘Sedition’

10-Oct-05

So, two bloggers have been jailed under charges from the ‘Sedition Act’, as widely reported by the media. Of course, this is great blog fodder and I’m definitely going to write something about it.
I’m not going to write a commentary on who is right or wrong here, or if the charged are actually innocent. It’s [...]

Wordpress.com Invite

30-Sep-05

Well, I know I’m busy studying for exams (next week!) and all, but what the heck. I’m too happy.
I got my wordpress.com invite! w00t!
So, now, the dilemma: should i use it for our new humour site, or for something else?
Well, for one, it’s everything I’ll ever need for the new site, except the lack of [...]