Ramblings of a Programmer

Simple upgrade

ksanders — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:47:17 +0000

That has to be the simplest upgrade for a web site that I have ever completed. I logged into the site tonight and found that WordPress 3.0 is available. I clicked on the automatic update link and a few minutes later, everything is ready to go with no further effort on my part. All upgrades should be this easy!

The Single Sign-On

ksanders — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:51 +0000

Every once in a while, software developers need a good laugh!

The Single Sign-On

Mobile edition

ksanders — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:51:46 +0000

I just installed a new plugin for WordPress that detects mobile browsers for mobile devices like the iPhone or iPod touch and automatically presents the blog in a way that is better suited for mobile browsers.

Upgrade success!

ksanders — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:15:55 +0000

WordPress recently released version 2.9.1. I have tried a couple of times to upgrade using the automated upgrade option within the blog. Each time, it would throw messages about not having required permissions to perform the upgrade. It appears that the automated upgrade will not work on my hosting provider.

So, I took the time to download the update and performed the install manually tonight. It took a little while to make sure I got everything copied up to the site and not overwrite something important. It appears that the upgrade went well.

Our 17 month old

ksanders — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:52:59 +0000

I realized that I have not posted an updated photo of Aaron lately. He is growing like a weed. Since I last posted about him, he is getting around all over the place and trying to talk. They grow up way too fast. You can click on the photo to see a larger version.

Blog update complete

ksanders — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:03:27 +0000

The update to WordPress 2.9 is complete although it did not occur without some glitches. I had to manually make some changes to the database so some of the new features would work properly, but I learned something in the process.

Blog Update

ksanders — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:17:59 +0000

WordPress 2.9 was released today. Needless to say, I am a bit behind on my upgrades. I am currently running WordPress 2.2.3. I am not sure what steps the upgrade will require, so the blog might be down at times over the next few days.

Standing Alone

ksanders — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:55:50 +0000

Aaron has just started pulling up and standing by using things around him. This is the first time that I have seen him stand up without any help of another person.My wife mentioned today that he fed himself some small bits of cheese, diced pears, and crackers. They grow up so fast and sometimes we miss some of these wonderful moments. We have to make the best of all the moments that we have with them.

Win a Drobo

ksanders — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:07:10 +0000

There are just a few days left to get in on the contest to win a Drobo at Managing Your Digital Life.

Grease your Chrome

ksanders — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:45:21 +0000

OK… get your minds out of the gutter. Â After a couple of years of being in total love with the combination of FirefoxÂ Greasemonkey, I started usingÂ Google’s ChromeÂ browser. Â Right off, I missed the functionality that was gained with the Greasemonkey plugin and various scripts that I had downloaded fromÂ userscripts.org. Â After a few weeks of using Chrome and realizing that its speed has won me over, I thought I would look around to see about using Greasemonkey with Chrome. Â I found what I was looking for tonight in Greasemetal.

GreasemetalÂ is a userscript runtime which hosts javascript files for use with Google Chrome just as Greasemonkey does forÂ Firefox. Â I have tried a few of my favorite scripts forÂ FlickrÂ and all seem to work well so far. Â Check out the Greasemetal web site to get the installation file.