July 2008
Adam Brown’s WP Hook Database →
I find this to be the most updated WP Hooks database so far. I might be wrong, so let me know. There’s another WP Hooks db at flatearth.org.
Plugin: Password Protect Your Blog with .htaccess →
AskApache Password Protect adds some serious password protection to your WordPress Blog. Not only does it protect your wp-admin directory, but also your wp-includes, wp-content, plugins, etc….
The nip tuck grid →
I couldn’t leave it alone. Even though I had vowed to never mess around with it again I just had to take one last shot at tweaking the current Upstart Blogger design. Fortunately for fans of… …
Dell Goes Uber Stylish With Studio Hybrid PC’s →
For long I’ve always felt that Mac’s were super sexy and did extremely well in the looks department of a computer. There’s this self attracting charm of the Mac’s that pulls in the…
Review: SumoSac Lounge Seat →
I know what you’re thinking - another lounge chair review? Not too long ago I purchased a Sumo Omni and declared it to be the ultimate blogger’s chair for its ability to conform to variety of…
Unwiring for a Week →
For the next week, I will be completely unwired as I embark on a camping trip with several friends (an electrical engineering student and three pre-law students) in the Middle of No Where, Texas…
Convertible Compact Desk →
It’s a cabinet, it’s a desk, it’s a genius. Crate and Barrel’s lovely new deskinet?
WordPress 2.7 Theming May Change Everything →
It looks like Child Themes will be able to override templates in Parent Themes and add new custom page templates in WordPress 2.7. I loaded up the bleeding edge version this morning and tried it…
Update Interview →
Have a look at this interview with me about WooThemes, freelancing & marketing in general here. Having not had an interview opportunity in a while, I think this one gives some insight of where my…
Sneak, now on Tumblr →
I thought it was about time I mention that I’m also posting bits and pieces over on Tumblr. It’s a great little service – not just for posting quick items, but also in the way that the Dashboard…
Rodney Mullen is a Skating God [7 Minutes of 2001... →
This is some amazing footage from 2001 of Rodney Mullen doing what he does best. The man who invented the kickflip will no doubt inspire young skaters for many generations to come.
Prelude to the Higgs: A work for 2 bosons in the... →
Scientists at Fermilab have announced the observation of pairs of Z bosons, force-carrying particles produced in proton-antiproton collisions at the Tevatron, the world’s highest-energy particle…
FCC: Comcast Illegally Interfered With... →
A majority of the Federal Communications Commission has concluded that cable operator Comcast unlawfully disrupted the transfer of certain digital video files, affirming the government’s right to…
Free Fonts Of The Month: Fertigo Pro, FF Nuvo →
Every now and again we take a look around, select “fresh” high-quality free fonts and present them to you in a brief overview. The choice is enormous, so the time you need to find them is usually…
10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments →
The other day Bob Garfield had a good kvetch about dumb comments on newspaper websites on his show, On The Media, and I posted my two cents, but I still don’t feel better. I think that’s…
sliverbackapp.com →
Smashing Magazine has done another great post on imagery in websites. This is a fantastic example of how one well designed and created image can transform the whole page.
Solar Power From Outer Space Could Reduce Fossil... →
Rising fuel costs have spurred some pretty wacky ideas. One that maybe isn’t so crazy is harvesting solar power from space. While the idea isn’t new—NASA and The US Department of Energy studied it…
Google Calendar and iCal can sync for free, with... →
Is having calendar information online, on the desktop, and on a mobile phone too much to ask? Google apparently doesn’t think so anymore, as the company has quietly enabled sync for Google Calendar,…
Worker Accidentally Takes Pictures of iPhone... →
The covert nature of Apple’s production facilities is generally on par with those of military contractors, but according to one buyer’s report, an iPhone 3G recently came pre-packaged with three…
Sen. Ted Stevens indicted: 7 false statements... →
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, has been indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of…
Image Fade Revisited →
This episode is revisiting the image cross fade effect, in particular Dragon Interactive has a beautiful little transition for their navigation that some readers have been requesting. Greg Johnson…
Fantastic News Ticker Newsvine-like using Mootools →
Finally, after a lot of your requests I added this tutorial which explains how to implement a News Ticker, with news vertical scrolling, using mootools. It’s very simple and quick to implement in…
News ticker with horizontal scrolling using... →
This tutorial is another version of my News Ticker with Mootools I published yesterday. I want to reply to all that wrote me asking for information about how to implement a news ticker with …
Custom WordPress Hooks and Filters in Thematic 0.6 →
Thematic version 0.6 is an upgrade I didn’t intend on making so quickly and there’s been some changes. Here’s a weird one: when every other WordPress theme author is desperately trying to add more…
UberView coming soon →
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The Science of Identifying Liars →
An interrogation expert spills his secrets on next-generation polygraphs, neuroscientific mind-reading, torture as interrogation, and why humans are still the best lie detectors.
NYPD Knocks Cyclist to Curb, Unbelievable →
This is an unbelievable example of brutality. Two cops standing in the middle of the street. The cyclist is obviously moving to avoid an accident and the cop literally knocks the guy to the curb! We…
Warp Drive Engine and Travelling Faster Than Light →
Seems strange, but by manipulating extra dimensions with astronomical amounts of energy, two Baylor University physicists have outlined how a faster-than-light engine, or warp drive, could be created…
Man Stole Buses, Drove Their Routes, Returned Them... →
Poilice say Harris wore a Miami-Dade Transit employee uniform, did not steal the fares, and returned the buses to the depot each night.
Riding the Monster-waves in Tahiti →
Surfing in Tahiti in monster waves. Super crazy!
Vegas BASE jump with Red Bull Air Force →
To help promote the launch of Red Bull Simply Cola in Vegas, a few guys from the Red Bull Air Force spent Memorial Day weekend BASE jumping off the Signature Tower of the MGM.
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“First names shall not be approved if they can cause offense or can be supposed to cause discomfort for the one using it, or names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name.”
When Sex is a Police Trap →
At a public park a topless woman asked a man to expose himself. The park appeared empty to him, but police were actually videotaping from an unmarked car nearby. They released the names, photos and…
10 of the Best Color Resources and Tools →
Color plays an important role in the way we communicate with each other. Color not only helps give a design visual beauty, but it can also make a person react or feel a certain way. This feeling may…
Theme: JobPress Turns Your Site into Perfect Job... →
JobPress is a wordpress theme that turns your website into a perfect working Job Board Software. It comes with all features a website of this kind needs. It is easy-to-use, easy-to-customize,…
Shave your head for Charity Tag →
Came up with a fun idea/game that I hope takes off and causes some excitement and raises some money for some great Charities, Watch this video and understand exactly where this is going :)!
Image Fade Revisited →
This episode is revisiting the image cross fade effect, in particular Dragon Interactive has a beautiful little transition for their navigation that some readers have been requesting. Greg Johnson…
iPhone Apps I Want →
I am thoroughly enjoying the debut crop of iPhone Apps — a welcome improvement over the (mostly) second-rate half-baked apps available in the Jailbreak era.
Here are a few imaginary apps and…
Bought and paid for →
Seven months ago I bought Upstart Blogger for $14,500. As of today this blog has generated an income level that has broken the $14,500 barrier. Upstart Blogger is now bought and paid…
This is…
Next MacBooks to tout glass trackpads? →
The next generation of MacBooks will mark a radical change to the company’s trackpad design, says a new rumor. Both the regular MacBook and the MacBook Pro will allegedly switch to glass-surfaced…
100 Skydivers Came Together Mid-Air To Form A... →
The moment 100 skydivers came together mid-air to form a 747-sized diamond.
A Confession →
I have a confession to make. It’s the kind of confession that you normally wouldn’t bring up in mixed company, or with people you don’t know very well, but the blank buffer of cyberspace gives me…
Thematic Version 0.6 Is Out →
This is just a quick note to say that Thematic version 0.6 is out. I had to make a few changes to have it included in the themes directory and, of course, those changes turned into monumental…
Review: Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Earpiece →
I’ve never been a fan of bluetooth earpieces. I always thought it was kind of weird to see people walking along and seemingly talking to themselves, or emitting a bright blue pulse from a LED on…
MacBook Air Susceptible to Gravity →
Unlike the name implies, Apple’s MacBook Air laptop is not lighter than Air nor does it float on Air or any such nonsense. It is actually quite prone to falling and the minimalist nature of the…
First It Was Song Downloads. Now It’s Organic... →
AFTER scanning his textbooks and making them available to anyone to download free, a contributor at the file-sharing site PirateBay.org composed a colorful message for “all publishers” of college…
Top DOJ Lawyers Spoke ‘In Codes’, Feared Being... →
Investigative journalist Jane Mayer said two other top DOJ lawyers had to develop a system of speaking codes because they feared they were being wiretapped while others described an “atmosphere of…
Personal Genome Project Could Unlock the Mysteries... →
Imagine that we could collect complete sets of data - genotype and phenotype - for a whole population. You would very quickly begin to see meaningful and powerful correlations between particular…
Pilot pulls record-setting 9.6Gs in Red Bull Air... →
Here are scenes from the Red Bull Air Race. These guys are pulling 9 to 10 Gs which is crazy. A nascar driver is pulling about 4 G’s this is twice as much. Just the helmet alone on your head that…
Texas To Build Wind Power Superhighway →
In what is purported to be the largest investment in clean, renewable energy in US History, Texas has been given preliminary approval for a $4.9 billion plan to build transmission lines to carry wind…