January 2012
7 posts
space for a little bit of web presence... →
one of those special applications that make online life fun
iAlja's Online Hub: And so it begins... →
ialja:
Yep, Google did it. It was just a matter of time, really. But knowing that it was going to happen doesn’t make it any less painful.
Ok, sure, at least they will be making it easy to toggle between personal and global search, though I do wonder if the average user will even notice or…
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Morning sun near Kij Kij #meerkat →
Morning sun near Kij Kij Originally uploaded by Mike&Lara
what a stunning photo of my favorite little animal… their lives are one of social structure and support… as humans we…
December 2011
4 posts
“I’m no more intelligent than the next guy. I’m just more curious.”
– Albert Einstein (via stoweboyd)
Sunny Simple Life: Secret to the Fluffiest... →
Going Crazy for These
Mind-Binding Spirit →
Some days I battle to believe in the calling I have. These days I need to know that there is a Plan.
Angry Today
I am. Just need to get over it I think - or through it.
November 2011
6 posts
10 Excuses to Greatness →
This is such amazing post - it is worth mediating upon. So often people make excuses when not achieving goals. We have no more excuses..
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachira_aquatica →
Got myself a MONEY TREE today at the little Noordhoek nursery.. Nice!!
"Willing to be misunderstood" -Innovators. →
Some times we have to walk through walls to achieve what we really believe deep down. We may very well be the only ones holding on to a dream, an idea, a better way or doing…
1.11.2011 - a BIG day
Can’t speak about it, but it may JUST happen… Excited.
October 2011
2 posts
Back to Tumblr
I have not had much joy from the BB app for Tumblr, but willing to give it another try. So here goes.. the first entry in some time..
February 2011
2 posts
@Micah got a brainwave one Friday in 2009 #FF →
I have been thinking about Follow Friday in Twitter for some time now, and it bugs me a bit that I cannot make up my mind about it for so long: A good thing that adds value or just annoying? So…
January 2011
6 posts
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The Changelog - Open Source moves fast. Keep up.:... →
thechangelog:
Apologies for the loaded headline. It’s a hat tip to the Twitter how-to articles that taught us the benefits of setting our avatars, writing a witty bios, setting a location, engaging your audience, and oh yeah, adding value. As a team that digs through a mountain of open source projects each…
Nice extensions for Rockmelt →
I have really warmed out to the new Rockmelt browser and discovered that Google Chrome extensions also work perfectly fine here… Here are a few favorites I just installed.
Theme Updates for Custom Menus and More →
Last year we—the Theme Team—were quite busy, not only offering you 29 great new themes, but also improving the themes you already love and use on your WordPress.com sites. In case you haven’t…
December 2010
6 posts
Not Just A Contact Form →
The short version of this story is that the contact form on WordPress.com has been upgraded. But that leaves out so many of the juicy details
A couple of months ago we took a step back to look…
Find the Perfect Theme for Your Blog →
Do you love WordPress.com themes? Have you ever wished you could view all the available themes without being logged into your dashboard? Curious how other WordPress.com sites use the theme you’re…
WordPress for Windows Phone 7 →
Sometimes things just work out. When Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7, a complete remake of the Windows Phone platform, we all got very excited. The simplicity of the platform is unheard…
New Theme: Toolbox →
“Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.”
—Dr. Emmett Brown
The streets of the future probably won’t be filled with flying cars and hover boards but the Web will be filled with more…
Better Tagging with P2 →
When we originally released P2 our mission was to create an awesome feature-packed group blog theme. We have stayed true to that mission with new improvements to P2 functionality that will make…
Make it Snow Around the World →
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to…
November 2010
8 posts
Windows Live Spaces Doubles WordPress.com Signups →
Two months ago, we announced together with our friends at Windows Live that bloggers on the Windows Live Spaces service were being offered the opportunity to move their existing blogs over here…
Discover who likes your posts →
Months ago we added the ability for readers to like your posts, and ever since thousands of people have been liking posts every day. But something was missing: there was no way for post authors to…
New Theme: Pilcrow →
If you want a simple and clean blog theme that you can customize to suit your needs I think you’ll like the one we’re introducing today. It’s called Pilcrow.
The Pilcrow Themes…
Who is Top Author? →
Picture this situation: you’re an author on a popular blog that’s published by several users; you’re wondering which author is getting the most views… Well now you can find out.
Today we’re…
Mobilize Your Blog This Holiday Season →
With the holidays appearing thick and fast from now until next year, it’s a great time for meeting up with the people who are important to us, giving and receiving gifts, relaxing and indulging…
New Features: Linking, Sorting, Paging →
Oh my!
It’s that time of year again, when the folks over at WordPress.org start putting the finishing touches on the next version of WordPress (in this case, version 3.1), and the lucky users of…
Infinite Theme Styles with Custom CSS →
There are 100+ themes to choose from here at WordPress.com, and many of them have customizable backgrounds, menus, content layouts, and headers you can change yourself (like our new default theme…
August 2010
4 posts
Want Instant Delivery of New Blog Posts &... →
Jabber is almost as fast as lightning.
Do you ever wish you could get instant notification of when your favorite bloggers update? Or even when a new comment is published on their…
More ways to share →
Starting today there is a new way for your readers to share the posts on your blog with friends. This feature allows you to add sharing functionality from a range of services to the bottom of your…
Jazz Up Your Posts With Zemanta →
Ever wish you had a blogging assistant who helped you write posts that are full of great links, photos, and tags? Wish no more: We’ve partnered with the folks at Zemanta to give you a hand at…
New Theme: Oulipo →
Are you tired of clutter? Are you looking for a theme that puts the focus on your content and gets out of the way? Meet Oulipo, our newest theme. Oulipo’s clean, grid-based design and elegant…
July 2010
2 posts
Phone Your Blog →
A broken telephone I saw while wandering around Bangkok
It’s happened to all of us. The night starts off innocently enough with a little gin and tonic, maybe a mojito, then next thing…
Support the First Amendment with 1 for All →
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people…
June 2010
8 posts
Overcome Writer’s Block With Plinky Prompts →
Do you ever think “Ugh, I’d totally write a new blog post, if I just had something to say?” Or maybe, “I’m sick and tired of writer’s block but I don’t know what to do about it!”
We’ve all been…
New Theme: Modularity Lite →
Grab your extra-large images and check out today’s new theme, Modularity Lite. If you want a photo blog or portfolio site our one-hundredth theme might be the perfect thing for you. Let’s take a…
New Theme: Koi →
Say hello to Koi, our newest theme. This light and colorful theme provides a beautiful framework for your WordPress.com site with delicate, hand-drawn illustrations and refined typography. The…