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Kestrel’s Aerie: Now With Audio!

November 24, 2009

If you take a peek at the preceding article, you’ll notice there is now an embedded audio player. It contains a recording of the article, in case you want to multitask while reading listening. I got the idea for embedding audio from a suggestion I made to Tami to record her latest post, because it [...]

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So Long, Intense Debate

November 12, 2009

Without going into a lot of detail (most of which is documented in the comments to the preceding article) I’ve uninstalled Intense Debate after a 24-hour trial. The issues ID presented were more than I wanted to deal with and try to correct (and, I think, some could not be "fixed"). Don’t misunderstand: For many [...]

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Intense Debate Now Active!

November 11, 2009

Next time you visit the Aerie, the comments section will look a bit different than in the past: I’ve just installed and activated Intense Debate (ID), a blog commenting system to enhance reader engagement and interaction. In addition to the same threaded comments presentation and ability to subscribe to comments and replies, ID now includes [...]

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What I’m Tweeting: Win7 and Other Topics

October 21, 2009

As you know, Twitter is a way to microblog in 140 characters or less. But sometimes, 140 just aren’t enough. Here are some of my thoughts from earlier today, with a bit of expansion. I should note that most of my comments are directed at the larger part of my audience: Home users, hobbyists, gamers. [...]

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Tell Me What You Think

September 24, 2009

The working title of this article is "Tell Me What You Think." It will be interesting to see if I come up with a better one before I hit "Publish" on this post.
I can hear you thinking, "Kes, what the hell are you on about, birdman?" (Incidentally, you may be surprised to know I have [...]

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New Webhost, One Small Problem

September 20, 2009

In the last 24 hours, I’ve successfully transferred Kestrel’s Aerie to a new web host. With any luck at all, the transfer was completely transparent to all of you: It certainly was, to me! I originally wrote this around 4pm Saturday; it’s now almost 1am on Sunday. At about midnight I came upstairs after watching [...]

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The State of the Kestrel and of the Aerie

September 7, 2009

About 5 minutes ago, I tweeted, "I *want* to write, but I have nothing to write *about.* At least, nothing that anyone but me would want to read. Meh."
About 3 minutes ago, I was reading Darren Rowse’s latest update at ProBlogger. While my blogging empire isn’t as expansive as Darren’s doesn’t exist, I dimly recalled [...]

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Friday Five: Absolutely Must-Have WordPress Addons

August 7, 2009

Welcome to the third installment of Friday Five! I don’t know about you, but I’m rather impressed with myself for keeping this going for three weeks in a row!
Last week, as you may recall (the link is there in case you don’t), I showcased a handful of addons intended to enhance your interaction with your [...]

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Slowly, But Surely, We’re Getting There

August 6, 2009

I sure hope no one’s been making regular trips to the Aerie to see how the renovations are progressing, because sometimes it seems for every step forward, I’m slipping back two!
Right now, my frustration mostly stems from my very, very limited knowledge of php coding, and trying to incorporate changes via the custom_functions.php file [...]

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Please Excuse the Twigs

August 4, 2009

…and the stray bits of string, or the occasional misplaced shiny…
As you may be able to tell, the Aerie is undergoing a bit of a renovation (no, really! don’t trip over any power cords or sawhorses!). One reason is because I’m reveling in the awesomeness that is the Thesis theme for WordPress: For a non-coder [...]

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