• Upgrading Movable Type Comments to v4.1

    When Six Apart released Movable Type 4.1, with it they released an entirely new commenting architecture. And technically, the foundation was laid with…

  • Change Your Social Security Number at PayPal

    As I'm recording information for taxes this year, I realize that once again, I've managed to forget to update the account information at PayPal, and the 1099 form has my personal Social Security Number on it, rather than the company's Employer ID Number, which means that I personally…

  • Microsoft Action Pack Assessment and You

    If you've been a subscriber to the Microsoft Action Pack, then you might know of a couple of changes to the plan this year. First up is the requirement that you pass an assessment course. I figured I could do this when I had a chance, and so…

  • The Dilemma of Paid Reviews

    An interesting comment was raised on my review of Web Hosting Bluebook. Someone by the name of "Internet Marketing Blog" (if you follow their link, you get a blog by the name of "Money Maker Jobs", and someone posting under the name of "admin", so finding out the…

  • The Lost Art of Thinking Critically

    In my job, I am often called upon to solve problems – in fact, most of my job is less about writing code or making things pretty (no comments from the gallery, please) than it is figuring out how to make things work the way that they are…

  • Using Feed Digest to Republish Feed Content on Your Site

    With version 3.31 of Movable Type, the product began shipping with feeds.app lite, which allowed some simple abilities for republishing the content of other feeds on your site, through the use of Movable Type template tags. This plugin was a great step forward, and expanded on earlier plugins…

  • Microsoft eOpen Sucks

    I generally like things being made available online. Sure, I have issues with putting data online, because when my connection goes out – and it will go out – I like to be able to get to it. But providing the option to get at things online is…

  • Netflix DVD Rental Service

    Last week I mentioned that we had tried out the Redbox DVD Vending Machine, so I figured it was only fair that I review the Netflix DVD rental service as well. While Redbox generally serves the impulse renter, Netflix is more for the serious consumer of videos. The…

  • Disable Template Syntax Highlighting in Movable Type 4

    One of the more challenging pieces of the Movable Type administration interface in version 4 is the syntax highlighting when you are editing your templates. That's not to say that the highlighting is entirely bad, because it can be nice, and brighten your day. Rather than having a…

  • How Do You Actually Control Your Email Spam?

    Now that we've taken a look at getting a handle on our email spam, it's important to try and figure out how to really get on top of it. Sure, we can manage the spam process, and try to make sure that it doesn't get the better of…

  • Getting a Handle on Email Spam

    One of the most annoying items that we all face is undoubtedly email spam. Unfortunately, there is little that we can do about it, and so I figured that it was time to try and understand it better. Not so long ago, I made two changes that made…

  • Error Deleting AVI Files in Windows XP

    It seems like I just can't seem to get rid of an annoying error that crops up every once in a while where I'm unable to delete AVI files through Windows XP. To be fair, I should probably elaborate and say that I'm unable to delete AVI files…