Category Archives: Tutorial

How to Create a Custom RSS Feed in WordPress in 12 Lines of Code

Custom RSS feed me, Seymour Recently I wanted to create a feed for Google base that used a bunch of custom fields that I had created. It wasn’t easy to find what I was looking for online, so I thought … Continue reading

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Twitter as I explained it to my mom

After talking with my mom (@adiehl on Twitter) about Twitter, the “microblogging” website that asks you to explain “What are you doing?” in 140 characters, it prompted me to write yet another How to Twitter posts, but a less technical … Continue reading

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How to uninstall Adobe Apollo

Adobe Apollo was the code name for Adobe AIR, which has since taken its place. I’ve been trying to update my Twhirl application, but I was getting a message that I couldn’t update it because it was not made for that … Continue reading

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Creating a Real Estate Website in WordPress — Part 2

If you find this article helpful, please share it, or Digg it! In Part 1 of Building a real estate website in WordPress, you learned about a plugin called FreshPost that we used to set up the basic structure of your real … Continue reading

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Disable Styles and Javascript in Safari with Keyboard Shortcuts – How To

Now Safari’s just as cool as Firefox If you’re a web developer on the Mac, you may be sick of everyone talking about Firefox Addons that do everything but wipe your ass. True, Firefox is a great browser that is … Continue reading

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3 Simple Steps to keyword order SEO – Are your words SEO friendly?

Much search engine optimization revolves around guessing how users will search to find your site. When you’re optimizing for organic (non-paid) search results, you may be surprised to find out how much word order impacts the search ranking. Optimize your … Continue reading

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How to publicize your business events online

I wrote a newsletter article previously called "How to Schedule an Event Online," but recently I’ve had a few clients ask me how to get their events noticed. I’ve republished the article below: Here’s the situation: consider that you have … Continue reading

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How to get better search results with 5 simple steps

Search Engine Optimization is not voodoo; it directly translates into how well your website performs.  The Ignite Matchmaking website was not performing well last September for their main keywords.  Katz Web Design redesigned their site, optimized the site for their … Continue reading

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Multiple Matte Colors for CSS Sprites

Here’s the problem: I want to use CSS Sprites for transparent images, and they require different matte colors. The promise of CSS Sprites is great: you can combine many small images into one bigger image, and use CSS to reveal … Continue reading

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