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How to create a WordPress theme: A guide for the design-challenged non-geek
I love minimalist designs with great colors. No, that isn’t accurate, make that: I now love minimalist designs with great colors. I used to love putting everything but the kitchen sink in my blog template, hence my previous fascination with three-column themes-to get more screen space for buttons, listings, banners and what have you. I’ve…
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Pieces of WordPress theme code: a repository
The great thing about open source is that you can build on what others have done. In my quest to port an open source web design into a WordPress theme, I’ve used bits and pieces of WordPress theme code that have served me well in previous designs. I am posting these pieces of code here…
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Printable CEO goes online: Color-code and assign points to your tasks
David Seah’s Printable CEO is an effective productivity tool. It allows you to focus on important tasks based on your hierarchy of values. The color-coding and the assignment of points make it easy to decide which tasks to prioritize. The accompanying tasks tracker helps you keep tab on the things you’ve done and the points…
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Punk’s not dead, it has gone jogging
Or at least I did. I jogged four rounds at the Cebu City Sports Center oval today and walked another round, with Me First and The Gimme Gimmes and Ramones threatening to bust my eardrums. I have an eclectic taste in music and my playlist leaves people I know bewildered. Bob Dylan gets mixed with…
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Ways to count blog readers: a rundown of the blog metrics services I tested
There are a lot of excellent blog metrics services out there and most of them are either free or offer free account packages. I have used six in this site, not because I am obsessed with going over the low visit count of my blog but because I’m writing about these services for a special…