News from Around the World
On this day – May 2, 1933 – Loch Ness Monster sighted!
Although accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland’s Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster was born when a sighting on May 2, 1933 made local news. This photo was taken the following year, in 1934, by Lt. Col. Robert Kenneth Wilson and was published in The Daily {Read More…}
How to get the perfect shade of color
In Smashing Magazine’s newsletter today, they reviewed a new tool to help you get just the right shade of color for your project. You can use the HexColorTool in any browser and just enter the six-digit hex value of your color, select either lighter or darker, and use the handy slider to choose a percentage. Have fun playing with {Read More…}
WordPress Deal of the Week
Do you love the theme designs at StudioPress as much as I do? Here’s an offer you can’t pass up! Their Genesis Pro Plus Package is only $299.95…a savings of over $900! You get the Genesis Framework, 42 child themes, 12 bonus themes, support, updates, PLUS every child theme they make in the future all {Read More…}
The bagpiper…a cautionary (but humorous) tale
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. The bagpiper…a cautionary (but humorous) tale…. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn’t stop for directions. I {Read More…}
Good Karma Friday – Do you LOVE Shutterfly?
Of course you do! For this Good Karma Friday, I have some great sales and promo codes from them to share with you. YAY! Just click on the link you love and make something memorable today…or before 14 March anyway! Get 10 free 5×7 Flat stationery or 5×7 Folded greeting cards with promo code SPRINGTHING, Offer {Read More…}
Top 18 most downloaded WordPress plugins
Plugins make your WordPress page rock! Here’s a list from WordPress.org of the top 18 most downloaded plugins. Click on a link to read more about each plugin. Jetpack by WordPress.com Downloaded 4,360,354 times WordPress SEO by Yoast Downloaded 3,766,062 times Akismet Downloaded 14,041,467 times Contact Form 7 Downloaded 10,047,722 times Google XML Sitemaps Downloaded 9,823,315 times NextGEN Gallery Downloaded 6,920,904 {Read More…}
