My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-01-2006

• Address book plug in for Manila
  Looking for some ideas on a wordpress plugin to handle address book meta data. This post looks interesting for ideas if I end up having to write it myself.
  (tags: 2Read, wordpress)
• SimpleTags - A WordPress Plugin for Technorati Tags
  SimpleTags is a WordPress plugin that will allow you to easily generate Technorati tags at the bottom of your blog entries. There are several plugins already available for this purpose, but they all require you to use custom fields within WordPress.
  (tags: Plugin, Tags, Technorati, WordPress, tagging)
• GeoPress - Wordpress Plugin for tagging your posts with location
  # You can geocode each of your posts by just giving an address. Any address you give in yahoo! maps should work # You can insert a map for the post’s location within the post. # You can Geo enable your RSS feeds with a small bit of coding # You can i
  (tags: geocoding, geotagging, plugin, wordpress)

An interesting site. I don’t want to spoil it for you but the site is work friendly (you won’t get fired for any pictures in your browser cache from this site). It looks like prOn but it isn’t.

JC’s Girl’s purpose is to bring you hope…
If you are a woman in the sex industry…
If you are a man seeking fulfilment…
If you are a Christian…
See us in action…

Ozh over at PlanetOzh has released Worpdress Admin Drop Down Menu for WordPress 2.0. It makes the menu option pop down automatically when you mouse over them instead of having to click on them.

One thing I wanted to improve in the Admin area of my Wordpress blog was the header menu. I want to be able to reach any admin page in one click, instead of first clicking on the first level link (”Manage” for example) and then only on a submenu link (”Comments“)

Ozh has created a demo page where you can see how it works.

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-02-2006

• Better RSS Feed - Wordpress Plugin by planetOzh
  RSS Feeds on Steroids: With most RSS Feeds you miss the connectivity and interaction that a website provides: lists of related entries, comments and replies that fuel a discussion, and handy links like “Add to del.icio.us”. Also you can add custom
  (tags: 2do, RSS, plugin, wordpress)
• Exec-PHP plugin for Wordpress
  The Exec-PHP plugin allows <?php ?> tags inside your Wordpress posts and pages to execute the code inside of it just like you normally write and run code inside of any PHP file.
  (tags: 2do, plugins, wordpress)

My wife tells me it is time for a new bed. I have been sleeping on a waterbed for over 30 years. We have had a waterbed for the 25+ years that we have been married and she tells me it is time to move on. We have seen the ads for the Select Comfort Sleep Number beds and she tells me that is what we need.

Well, cheapskate that I am I got on Google to see what was available and found quite a few good reviews of the AeroBed.

The AeroBed Premier Dual Zone has 2 separate firmness controls and looks to be the nicest of the air mattresses. You need separate controllers if you want maximum comfort for two people. The two controllers included allow either person to independently adjust the firmness level on either side of the bed, allowing each sleeper to select their precise firmness and support comfort levels without disturbing the other sleeper.

Here are the features according to the AeroBed site:

• Specially designed to maximize individual comfort for two sleepers
• Featuring (2) built-in flat panel profile pumps
• Inflates and deflates in less than 60 seconds
• Includes removable, washable fleece mattress cover
• Quadra Coil constructed base for firm, lasting support
• Made of puncture-resistant, heavy-gauge PVC vinyl.
• Fits standard size sheets.
• Two-year limited express warranty on pump
• Weighs about 20 lbs.
• Convenient carry bag included

The retail price is about $270 for the King size mattress and $40 less for the Queen. This looks to be a great bed, but maybe instead of putting it our master bedroom it will have to go in the 27′ travel trailer!

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-04-2006

• Turning Wordpress into a tag-based blogging application
  Summary: How to forego categories and date-based archives and turn your Wordpress-powered blog into a tag-based blogging system. Like del.icio.us, but a blog.
  (tags: 2Do, Tags, wordpress)
• Easy integration of del.icio.us with your blog
  an easy way for Wordpress users to update and customize their blog with del.icio.us daily blog postings, including auto-creation of mini-posts & customized post titles
  (tags: del.icio.us, wordpress)
• Tag Unions and Tag Intersections in a blog
  I implemented a cool new feature to this site. Now, whenever you are viewing a tag archive page (e.g. “all posts tagged with XYZ”) you’ll see a list of related tags. Next to each of these is a “+” and a “|”. Clicking the plus sign lets yo
  (tags: Tags, wordpress)

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-06-2006

• FAQ Auto Responder for Wordpress Comments « planetOzh
  The last time it happened, I said to myself : “Gee. I really have to make something that automatically handles things whenever someone asks about those darn headers”. So, I replied to myself : “hey, looks like a fun plugin idea !” A few minu
  (tags: 2Do, plugin, wordpress)
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
  This index includes 427 references to both the Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition.
  (tags: 2Read, grammar, writing)
• Know Your Stuff Home Inventory
  This software will help you create a room-by-room inventory of your personal possessions. Having an up-to-date home inventory will help you: * Purchase enough insurance to replace the things you own. * Get your insurance claims settled faster. * Substanti
  (tags: 2Do, insurance, tools)

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-07-2006

• Thirty-eight dishonest tricks in Argumenting
  In most textbooks of logic there is to be found a list of "fallacies", classified in accordance with the logical principles they violate. Such collections are interesting and important, and it is to be hoped that any readers who wish to go more deeply
  (tags: 2Blog, logic, writing)
• Welcome to Comfortaire - Air Beds
  Comfortaire beds are air controlled for comfort and support. They are designed to allow for individual comfort control - a feature not found in most other mattresses.
  (tags: airbed)
• The Air Mattress of the Future is Here!
  According to the dictionary an air mattress is an inflatable mattress, usually made of some type of plastic material. After reading this definition it doesn’t make you want to rush out and purchase one. After all, who wants to sleep on a cold piece of pla
  (tags: airbed)

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-08-2006

• Partition Recovery - Active@ - Undelete Partition. Restore deleted partition table.
  Active@ Partition Recovery major features: * Recover deleted partitions (FAT and NTFS) * Restore deleted FAT and NTFS Logical Drives * Create Drive Image - for backup purposes * Scan hard drives and detect deleted FAT and NTFS partitions and/or Drives * P
  (tags: Harddisk, partition, util)

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-09-2006

• Three Column Layouts - css-discuss
  The question of finding good 3 column layouts comes up in the mail list from time to time. Here are some that I have found, along with a few notations about what features they include and how they work. The judgment of "good" is left to you and your needs
  (tags: css, design, layout, web, webdesign)
• glish.com : CSS layout techniques : 3 columns, the holy grail
  This is the most elegant technique and perhaps the most sought after layout: a 3 column page with a fluid center column. Easy to understand, easy to implement. I first saw this layout at dynamic ribbon device and have since learned that the sweet CSS came
  (tags: css, design, layout, web, webdesign)

My shared del.icio.us bookmarks from 01-12-2006

• Mozilla Extensions — Web Developer
  Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.
  (tags: extension, firefox)

Well, the company vehicle is approaching 60,000 miles so it is time to trade it in. I have been driving the PT Cruiser for a couple of years and now have to pick something new. I have been trying to figure out what to get. It needs to be something ‘different’ - meaning it cannot be a regular car but something different. Not sure what yet - maybe you can give me some ideas?

MSNBC.com shows has a slide show of what some celebrity drive including:

• Shaq’s 2003 Hummer H2 with “26-inch, chrome wheels with the Superman ‘S’ engraved on each of the five spokes.”
• Rapper and producer Wyclef Jean has a ultra-rare, 543-horsepower Pagani Zonda C12-S, an exclusive Italian-built sports car that sells for $350,000.

I don’t think I will be geting anything that fancy. But what should I get….

I was listening to Steve Gibson talk to Leo Laporte talk about Hamachi in the Security Now podcast.

With Hamachi you can connect two or more computers through a regular internet connection, creating their own virtual network for direct secure communication.

What can it do?

• LAN over the internet.
• Zero-configuration VPN.
• Secure peer-to-peer.

So now when I am on the road I can access my desktop computer just like I was on the local LAN. I have access to Windows file sharing. If so inclined could play LAN games, run private web or FTP servers, and many other applications.

According to the site Hamachi is a UDP-based virtual private networking system. The peers utilize a 3rd node, called mediation server, to locate each other in order to boot strap the connection between themselves. The connection between the machines becomes direct once it’s established and no traffic flows through the mediation server.

Two uses I can think of immediately for this are first simple file sharing so I can access my files from any location but also I can use Hamachi to ‘transport’ my UltraVNC connection so that it is completely secure over the web.

I just installed Smart Update Pinger which replaces WordPress’ built-in update ping functionality. WordPress sends a ping to the update services every time you hit the ’save’ button. This plugin only pings the services once so that edits of existing posts are “silent”.

Why would you care?

When you edit an older post and ping a service, the service either shows your blog’s URL or the latest post’s URL. Never the edited post’s—unless it is the latest, of course. This is misleading and could even get you banned for pingspamming unless you’re careful.

I hope it gets updated to run on WordPress 2.0 real soon.

On January 7, 2006 the NorthJersey.com news site reported that New Jersey State Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ordered a man to serve jail time for driving a ‘pocket bike’ while intoxicated.

A Wayne man was sentenced Friday to jail time and hefty fines for taking a drunken spin on his nephew’s “pocket bike” - a miniature motorcycle that sits less than a foot off the ground.

You have probably seen some of these little chainsaw-size bikes in action. Usually with an overweight adult scrunched over on something that really doesn’t look like it would fit an 8 year old.

Kaiser was sentenced to a 10-year loss of his driver’s license and a $1,000 fine. He has 2 past convictions for driving under the influence, and the judge figured that this should count as his third offense.

In his written opinion, Caposela pointed to cases from other states where drivers who drove golf carts drunk were subject to DWI penalties.

So, what are your thoughts? Should people be charged with DWIs when they drive pocket bikes? How about golf carts? Bicycles? Horses?