Pariah Burke » Blogging http://iampariah.com Consulting & Training with Creative & Publishing Workflow Expert Pariah S. Burke | Informing & Empowering Creative Professionals™ Tue, 22 May 2012 10:31:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Day One: Firefox as My Default Browser (Dammit!) http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/day-one-firefox-as-my-default-browser-dammit.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/day-one-firefox-as-my-default-browser-dammit.php#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:50:06 +0000 Pariah Burke http://iampariah.com/articles/design-web/day-one-firefox-as-my-default-browser-dammit.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/day-one-firefox-as-my-default-browser-dammit.php/feed 0 A Simple Bookmarking Service for Link Sharing http://iampariah.com/blog/creative-pro/a-simple-bookmarking-service-for-link-sharing.php http://iampariah.com/blog/creative-pro/a-simple-bookmarking-service-for-link-sharing.php#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:48:06 +0000 Pariah Burke http://iampariah.com/?p=2435 http://iampariah.com/blog/creative-pro/a-simple-bookmarking-service-for-link-sharing.php/feed 0 WhiteList Spam Attacks Threaten Blogs and Email http://iampariah.com/blog/whitelist-spam-attacks-threaten-blogs-and-email.php http://iampariah.com/blog/whitelist-spam-attacks-threaten-blogs-and-email.php#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:13:58 +0000 Pariah Burke http://www.iampariah.com/blog/?p=537 Spammers are employing a new tactic to attack blogs, and it’s a tactic that could bring down anti-spam measures protecting not only the Blogosphere, but e-mail too.

Blog spammers are attacking blogs with their typical messages, but they have a new, … >>

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Some of the plugins used with WP 1.2, for instance, have not been updated to function with WP 1.5. Even some of those that have, have not been updated … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/wordpress-15-installed.php/feed 0 Upgrading to WordPress 1.5 http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/upgrading-to-wordpress-15.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/upgrading-to-wordpress-15.php#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2005 02:41:57 +0000 Pariah Burke http://iampariah.com/blog/2005/07/upgrading-to-wordpress-15/ At this very moment I’m upgrading to WordPress 1.5. While it’s an upgrade I’ve been contemplating for a while, it was one I had intended to put off for another month or two–at least until after I had finished writing my … >>

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I hate to say it
It’s been too long I’m high on the hog
Yes I’m let loose
From Interland’s noose
That’s kept me hangin’ on hold
I’ve keep lookin’ at the stats
’Cause they’re gettin’ way … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/back-in-blog.php/feed 2 iamPariah.com Will Return in January http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/iampariahcom-will-return-in-january.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/iampariahcom-will-return-in-january.php#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:46:20 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=459 After the first of the year I Am Pariah.com, The Memes List, and the Saturday Slant will all be back up and running at breakneck pace. They will be running off a brand new WordPress installation, on a fast, reliable server. … >>

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The software on which blog runs, Movable Type running off a SQL database, is crumbling. It’s dying, a piece at a … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blog-crumbling-mt-dying.php/feed 0 Blog Problems, MT Falling Apart http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blog-problems-mt-falling-apart.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blog-problems-mt-falling-apart.php#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:31:42 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=449 Grrr! Moveable Type, the blog software that drives this blog, is falling apart. Error after error, problem after problem. Auto-pinging has always been an issue. Posting and commenting out of memory errors happen sporadically every few months. Now no one can … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blog-problems-mt-falling-apart.php/feed 0 WordPress or MT 3? http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/wordpress-or-mt-3.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/wordpress-or-mt-3.php#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:44:52 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=436 I want things like future posting, something I have on my pro blogs The Design Weblog and Magazine Weblog, but MT 2.6x doesn’t currently offer. I’ve been missing so many Saturday Slants lately because, when Saturday rolls around, I’m usually on … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/wordpress-or-mt-3.php/feed 0 BlogRolling.com Over and Done With? http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blogrollingcom-over-and-done-with.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blogrollingcom-over-and-done-with.php#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:01:00 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=433 be BlogRolling.com, or is it time for a competitor to rise up? Now that BlogRolling.com is owned by the not-so-cool Tucows, BR doesn't inspire the same warm and fuzzy brand loyalty as it did as a one-man operation started as a labor of love. So, does the blogosphere want BR to continue even it manages to get its act together?]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/blogrollingcom-over-and-done-with.php/feed 3 How To Blog http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/how-to-blog.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/how-to-blog.php#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:20:55 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=392 Tony Pierce has a very interesting (if contentious) post about how to blog. Most of his list is right on the mark; some misses by a mile.

tonypierce.com busblog

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13. if you havent written about sex, religion, and politics in

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]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/how-to-blog.php/feed 2 Fear Grips Blogs: Copyright Infringement http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/fear-grips-blogs-copyright-infringement.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/fear-grips-blogs-copyright-infringement.php#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2004 21:12:00 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=380 I think this issue is being taken a little too seriously and literally–especially by the commentors on Calacanis’s original post–because of one article, which was written in early 2002 if you read the fine print at the bottom (or read … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/fear-grips-blogs-copyright-infringement.php/feed 7 Color Scheme Tool Accounts For Color Blindness http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/color-scheme-tool-accounts-for-color-blindness.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/color-scheme-tool-accounts-for-color-blindness.php#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2004 02:13:15 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=357 Picture of Color Scheme by Pixy with zoom into color blindness settings
Color Scheme by Pixy

Cruising Toni Allen’s design post archives I found this post, Comprehensive Color Tool, which links to Color Scheme by Pixy. Color Scheme is a free, web-based color scheme tool with almost as much power as … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/color-scheme-tool-accounts-for-color-blindness.php/feed 0 My New Project: The Magazine Design Blog http://iampariah.com/blog/creative-pro/my-new-project-the-magazine-design-blog.php http://iampariah.com/blog/creative-pro/my-new-project-the-magazine-design-blog.php#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:39:56 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=345 The Magazine Design Weblog

After weeks of planning, my new project, the Magazine Design Weblog, Weblogs, Inc.‘s newest commercial blog, is live as of 9:00 PT this morning. I’m very excited about this new, first of its kind, weblog.

The Magazine … >>

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You are engaged in a chat session with some friends and colleagues, when one of them makes a witty remark or imparts a pithy bit of information. You hit CTRL-A and select the conversation, then

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]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/save-a-chat-log-go-to-prison.php/feed 3 YourBlog.Blogspot.com Going Away? http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/yourblogblogspotcom-going-away.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/yourblogblogspotcom-going-away.php#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:26:18 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=337 Is your blog hosted as a subdomain? Has your provider received a cease and desist letter? If so, you might find your blog taken offline. You may want to contact your provider with the information below and ask how they plan … >>

]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/yourblogblogspotcom-going-away.php/feed 2 Winner! Free Blog Makeover Contest http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/winner-free-blog-makeover-contest.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/winner-free-blog-makeover-contest.php#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2004 01:15:05 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=321 After reading and re-reading, after much thought and the input of Strawberry Blonde, I have picked a winner in the Free Blog Makeover Contest. Before I announce the winner I want to state that there were many, many excellent entries. Choosing … >>

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Get your essays to me before the stroke of Midnight … >>

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]]> http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/1-week-left-for-a-free-blog-makeover.php/feed 0 Free Blog Makeover Contest - Act Now! http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/free-blog-makeover-contest-act-now.php http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/free-blog-makeover-contest-act-now.php#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2004 19:50:54 +0000 Pariah Burke /?p=299 http://iampariah.com/blog/blogging/free-blog-makeover-contest-act-now.php/feed 13