Monthly Archives: July 2012
Can’t edit/re-save downloaded Kindle HTML file
I uploaded a book to Amazon Kindle from Word 2010 which added some “funnies” at the end. I can’t remove them in Word so I downloaded the Zip file so I could alter the HTML in the zipfile. However, after … Continue reading
Buzz: iPhone 5 arrives September 21, demand ‘unprecedented’ • The Register
Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 5 – or whatever the marketeers at Cupertino choose to call it – will be released on September 21, according to the iPhone rumor du jour. In addition, a new survey shows the pent-up demand for … Continue reading
Please Welcome – a website for singers and musicians
Subscriptions to Please Welcome will be for a one-off donation of £10 (or equivalent in your local currency). If we add video to the system, there may be an extra charge to subscribers wishing to place videos on their pages. … Continue reading
Will AP correct damaging false report about “forced conversions” of Christians in Gaza? | The Electronic Intifada
. . . Palestinian Christians take part in the Holy Fire procession on the eve of Orthodox Easter in Gaza City. Two days ago the Associated Press published a story that seemed tailor made to go viral, especially on Islamophobic … Continue reading
Why can’t I add PayPal button to my page/post?
Instead, I’ve created a subscriptions web page ( http://bit.ly/please-welcome-sub ) outside of WordPress, but not being able to keep it within my blog’s a bit of a bummer.
QR codes – a minimanual
This is a QR coded image. If you scan it with the appropriate software, it will display the words: QR – a minimanual. You can insert it on any webpage by pasting in the following code: <img src=”http://qr.kaywa.com/img.php?s=8&d=QR+-+a+minimanual” alt=”QRCode”/> QR … Continue reading
I’m planning a new WordPress blog for singers and musicians
I’m planning a new WordPress blog for singers and musicians using the Soundcheck theme. This is a premium theme, meaning it costs a bit ($75, actually) to set up, but if each person wanting to use the web to promote … Continue reading
Woody Guthrie: 100 years of struggle
When a woman once asked Woody Guthrie why he did not sing for free when it was for a “good cause,” Guthrie replied, “Lady, I don’t sing for bad causes” (119). The cause was the point. In a more unjust … Continue reading
Microsoft Offers Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for Only $39.99
According to Microsoft’s Blogging Windows website, a special offer is available to those of us who currently own older versions of its software. This special offer extends to not only to those of us who are using Vista or Windows … Continue reading
The Dead, the Dollars, the Drones: 9/11 Era by the Numbers (Wired.com)
Ever since the Twin Towers fell, the United States has been at war. The costs of that decade of conflict have been unimaginably high: trillions of dollars spent, hundreds of thousands of lives lost. The numbers are almost too big … Continue reading
