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Every once in a while, I go hunting…
… hunting for plugins for my blog which is using WordPress as its platform.
Plugins are defined according to Wikipedia as:
a computer program that interacts with a host application to provide a certain, usually very specific, function “on demand”
Sometimes, I find a “cool” feature on someone else’s blog and [...]

Inspired by writing the previous post “WordPress blog and your own domain“, I started playing with new WordPress themes.
Thousands of WordPress themes are available on the web. You can download many of them free as well as for a fee.

You can google  “WordPress themes”
Search WordPress’ Free Themes Directory
Browse some of the links in my del.icio.us [...]

I am testing an E-mail & Print this blog post WordPress plugin from Lesterchan.net.
It is supposed to add a small icon at the end of each post, to allow viewers to print or e-mail the post to someone.
I was manually able to add code to individual posts after acttivating the two plugins, but would like [...]

Several people have asked me lately how to purchase their own domain name and create a WordPress blog on that domain. It is probably a good idea to write a blog post about the experience, I have had and my recommendation.

Let’s explain some of the terms you need to be familiar with:
URL:

Your domain name [...]

I found a simple and promising solution for creating a quick web site for your class, a topic or as a simple resource depository:

Netvibes
Sign up is free and easy. You get to pick a URL for each page that you create (ex. http://www.netvibes.com/mrstolisano). Each individual pages can either be private or public. Individual pages can [...]

Yesterday, I had a very interesting talk about school web design  with the team of It’s Elementary on EdTechTalk. Thank you Alice, Jose, Maria and Lisa for having me!

You can listen in to the recorded show on EdTechTalk or download the MP3 file to your iPod for on the go listening.

I have been designing websites since 1992. Started out on the Prodigy service, when I created our family page and added my first audio file with the cries of my newborn daughter, so my father (in Germany) could hear his granddaughter for the first time. Since then I created and designed websites in plain HTML [...]

All of our teachers are administrators of their own wordpress blog (hosted on our domain) As part of our monthly workshops, the past week “Embedding Media on Your Blog” was offered.
The definition of “embedding” is :
To enclose snugly or firmly.
To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole
In the world of our classroom [...]

Might as well upgrade to the newest version 2.5 of WordPress, while I am at ironing out the kinks with the migration to my new hosting company.
Here are some first impressions:
Upgrade went smooth.
First BIG layout change since I started using WP over two years ago.
Nice clean and uncluttered layout.

Everything seems pretty intuitive. Buttons are [...]

Here is another tip to customize your blog by creating a Rotating Header Image. You can see an example on my Langwitches Travels Blog .
Pay attention to the banner image, then refresh your browser and you will see another banner image. I only have 6 header images to choose from at this point, so [...]