WordPress 3.0 beta 1

WordPress 3 beta 1 released this past weekend, so go ahead and try it out. Installed it today on this blog and so far it has been smooth sailing.

There are tons of new features in WordPress 3, if you want to read up on things this is the most comprehensive overview I have seen  on WP 3.

Expect a final release in the next 30-60 days!

Busy times

I’ve been busy lately, but I’m still around – despite my lack of posting. I’ll try to get back on track, I promise.

So what exactly have I been up to?

- Planned a week long vacation to Disney World in May with my girlfriend.

- Scheduled a week long  4-wheeling trip in the Colorado Mountains this July.

- Started learning CodeIgniter and am 2/3 the way through writing my first fairly detailed web app. For the record, CodeIgniter is fantastic. If you need more than a basic website, and WordPress does’t fit the mold, I highly recommend looking into CodeIgniter.

- Began to play with the Genesis WordPress framework. I love to buy themes just to look under the hood and learn from the authors. I have purchased Thesis, Genesis, a variety of WooThemes themes,  and a few of Matt Brett’s themes. They each have their unique aspect to offer. Genesis is no different. The documentation is still in development right now, but it has very good potential. Definitely worth looking into.

- Built and developed a directory based website on the Genesis framework. The side is about 85% complete and it has been great and educational project. I’ll have a more detailed write up once the site officially launches.

- Read the 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Farris. As someone who was previously big into the affiliate marketing scene, this book is great. I learned a lot of things from it and it is also quite motivational. I don’t think everyone will because to relate to it, but I cetainly did. I look forward to re-reading it in the coming months. I’ll try to post a more detailed review soon. I also started Reading Crush It and Rework.

- Following the development of WordPress 3.0. This is going to be – hands down – the best release to date. WP 3.0 beta 1 will be released this weekend with the goal of a final release in the next 30-60 days. Custom post types, custom taxonomies, WPMU merger, and a new default theme (twentyten) are just a few of the awesome features WordPress 3.0 will bring to the table. I recommend you check out beta 1 when it comes out this weekend.

To say I been keeping busy is an understatement, but I can’t complain. I’ll have some more ideas for posts in the can, so there should be fresh content going up soon!

Happy 2010

Ok, so I might be a few days late but it’s still vacation for me and I’ve been making a effort to take time off from the computer (with only limited success).

Just wanted to wish everyone happy new years. For me 2009 was one crazy year and I can’t even begin to imagine what 2010 has in store – yet I am both optimistic and excited.

A new year means new goals and new resolutions. One of them being to post more often.

Again, hope everyone had a great Christmas and I wish yall the best of luck in 2010.

Project52

The new year is right around the corner, and with that brings new resolutions!

I’m a full believer in new years resolutions. The new year gives me a “fresh start” feeling and a clean slate. By the time the clock hits midnight I usually have a neatly compiled list of things I’m going to strive for in the new year. Unfortunately, my track record with following through is not as impressive.

Project52 is one of the points that will be on my 2010 list. What is Project52?

Project52 is a personal challenge geared toward getting fresh content on your website. The goal is to write at least 1 new article per week for 1 year. Because we all know what it‘s like to procrastinate on our content. A website is not just a fresh design that can be uploaded to the web and forgotten about!

With Twitter, Facebook, forums, and other forms of media I’ve never been one to be good about posting content on a consistent basis. I’ll do my best to fix that in 2010.

Veterans Day

Today is the day were we all take time to honor all of the veterans of this great country.

I have friends in all areas of the service – Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard – so it means a lot to me.

To all the veterans out there and those currently serving, thank you. Words cannot describe the respect and gratitude I have for y’all.

The flag in our front yard today.

Gig ‘em, God Bless, and stay safe.

Quick note

A few quick note about this blog.

• I have not tested this patched-together-theme in anything other than Firefox 3.5 Mac. I sincerely hope most people reading this are not on IE and if the design looks good in FF 3.5 it should look good in most other non IE browsers.
• The comments have not been tested or restyled. I honestly have no idea why they look like. If people start leaving comments and they are fugly, well then I will restyle them.
• I have edited the RSS feed to exclude my Quick Bits posts. Eventually I’d like to create 3 seperate RSS feeds; one for posts, one for quick bits, and one for both. For now I’m leaving out quick bits since they don’t have much substance. You can follow me on twitter and get the same stuff. The Quick Bits section may or may not be permanent (giving it a try).
• One day I will get around to making my own swank theme from scratch. Right now I’m tied up making themes for clients. Until then I like this minimalistic theme. There is an art to washing forks.

That is all.

Updated: I pulled the quick bits for now. I really would like to figure out a way to integrate Tumblr, but no time for that now. The comments look fine, however they are single level only – no replies. Still no word on how things are in IE, but I can sleep with that.

Finally

Got things set back up around here.