Ordinary Superhero » Blogging http://ordinarysuperhero.com because we all need a break from saving the world Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:02:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Challenge: 100 Posts in 100 days http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2009/07/challenge-100-posts-in-100-days/ http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2009/07/challenge-100-posts-in-100-days/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:27:50 +0000 Brian Sargent http://ordinarysuperhero.com/?p=82 Hitting the Target: Image by OgiMogi

Okay, so if I really want to kick-start this blogging thing again (I have been blogging since April 2003 but I’ve been very sporadic) do this I need to set myself a target.

My target is 100 posts in 100 days (could you tell from the title?)  I [...]]]> Hitting the Target: Image by OgiMogi

Hitting the Target: Image by OgiMogi

Okay, so if I really want to kick-start this blogging thing again (I have been blogging since April 2003 but I’ve been very sporadic) do this I need to set myself a target.

My target is 100 posts in 100 days (could you tell from the title?)  I might miss the odd day but I’ll aim to back-fill those days.  It’s quite a challenge but I’m planning on taking some good advice and getting ahead in my posts so that I can have a bit of slack in the system.

To see how I do, wwatch this space . . .

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it’s easy to set up it’s searchable it’s free it can be made private it has users and authentication it’s accessible from anywhere on the web the plugins make it [...]]]> Wordpress Login ScreenI’ve recently been doing research on and setting up some blogs for work. We’re going to start using a blog as an internal datastore because:

  • it’s easy to set up
  • it’s searchable
  • it’s free
  • it can be made private
  • it has users and authentication
  • it’s accessible from anywhere on the web
  • the plugins make it customisable

SO, expect to see lots of blogging related posts while i play about with this blog and others

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That said, what they’re doing is incredibly brave and must be a huge amount of work, and they deserve credit for that. I’m excited to see what comes out next month.

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]]> which allows you to perform various tasks using your IM client. I’ve given it my pordpress details and we’ll see what come sout of this – very exciting!

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]]> So I’m typing this on my new phone on the bus. I may even have another go posting a picture I take with this beast.

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Coldfishin.net has moved from Titanhosts to Godaddy.  Not there was anything wrong with Titanhosts, but they charge £100 for 100MB per year, with one mysql database.  Our main reason for [...]]]> Not that I think there are any regular readers of this Blog, but if you’ve been here before then I think you’ll notice some changes.

Coldfishin.net has moved from Titanhosts to Godaddy.  Not there was anything wrong with Titanhosts, but they charge £100 for 100MB per year, with one mysql database.  Our main reason for using them was to get Coldfusion hosting.  Godaddy (and the exchange rate doesn’t hurt here either) offers us 10GB of space for a little less money, and lots of other stuff.

One of the things it doesn’t seem to offer is CGI support in Windows.  That put me in a bind with my blogging, but I’ve moved over to WordPress.  I am having issues, the answers to which I will post, if I solve them, to help others.

Anyhoo, for the moment, there is no archive of old psots, but I’m really enjoying the WordPress interface.

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]]> Ity’s great! I did a review of my iriver and now, if you type “ipods suck” into google, my page comes up as the firts hit – wahey!! (as I prepare for a barrage of ardent ipod fans to cut me off at the knees)

]]> http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2004/12/google-loves-me/feed/ 0 another revamp http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2004/10/another-revamp/ http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2004/10/another-revamp/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:56:50 +0000 Brian Sargent http://comedychicken.com/blog/?p=161 I know I’ve been really bad about keeping this blog updates, but I’ve decided to try and be more organised about it. My main problem is that I’ve never really taken to the latest style for the blog. I’m in the middle of revamping the css and layout for this blog, but as soon as [...]]]> I know I’ve been really bad about keeping this blog updates, but I’ve decided to try and be more organised about it. My main problem is that I’ve never really taken to the latest style for the blog. I’m in the middle of revamping the css and layout for this blog, but as soon as I’m done I’ll upload the changes and we’ll see where it goes from there.

]]> http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2004/10/another-revamp/feed/ 0 Getting back into the groove http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2004/05/getting-back-into-the-groove/ http://ordinarysuperhero.com/2004/05/getting-back-into-the-groove/#comments Wed, 19 May 2004 12:54:27 +0000 Brian Sargent http://comedychicken.com/blog/?p=149 You are Gonzo the Great. You love everyone, and still you get shot out of acannon on a regular basis. Oh, and you arecompletely insane and have a strangefascination for chickens.

ALSO KNOWN AS: The Great Gonzo, Gonzo the Great, Just Plain Weird SPECIES: Whatever

HOBBIES: Tapdancing blindfolded on tapioca while balancing apiano on his [...]]]> gonzo jpeg
You are Gonzo the Great.
You love everyone, and still you get shot out of a
cannon on a regular basis. Oh, and you are
completely insane and have a strange
fascination for chickens.

ALSO KNOWN AS:
The Great Gonzo, Gonzo the Great, Just Plain Weird
SPECIES:
Whatever

HOBBIES:
Tapdancing blindfolded on tapioca while balancing a
piano on his nose, backwards, five times fast.

FAVORITE MOVIE:
“From Here to Eternity…with no brakes.”

FAVORITE TV SHOW:
“Touched By An Anvil”

QUOTE:
“No parachute? Wow! This is so cool!”

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