SoulCode http://www.soulcode.net Technology and Creative Services with a purpose! Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:23:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en web 2.0 knowledge management post #1 After a discussion with a friend (a Director of Projects for a large website), I was pondering the state of Knowledge Management and its intersection with the nebulous term "Web 2.0". [Sad short-hand this phrase - because a wiki is not a blog, nor does it have "friends" but I ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/web-20-knowledge-management-post-1/ Skype to the Desktop with Belkin! I bought this 2 days ago and really like it. There is a review by rayboy that details the pros and cons pretty well. (This Skype Gear review is good but not very critical...)The phone has some *issues*:If you move to a different router, it doesn't very gracefully update its ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/skype-to-the-desktop-with-belkin/ aStore into K2 theme on WordPress Wha? If you have an Amazon Associates account, you can create a little store. If people buy from that, then you get PAID! That's what the g-units want isn't it? To get paid? SO... You will have to search the web for tips on how to set up and customize your ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/astore-into-k2-theme-on-wordpress/ K2 Theme for WordPress This theme is kind of a monster. But in a good way. It has a kerjillion features and the code is diligently maintained. K2 has a very clean look and can be easily customized with your own "style". In the options you can choose to have one, two or three ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/k2-theme-for-wordpress/ SoulCode Moves On WordPress 2.3 So, this is getting better and better! Ya'll should really check this out. I know that I still have much to learn but dang I like this software! Coolest New Features in no particular order: Convert categories to tags Improved plugin management http://www.soulcode.net/blog/soulcode-moves-on-wordpress-23/ Passing PHP variables to Javascript I had a simple problem. I wanted to pass a single variable from the PHP Server to some Javascript code. In the top of my page I set the variable: Then I just call my php function and pass it that variable as an argument. But... I have to use PHP to echo ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/passing-php-variables-to-javascript/ Using Outlook Custom Forms and Getting Things Done Ok. I'll admit it. I haven't read the book. But I did read the article on Wikipedia! And I have been working with Outlook, no, I've lived my life (sad, I know) from Outlook for almost a decade now. Since my days as a MicroSerf in Redmond and it had ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/using-outlook-custom-forms-and-getting-things-done/ WordPress 2.1 in its Own Folder with a Static Front Page If you have an existing WordPress 2.0 and you've been using the old static_front plugin from Semiologic you might run into some issues... I was using v 2.4 of sem_static_front and once I upgraded to WordPress 2.1, the plugin wasn't working any longer. While WordPress 2.1 now offers its own ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/wp21-folder-static-front/ Soulcode moves to Wordpress 2.1 The new version of Wordpress is now available. It offers many new features as well as increased speed and security. Soulcode is in the process of redesigning its template to be 2.1 compatible so look out for our new look coming soon! http://www.soulcode.net/blog/soulcode-wp21/ Back Up Your Data I recently decided that I could no longer live with only 40 GB worth of storage on my laptop. So I decided that I would buy a larger hard drive and use the original drive as a backup drive. And I would buy a little USB enclosure to house the ... http://www.soulcode.net/blog/back-up-your-data/