http://blog.evanfell.com I use this blog to share images, links, videos, and musings that I find interesting. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:52:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The beta of Google's new 'Chrome' browser was released a few days ago. I heard rumors of it a while back, but now that it's out I have become very interested in it. I am using it right now. The biggest draw for me is that each tab (tabbed browsing) is ... http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/09/05/google-chrome-a-new-browser-from-google/ I work daily with a variety of Content Management Systems. Wordpress, Expression Engine, Joomla, ZenCart, etc, etc, etc. ALL of the CMS's I use are based on PHP. Well I finally have an interesting new project that requires something a bit different. I need to setup a J2EE (Java) based ... http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/09/02/dotcms-java-content-management-system/ Earth Class Mail is a recent start-up company aimed at bridging the gap between traditional 'snail-mail' and the technological age. I signed up recently and was extremely excited to use an innovative new service. In a nutshell Earth Class Mail gives you a private mail box mailing address in one ... http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/09/01/i-hate-earth-class-mail-my-review/ I've been working with Wordpress a lot lately. There are thousands of plug-ins and themes available, but if your goal is SEO listen up. Below is a zipped up copy of my Ultimate Wordpress SEO Theme and Plugin Pack. For people who manage many blogs it can be a pain ... http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/30/the-ultimate-wordpress-seo-theme-and-plugin-pack/ Six months ago I made a brief mention of Yahoo Pipes in my blog. Well I have now actually used it. It's a great little tool and does a lot more than FeedBurner was originally capable of. I have a feeling now that FeedBurner has been aquired by Google it ... http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/30/yahoo-pipes-to-build-multifeed-rss/ DSC03992, originally uploaded by evanfell. I haven't shaved since NH, so it's been a while. http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/30/in-need-of-a-shave/ The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo. http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/27/the-worlds-largest-record-collection-in-the-digital-age/ Geocaching is one of the coolest things modern technology has given us. A global scale all out treasure hunt adventure. Just one more reason I'm lusting after a nice GPS receiver. http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/27/geocaching/ I'd love to go to the Future of Web Design conference this November in NYC. Tickets are a bit on the high-end though. http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/27/future-of-web-design-conference/ I really loved my tumblr blog, but it just wasn't as flexible as I would have liked. Tumblr is by far the easiest and most convenient blogging platform to use. Tracking other bloggers through the dashboard is also an excellent feature. In the end though (after 1 year of using ... http://blog.evanfell.com/2008/08/27/migrated-from-tumblr/