http://bloggercamp.com Hope you brought your bug spray! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:17:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So is shoemoney, problogger, or johnchow the Michael Phelps of blogging? Who really cares. Blogging is like the Olympics in that there are several sports (niches) that the elite compete in and have the ability to get high scores (traffic/visits/money). All the while millions upon millions of people watch (readers) hoping ... http://bloggercamp.com/articles/how-blogging-is-like-the-olympics/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="319" caption="Bernie Mac, Dead at 50"][/caption] One of my favorite comedians, Bernie Mac, died from complications of pneumonia at the age of 50. He will be missed. In other, more personal news. I'm quite irritated at University of Phoenix right now. I just started my first class (2 weeks ... http://bloggercamp.com/personal/bernie-mac-dies-and-university-of-phoenix-scares-me/ I'm sitting at my desk staring into the void of an empty post in WordPress 2.6. Nearly 7 months since my last blog post. Boy, have I been distracted. I'm currently using a Blog2Life theme, it's suitable for now while I toil in the background putting together my own theme. I've gone back ... http://bloggercamp.com/personal/boy-have-i-been-distracted/ Squidoo has been around for a little while now and I've, only recently, begun to experiment with it... as not just a money maker, but as a traffic source for bloggercamp. I created a lens based on an older holiday entry of mine "Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Bloggers" - I've titled it ... http://bloggercamp.com/articles/starting-with-squidoo/ Design Disease released a nice theme for Smashing Magazine called Dilectio 1. [caption id="attachment_109" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Dilectio by Design Disease"][/caption] DEMO | DOWNLOAD Dilectio 1 Review: Another great theme from Elena. Great colors and contrast. Amazing attention to detail... all in a tight little package. The only two issues I have with this theme ... http://bloggercamp.com/themes/theme-reviews/dilectio-1-wordpress-theme-review/ UPDATE: Holy crap... do I suck at life! Lets try to fix this (it's not TOOO LATE!!) I have traveled though... Anna and I went to Mt. Rushmore, The Badlands, and Custer National Park... with a few stops along the way to assorted "attractions". Namely Walldrug and The Corn Palace in ... http://bloggercamp.com/personal/marks-new-years-resolutions/ Here is a little trick to to remove categories from the main loop. Yes, you can display these elsewhere; in pages (view custom template), the sidebar, the footer... wherever you want them and I'll show you how. Complete code <?php $themes = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT term_id FROM wp_terms WHERE slug = 'themes'"); $plugins = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT term_id ... http://bloggercamp.com/wordpress-tips/remove-several-categories-from-the-loop-in-wordpress/ Lorelei Web Design quietly released a premium theme called PerfecTOM. DEMO | DOWNLOAD PerfecTOM Review: Upon first sight of PerfecTOM it looks very girly by nature and isn't very easily customizable. The background image is an entire JPG image "766x811" at that. With some optimization and clever css work, this theme could be ... http://bloggercamp.com/themes/theme-reviews/perfectom-wordpress-theme-review/ The following statements are of a personal account by said author and do not represent the views, ideas, or stances of Boeing Services Company, or it's related agencies. If you've read anything about me, I'm a System Programmer (former Analyst) for Boeing Services Company. Yes the Boeing that makes all the ... http://bloggercamp.com/personal/i-turn-26-today-and-tomorrow-i-find-out-if-i-get-laid-off/ I recently purchased a Western Digital SATA300 - 500 GB Caviar SE 16 Hard Drive. The contents were: packaging, anti-static wrapper, a booklet, SATA cable, and an installation cd. On that installation CD was Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, and Google's semi-recently acquired Picasa. I'm all for bundled software and what not ... http://bloggercamp.com/articles/google-installs-coming-with-western-digital-hard-drive/