blog.JacobBurke.com » Blog http://blog.jacobburke.com Random thoughts about life, technology and the world around me. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:19:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tumblr has ruined me… http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/06/16/tumblr-has-ruined-me/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/06/16/tumblr-has-ruined-me/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:56:35 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=505 I have not been posting much on here these days, the primary reason is that Tumblr has ruined my blog.  The ability to post different media formats so effortlessly has had me neglecting to write in my actual blog.

There are so many things that I want to write about and plan to, but it seems that time escapes during the day and I don’t get the chance to.

So, please stick with the silence and I promise more posts will come.  If you are interested in what I am up to, then check out my feed on Twitter.

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/06/16/tumblr-has-ruined-me/feed/ 4 Feed My Inbox – an alternative to FeedBurner http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/06/08/feed-my-inbox-an-alternative-to-feedburner/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/06/08/feed-my-inbox-an-alternative-to-feedburner/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:41:14 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=501 fmiWith the ever growing list of issues that FeedBurner has been having, it is great to see an alternative option emerge for people to subscribe to RSS feeds via email.  That alternative is Feed My Inbox.

Feed My Inbox is simple, just input the RSS feed that you want to subscribe to and enter your email address.  You then receive a confirmation email and you are all set!  Additionally, you can create a signup form so that users can subscribe from your site and readers can easily add feeds by using the browser bookmarklet.

At this time there is no stats option available for publishers, this is something that is expected to be added in the future.

I encourage you to check out the site, whether you are a reader or a publisher, Feed My Inbox is worth a try if you are looking to have feeds sent to your email.

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/06/08/feed-my-inbox-an-alternative-to-feedburner/feed/ 6 Commenting with Disqus… http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/27/commenting-with-disqus/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/27/commenting-with-disqus/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:25:55 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=457 disqus-logoWell last week I attempted to run Intense Debate on the blog for comments.  After a huge glitch with the plugin which they fixed and then finding out the sidebar was not displaying, I ditched them.

Drew recently asked me to install Disqus on his blog and after experiencing the simple process, I decided to install the commenting system here.

So, if you have left a comment in the past, be sure to claim it :)

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/27/commenting-with-disqus/feed/ 41 Calling it quits with FeedBurner http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/09/calling-it-quits-with-feedburner/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/09/calling-it-quits-with-feedburner/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:17:58 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=420 feedburnerIt just never ends with FeedBurner, that is why I am calling it quits.  The service is unreliable and the reporting is just horrible anymore.

For those of you that were subscribing through my FeedBurner URL, please use this URL: http://blog.jacobburke.com/feed/

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/09/calling-it-quits-with-feedburner/feed/ 6 Greeting visitors with WP Greet Box http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/08/greeting-visitors-with-wp-greet-box/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/08/greeting-visitors-with-wp-greet-box/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:14:23 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=415 wp_greetbox

I have discovered a great plugin for WordPress, it is called WP Greet Box.  The plugin is designed to greet visitors to your site as they click links from other sites to your posts or pages.  The plugin detects the referring URL and serves up the corresponding greeting.

The plugin has a wide range of features and an amzing user interface in the admin.  Visit the WP Greet Box plugin page to learn more.

I encourage you to check out the WP Greet Box plugin if you are looking for a way to greet visitors to your blog and potentially gain new readers :)

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/04/08/greeting-visitors-with-wp-greet-box/feed/ 1 WordPress 1.2 for iPhone finally out! http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/03/19/wordpress-12-for-iphone-finally-out/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/03/19/wordpress-12-for-iphone-finally-out/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:06:49 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=358 smbutton-greyWordPress 1.2 for the iPhone is finally available.  It has been a long time coming since the last update to the software.  I am thrilled with this new release, as it will allow for page editing and comment moderation from within the app.  Additionally, the landscape keyboard is available for writing those posts on the go :)

Cheers to WordPress!

Download WordPress 1.2 from the iTunes App Store

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What I have decided to do is add the Skribit widget to my blog for you to make suggestions on what you would like me to write about.

I encourage you to leave me a suggesstion or two or three!  The only way I am going to discipline myself to write more frequently is if I have more things to write about.

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2009/01/31/now-taking-suggesstions/feed/ 0 Changes… http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/10/changes/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/10/changes/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:46:06 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=225 Well after thinking about things tonight, I have decided to keep my blogging here.  While Tumblr is a great platform, I just rather keep all of my posts in one place where I can easily access and refer to them.  If I am going to rant, then I will rant.

So, no more Tumblr posts.  I will keep the account, since I am still developing on that system for a few friends.  You will notice the flash widget is gone from the sidebar, along with some other changes made too.

Ok, keeping this short so I can get back to work.  I really should sleep, but who has time for that!

Cheers!

]]> http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/10/changes/feed/ 0 Ads are gone, what was I thinking? http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/07/31/ads-are-gone-what-was-i-thinking/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/07/31/ads-are-gone-what-was-i-thinking/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:47:13 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=163 So I took the leaderboard of ads down from the site.  I have no idea what I was thinking even putting them up.  I had lots of impressions, but only a few clicks.  Most of the ads were not relevant to the content and it just didn’t seem worth having them up.

There is some flash content in the sidebar now.  Last night I put together a countdown for my trip to Phoenix in September.  I had to dig deep into the back of my head for the actionscript, it has been a while since I did something other than a slideshow in flash.

Cheers!

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So, after a nerve-racking 15 minutes of deleting, installing and overwriting files – I am now glad that I have this done.

More posts coming soon, I promise!  You can read my ramblings about life over on Tumblr.

Cheers!

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