Monthly Archives: June 2009

Watch this documentary: The End of Oil

I spent the better part of last week traveling to Los Angeles on business. Julia and Katie came with me so we decided to drive and turn it into a mini vacation. As we drove down I-5 and then onto … Continue reading

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Basic Simplicity Theme Header Height Tip

I got an email from Jason about how to edit the header height in my WordPress theme, Basic Simplicity.  I tired to reply but Jason’s email address was wrong so I thought I’d answer he question here since it could … Continue reading

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I’m giving WP Super Cache another try on Tiny House Design

Tiny House Design, my busiest blog is getting more and more traffic everyday. This is a good thing for lots of reasons but I have it hosted on a shared platform at Media Temple and the cost is starting to … Continue reading

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Basic Simplicity is now in the WordPress Free Themes Directory

The other day I submitted Basic Simplicity, my new WordPress theme, to the WordPress Free Themes Directory and it got approved today. You can see it in action on all my blogs. It features a control panel that lets you … Continue reading

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Basic Simplicity 1.3 (new version of my WordPress theme)

I submitted my minimalist WordPress theme to the Free Theme Directory the other day and got a note back from them with a few suggestions. It didn’t take long to implement their recommended improvements and now Basic Simplicity 1.3 is … Continue reading

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Julia’s New MacBook Pro Just Arrived

Well here it is, the new 13″ MacBook Pro. We ordered a normal MacBook for Julia the other day not realizing Apple was about to release this new MacBook Pro. A few days after ordering it they sent us a … Continue reading

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Ordered a MacBook… getting a MacBook Pro instead for less money. Nice!

Julia’s MacBook finally crapped out on her and it’s loaded with photos and videos of Katie. I backed it up and tried to fix it but it seems to need a complete wipe. So I ordered new MacBook for her. … Continue reading

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Theory: Uncluttered Designs Decrease Ad Revenue and Increase Readership

Recently I simplified the look & feel of my busiest blog by installing my new WordPress theme, Basic Simplicity. In the past when I’ve changed themes on Tiny House Design but I’ve never noticed so much noticeable effect in user … Continue reading

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Updated WordPress Theme – Basic Simplicity Version 1.2

Over the last few nights I whipped up a simple administration screen for my free WordPress Theme. Now you can make very quick style changes right in the WordPress user interface; there’s no need to edit the stylesheet. You can … Continue reading

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Basic Simplicity WordPress Theme Updates

I just uploaded the next version of basic simplicity, the WordPress theme I created. The biggest changes are the addition of four more widget areas (for a total of 10) to make it easy to add advertising to the top … Continue reading

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