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The Tech Buzz – PodCamp Pittsburgh 5

Today Mike Sorg and I joined The Tech Buzz for the Thirsty Thursday edition. We were there to talk about upcoming PodCamp Pittsburgh 5. We covered what to expect and a little PodCamp history.
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Using WordPress for a Short Term Project

Originally posted on PodCamp Pittsburgh. In today’s world we have lots of side projects. Some are small hobbies other are business initiatives with a short shelf life. Many times when I’m in a meeting about an event or project the need for a web site arises. More often than not the best solution is a [...]
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More on 3.0 Enabling Network

If you visit wordpress.tv you can view a bunch of great videos and tutorials for wordpress. There is tons of content there. Since I may have explained upgrading to 3.0 improperly in an earlier post I want to share this about enabling your network on 3.0. Pretty simple.
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Mobile Camp PGH July 24

If you are a mobile developer in the Pittsburgh area check out Mobile Camp PGH. This is a great opportunity to meet other mobile developers and expand your knowledge. Below is a list of speakers and topics. Alex Landefeld – Global Self Publication on the iPad Ziv Baum from Zipanos – More Control – More [...]
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Pushing your Envelope with WordPress

Note: Originally Published on PodCamp Pittsburgh Using the Modern Web As the mainstream move to accept Web 2.0 (without being conscious of it) the tools for sharing have gotten more and more sophisticated. The lines between a website, blog, and social network are becoming blurred. Websites like Linkedin and Facebook are incorporating Twitter “like” functions. [...]
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Designers Giving Back

I wanted to take a minute and share a site focusing on civilian volunteer efforts in cleaning up the BP oil spill. Designers Giving Back is a site started by a few AiP grads and from what I can tell they just organized themselves to make a difference. Here is an excerpt from their about [...]
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WordPress 3.0 Overview at Refresh Pittsburgh

Here is audio from my talk at Refresh Pittsburgh last night. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] List of links used in my presentation. http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types SlideShare of Presentation Wp3 refresh pgh View more presentations from MrDirby. update Here is a great video on the Multi Site side of 3.0.
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WordPress 3.0 Talk

Links in presentation: http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types Official announcement http://wordpress.org/development/2010/06/thelonious/ Quick video on 3.0 from wordpress
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Special Annoucement: AiP Seal

I’ve been talking a lot recently about the official seal I’m working on for The Art Institute. Truthfully, the seal has been done for close to two months and we have been waiting for the right moment to lift the curtain. So without further adieu here she is. What you are looking at is the [...]
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Happy Monday Yinz

What a big week this will be, World Cup 2010, Refresh Pittsburgh Presentation, WordPress 3.0 is supposed to launch, I’m waiting eagerly to announce a major change to my Magic blogging, and Yinz Team Softball is off to it’s second week. In addition to all that excitement tomorrow we are presenting a special gift to [...]
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