Along with the sample first post and the sample first comment, WordPress has an annoying habit of putting an automatic subtitle on all new blogs. It reads “Just Another WordPress Blog” and looks like this: Now, I’m a fan of WordPress and all, , but I don’t really want that as my subhead. To change… Continue reading Change Your WordPress.com Blog’s Subtitle/Tagline
Author: JulieD
Posting To Your WordPress.com Blog
Now that you are logged in to WordPress.com, you are either staring at the dashboard or the New Post window. From The Dashboard To post a new entry on your blog, look at the left-hand menu. Hover over, or click ‘Posts’. This expands the menu. You’ll want “Add New”. Click it. Posting Your Entry I… Continue reading Posting To Your WordPress.com Blog
Logging Back In To WordPress.com
So, you’ve set up your first WordPress.com blog. Congratulationss! Now, How Do I Get Back To My Blog? Well, if you haven’t been away from your computer or haven’t logged out it’s as simple as going to wordpress.com. There, at the top right of the screen you’ll see your username and a user icon in… Continue reading Logging Back In To WordPress.com
So You Want A WordPress Blog?
You want a blog, and lots of people recommend WordPress, but you’re are finding it all a bit confusing That’s fair, because the blogging tools are quite powerful and have LOTS of options built in. Happily, you can start small with a basic blog (ignoring most of the options on the screen to start with)… Continue reading So You Want A WordPress Blog?
Novelling Demon
I wrote seven thousand words on my novel today. Seven thousand! I feel great. Apart from the slight ringing in my ears. (Is it possible to break your brain?) More importantly I learned a lot. But I’m going to have to get away from the computer, so you’ll have to wait to hear about my… Continue reading Novelling Demon
Tick that Box
So I voted this morning. I’ve only done that twice in my life before, and the last time was at some point in the early 1990s when I was still a student 1. With all the hoopla over recent elections in the US (hanging chads, anyone?) I was under the impression that everyone had these… Continue reading Tick that Box
Everything I Need To Know About Economics I Learned In Kindergarten
So I’m sitting here listening to people on the radio rant about Class Warfare In America. Uh-huh. I know about class. I may carry a US passport, but they didn’t take away my British one, and that’s where I grew up. Class is not about income. Class is about hierarchy and exclusion. If you’re not… Continue reading Everything I Need To Know About Economics I Learned In Kindergarten
Thursday Morning
Wow, winter has come quickly. I mean, it’s November and we’ve had snow already, and its not that I’m surprised at having to scrape frost off my windscreen at 7:55AM, it’s just that that it’s so sudden. October spent a good part of its time this year pretending to be August (or at least early… Continue reading Thursday Morning
Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch Released
Amazon has announced the first Kindle tablet PC and the first touch-screen Kindle e-Readers. Highlights Three new e-Ink Kindle models, two of which have a touch-screen Larger screens, smaller bodies (no keyboards) Lower prices – with optional on-screen ads. $79-$189 Kindle Fire – a color, touchscreen tablet device for $199 See more details and my… Continue reading Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch Released
Frugal Flapjacks (cereal bars – not pancakes) Recipe
When I was back in Scotland this summer I rediscovered several things I had completely forgotten about. One of these things was, oh joy, Flapjacks. Flapjacks are not, as in the US, pancakes, but rather a gooey cereal bar consisting mostly of butter and golden syrup and oats, cut into squares and served almost anywhere… Continue reading Frugal Flapjacks (cereal bars – not pancakes) Recipe