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Eco-friendly signage: Paperless “Poster” on glass

By Ari Salomon | Published: April 12, 2011

Here’s an innovative idea for putting ink on glass. This avoids using a plastic substrate to adhere to the glass. But not nearly as easy and convenient to use. In the end, Speedball’s nontoxic water-soluble inks, though not endorsed for window applications by the manufacturer, held up well while being a more environmentally responsible choice […]

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WordPress forum tools: bbPress vs phpBB comparison

By Ari Salomon | Published: April 10, 2011

bbPress vs phpBB comparison Both bbPress and phpBB are PHP based forum softwares. However, although their primary goals are both to aid in the formation of an online community and to easily allow your sites visitors to discuss topics with each other, the routes they both take to achieve that goal is quite different. bbPress […]

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Gravity Forms vs. Wufoo for WordPress

By Ari Salomon | Published: April 2, 2011

Gravity Forms just updated to version 1.5. So it’s a good time for me to talk about how much I love this tool. It’s got tons of features and can get really complex but also allows for a quick and robust simple contact form. One of the key features that puts it above the rest […]

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The best permissions setup for WordPress and Plesk

By Ari Salomon | Published: March 31, 2011

Years ago, when I first installed WordPress on my Plesk-based server I had some problems with file permission issues. I could not upload images and WordPress could not edit the .htaccess file. The best solution to these issues was to use a few command lines to set the ftp username for the domain to the […]

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DNS propagation viewable on a world map

By Ari Salomon | Published: March 20, 2011

I just discovered a great tool for anyone who deals with the arcane world of DNS. It shows how DNS changes are propagating across the world with a neat world map view. It’s great to have a visualization tool for something so abstract. I can dig the command line for its simplicity and power but sometimes […]

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Free WordPress Workshop by HelloARI: Web sites for Performing and Visual Artists in Chicago

By Ari Salomon | Published: March 1, 2011

Peter McDowell and I will offer the free workshop “WordPress Web sites for Performing and Visual Artists” at the 2011 Creative Chicago Expo on March 12, 2011. The Expo is held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington and offers free admission. Using dynamic discussion and visual examples, this workshop will go through the […]

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JCSEO: Dirty Little Secrets

By Ari Salomon | Published: February 14, 2011

The New York Times had a long article about Black Hat SEO they uncovered for JCPenny.com over the last few months. Google has severely lowered their ranking as a result. …the digital age’s most mundane act, the Google search, often represents layer upon layer of intrigue. And the intrigue starts in the sprawling, subterranean world […]

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New Laser Zaps Mosquitoes in SlowMotion

By Ari Salomon | Published: February 4, 2011

Killed by consumer electronics. I can somehow relate to that. YouTube – New Laser Zaps Mosquitoes in SlowMotion.

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Formerly Honest Foods

By Ari Salomon | Published: February 2, 2011

I came across this rebranding nightmare. Honest Foods became Earnest Eats. But somehow they also became “Formerly Honest”…

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Prado print on demand

By Ari Salomon | Published: January 31, 2011

I was recently at the Prado museum and found this print on demand service available for many images in their collection. the Gift store no longer carries posters – you can print many images at any size you want. Here is their info card with pricing. I did not buy one but I remember the days […]

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