Daily Archives: March 15th, 2006

WordPress Review

Written by jciv on March 15, 2006 — Leave a Comment

I haven’t used WordPress much, but so far so good (mostly). The install page mentioned “the Famous 5-minute install.” I didn’t time it, but I bet it was pretty close to that. I am pretty amazed at how easy it was to setup. And the options and customizability is great, far better than blogger. I [...]

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OS Ramblings

Written by jciv on March 15, 2006 — 1 Comment

I don’t use Linux much (I used to use it more than Windows at the labs at school) but rather than just install a pre-setup desktop distro, I decided to go with Gentoo for my own box. I have learned a lot about Linux this way. There is no better way to learn about it [...]

Posted in operating systems

Torn Up Credit Card Application

Written by jciv on March 15, 2006 — 1 Comment

Rob Cockerham decided to see what would happen if he tore up a new credit card application, taped it back together, filled it out, changed his address, entered a cell phone number, and sent it back. Assuming you accidentally tore your application into 16 pieces, he has good news for you. Chase will happily send [...]

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Skins and Themes

Written by jciv on March 15, 2006 — 1 Comment

Is anyone else tired of the default WordPress theme “based on the famous Kubrick?” I can’t stand it anymore. Its not that it is a bad design, it is that so many blogs use it. It gets boring after a while. There are lots and lots of themes available to choose from. But the only [...]

Posted in rant

Hello world!

Written by jciv on March 15, 2006 — Leave a Comment

Hi. I am not really much of a blogger, but I wanted to give WordPress a try. And occasionally I have stuff I think other people might be interested in. For the few of you that might read this blog, you will likely find all kinds of off topic stuff. This blog will probably be [...]

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