I have been doing some work with the XML-RPC functionality of WordPress and ran into a problem with the metWeblog.newPost() method. The problem? If you try to post a dateCreated value you actually get an error. At first I thought it was the format of the date/time that I was trying to post. So of …
Well after hours of labor and hard coding I have finally switched all of my feed links over to the new MyBrand feed located at http://feeds.franzone.com/franzone. To test it out you can just click on this link http://www.franzone.com/feed/ or any of the other feed links on the site to see the new URL. Wooptey-do, right? …
I received my FeedBurner MyBrand technical email today. I was giddy with anticipation and yet disappointed because a) I had other things to do today and b) I really didn’t want to try anything wacky in the middle of the day. So tonight I experimented with it and was very happy with the outcome. The …
As many of you know I’m on the hunt… for a job that is. I’ve gotten many calls, many emails, many leads and many pains in the… ahem. So this is a community service blog for all of you recruiters out there that are having a hard time getting through to me. It’s a guide …
This is written for all of you project managers out there who are having problems keeping your software engineers happy. Actually, it’s written for anyone employing software engineers… period. Whether you think you are keeping them happy or not. I’m no expert on project management, but I am a software engineer and I do know …
I use Sage as my RSS news reader and so far it’s been great. This weekend I was looking at the plethora of news feeds I have subscribed and contemplated dropping some because of the huge list. I really didn’t want to get rid of any them though. What I needed was some organization! Sage …
I thought I’d share some of my linux geekiness today and share one of the scripts I keep in my personal arsenal. This is one I’ve had for some time that I use quite often. It is very simple and it does one thing very quickly. It creates a script. What? Yep. Every get tired …
If you didn’t catch my post from yesterday, I detailed how I just opened a new domain called Mouse Engine Optimizer. The reason for this was to separate out all of my SEO (search engine optimization) and overall Make Money Online posts into a different blog. The diversified content seemed to be throwing off my …
Ouch! It’s been a while since running. I’ve been a bit depressed about it all and a bit busy with life, but that’s really no excuse. Well, actually it is an excuse… it’s just not a good reason. I’d like to start off this entry in my Runner’s Log with an old story that comes …
I’m a work from home software engineer and occasionally I have need to go on-site to work directly with a client. This of course isn’t anything new. However, I do not use a laptop exclusively for my computing needs. I have a desktop computer which I use on a regular basis and then a not …