rockoyster web design

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.6

Well that was easy.  Backed up the DB then deleted it then reinstalled Wordpress using Fantastico.  Reloaded new database from backup and ran upgrade.php.  Robert’s your relative!

This is a test of a Windows Live Writer

Just thought I would see how this little tool worked for submitting blog posts.

A neat Firefox extension speeds blogging

Just discovered this natty method of blogging without having to log on to the blog.
Getting started with ScribeFire - ScribeFire: Fire up your blogging

Gardening taking precedence over web work

Having just recently moved house there has been little time to indulge in web site stuff.  Learning all about living without mains water or town sewerage.

It’s fun and the garden is a real challenge - half an acre of weeds and shrubs that haven’t been pruned for years.

Yesterday the septic tank got pumped out - it’s a smelly job but someone has to do it!

Worpress 2.5 Released

The latest stable release of Wordpress with the rather scrumptious new admin interface has been released and I’ve upgraded to it quick as you like.

You can get it here.

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.5-RC1

Saw the link today on the Wordpress Developer blog so I thought I’d give it a go and join the testing throng. Didn’t have to change the theme or anything. Most of the changes are improvements in the admin side of Wordpress. Looks very pretty!

Implementing Clarity theme

Time for a change so I implemented this very minimalist theme that I found via Stylized Web.

Enjoy life - Eat REAL pasta!

That’s the catchphrase of Yarra Valley Pasta.  They have had a website for some time but ofund it increasingly difficult to keep up to date and to add content.  I converted their static site to Joomla 1.5 as a way of finding out how the new release of this great open source software differs from earlier releases.

Check out some great food at www.yarravalleypasta.com.au.

Showcase for a Tasmanian Artist

I recently built a site for Stephanie Tabram, a Tasmian landscape and still-life artist. In the longer term Stephanie wanted to update the site herself but in the short term I decided to hand code in PHP.

In due course I will migrate it to Drupal or Wordpress once I have worked out which has the more user friendly image handling capabilities.

View Stephanie’s work at www.stephanietabram.com.au.

Winding back on work

At the end of October I ceased trading as rockoyster. I’ll still keep mucking about with web sites but only as a hobby rather than as anything more serious.

Seeing I no longer have a registered business name I can’t keep my old .com.au domain name so I have shifted to rockoyster.net just as somewhere to house my portfolio and to provide a site to tinker with wordpress.

I haven’t got round to adding a more attractive theme just yet.  It’s on the drawing boards.

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