http://blog.jmbennett.org a little bit of everything Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was looking at my site's stats on my Google Analytics account today and I noticed three referrals from a URL I'd never heard of before.  Drilling deeper into the report revealed that the referring URL was the "plugins.php" page of this person's blog.  Still not understanding what was going ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/07/23/sweet/ We're playing "Would You Rather" and this is what Joelle had to do for two turns. :D http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/07/22/silly-girl/ Today I decided to run my homepage through the W3C's Validator.  I found a couple errors (ampersands in URLs that needed to be converted to entity references and also some bugs in the way WordPress formats a post with misplaced <p> tags).  I fixed them quick and then added the ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/07/21/validation/ Today I set myself up with the ability to post to my blog from my cell phone (without paying for a data plan).  I know this isn't really anything new, but the thought hadn't ever really occurred to me before, so I was excited about it.  Using the Postie Plugin ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/07/14/mobile-posting/ Hello all.  Updates follow, categorized for easy digestion: Wedding Plans: Not much progress on this front lately.  We did purchase some paper the other day to use for making "save the date" cards (a task we need to get started on).  Other than that, there isn't much to do at this ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/07/08/update/ I just wrote my first WordPress Plugin!  You probably just saw my post about it... I decided to do a formal post to document the plugin (which I can use for the plugin's URL on the WP Plugin site) and then post afterwards to announce it to the masses. Anyway, it's ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/06/21/my-first-wordpress-plugin/ Update: I've added a screenshot of the plugin in action on a blog I administer.  You can view it here. Google Calendar Feed Parser is a Wordpress Plugin designed to facilitate incorporating a Google Calendar XML feed into your WordPress blog.  I wrote this plugin after being unable to find an ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/06/21/google-calendar-feed-parser/ The release date for Firefox 3 has been announced. On June 17th, Firefox 3 will be released to the masses. Download pledges on spreadfirefox.com have reached 1,095,440 as of 10:10 this morning. To pledge your download and help Mozilla set a world record, click the link on ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/06/12/firefox-3-release-date-announced/ I finished the online version of my résumé today.  To view the complete version (with contact information) you'll have to answer a simple question about me.  If you don't know the answer and you think you should, email me and I'll decide.  Anyway, if you notice any glaring spelling errors ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/06/06/my-resume/ Yesterday was mine and Joelle's 3 year anniversary.  We started dating on June 5th of 2005, the first day of our senior class trip.  Now, 3 years later, we're planning our wedding and our future together.  I love her with all of my heart and I can't wait until we're ... http://blog.jmbennett.org/2008/06/06/3-years/