Flock has come a long way since I first used it. When I heard that Flock was nearing 1.0, I figured I’d give the latest release a shot. So far, I’m impressed. Everything works a lot smoother. Integration with social networks is easy to setup. I’ve got Facebook, Flickr and Twitter pouring updates into a unified sidebar. The usual features are still present… blogging within the application, viewing flickr streams, viewing feeds, etc. All in all, it’s not bad. I’m not sure when the Flock 1.0 Final will be released, but it might be worth switching over to if you’re into the “social web”.
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Nanideska Now Available
After a bit of a delay, Nanideska is now available.I’m calling this a 1.0 release, simply because it works as is… but future development and improvements are planned. Your feedback will help drive future plans for this theme!
I’ve purposefully tried to limit the color palette to shades of gray, cyan and lime green. (I know this isn’t going to work for everyone.) The top navigation area is where top-level pages are displayed. Support for sub-pages is not currently included. The main content area on the homepage features a lead-in article, followed by several of the most recent posts. (I borrowed the idea from Bryan Veloso‘s Chaotic Soul theme for WordPress.) A sidebar is included to the right of the content area, and can be switched to a dynamic sidebar with WordPress Widgets, but no work has been done (yet) to stylize any of the default Widgets.
This theme works best with WordPress 2.3 or higher.
Nanideska is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States license. If you have any questions as to what rights are granted to you under this license, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Conan O’Brien – Fire Alarm
Conan O’Brien – Fire Alarm. If you needed proof of Conan’s awesomeness, look no further.
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The Sword and Laser
The Sword and Laser, a sci-fi fantasy bookclub. I already sent this to Wyatt – who is into sci-fi and books – but figured some other subscribers/readers might like to know about it as well. (via Veronica)
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Pownce Invites
I have seven invites to Pownce if anyone is interested.
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Halo 3: Spartans Deployed Figures Announced
‘HALO 3,’ SERIES 1: SPARTANS DEPLOYED – New Spartan Figures with Armor Variations Added. Included in this series is:- Spartan with MJOLNIR Mark VI Armor in red and a limited edition in white;
- Spartan with CQB Armor, in blue (a Wal-Mart exclusive)
- and Spartan with EVA Armor
These new toys are in addition to a number of Halo 3 toys previously announced. These will be available in March 2008, and you can bet I’ll be saving up to add some of these to my growing toy collection!
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I am America (And So Can You)
I Am America (And So Can You) – I must get this book.
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iWPhone WordPress Plugin
Now that I’ve installed the iWPhone WordPress Plugin, people using an iPhone or iPod touch will be able to check out my site. By people, I mean me… My wife got me an iPod touch yesterday for our anniversary. Of course, if you have one of them as well, you can now easily browse my site… Update: For the time being, I have actually stopped using this plugin. My site is now looking alright in Mobile Safari, so no sense in running a plugin that’s not 100% necessary…