Category Archives: Bits and pieces

Facebook and new terms of service

There are heated discussions about Facebook and their new terms of service (TOS). But not much has changed between the old and new versions. In Facebook owns your content. All of it. Forever. you can compare the old and new … Continue reading

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New theme

I have used a theme I had created myself but it is time to pick a more professional look. There are many themes available,  I decided to swith to Vigilance which is a powerful and flexible theme.

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The Law of Attraction requires action

In his book, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth, Steve Pavlina comments on the Law of Attraction under Effort: What about the Law of Attraction? Can’t you just sit on your butt all day and … Continue reading

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What I learned from Men with Pens

James and Harry from Men with Pens do site reviews in a great way written as stories, my blog was reviewed in Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Forty Plus Two. I responded in a similar style in This place is a mess (after … Continue reading

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This place is a mess (after the shooting)

I felt like I had been hit by a truck, my entire body was aching. My brain felt slow, like starting over and slowly getting up to speed. I realised that I lay on the sidewalk but could not remember … Continue reading

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Drive-by-Shooting Sunday coming up

James and Harry from Men with Pens runs a series titled Drive-by-Shooting Sunday where they do site reviews in a great way. Now it is my turn and despite the risk of being hit badly I do look forward to … Continue reading

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Drive-By-Shooting coming up

Men With Pens, their tag line is “Shooting from the hip”, do a series called Drive-By-Shooting Sunday. It is a really cool way of doing a site review. I came across one of them and have then read many of … Continue reading

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My WordPress plugins, an update

I have updated my list of WordPress plugins that I use at my blogs. StatPress is out, it logs too much to the database. A mobile plugin is in, so is WordPress Database Backup.

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Making WordPress mobile

I am testing two different plugins that shall make your WordPress blog easier to read using mobile devices. Here at fortyplustwo I have installed the WordPress Mobile Edition and over at btwendel.com I have installed the WordPress Mobile Plugin. If … Continue reading

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Downsizing will help 30 villages

Cnn runs a story about Sale of 1 house will help 30 villages. A family in Atlanta, Georgia, has decided to sell their house, donating half the proceeds and moving into a house half the size. Hunger Project Vice President … Continue reading

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