Archive for Blog Software

Microblogging as Adjunct to Your Foodie Site: Twitter Tools and Twhirl

Every so often I like to chat about the technology that makes all this wonderful foodie blogging possible. Some of you may have noticed that the Chile Underground uses microblogging for certain updates. Breaking news (and important Follies, of course), travel info and more can be published directly to CU from anywhere, any time it’s [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

A Quick Note About Chile Underground Site Registration

It’s a sad day in Internetland, folks.
Due to a recent assault on the Chile Underground by SPAM comments and registrations, I’ve had to beef up my site protection. (Yes, I know; Spam isn’t made from beef. It’s not that kind of Spam.) I got 47 bogus posts in less than an hour yesterday, with ads [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Friday, September 5th, 2008

The Zen of Blog Software Maintenance: Upgrading Wordpress

(Note: Long Post follows, and it may seem depressing at times; but all’s well that ends.)
Wordpress (WP) released version 2.6 “Tyner” this week, and I decided it was time. Time to get all the blogs backed up and get one common version of WP running across the board. I manage 8 sites where WP is [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Tools of the Trade

Keeping a food website alive is a bigger undertaking than it first appeared to me. It’s also easier than I really imagined it to be, in a lot of respects.
It’s all in the wrist. And the tools.
As you can see (from my footer, at least) I use WordPress for my site. It’s not just for [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Ooops! I Missed. (But It’s All Right, Really)

Yesterday was most hectic, with high school graduation (daughterperson’s leaving home!) and all. I did mange to find time to download Zoundry’s newest product, the Raven Beta. I have used Zoundry for a year, and found it to be a stable, serviceable blog editor. So when I found out they have a new editor in [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Sunday, June 8th, 2008