After a day (or three) of the iPad.
Post created Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 by Landon. No Comments »

Now that the majority of the newness is wearing off from the iPad purchases, what do we know about it that we didn’t before?
Yes, it’s an oversized iPod touch.   Yes, it’s running iPhone OS, and yes, you still can’t multitask (yet).
The promise of what the iPad buzz gave us was a sense that great new things would be possible that weren’t before.  And after playing with the iPad for the better part of 4 days, I have to say: It [...]

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Want to remove the notification email from buddypress? here’s how.
Post created Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 by Landon. No Comments »

Open up the file wpmu-functions.php in the /wp-includes/ folder.
Change the following code block:
function wpmu_signup_blog_notification($domain, $path, $title, $user, $user_email, $key, $meta = ”) {
global $current_site;
if( !apply_filters(’wpmu_signup_blog_notification’, $domain, $path, $title, $user, $user_email, $key, $meta) )
return false;
// Send email with activation link.
if( constant( “VHOST” ) == ‘no’ || $current_site->id != 1 ) {
$activate_url = “http://” . $current_site->domain . $current_site->path . “wp-activate.php?key=$key”;
} else {
$activate_url = “http://{$domain}{$path}wp-activate.php?key=$key”;
}
$activate_url = clean_url($activate_url);
$admin_email = get_site_option( “admin_email” );
if( $admin_email == ” )
$admin_email = ’support@’ . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
$from_name = get_site_option( “site_name” ) [...]

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5 Reasons Why I’m Getting Sick Of The iPhone
Post created Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 by Landon. No Comments »

The iPhone is great.  I’m not one to piss in cheerios, but frankly, there are some things about the iPhone that are becoming more and more irritating.  Copy and Paste took 2 and a half years to be implemented, and running more than a single app is still a no-no.  Apple, what are you thinking?
5. Why in gods name can’t I import and export contacts through iTunes?
No, really.  I’ve had an iPhone firmware update completely nuke my contact list.  After [...]

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The 5 Biggest Social Media Mistakes
Post created Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 by Landon. 2 Comments »

Forget whatever you’ve heard about “Social Media Strategy”.
9 times out of 10, the reason your “Social Media Strategy” Failed is because you broke one of the cardinal rules.   People, like the internet, are fickle, bored and endlessly unfocused things;  There’s just no escaping this.
Lets examine the top 5 reasons why your social media experiment came crashing down like a bird with vertigo:

1. Participation, Participation, Participation.
There is nothing in the world that will bring your attempt to a crashing, embarrassing and [...]

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The Wall
Post created Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by Landon. No Comments »

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