Author Archives: Jamie

Feature Prioritization for ICE v1.2

By Jamie | Published: June 4, 2009
The first version of ICE was released to support Wordpress 2.6 (2.6.2 to be exact). After a few weeks of fighting an authentication issue on the SVN repository for plugins, I started to share it via the Wordpress plugin gallery on Oct 18, 2009. Since that time almost 800 people have downloaded it and almost 2,000 visits have been logged to my site looking to learn more about it. It was also recently featured as one of 40 exceptional "CMS Enabling" Wordpress plugins by Noupe. I have been slowly adding more features / functionality to ICE and hope to release an update within 1 - 2 weeks of the pending release of Wordpress 2.8. The following is a list of items which are already either implemented or on track to be for that timeframe.
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I will never try to build a perfect website again!

By Jamie | Published: June 4, 2009
In exploring the approach to development I had for my own website, I recognized that I was serially redesigning it and proverbially spinning my wheels. The unfortunate part of this vicious cycle is that it was all manufactured by me - the site, the content and perception that the obstacles were insurmountable. So last weekend I decided to leverage what I could from my existing efforts (css, images, javascript) and start fresh building on top of a strong theme framework base - Thematic. I did so with a new approach to the design, development and writing for the site. In this post, I explain why for my own personal sites / projects I have come to the conclusion that I will never try to build a perfect website again.
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Getting social with Virtual Eyesee – Part 2

By Jamie | Published: June 3, 2009
In the second part of an interview with Natasha, we discuss examples of companies using social media effectively and how individuals can do the same to boost their own career.
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Getting social with Virtual Eyesee – Part 1

By Jamie | Published: May 31, 2009
A broad ranging interview on all things social media with Natasha D'Souza, the founder of Virtual EyeSee which is a Social Media consulting agency serving North America. First up, exactly what is social media?
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A wonderful Wired Wednesday

By Jamie | Published: May 28, 2009
A summary of the newest / most recent networking events for entrepreneurs and geeks in Ottawa. Plus re-capping what I've been up to lately since it obviously hasn't been blogging.
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Introducing ICE V1.1

By Jamie | Published: February 1, 2009
This first release of Idealien Category Enhancements (ICE) allows you to manage category templates as easily as you manage page templates. Select which template applies to a category through the post > categories menu using file names that make sense, not category ID numbers. Now any views of the category (or sub-categories) will render the according to the category template selected. Posts in a given category can also use a category-based template. Read this post for complete installation and configuration instructions.
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Share your plugins on WordPress.org

By Jamie | Published: January 30, 2009
Wordpress 2.7 offers direct download of plugins from the Plugin Repository. This tutorial shows you how to maintain a plugin code on the Wordpress repository using Dreamweaver.
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What’s on WordPress.tv?

By Jamie | Published: January 17, 2009
Automattic has launched their own "visual resource for all things WordPress". I explore what channels I'd like to see on Wordpress.tv.
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WordPress: Commited to open source

By Jamie | Published: December 21, 2008
Do you believe in open source because it has lower overhead or because it is the right thing to do? Where is the balance between capitalistic goals and social obligations?
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Premium or Proprietary Themes?

By Jamie | Published: December 19, 2008
Premium implies being inherrently better than the alternatives. Proprietary is an accurate representation of the licensing restrictions. Which one is better or right?
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