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Speed up WordPress with Google Gears and the Turbo Feature

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:17:02 -0800

Hear more about Turbo in WordPress in WordCast 74: Turbo Speed, Captain! Finding yourself in need of something a little bit faster? WordPress has the ability to turbo charge your experience using a function aptly named “Turbo”. Turbo...

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Best of the Net 67: Accuterra

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:19 -0800

In this economy, people are turning to “simpler” vacations and outings to satisfy their need to roam, and activities like hiking are growing all the time! Dave talks to Monica Moore of Intermap Technologies, the creators of Acuterra. It’s a new iPhone app that lets you chronicle your trek.

This interview was recorded at the CSIA DEMOGala 2009. Lee will be back tomorrow.

WordCast 74: Turbo Speed, Captain!

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:03:57 -0800

The latest in the neverending drama that is podPress, a new WordPress for iPhone, WordPress 2.8.5 and more.

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Best of the Net 66: ReadyTalk

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:18 -0800

Dave talks to Josh White of ReadyTalk, a growing web-conferencing service with a few twists.

This interview was recorded at the CSIA DEMOGala 2009 – tomorrow’s show will also be coming from that event, Lee will be back Thursday.

Best of the Net 65: Pixorial

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:29 -0800

Dave comes to us once again from the CSIA DEMOGala 2009 talking to a super-cool company that does something his family’s been on him to do himself for years!

Pixorial allows you to take digital video as well as analog video on old cassette tapes and cut it up! Edit things together, then distribute it to your friends and family in digital form or in a hardcopy form such as a DVD.

A Front Door Facelift

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:51 -0700

Look around! The Bitwire front door is all-new, and, in our humble opinion, beautiful! Take a look around, then give us your feedback!

Send your thoughts >>

A look behind the curtain…

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:51:08 -0700

Join Dave Moyer and Lorelle VanFossen for a look behind the big blue Bitwire ball! Hear the show every Saturday, and find behind-the-scenes bits all week long on the blog.

Bitwire: Behind the Scenes >>

Living a Created Life

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:25:41 -0700

DeBorah Beatty joins the Bitwire network to help you live the live you were born to live, not the life you’ve been told to live.

Premieres Oct. 29 >>

podPress Resumes Development… Eventually?

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:33:38 -0700

Dan Kuykendall, the founder and developer of the podPress WordPress podcasting plugin, announced on his Mighty Seek blog in August that, after a confusing and messy hiatus, he will be returning to develop what was once the most popular plugin to...

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

WordPress 2.8.5 Released!

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:30:46 -0700

WordPress announced today the release of version 2.8.5 – a security update with fixes originally intended to come out in 2.9 but thrown into the 2.8 branch just to make sure that things stay as secure as possible. Changes include: A fix for...

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Deactivate All WordPress Plugins Via the Database

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:05:09 -0700

As discussed on WordCast 73 with Cali Lewis on BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009, sometimes a plugin doesn’t work as it should and ends up crashing your blog. If you’ve gone through all the steps talked about on that episode (deactivate...

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

WordCast 73: Blog World and New Media Expo 2009

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00:34 -0700

Cali Lewis on Blog World and New Media Expo 2009, when a plugin breaks your WordPress, filtering spam themes, and more.

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Don’t Post As “admin”, Secure Your WordPress Admin Panel

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:46:52 -0700

If you're posting as "admin", your blog is not safe! We show how how to change your admin username and post from an account that'll keep your site secure.

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Post Images and Thumbnails Supported in WordPress 2.9

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:56:16 -0700

WPEngineer is reporting this morning that WordPress 2.9 adds native support for post thumbnails, a staple of “magazine” and “newspaper” style themes for years. Up until this point, you needed to use custom fields in WordPress...

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Add Preset Text to WordPress Posts

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:56:40 -0700

In our first ever edition of Hacks, we show you how to add preset text to your WordPress posts.

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

WordCast 72: The WordPress Showcase

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00:44 -0700

Douglas Hanna on the WordPress Showcase, 2.9 news, the return of Small Potato, a possible fine from the FTC for bloggers, and more.

[Read more on the WordCast blog]

Aimless Agenda #24 – 10/2/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:00:32 -0700

Street vendors galore, the most distubring gadget of the week in Aimless Agenda history, and more!

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Kym’s Spanish Movies

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:14:36 -0700

As discussed in AA last week, here is the Spanish movie list for you guys to check out!

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Aimless Agenda #23 – 9/25/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:00:58 -0700

It's the way-too-early-to-be-talking about-Halloween show!

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Best of the Net 64: Red Remover

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:00:10 -0700

It’s Flash Game Friday, and that means it’s time for one more fun-o-riffic (don’t let me say that again) flash game! This week, it’s Red Remover.

You hate red! You click the red boxes to destroy them! You LIKE green! You save those green boxes! Now you play many many levels!

Aimless Agenda #22 – 8/18/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:00:06 -0700

Teeny homes, bird poop, push ups, and more!

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Best of the Net 63: Down for Everyone, or Just Me

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:00:20 -0700

Is [insert site name here] down for everyone? Or just me? Find the answer to that age old question with today’s site: Down For Everyone, or Just Me!

Also mentioned today: Google grows their search box

Best of the Net 62: Threadless

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:00:43 -0700

Today’s site is a land of amazing t-shirts! It’s Threadless.

Best of the Net 61: Speedtest.net

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:00:50 -0700

Easily check how fast your internet connection is with today’s site, Speedtest.net!

Best of the Net 60: The Falling Sand Game

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:00:36 -0700

On a serious note: As most of you probably already know, today is the eighth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Though we’re putting out this regular episode in the feed, we want to make sure that a mention is made of the tragedy that happened in 2001 today and the effects it had on our world. We remember those whose lives were lost and the families that they left behind, and are proud to support those who continue to put their lives on the line for freedom all over the world today. Have a great weekend.

It’s another Flash Game Friday, and today Dave and Lee are looking at one more game they can’t believe they haven’t already featured: The Falling Sand Game!

Aimless Agenda #21 – 9/11/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:00:09 -0700

Luck of all kinds, dream homes, and more!

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Best of the Net 59: Xmarks

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:00:50 -0700

Happy Thursday! Today we’re bringing you a service that’ll help you organize all your bookmarks of these great sites we show you every day, Xmarks!

Best of the Net 58: Hulu

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:00:24 -0700

Halfway through the week, and we’re giving you just one more way to turn your brain to mush. It’s the premiere destination for online TV and movies, Hulu!

Aimless Agenda #20 – 9/4/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:00:51 -0700

Christina's back, now from a "residence hall", the scariest webcam EVER, mail-order nightmares, and more.

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Aimless Agenda #19 – 8/28/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:00:36 -0700

A sauna on wheels, the worst pickup ever, how to just say NO and more.

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Liz and Lorelle 5: Jonas Stein of It’s The ROI

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:00:21 -0700

All things SEO and the future of the SEO industry, covering everything from SEO and WordPress to permalinks to pay-per-post.

[Read more on the Liz and Lorelle blog]

Aimless Agenda #18 – 8/7/09

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:00:38 -0700

Christina loses her entire bedroom, we offend half our audience, and more.

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

The Farmer Wants A Wife Party

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:23:16 -0700

For those of you who haven’t listened to recent episodes of the show, Kym had an exciting birthday party that we helped plan – a “Farmer Wants A Wife” party, based on a TV show only he’s heard of! For Kym’s...

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

The Butter Sculpture Story

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:46:42 -0700

If you didn’t manage to hear last week’s show, go and listen. Right now. Because it was amazing. However, if you did listen, you know that Jonathan recently recieved the challenge to create a butter sculpture of Dave. These are the...

[Read more on the Aimless Agenda blog]

Liz and Lorelle 4: WordCamp Dallas Rehashed

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:00:49 -0700

Liz and Lorelle rehash their WordCamp Dallas 2009 experience, discussing the speakers, lessons learned, and great fun.

[Read more on the Liz and Lorelle blog]

Liz and Lorelle 3: Blog Starts and Firsts

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:00:41 -0700

The duo talk about their blog firsts and mistakes made when they started blogging, and how online social media changed their lives.

[Read more on the Liz and Lorelle blog]

Liz and Lorelle 2: Facebook Disabled

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:19 -0700

We rip and tear up existing services to design our own perfect social networking/social media site.

[Read more on the Liz and Lorelle blog]

Liz and Lorelle 1: Online Authenticity

podcast@bitwiremedia.com (Bitwire Media) — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:00:26 -0700

Can you learn online authenticity? Liz and Lorelle share tips, examples, and what defines authenticity in the virtual world.

[Read more on the Liz and Lorelle blog]