Smashing WordPress shows you how to utilize the power of the WordPress platform, and provides a creative spark to help you build WordPress- powered sites that go beyond the obvious. The second edition of Smashing WordPress has been updated for WordPress 3.1+, which includes internal, custom post types, the admin bar, and lots of other useful new features. You will learn the core concepts used to post types, the admin bar, and lots of other useful new features. You will learn the core concepts used to build just about anything in WordPress, resulting in fast deployments and greater design flexibility. Inside, WordPress expert Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond d the blog and shows you how WordPress can serve as a CMS, a photo gallery, and e-commerce site, and more. This edition... Less

The ultimate guide to WordPress, from the world's most popular resource for web designers and developersAs one of the hottest tools on the web today for creating a blog, WordPress has evolved to be much more that just a blogging platform and has been pushed beyond its original purpose. With this new edition of a perennially popular WordPress resource, Smashing Magazine offers you the information you need so you can maximize the potential and power of WordPress. WordPress expert Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond the basic blog to show you how to leverage the capabilities of WordPress to power advanced websites. Addresses new theming options, custom post types, custom headers, menus, background, and moreExplains how to build beautiful and unique WordPress themes and creating amazing... Less

Anyone can run a blog (an online journal). From personal diaries to political commentary and technology observations, bloggers are making their voices heard around the world. Essential Blogging helps you select the right blogging software for your needs and show how to get your blog up and running.You'll learn the ingredients of a successful blog, and then get detailed installation, configuration and operation instructions for the leading blogging software: Blogger, Radio Userland, Movable Type, and Blosxom. After showing you how to acquire, set-up, and run these leading software packages, Essential Blogging takes you through the more advanced features, so that by the time you finish, you'll be up and blogging with the best of them.Essential Blogging covers:the important components of... Less

A Step by Step Wordpress Tutorial for Beginners is written for people who want to create a blog with as little technical mumbo jumbo as possible. This book explains WHAT you need to do, WHY you need to do it, and exactly HOW to do it in a thorough, step by step tutorial written in simple English. In this easy to read book, you'll learn how to create a self-hosted blog, how to install Wordpress with just a few clicks of your mouse and how to change the themes and personalize your blog. It demystifies concepts like pinging, trackbacks, widgets and plugins, gravatars and wavatars, RSS and email subscriptions, and it also tells you how to get people to discover your blog, what to do about spam, and more. By using this simple tutorial to create a self-hosted blog with Wordpress, you'll be able... Less

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Chances are good that someday you'll be called upon to contribute to a business website or blog. In this program, you'll get expert advice for turning your company's online presence into a resource that's truly a useful, interactive, and powerful selling tool. Plus, you'll learn how your organization can use websites and blogs to enhance its image, distribute information, connect with visitors, build a sense of community, and boost sales. This program includes:* great techniques for determining which features your website should include -- and updating or revamping your existing site as appropriate* smart strategies for identifying the various types of people who visit your website (and the types of people who should visit, but don't!)* proven ways to engage your visitors by offering... Less

This is "Next generation" journaling. MacJournal 5 is the world's most popular journaling software for Mac OS X. Easily create a personal journal with MacJournal's simple-touse interface and two level security (password protection and AES-256 encryption). Recording daily ideas in nested, multiple journals as well as assigning entry keywords make organizing your data a snap. Publish your work as a blog to any of the popular blogging services like Blogger, WordPress, LiveJoumal, and even your .mac account. Video blogging is now available in MacJournal 5. Significantly faster performance due to architecture change, MacJournal 5 now has a new image resizing feature. Photosharing integration, Quick Look and Smart Journal support make up the strength of MacJournal 5.

Everyone knows that Google lets you search billions of web pages. But few people realize that Google also gives you hundreds of cool ways to organize and play with information. Since we released the last edition of this bestselling book, Google has added many new features and services to its expanding universe: Google Earth, Google Talk, Google Maps, Google Blog Search, Video Search, Music Search, Google Base, Google Reader, and Google Desktop among them. We've found ways to get these new services to do even more.The expanded third edition of Google Hacks is a brand-new and infinitely more useful book for this powerful search engine. You'll not only find dozens of hacks for the new Google services, but plenty of updated tips, tricks and scripts for hacking the old ones. Now you can make a... Less

Build a Django content management system, blog, and social networking site with James Bennett as he introduces version 1.1 of the popular Django framework. You’ll work through the development of each project, implementing and running the applications while learning new features along the way. Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today’s most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Python developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Django, a very popular open-source web framework whose stated goal is to "make it easier to build better web applications more quickly with less code."... Less

Using the simple, robust, Python-based Django framework, you can build powerful Web solutions with remarkably few lines of code. In Python Web Development with Django®, three experienced Django and Python developers cover all the techniques, tools, and concepts you need to make the most of Django 1.0, including all the major features of the new release.   The authors teach Django through in-depth explanations, plus provide extensive sample code supported with images and line-by-line explanations. You’ll discover how Django leverages Python’s development speed and flexibility to help you solve a wide spectrum of Web development problems and learn Django best practices covered nowhere else. You’ll build your first Django application in just minutes and deepen your real-world skills... Less

With Rapid Video Blogger you can easily create User-Generated content from any media type. Easily compile video blog content with your music, photos, video and more. Various output formats include WMV, MPEG, VCD, SVCD, DVD and more.

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WinJournal is the world's only integrated journaling, blogging, and podcasting software for Windows. Easily create a personal journal and chronicle your daily events. With two-level security (password protection and encryption), WinJournal can keep your data safe and sound. Extroverted type? Generate blogs to any of the popular blogging services, such as Blogger, Windows Live, or LiveJournal. Effortlessly organize your thoughts by recording daily ideas in nested, multiple journals, or assign entry keywords to make organizing your data a snap. Even podcast with WinJournal - the all-in-one blog client! Like a certain look to your journal? Try one of 37 included skins.

Mac Journal 6 is the world's most popular journaling software for the Mac. 6 adds a calendar mode that show entries from any journal, geolocation, record count and progress tracking, as well as additional blogging support. A Timeline mode has been added to give the journaler the ability to see their writing activity in chronological order. Mac Journal 6 even introduces a feature for creating books from journals specially formatted for publishing. Add any kind of content, not just text. Drag PDFs, QuickTime movies, images, audio and more. Record audio and video, even publish to a blog account on Blogger, Word Press, Live Journal, Posterous, and Tumblr.

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<>VIEW. UPLOAD. SHARE. That's what YouTube is all about–viewing, uploading, and sharing your favorite videos. And the book you hold in your hands will help you get the most out of this hot website. You'll learn how to find the latest viral videos, share your favorite videos with friends and the YouTube community, and shoot and upload your own videos to the YouTube website. YouTube 4 You is the first book to take you inside YouTube, show you how the site works, and provide tips and tricks for becoming a more successful YouTuber!   You’ ll Learn How To   • Find and watch the latest videos • Manage and share your favorite videos • Download and save YouTube videos to your computer or iPod • Upload your own YouTube video creations • Get more out of the YouTube community • Troubleshoot... Less

Easily create, build and share your recipe collection in the totally revamped MacGourmet Deluxe 3.0 from Mariner Software. Make notes about your favorite wines; plan meals for a day or a week and then sync to iCal. Get the nutritional values of foods, recipes and individual servings by accessing the USDA database included in MacGourmet Deluxe. Print out shopping lists or export them to your PDA. Find recipes online at Epicurious.com, Williams-Sonoma.co m, or AllRecipes.com to name a few and add them to your collection using MacGourmet’s intuitive importers. Publish recipes to your blog or MobileMe account. Even use your family recipes to create your own high-res PDF or professional- looking, bound cookbook!

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To any businessperson or marketing professional, YouTube’s 20 million viewers are a tempting target. How can you tap into the potential of YouTube to promote your business and sell your products or services? The answers in YouTube for Business show you how to make YouTube part of your online marketing plan–and drive traffic to your company’s website. In this book you’ll learn how to:   • Develop a YouTube marketing strategy • Decide what types of videos to produce • Shoot great-looking YouTube videos–on a budget • Edit and enhance your videos • Create a presence on the YouTube site • Manage a video blog • Generate revenues from your YouTube videos • Produce more effective YouTube videos   Includes profiles of successful businesses • Blendtec • Charles Smith Pottery •... Less

If you have access to a computer, you can start your own online journal, or blog?if you know how to do it right. With your own blog, you?ll have a voice in the exciting world of the Internet. This one-stop resource shows you how to publish your ideas, get feedback, and create your own worldwide network!With this book you?ll learn how to:Create buzz marketing for your businessGet amateur poetry, short stories, and prose publishedCreate a worldwide network of peopleShare unique hobby ideas with thousands of other hobbyistsThis easy-to-use guide will help you to create and maintain a creative and unique blog that readers the world over can enjoy. With The Everything Blogging Book, you?ll learn how to make your mark on the World Wide Web?and beyond!

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If you have Photoshop Elements 8, you need this DVD. Updated for the latest version of Photoshop Elements, this is your step-by-step guide to editing, correcting, and creating amazing images quickly and easily, even if you are a beginner. Learn how to make ordinary images spectacular! Our Learn Photoshop Elements 8 DVD shows you how to manage, edit, and create amazing images from start to finish, in simple steps with clear instructions and examples of each step along the way. Instead of just watching someone talking about Photoshop Elements 8, you will be able to quickly and easily learn by looking over my shoulder in this Screencast DVD and you will see my screen while hearing me give you step by step instructions that make learning Photoshop Elements quick and... Less

The definitive online genealogy guide--updated with the latest Web 2.0 technologies Begin or expand a successful genealogical research project using the proven, up-to-date methods and tools in this thoroughly revised bestselling guide. Featuring new coverage of Web 2.0 applications such as push technology, streaming video, blogs, podcasts, and social networking, Genealogy Online, Ninth Edition covers the wide array of ancestry-related networks, websites, and other online services, and explains how they all work. Discover how to start your search, find specific types of genealogical information on the Web, and use online tools effectively and efficiently. Techniques for tracking, organizing, analyzing, and sharing research are included. The potential for finding clues, data, and other... Less

Behind Google's deceptively simple interface is immense power for both market and competitive research—if you know how to use it well. Sure, basic searches are easy, but complex searches require specialized skills. This concise book takes you through the full range of Google's powerful search- refinement features, so you can quickly find the specific information you need. Learn techniques ranging from simple Boolean logic to URL parameters and other advanced tools, and see how they're applied to real-world market research examples. Incorporate advanced search operators such as filetype:, intitle:, daterange:, and others into your queries Use Google filtering tools, including Search Within Results, Similar Pages, and SafeSearch, among others Explore the breadth of Google through auxiliary... Less

Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes   Chuck Tomasi Kreg Steppe   Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone!   Tips point out shortcuts and solutions   Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls   Notes provide additional information   Plain English definitions explain new terms   10 minutes is all you need to learn how to… Quickly build blogs for free with WordPress.com Customize your blog to fit your message Create powerful text, audio, and video content Moderate comments and build communities Set up... Less

In this book, world-renowned ASP.NET expert and member of the Microsoft ASP.NET team Stephen Walther shows experienced developers how to use Microsoft’s new ASP.NET MVC Framework to build web applications that are more powerful, flexible, testable, manageable, scalable, and extensible.   Writing for professional programmers, Walther explains the crucial concepts that make the Model-View-Control ler (MVC) development paradigm work so well and shows exactly how to apply them with the ASP.NET MVC Framework. From controllers and actions to views and models, Walther demonstrates how to apply each ASP.NET MVC Framework feature in real-world projects.   In Part II, you’ll walk step-by-step through building a full-fledged ASP.NET MVC blog application that implements capabilities ranging... Less

If you’ve ever been curious about any of the multitude of internet acronyms, the web technologies they represent, and how they can benefit you, this book is a great place to start. This book covers all the necessary topics to get up and running with HTML, XHTML, and CSS while offering readers a guide to modern, standards-based design. Key tasks covered in the book include setting up a Web page, reducing image resolution, creating radio buttons, adding a hit counter, adding an embedded sound, adding content from other sites such as integrating a blog and creating an RSS feed. Large topics are broken into smaller, more approachable sub-topics that are clearly explained on two pages eliminating the back and forth page flipping required in other references. Arranged so that skills build... Less