Scott Bourne’s new photo site: ScottCritiques.com

By noble | Published: January 27, 2009

Scott Bourne, the well known photographer from the TWiP podcast, has a new photography site called ScottCritiques.com. He offers critiques of users’ photos and tips for how to improve them. Looks like it’s going to be an interesting site, so check it out and see what you think.

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New podcast series: FrugalPod.com

By noble | Published: January 25, 2009

I’m just starting post-production on the first set of podcast episodes for a new series at FrugalPod.com. The site/blog is run by a friend of mine, David Podley, who is a financial planner and expert in personal finance. The new series should go live in about two weeks. The blog is already up, so check it out.

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Pictures of the Port of Long Beach

By noble | Published: January 25, 2009
Queen Mary

Queen Mary

I just posted a new set of photos on Flickr. They were taken yesterday during a boat tour of the Port of Long Beach. The sky added a great dramatic element, as it was dark and overcast during the tour.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nacuff/

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Good news for Apple fans

By noble | Published: January 9, 2009

As the Macworld Expo is winding down today it looks like Apple fans have some good news. While there weren’t many exciting new hardware announcements (I was hoping for a Mini update) the update to iLife, especially the features in iMovie and iPhoto, are welcome news. And now that iTunes has evolved into a DRM-free store I’m tempted to try it again after having moved over to Amazon’s MP3 store.

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PennyPuddle.com in beta

By noble | Published: December 13, 2008

Penny Puddle, the human-powered financial planning web site, is officially in beta. The beta test is currently only available to closed group of users, but the site will go live in January and be available to the public. Penny Puddle is a new service that replaces expensive financial planning boutiques (which can charge thousands for a financial plan) with an affordable online option that’s powered by real people. I’ve been working closely with the founder, David Podley, to get the site ready to go. Stay tuned for details.

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WordPress 2.7 update

By noble | Published: December 13, 2008

So after playing with WordPress 2.7 for a couple of days I’m happy to report that it’s working great! I love the new admin interface and I haven’t seen any issues with my theme customizations. There are some really nice usability features built into 2.7; I’m typing this post in using the “QuickPress” widget, and there is a built-in software upgrade tool now, so no more FTP’ing the latest updates to the server, copying over folders, etc. Really really nice update; I’d go check it out if you’re a WordPress user (and if you’re not, you should be!)

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WordPress 2.7 is hot off the press

By noble | Published: December 10, 2008

The new version of WordPress, 2.7, is hot off the press and ready to download and install. I just ran the update and the new admin interface is amazing. Kudos to the WordPress team!

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OC Podcasters Meetup with DJ Steve Boyett

By noble | Published: December 10, 2008

I just got back from an OC Podcasters meetup tonight. Our guest speaker was DJ Steve Boyett, the producer of the extremely popular Podrunner podcast. Many thanks to Steve for making the trek to the meeting and sharing his experience, and if you’re looking for a great music podcast to exercise to you should check out his show.

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