WordPress can be used as a Content Management System for small websites. I am picking up the trend as I read and learn more about this.

Currently I’m working on my first project. This is a good learning opportunity as I get to experiment with options and possibilities available.

There are many plugins available on the internet. However, I am focusing more on the fundamentals. A lot of the things can be achieved with technical skills. Plugins are more for people who are not familiar with web designing.

I try to avoid using that in designing the core because these plugins are written by third parties. Over the years WordPress had evolved with many versions. Some plugins may not work after an upgrade. However, plugins for enhancement are good to have.

Posted on 26-02-2009 at 6:11 pm

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There are some blogs out there that I follow very closely. Some are food blogs but mostly personal blogs by others.

These are people who spend a lot of time blogging. They like to camwhore  or will never fail to take pictures anytime, anywhere.

What I read from these blogs are the boyfriends will be so sweet, so nice and they have so much time to spend together, hanging out, cooking for each other, waking up next to each other, have breakfast, shopping, go to bookshop, go holiday and stay in some boutique hotel etc.

What if I tell you I had done maybe 5% of those things with my boyfriend?  I wonder what is wrong? These people are at least 8-10 years younger than me. How come they get all the time in the world? How come they have nothing to do at home? How come I have to work so hard and yet don’t make enough?

Sure I would like to have more pictures too but I find it quite troublesome to bring a camera. I also need more money to get a nice phone with good camera feature. My bf is a professional photographer. Isn’t weird that I do not have any nice pictures to put on my blog? In fact he doesn’t like to take pictures whenever we are together. Why?

Maybe I should stop reading those blogs. They make me very depress.

Posted on 25-02-2009 at 12:21 am

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I am thinking of starting a niche blog with another domain. Domain names don’t come cheap nowadays.

The hosting with Bluehost costs me RM630 for 2 years. I tried to register a new domain via Bluehost but find it very unfriendly. I was instructed to call their number in U.S. before I am allowed to buy a new domain. The domain costs USD10 with free ID Protection.

So I resorted to find a local company that does domain registration. Hostpro2u.com requires me to give the IP on top of the DNS. Honestly, shared hosting does not have a dedicated IP unless I pay Bluehost USD39.00 for it.

Next I found Exabytes. Their registration does not require IP but I have to pay extra for ID Protection. That is RM29.00 extra each year. The domain price is RM38 a year. If I renew after one year, it will cost me RM55. However, if I take 2 years, it will be RM38 each year.

Overall, Bluehost gives the best deal, don’t you think so? Maybe I should just call their number. But first thing first, I need to make some money to get that new domain.

Anyone can sponsor me a domain? I plan to start a blog on how to spend less and save more.

Posted on 24-02-2009 at 8:46 pm

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