Author Archives: iamronen
Launch Announcement: Centre for Yoga Studies
This is the first "official launch accouncement" on oDharma - all of the other websites in the oDharma porfolio were already in existence before oDharma itself came to be. I could not wish for a more purpose-filled project to announce ... my teacher's website: The Centre for Yoga Studies.
WordPress and the General Public License
A heated argument in the WordPress community reached my attention yesterday. Since most of the people I engage regarding WordPress have very little knowledge of the GPL, I thought it would be a great opportunity to explain it within the context of the ongoing argument.
Are You Ready for a Website?
The title of this isn't quite right - it should say "Are you ready for a website with me?". I write this based on my beliefs on what a good website should be and the kind of work I do. I can easily sum it in one word - Content. Content is the best way for people to get to know you ... experience your uniqueness ... engage with you ... keep you fresh ...
Creating a Teachers Directory with WordPress 3.0
A project I've been working on created a need and opportunity for me to explore WordPress 3.0 Custom Posts & Custom Taxonomies. There is already plenty of thorough information on this online so I will refrain from repeating. Instead I will focus on the application I found for these capabilities and my experience in creating it.
Thections: Creating WordPress Websites with Sections
Thections is an extension to the Thematic Theme Framework. It makes it easy to create WordPress websites that have a main navigation menu that divides the website into sections - each section having it's own pages, categories, posts, sidebars, etc.
Redesign June 2010: Feminitate
This iteration started from one of our intimate conversations about where we are, where we want to be and where life is taking us. During this conversation a new direction surfaced - something that was right under our noses and yet we missed - until that morning, somehow it became relevant. It energized us and a few hours later the basic design was drawn out on screen. For us it is about a new direction in life and a vibration in a new and surprising frequency.
Redesign June 2010: iamronen
A couple of weeks ago I launched a redesign of my personal website iamronen.com. The change was brewing inside me for a couple of months as I was trying to balance out numerous challenges: the busy-ness of the top area, upstaging yoga, including my photography website ... I was looking for more space, more minimalism ... and taking advantage of new features in WordPress 3.0
Upgrading WordPress
It is highly recommended to keep your WordPress installation up-to-date. It insures your website is safe, reliable, fast and pleasant to use ... but there's more to upgrading then meets the eye. Upgrading involves WordPress itself, plugins and sometimes even the active theme.
Pace Your Writing
A consistent pace of writing can be a good thing. It can provide you with a sense of stable progress and make it possible to predict and plan your writing efforts. Your readers will also pick up on it and it will help them become regular readers - knowing when to expect new content from you. There are a few things you can do to achieve a consistent pace of writing.
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