Posted by Paul Kehrer on December 29, 2009
Gizmo5 (recently acquired by Google) gives you a SIP phone number that you can link to Google Voice. This lets you use the Gizmo5 application to receive phone calls. But what if you want to use a real phone? Enter the ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter). Using a VoIP ATA you can hook in a normal [...]
Posted by Paul Kehrer on December 26, 2009
Around a year ago I finally decided to start a blog. Since then I’ve changed the domain, name, written over 60 posts about various things, and released two WordPress plugins. I had no defined goals when I started…and I still don’t! So in the spirit of my random posting, here are some stats about traffic [...]
Posted by Paul Kehrer on December 21, 2009
WP 2.9 is out. The upgrade went quite smoothly here, but be sure you upgrade your plugins before running the core upgrade! Fidgetr and CDN Tools are both 2.9 compatible already, so if you have the latest versions you’re set.
Posted by Paul Kehrer on December 14, 2009
For those who may wonder, as of the date of this posting here are the digital channel mappings for the various high definition channels Comcast (Chicago, north side) offers over clear QAM. These channels will be available if you directly connect a coaxial cable to an HDTV with a clear QAM tuner. Most TVs with [...]
Posted by Paul Kehrer on December 7, 2009
One of the big problems I’ve run into as a WordPress plugin developer is the diversity of PHP installations. Simply stating you only support PHP5 and greater is insufficient to ensure compatibility. Things you may take for granted in your development environment may be missing or worse, partially functional. I’ve decided to document a few [...]