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Hyper-local news blog is up and running

I got back from 4-day trip to Ohio this week and immediately started work on a hyper-local news blog, Madison Pike. Setting up aggregation of local news sources was easy. I also located a WordPress plugin that lets me easily turn any post into a calendar event. So by pulling in a feed of city hall news items, for...

Sending the order form to the design spa

I spent a lot of time yesterday and today upgrading the look of the print order forms and shopping carts on Vintagraph and Shorpy. The old design looked clunky and had a very 1999 feel to it. It was basic html and lacked the appeal of most modern web stores.

Colorized photos, we got 'em

What started out as a novelty from a couple of visitors to Shorpy has grown into a rather large collection of colorized photos. We now have 96 photos in the gallery and a few more in the wings waiting to be posted. It’s interesting that the first few colorized photos that were shared on the site inspired a...

Cost of doing business and other links

The NPAA Cost of Doing Business Calculator. Targeted at photographers, but useful for any small business owner.

Post Office in Sprott, Alabama

The interior of the old Post Office in Sprott, Alabama, made famous by Walker Evans. It’s now an antique store.

Poll daddy and other links

PollDaddy: Create online surveys and polls.

Fenced In

Disk encryption and other links

TrueCrypt: Free open-source data encryption software.