Out with the old blog, in with the new.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 6/6/2008; ErikJHeels.com; publisher: GiantPeople
Happy birthday to me. I’m 42 today. While 42 is not prime, it is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. So I got that goin’ for me.
No need to buy me a birthday present. I bought myself a new blog. Just share this blog post, add a comment, or do nothing, and I’ll be happy.
Since I assume most of you read this in Google Reader (or some other feed reader), here are some pics of my shiny new site (click images to enlarge):
Before I installed the new theme, I upgraded WordPress to 2.5.1 (on this and four other websites). I don’t recommend using the WordPress three step upgrade. Use my revised three-step upgrade instead:
- Upgrade your plugins to the latest versions, test them, then disable all plugins.
- Do the WordPress three step upgrade.
- Enable your plugins and test them.
Thanks to Rick Klau for the pointer to the FeedBurner StandardStats plugin, which made re-implementing FeedFlare on my site much easier than the old edit-php-files-manually approach.
Hi Birthday Boy! :)
Nice blog. Picture is nice, too, but maybe you could include one with a shirt that doesn’t have a previous employer’s logo on it… :)
Anyway, Happy Birthday!
pirjo
Erik,
Happy birthday.
Too bad I missed you last year when in Acton.
Will try to catch you later.
BTW, for a Rock’n Roll fan, something to study:
http://www.saxontheweb.net/Rock_n_Roll/
best regards to Pirjo and family,
Harri and Raila
Happy birthday Erik! Nice new design.
You need to get a baseball hat with a 42 and wear it just this year.
Celebrate 42! It is the meaning of life!
Looks sharp.
Eric,
Great new Blog design. Kudo’s to you and your design team.
I love everything…. I am impressed with the functionality of the WordPress Platform. Your new design really showcases a lot of their features, really well.
Keep up the goodwork!!!
Juliet
It is a little late…
But I still want to say: Happy Birthday, Erik!
Conny from China
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