OLW OpenLiveWriter Happy Happy Joy Joy

Microsoft has released Windows Live Writer (WLW) code on GitHub, under the moniker Open Live Writer. I downloaded it right away.

WLW or Windows Live Writer 2012 Portable–redivivus

With so many reports decrying the death of blogging, I thought I share with you what is most likely the last article ever on Window Live Writer or WLW - more precisely, how I am moving it and backing it up and how I am planning to move away from it.

Customizing your 404 - Page Not Found

Earlier this year Blogger made it possible for its publishers to customize its "404 - Not Found" page, the page someone sees when going to non-existent address. Today we look at donating it as space for a PSA (Public Service Announcement)..

Subtracting URL strings

Using the forwarding script discussed in our previous article on moving a blog to a new domain has some shortcomings. Here we look at improving it using JavaScript (if you’re in a hurry, jump to the very end).

Moving a Blogger blogspot blog to a new domain

We have recently tried to move a Blogger blog not to Wordpress but to a new domain and done so by creating a new blog. I just realized there is a better option..

Hide and Seek with HTML5

I've recently learned an important HTML5 trick and as I plan on using it more often, I am also sharing it with you.

Join the BlogIdol Movimiento!

Paying annually for a domain name is a drag. Getting a free one chains you to your service provider. If you want a domain solution that will not cost you yearly and dearly but you can take with you, we have it right here: introducing The BlogIdol Movimiento (right now in Beta)

Add Print and PDF buttons to your posts

I see more and more blogs with articles containing an invitation to print it. If implemented properly this can be a significant convenience for the reader and as such it is worth exploring.

Trackbacks and Pingbacks for Blogger

One important blogging feature not fully implemented on most platforms (with the probable exception of Wordpress) is trackbacks. Trackbacks and pingbacks are important because they tell the world that you are referring to another article. We look at ways to mitigate this omission.

Hacking labels and categories into feeds

In a previous installment we looked at how to help readers find only the articles written by one particular author in a Blogger multi-author blog. Here we look at more hacks employing labels and feeds.

Hacking .htaccess I

I recently uploaded some JavaScript files to my webserver to be used on some other external websites. They did not work at first and in the troubleshooting process I remembered how important it is to understand how .htaccess works.

Encryption on Blogger I - obfuscation

I often find myself publishing articles on Blogger / Blogspot that I do not want to be read in their entirety by everybody. I want to hide parts of them and make them available only to a select group of people, or nobody at all. If you ever feel this way, this article's for you.

The Ultimate Youtube Hacking Compendium

I often find myself needing to use a certain youtube hack or switch that I'm sure I've used before, but can't remember how. This article is meant as a resource for me as well as anybody else who might find it useful.

Add Drag to Share to your blogspot blog

On Mashable and other sites, a message "Drag to Share" is displayed when hovering with the mouse on some images and other objects. You can now add this functionality on your Blogger blog as well.