Archive for 'Blogging'
B21, Basketball Clip Board Apps, and the iPad
I stopped by an Apple Retail Store and finally got my hands on the iPad. I was also curious to see what this blog, www.baller21.com, looked like and its level of functionality.
In short, the device lived up to the commercial hype and made for impressive browsing and a more comparable laptop/desktop experience than the iPhone [...]
Issuu // Free Digital Publishing
A few days ago, I was introduced to a website called Issuu. Issuu provides a platform to publish and share your publications for free and embed on websites, blogs, and social networks.
The process is simple // Take any document – Upload to Issuu – Use it anywhere online.
Document format support // PDF, Word, [...]
New Theme for Baller 21
I have wanted to upgrade the theme / look of this blog for some time. And while a custom designed theme would be nice, my desire had to balance out with my budget.
I spent too many hours looking at premium theme options, but finally decided on a theme from Woo Themes. [...]
Another Header from the B21 Lab
Here is a snap shot of another header creation for all you feed readers.
My headers do keep getting bigger (I know that’s not always a good thing because it pushes content further down the home page), but I cropped this one as much as I could without cutting out elements I liked (the [...]
Photo added to the Header
I still haven’t taken the photo that I am looking for, but I’m taking small steps in trying to improve my header on my own.
I have many ideas of what I’m looking for, but still need to get out and take some more pictures.
Downloaded the font online and created the header in Pages [...]
New Header and Link Love
Here is a shot of my new header for all of you that have a feed reader. It is a step up from the previous default header, but still needs some work.
Additionally, I added a few more bloggers to the list. New on the list is Jon Allen (good friend from Southern [...]
Now on Facebook
I finally gave in last night to a few requests that I have received for a while now to join Facebook.
Here is the deal. I didn’t feel like I needed multiple sites to maintain and connect with people when I already have this blog to operate. Right?
Also, I wasn’t convinced of the quality [...]
Baller 21 in a Wordle
Have you heard about Wordle? Here is how the website describes the product:
“Wordle is a toy for generating ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you [...]
WordPress + iPhone = Fun
Finally, WordPress comes out with a solid application for the iPhone.
I am writing this post on my iPhone right now.
Highlighted Features:
1. Embed photos taken from your iPhone (and it let’s you take one right from the app) or from your library.
2. “Write” screen works with ease in adding a title, tags, and synced categories.
3. [...]
Website Grader
Website Grader is a free online tool that grades the marketing effectiveness of your website/blog.
50 different variables (search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, etc) are used in grading your sites effectiveness.
The process is quick and the grading reports are informative. If you don’t want to be notified of your results via [...]
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