Investigating Email List Software for WP and Joomla

Posted on 2011-09-12 by tom

Looking for email list software that integrates with both WordPress and Joomla.

Desired features:

  • Subscribe integrates with WP and Joomla
  • Unsubscribe integrates with WP and Joomla
  • Open Source

The first package I am investigating is PHPList, http://www.phplist.com/

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Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg dies.

Posted on 2011-09-10 by tom

Michael S. Hart

Michael S. Hart (pglaf.org)


Michael Stern Hart, inventor or the ebook and founder of Project Gutenberg died this week. Professor Hart is an example of what an unselfish dedication to helping others can yield. In 1971, he typed a copy of the Declaration of Independence and put it on a computer bulletin board. Today Project Gutenberg lists over 36,000 public domain books.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, War and Peace by Tolstoy, Walden by Thoreau, Dubliners by Joyce and every other classic you would need for a degree in literature. All free, most in the popular ebook formats. It’s one of the great treasures of the web. I applaud Professor Hart’s example of service and morn his passing. Read his obituary on Gutenberg.org.

By the way, you don’t have to buy a commercial ebook reader to enjoy the classics from Project Gutenberg. Calibre, an open source library management tool, will organize your ebooks for you and provide a reader for viewing them.

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Banner Snapshot

Posted on 2011-09-08 by tom
Montana Summer

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The banner is a view looking NE from Montana 141, just north of Avon. I took it with a Blackberry Bold in August 2010.

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Rookfile goes WordPress

Posted on 2011-09-08 by tom

Yep, I’ve installed WordPress and am rebuilding the Old Rookfile site.

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