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August 28, 2011

Squarespace vs. WordPress- First Impressions of Squarespace From a Longtime WordPress User

Squarespace

I first started using WordPress in 2005, several years before the birth of 40Tech. For the uninitiated, when you say “WordPress,” you actually can be referring to two different products. You might be referring to the WordPress blogging platform, that you can download and install on your own web host. That’s what we do here at 40Tech. WordPress can also refer to WordPress.com, a site where you can set up a blog that runs on the WordPress platform. Recently, I wondered if there were a better choice than WordPress, so I gave Squarespace a spin.

August 23, 2011

nvALT: A Clever Notetaking App That Syncs With Simplenote (And Supports Markdown, Too) [Mac]

nvALT wide.jpeg

The past couple of days we’ve talked about Markdown, a markup language that helps you easily output HTML without having to learn HTML. Yesterday, we looked at a Windows app, WriteMonkey. Today, it’s the Mac’s turn. One of the earliest apps that I downloaded on my Mac was nvAlt, a note taking app. I was impressed by the unique and efficient way that nvALT operated. Well, technically it isn’t unique, since it is a fork of an open source app, Notational Velocity. But it is different than most note taking apps that I’ve used. What I didn’t know until recently was that it also supports Markdown.

August 22, 2011

WriteMonkey: A Distraction-Free Writing Tool That Supports Markdown [Windows]

writemonkey

We recently looked at Markdown, a markup format that lets you easily create HTML-formatted text. What can make Markdown even easier to use is if you use an app that supports it. On the Mac, Markdown apps are plentiful. On Windows, not so much. Fortunately, if you’re on Windows, you do have WriteMonkey. WriteMonkey is a Markdown tool, but describing it as such just scratches the surface.

August 22, 2011

Pardon the Mess / Run Your Virus Scanners

Site mess

UPDATE: The menu is now in order. Also, Google has given the site a clean bill of health.

PRIOR: We got hacked over the weekend. We believe we’ve traced the problem to the timthumb.com vulnerability affecting many WordPress sites. We’ve plugged that vulnerability, but that has broken the site menus in the process. Please bear with us as we clean things up.

Also, if you visited the site this weekend (to be safe, from Thursday through Sunday afternoon), you should run a virus scanner on your PC just be safe. If you keep your system patched, there shouldnt’ be any issues, but it is better to be safe.

August 21, 2011

Markdown: The Basics

markdown

If you’re a geek, you may have heard of Markdown. What is it? Markdown is a format that you use to write text that can then be converted to valid HTML. The hallmark of Markdown is that it is easy to read and to write.

Author: Evan Kline (page 104 of 164)

Squarespace vs. WordPress- First Impressions of Squarespace From a Longtime WordPress User

nvALT: A Clever Notetaking App That Syncs With Simplenote (And Supports Markdown, Too) [Mac]

WriteMonkey: A Distraction-Free Writing Tool That Supports Markdown [Windows]

Pardon the Mess / Run Your Virus Scanners

Markdown: The Basics

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