WordPress updates are often needed for security fixes and the most recent additions (v2.5) to usability are pretty nice. The negative end of things is correcting plugin bugs, confirming database integrity, and revising my custom-developed theme. Luckily I don’t have a heavy load of intricate sites that all need updating, but even the few that… Continue reading Update on WordPress Updates
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5 Remixed Ways to Discover Free Audio
Some websites die, progress for the worse, or benefit for recreation. Ideas get recycled, reinvented, abused, and improved. So it goes with web-based audio technology. If you need a replacement site or are just looking for new ways to listen to free music without trouble, then read on. Albumbase is Dead There once was a… Continue reading 5 Remixed Ways to Discover Free Audio
Secrets of Alexa Rank and Broken Redirect
Since the beginning of January, Alexa Redirect links have been deprecated and no longer function. They work as a prevention to get to your site. It used to be possible to inject your link with a forced redirect from alexa: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?http://liquidparallax.com would tell Alexa someone is going to my homepage. It was debated whether this… Continue reading Secrets of Alexa Rank and Broken Redirect
My Greatest Hits: Chart Topping Posts and Personal Faves
The year is about through and I’d like to scan through the past of liquidparallax.com. I’m usually the person who scolds other site for doing “This Month’s Best Posts Roundup,” but this is slightly different. In over a year of doing this blog, I’ve never put myself in an egocentric position and said “Internet users… Continue reading My Greatest Hits: Chart Topping Posts and Personal Faves
Hallucinate without Drugs (Perceive New Dimensions)
Before I get criticized for using the word hallucination, I’d like to point out that illusion and hallucination are different, but they share a bit in common. The first (illusion) meaning you perceive something the wrong way, and the latter meaning you have a vision of something without any sightly cause to promote it (a… Continue reading Hallucinate without Drugs (Perceive New Dimensions)
Easy batch download for mp3s (betterPropaganda)
Instead of wasting time downloading things by hand, page by page, clicking links generated from javascript, right clicking to save or waiting for each save dialog box, you could be using a download manager to automatically grab certain files from links off of a page. DownThemAll is my choice for Firefox. Let’s say you want… Continue reading Easy batch download for mp3s (betterPropaganda)
Mp3tag Actions Empower Your Digital Collection
There are times when I persist in the most random things. Sometimes it’s productive; other times it betters my life in no significant way. What I’m about to show you is very handy, but the amount I spent tinkering on it didn’t save me too much effort. Well, it actually did shape up 20,000 of… Continue reading Mp3tag Actions Empower Your Digital Collection
Year: A Music Tagging Pet Peeve
Being a slightly picky person when it comes to music tag metadata in my files, I haven’t found a great way to original release year OR recorded year for a compilation or non-standard album. For instance, I got a Sufer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim combo disc and it was fairly easy to figure out the original… Continue reading Year: A Music Tagging Pet Peeve
iTunes Custom Sorting for Power Users
Forgive my use of the words “power users.” I don’t write exclusively for the advanced. I tend to write simplistically even when the task is a bit in-depth. This one is actually pretty easy (but explaining the default sorting abilities is a nightmare). I’m using 7.0.2 I believe, so if you are the type who… Continue reading iTunes Custom Sorting for Power Users
Clever Shop-hacking: Save on Amazon.com
I have been using Amazon heavily lately to expand my music collection, catch up on my reading, get textbooks, and getting a DVD [Come Feel Me Tremble] that I’ve been wanting for a while. If you look under the grill of Amazon.com, you can hack your spending techniques and get the best value. Buy used… Continue reading Clever Shop-hacking: Save on Amazon.com
Fixed and Smart Playlist Ideas
As described at the end of my guide to online music, here’s are some playlists that will give you the power tools to organize your music better like a power user. Smart Playlists Top 100 Played Limit to 100 items selected by most often played I listen to post rock and instrumental stuff while sleeping… Continue reading Fixed and Smart Playlist Ideas
How to Manage Your Digital Music Library
(If you have a short attention span and don’t care much for commentary, skip this paragraph and go straight to the five steps for the online music lover) Years ago, it was harder to find out more detailed information about songs and their writers without searching catalogs, or finding related articles or interviews, or talking… Continue reading How to Manage Your Digital Music Library