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  • Don’t Dequeue WordPress’ jQuery

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    As a moderator on the WordPress Stack Exchange, I end up spending a lot of time on the site.  I see lots of great questions, lots of not-so-great questions, and several you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me questions.  But the question I see the most often frustrates me: How do I remove WordPress’ jQuery and use Google’s CDN version instead?

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  • Google Reader – Revisited

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    A few weeks ago, I published a tutorial regarding using the Google Reader API in PHP projects.  Since that time, Google has changed the authentication portion of their API somewhat, so I need to revise my instructions just a bit.  And some day in the future, I’ll even post a tutorial on how to use

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  • Google Reader API – A Brief Tutorial

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    A few days ago, I asked a question on Stack Overflow regarding the Google Reader API.  What I wanted to do was build a WordPress plug-in that would import my feeds from Google Reader into my dashboard.  I’ve already pulled in my site statistics and Facebook, Google Reader is the last holdout keeping me from

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  • What is your Google score?

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    I am amazed by how many people have never Googled themselves.  In today’s world, it’s increasingly important just what the Internet says about you – whether true or fiction.  Most of you understand this, and have taken the proper steps to protect yourself from online brand-hijacking.  Just think of how awkward that next job interview

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  • How well is your Internet working?

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    “How well is your Internet working?” This is a question I often ask my colleagues.  Many of them have both personal and professional websites.  Several have blogs.  Others have accounts on Myspace.  Until I get into the meat of the question, they all assume their web presence is fairly well-defined.  “If my clients can find

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