CoreyOnRails » freelance http://www.coreyonrails.com A blog on rails, well not yet but soon :) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:51:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New version of Wordpress http://www.coreyonrails.com/2009/01/07/new-version-of-wordpress/ http://www.coreyonrails.com/2009/01/07/new-version-of-wordpress/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:12:18 +0000 Corey http://www.coreyonrails.com/?p=35 For anyone out there that is interested and unaware, there is a new version of Wordpress out, 2.7. I just upgraded this site to use it, painless as always, andso far the new version is good. The admin interface has been overhauled and it is very easy to use. They added a lot of panels that you can show/hide and all kinds of flash. Don’t let it fool you it’s not just adding some sexiness to the platform for the sake of doing so, it is functional and makes things a lot better to use. The editing area is now much larger than it was previously, and by collapsing the left hand menu can get a little larger. All of the same old features are there as usual, and I haven’t hd any problems. Anyone who hasn’t upgraded or is interested in starting a new blog/site I recommend this version over the 2.6. And if you need help with an upgrade or getting started with a new site, I am trying to do more freelance these days, so let me know and we can work something out.

Which brings me to my second update for today, I am a free agent again. If you’ve looked at my resume you’ll notice my previous employment at Ektron Inc. has ended, and I have moved on to some contract work. I am new to the independent contractor world, but so far I am enjoying it. I am a little worried about handling the taxes for the first time like this, but I am sure my friends over at H&R Block or Jackson Hewitt will keep from being thrown to the wolves at the IRS.

Like I said above I am interested in freelance work so if you’re looking for some website development, drop me a line here. I am sure I can fit some time in between my other contracts. While I am not a designer, if only I had such talent and skill to do so, I know a great deal about web development. My main skills are mostly .Net, but I learn fast, and do have a decent amount of knowledge with PHP and of course RoR. Jump over to the about page and take a look at the resume, there is a portfolio on the way, maybe tomorrow or this weekend.

On a sidenote, anyone who has a blog should have Akismet, it’s been catching lots of spam on this little end of the interent, I can only imagine what it could do for a highly active blog. It’s a great plugin for Wordpress, and best of all free.

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