How to Install WordPress in Windows Localhost with XAMPP
Fri, 19/02/10 – 14:07 | One Comment

This particular method of localhost installation using XAMPP will work for WordPress, WordPress MU, BuddyPress and bbPress. Installing a localhost version of WordPress will enable you to create a local hosting environment on your PC …

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Country Living

You just never know what I’ll be up to around here. I could be quilting one day and building a barn the next. I just love living on our 10 acres with our heapin’ mess of critters.

Down Home Cooking

Cooking is really the first social networking activity humans ever learned. I love simple, good tasting, home cooked food (if it’s healthy that’s a perk!). Pull up a stool to the counter and sip some coffee while we whip up some supper together.

Family Life

Family is what life is all about. No one is going to leave this earth and wish they had spent more time at work. Some simple things to enhance your family life. “Try it, you’ll like it.”

The Moxie Mom

One of the joys of my life is getting to be a stay-at-home mom. I am so blessed to have a husband who supports me in this endeavor of raising our children. We have fun with homeschooling, 4-H, church, our farm/ranch/zoo and love living in Texas.

WordPress

My favorite blogging platform is WordPress.org. There are just so many possibilities. Want some “how-to” in layman’s terms? See some of my favorite tips, tweaks, plugins and themes that WordPress has to offer while avoiding some pitfalls.

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Wendy Merritt is a stay-at-home mom from Texas. I have been self-employed for 17 years and enjoy working at home with my hubby. I am currently having a time of mid-life crisis and look forward to the next phase of my life as all my children will all be in college rather quickly.

How to Install WordPress in Windows Localhost with XAMPP
Friday, 19 Feb, 2010 – 14:07 | One Comment
How to Install WordPress in Windows Localhost with XAMPP

This particular method of localhost installation using XAMPP will work for WordPress, WordPress MU, BuddyPress and bbPress. Installing a localhost version of WordPress will enable you to create a local hosting environment on your PC …

How to Add Your Blog to Facebook Notes
Thursday, 3 Dec, 2009 – 3:52 | 4 Comments
How to Add Your Blog to Facebook Notes

Your Blog’s RSS feed is a valuable tool in sharing your blog with Facebook. Here’s how to add your blog to Facebook Notes.

You will need to know your blog’s RSS feed address. In WordPress this …

Redneck Truisms
Monday, 30 Nov, 2009 – 13:57 | One Comment
Redneck Truisms

My Aunt Bonnie sent this to me this morning. It just cracked me up and so I had to share it with you. Enjoy these Redneck truisms!
Redneck Yard Swing

A Redneck passed away and …

Integrating WordPress & Social Media
Monday, 16 Nov, 2009 – 11:41 | No Comment
Integrating WordPress & Social Media

Once a month in the Dallas/Fort Worth area there is a Meetup that shares an interest in learning or sharing practical applications of social in your business. The DFW Social Media Marketing – Education & …

Daily Quotes for Microsoft Outlook
Friday, 6 Nov, 2009 – 19:52 | No Comment
Daily Quotes for Microsoft Outlook

Would you like to get Daily Quotes for your Microsoft Outlook?
Like many of you I have switched from a paper planner to a digital planner. My phone syncs with Microsoft Outlook. My iPod Touch syncs …

The Poor Bride
Thursday, 5 Nov, 2009 – 21:38 | 7 Comments
The Poor Bride

If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area you, no doubt, have heard of  The Poor Bride from Waxahachie, Texas. She has been on local radio, in the newspapers and has appeared as a guest …

Reduce Desktop Clutter with Fences
Monday, 26 Oct, 2009 – 18:19 | One Comment
Reduce Desktop Clutter with Fences

I frequently update my Windows PC desktop with a new photo so I can relive my precious memories or enjoy something special to me. Since I take the time to do this I like to …

My Lashes to Riches Entry
Friday, 23 Oct, 2009 – 22:02 | One Comment
My Lashes to Riches Entry

When was the last time you relived something from your childhood? When I was a kid we used to have these “family times” (at the time I thought they were really dorky…but in hindsight they …

Calendar Printing Assistant for Outlook
Wednesday, 23 Sep, 2009 – 10:29 | No Comment
Calendar Printing Assistant for Outlook

I also found this helpful video on YouTube for you. Look past her voice and enjoy her tips.
For all the wonderful innovation that Microsoft provides, I think that printing an Outlook calendar is one of …

Can You See What I See?
Tuesday, 1 Sep, 2009 – 13:41 | One Comment
Can You See What I See?

Today while reading my Bible and enjoying breakfast I made  a startling discovery. Let me back up a little bit here. Yesterday I had been working in my back porch garden for a couple of …