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darkmatter upgrade

Posted in darkmatter-development-blog, tagged , on 14 Mar 09 | Comments Off

Recently, we undertook a major update for darkmatter journal. This involved upgrading wordpress software (which is used to run the journal), and installing a new look/theme Mimbo 2.
I used a live test site, to enable the other darkmatter editors to check developments, as well as ensuring that the plugins were working nicely. On the day [...]

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WordPress as a CMS?

Posted in darkmatter-development-blog, technology, tagged , on 7 Mar 08 | Comments Off

As the co-editor and web-admin1 of the online journal darkmatter, the opensource blog software platform of WordPress (WP) is used to run the journal. I’m not a proper coder, but a bit of (php, html, css) knowledge really does go a long way with wordpress. And the original theme (Light 1.0) has been modified in [...]

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Copyfight – Forget YouTube?

Posted in darkmatter-development-blog, technology, tagged , , , on 15 Oct 07 | Comments Off

There are many ‘web2.0′ video sharing/hosting sites these days, though YouTube (YT) reigns supreme. Now owned by Google, YT is becoming the search site for video.
However, if you’re intending to upload your own video, there are some serious restrictions when using YT. Not only is there a limit to the length of material, but YT’s [...]

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