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CoachNotes Blog Gets Makeover With The Traction Theme

By Vernessa on May 24, 2010

CoachNotes Blog finally got a makeover, switching from Guangzhou theme to the elegant Traction theme for WordPress. It has 3 features I really like, making content look fresh and professional.

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LOST Finale – Final Episode Ultimately Satisfies

By Vernessa on May 24, 2010

LOST Finale. It was an emotional night for LOST fans, saying goodbye to the 6-year long weekly series. Given the starts, stops, and episodic confusion of this last season, emotions were also on edge in anticipation (or dread) of how the writers would handle long-standing questions and how they would resolve both old and new conflicts.

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Posted in featured, TV | Tagged ABC's LOST, LOST, LOST Final Episode, LOST Finale, Losties | 1 Response

Listen To Just The Parts You Want To Hear (McNeil BlogTalkRadio Interview)

By Vernessa on April 14, 2010

Update: The audio from BlogTalkRadio (BTR) was kinda raw with some weird loud noises in it. Cleaned up the audio, and segmented the discussion so you can listen to those parts of it that interest you (or listen to all of them!). Interview with Rodney McNeil on TaylorThyme.

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Posted in featured, internet radio | Tagged add video to website, blogtalkradio, entrepreneur, internet radio, interviews, local business owner, social media, taylorthyme, video for business, web applications | Leave a response

Hybrid News Theme’s Featured Posts Slider Working Again

By Vernessa on April 4, 2010

I’m tossing in my solution in case it helps someone who is still frantically searching for an answer to why the featured posts slider in the Hybrid News theme has stopped working.

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Posted in codefix, featured, wordpress | Tagged featured posts slider, hybrid news theme, hybrid tabs, plugin, slider, tumblr, wordpress tips | Leave a response

TaylorThyme on Ustream.tv – First Video Recorded on Internet TV

By Vernessa on March 27, 2010

It’s not perfect but I decided to let it fly. My first Ustream.tv internet TV broadcast! Whether it’s your first blog posting, first orignal article, first web page, first radio broadcast, first Squidoo lens . . . It is difficult to say “good enough!” and let the public be further judge.

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Posted in featured, internet tv, TV, video creation | Tagged audacity, audio editing, ezine articles, internet tv, live broadcast, open source tools, taylorthyme, ustream.tv, video editing, video streaming, vocabulary, youtube closed captioning | Leave a response

Updates From TaylorWeb Network

By Vernessa on March 9, 2010

Real-life example of using a plugin to display RSS feeds in WordPress pages and posts. This is an automatically updated digest of articles, comments, videos, and podcasts from the TaylorWeb Network and my Squidoo Lenses. Kind of a one-stop shop for what I’ve been up to.

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Posted in featured, tools, writings | Tagged automatic updates, backtype, comment aggregation, disqus, free articles, rss feeds, rss feeds in wordpress pages, rssimport plugin, taylorweb network | 5 Responses

Internet Activities Are Powered By

By Vernessa on November 6, 2009

What services, tools and systems am I using to power my web sites and to my offline work done? Here is a list of some of the software programs and tools I find indispensable for online and offline activities.

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Posted in featured, tools | Tagged best web tools, desktop apps, ecommerce, powered by, roundup, workflow | Leave a response

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Guest Writer on German Blog

By Vernessa on May 29, 2010

Von Vernessa Taylor – Vernessa ist Internet- und Businesscoach. I wrote a guest post on a Christian blog for my friend Gunther Hess in Berlin. He wrote an introduction in German. Really cool!

Posted in featured2, inspiration, writings | Tagged christian business, faith, German, Google translation, guest post, internet missionary | Leave a response

Tux The Penguin (Funny Linux Video)

By Vernessa on April 21, 2010

Here’s another funny Linux video starring Tux the Linux Penguin. He’s got a life of his own after the office closes for the evening!

Posted in featured2, funny Linux videos, opensource | Tagged funny linux video, try linux, Tux the Penguin | Leave a response

Speaking on Father-Son Relationships, Alex Sullivan Interviewed on BlogTalkRadio

By Vernessa on April 15, 2010

Alex Sullivan talks about his experience of being a father approaching the delicate subject of discussing sex with his son, creating the right environment, and choosing an appropriate time.

Posted in featured2, food, internet radio, nontraditional students | Tagged Alex Sullivan, blogtalkradio, father-son relationships, interview, kaltura, poet | 1 Response

Homeschool Expert, Kenisha Sullivan, Interviewed on BlogTalkRadio

By Vernessa on April 15, 2010

Kenisha Sullivan talks about the mission, goals, and joys of homeschooling, home-schooling children of varying ages, and testing requirements of different states.

Posted in featured2, internet radio, nontraditional students, video creation | Tagged Appalachian State, appstate, blogtalkradio, homeschooling, interview, kaltura, Kenisha Sullivan | Leave a response

Non-Traditional Student, Michael Jones, Interviewed on BlogTalkRadio

By Vernessa on April 15, 2010

Michael Jones talks about his experience of being a father, husband, and nontraditional student at Appalachian State and Wake Tech Community College.

Posted in featured2, finance, internet radio, nontraditional students | Tagged Appalachian State, appstate, blogtalkradio, interview, kaltura, Michael Jones | Leave a response

Interview with Rodney McNeil on Saturday Edition of TaylorThyme on BlogTalkRadio

By Vernessa on April 11, 2010

TaylorThyme on BlogTalkRadio, Saturday Edition: Local Business 2-0-1-0.
Episode #2 aired Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1:30pm EST. This week’s guest was Mr. Rodney McNeil, a local business owner based in Greenville, North Carolina. The focus of this episode was local business owners incorporating internet technologies like social media, video, and web applications into their internet presence and marketing mix in 2010.

Posted in featured2, internet radio | Tagged bloktalkradio, internet radio, local business owners, video for business | Leave a response

Pure Dancing Pleasure: Michael J Jackson

By Vernessa on February 26, 2010

Musical genius abounds in the family. Some of my favorite songs from the Jackson5 era, MJJ, the Jackson brothers, and Janet. Interviews with Soul Train’s Don Cornelius, plus some rare footage.

Posted in featured2, inspiration, music | Tagged 1958-2009, interviews, jackson 5, jackson family, jackson five, michael j jackson, musical genius, soul train | 2 Responses

Wowed With Video From Kaltura

By Vernessa on November 24, 2009

I’m still trying to figure out how to get the editing features of Kaltura on this site. I’ve set up the account and read through skimmed over the documentation, but I’ll have to put in more time to get it going.

Posted in featured2, opensource, tools, video creation | Tagged kaltura, magnify.net, video aggregation, video hosting, video tutorial | Leave a response