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Continue reading →: BuddyPress 10.0.0 for WordPress ReleasedBuddyPress 10.0.0 “La Pino’z” is the first major release of 2022 for the WordPress plugin. BuddyPress is a plugin to build online communities and includes features such as user profiles, groups, activity streams, notifications and can be integrated with the WordPress plugin bbPress to enhance community forums. Highlights of new…
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Continue reading →: My review of the iRobot Roomba j7+Like most office workers, two years ago at the start of the pandemic my employer moved our non-operational staff from the office to the home. Although my wife and son initially had to work remotely too, they didn’t stay long and have since then returned to work and school. Yet,…
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Continue reading →: Trying to find my niche with three websitesIt make take awhile but when I make a mistake I will eventually admit and correct the error of my ways. Half a decade ago, I turned my back on supporting niche websites and focused all my effort in creating a new multi-topic website which you now know as socPub. As counter-intuitive that it sounds, the…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Years in Sioux FallsThirty years ago, I moved from Garden City, KS to Sioux Falls, SD for the National Weather Service. At the time of the move, I had only planned to be in Sioux Falls for a few years as in those days it was difficult (and maybe still is) to get…
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Continue reading →: Can-Am Spyder vs WinterFrom a pleasant Wednesday here in Sioux Falls with a high temperature of 51 to a day of Winter Weather Advisories with temperatures in the 20s, it can be a frustrating time for any motorcycle rider. Today, both of our Can-Am Spyders sit in the cold garage as I prepare the…
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Continue reading →: My Backyard Weather StationSince 2008, I’ve been collecting weather observations in my backyard with a Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Wireless Weather Station. Beyond routine maintenance and an occasional replacement or addition of parts, the weather station has been rock solid. Unlike some government weather stations that only report weather once or twice an hour,…
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Continue reading →: Breakthrough COVID cases in South Dakota
I’ve heard lots of opinions these past couple months from family and friends that vaccines against COVID-19 work. I’ve also heard from other family members and friends, some of them anti-vaccine folks, that if/once you have survived COVID-19 you have natural immunity that protects you during future exposures to the…
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Continue reading →: My Most Productive Time of the Year
When I’m not able to visit with family or travel to some place warm during the holiday season, my most favorite time of the year to work is the week between Christmas and the New Year. For the holidays, most of the office staff is on vacation, most of my…
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Continue reading →: Vinyl Records Haven’t Sold This Well in 20 YearsIt has been no secret that since the start of the pandemic, I’ve been obsessed with vinyl records all over again. Part of my interest is out of nostalgia for my old records but I’ve also bought a lot of new music also being released on vinyl. And you know…
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Continue reading →: What’s new in Drupal 9.3.0The third feature release of Drupal 9 recently became available. New features and improvements in Drupal 9.3.0 include: The new Olivero frontend theme which was added in Drupal 9.1.0 is now stable. The image attached to this article is an example of that theme. A new beta experimental CKEditor 5…
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