Kythin's Rants

I’m busy with my business at the moment, but I thought it was about time I spruced up the site.

New wordpress makes it so easy… I think it took 10 minutes for me to find a theme and install it, didn’t even have to touch any files directly or do anything via ftp!

You guys should check out a new project I just started; MakeMeLearnStuff.com

The idea is that people challenge me to learn something out of my normal routine – e.g. I have been quite anti-warhammer in the past, but a mate of mine bought me a pack of Necron Warriors and said “Just try it”. And I did

I got a couple of emails about my last article about the free spinner code, and have made a rather spiffy plugin for WordPress that will do the same thing on any posts or pages on the site.

You can grab it here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordspinner/

There's an example of what it does in this very page. Hit refresh on your browser and see if you can tell!

See the included readme file for changelog and useage (it’s easy as pie).

UPDATE: 24th June 2010: BUG & PERFORMANCE FIX. Also, please now post questions at http://www.kythin.com/wordspinner2/

UPDATE 21st June 2010: Multiple Spinner support finally released!

UPDATE 26th Aug 2009: Just upgraded it to be compatible with 2.8.6

I’ve made my task sheet designs available for download today, as A4 and Letter PDF files. A few people have commented on how much they like the layout, so you might like them. I’ve been tweaking these for years and they fit my usual work style perfectly. They’re most useful for people who prefer physically checking a box and being able to keep a relatively clean log of their work in a binder or folder (hence the bigger left margin).

There’s two versions available below, the first is the one I use the most – it’s a sheet-a-week style task list with a ‘major goal’ up the top and daily tasks on the side. This one’s the best for people who get a fairly large amount of 20 – 90 minute tasks and need to have them listed somewhere safe. It will work the best if you print out a few, and fill one out each monday morning (transferring anything you didnt get to over from the last one) and then keeping the old one in the back of your folder.

The second one is similar, but has less emphasis on a time frame. Basically you can fill it up, then when it’s full, replace it.

You’ll need a PDF viewer to view them, but who doesn’t have that these days?

Kythin’s Task List version 1 – Week Based (PDF)

• Kythin’s Task List Version 1 (A4) (PDF)
• Kythin’s Task List Version 1 (US Letter) (PDF)

Kythin’s Task List version 2 – Whenever Based (PDF)

• Kythin’s Task List Version 2 (A4) (PDF)
• Kythin’s Task List Version 2 (US Letter) (PDF)

Moved servers. Big mess. Lost everything. Nuts.

I’ve got the site back online but anyone who cared enough to register and comment will need to re-register. Stay tuned for some interesting articles, I’m going to be putting more time into this blog than I used to!