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WordPress 3.0 new features on the road to CMS perfection!

Eric Baldoni — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:58:01 +0000

So I had been writing this big post about WordPress 3.0 coming out, and how we were so sneaky as to be running a release candidate on our site…Then we got busy and by the time I came back they went and released the final version! The new version 3.0 is called “Thelonious” after the great jazzman and purveyor of awesome hats I assume. I am going to try to do some specific feature updates as I encounter them while upgrading our small fleet of WordPress clients! Some of the most noteworthy additions I have been testing include the merging of MU (multiple user version) into the standard version. That and the new custom post types alone make this a pretty huge upgrade and really push WordPress closer to being the perfect full CMS solution. My only concern is the application will get too bloated, as they continue to add to it, so I am going to also run some speed tests to compare this new version. Results to follow shortly I promise!

If you have not seen “Straight No Chaser” the Monk documentary directed by Eastwood…I’d recommend it.

Neil Young Tribute Benefit for Haiti

Eric Baldoni — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:43:32 +0000

Hey Portlanders! We are working with Someday Lounge (one of the coolest clubs in Portland) to put together this benefit concert for Haiti. We have organized nine really great local bands who will be doing renditions of their favorite Neil young songs, with all the profits going to benefit earthquake relief in Haiti (i’m sure you heard about that right?). you can catch me playing bass with miss Lana Rebel and her crew from various bands. tickets are on sale now and you can get more info from this webpage I set up.

Happy New Year!

Eric Baldoni — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:44:22 +0000

Hard to believe 10 years ago we were all (well some of those people) worried about the great digital disaster Y2K! We are fortunate to still be around and to be celebrating 5 years of our little design agency Bitclone here in Portland Oregon. What’s been the key to our success? Well in addition to a meticulous obsession with new technologies and how they affect design, I believe it is our desire to provide a personal commitment to serving our clients. My grandfather was an amazing and inspiring human being who ran a Ford dealership in Old Saybrook CT. He had clients all across the country and he was often driving to places like Florida to personally deliver their cars to them! The man was always on the move, he would take these 15-20 minute power naps to recharge, but then pow he’s back up mowing the lawn, tending his huge garden, or helping someone out with a small task. He lived to a feisty old 93 years of age, take what you will from that and let’s rock 2010!
Here we are at our favorite little Perierra Crepe Cart (corner of Hawthorne and se 12th).

Cheers,

Eric & Alex

Kaibo Zonshinzu- Amazing anatomical illustration

Eric Baldoni — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:29:56 +0000

As a design professional and an artist I’ve always been fascinated with medical illustration, and these great paintings are really remarkable documents that transcend above the ordinary. They are really beautiful and grotesque, created in 1819 by Kyoto-area physician/artist Yasukazu Minagaki (1784-1825). The paintings were studies created from actual corpses which were actually the remains of recently beheaded criminals, and it is the grotesque expressions which really makes them stand out in this time period. There are two scrolls of 83 paintings currently hosted at the Keio University Library. Check out the rest of the images here (there is a link to page navigation in the bottom left corner of the page).

Link via the great: Pink Tentacle Blog

Stick a fork in it- Great yard prank!

Eric Baldoni — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:31:43 +0000

Alex was recently walking about with a friend of hers here in Portland when she spotted this yard oddity. It appeared that the entire front yard of this house had been bombarded by flying forks! We were perplexed as to why anyone would decorate their yard on purpose in such a manner so I did a quick search, and apparently this is a somewhat popular prank to play on someone around the time of evening ground freezing! You stick all the forks in prong side first and then when the ground freezes obviously they are rather difficult to remove…My initial thoughts were it just looked pretty cool! I am not sure who these people pissed off, but it sure looks like they got pretty solidly pranked.

Click the pictures to closer inspect the forking!

Portland is chock full of vegans

Eric Baldoni — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:11:31 +0000

There is no denying this is the most progressive city I’ve lived in. It’s a nice feeling, coming from AZ which is, let’s just say less progressive in many ways. The amount of great vegetarian food available in this place is amazing. I’m not a hard core vegan by any means, but let’s face it, it is in many ways more healthy when done correctly. The advances in the world of fake meat are really starting to show, Boca burgers are certainly equal or greater to most fast food burgers…and Morningstar breakfast sausage are my favorite in the morning on an english muffin…just consider this, soy has no gristle. I’ve had some great tofu scrambles in this town, Juniors Cafe is my favorite so far…their scramble is more like real eggs, which I like more than the other more overkill vegetable friendly approach, I simply hate mushrooms and broccoli unfortunately. Anyways, if you don’t believe me, just check out this great blog I discovered Stumptown Vegans, which features reviews by two Portland vegan food critics…great stuff, I’ve eaten at a few of the places they reviewed, and the reviews are on spot on.