Clean Energy solution by Dan Tracy

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This is a great project from my friend Dan that we all need to support.
Via. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1354200512/pacific-sky-power

The world needs more clean energy but for many people, the cost is too high. Building on the successes of conventional wind power technology, Pacific Sky Power has developed affordable wind turbines that can be used at many different locations. If you don’t have a good spot for installation, we also have towers. These systems are good starter kits for learning about this technology.

Wind turbines convert kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy which spins a generator to produce clean electricity. Our wind turbine is rated at 15 watts which can be used for charging 12 volt batteries. They’re great for camping, on boats and science projects. The 30 and 45 watt wind turbine systems include multiple turbines on a specialized tower.

Technical Specifications

Startup wind speed:   8 mph

Survival wind speed:   40 mph

Rotor type:   Horizontal axis

Number of blades:   2

Blade material:   GWS plastic

Rotor diameter:   15″

Generator type:   Brushed 30 volt DC motor

Battery charging:   12 volt DC

Operable rpm:   200 to 1800 rpm

Weight:   1 lb

Power cable length:   10 ft

Output:   15 watts

Over speed protection:   Yes

I added a shortcode for preg_replace to my SHORTcURL Plugin

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Now, with a shortcode for the single most powerful PHP function there is (preg_replace), I dare to imagine that there is nothing that this simple plugin cannot do.

If you know what this amazing function, preg_replace, is capable of then put it to the test.

Here is an example of the syntax for the new new shortcode that calls preg_replace:

[preg_replace replace=”/to be searched/” with=”I replaced”]<li>The content to be searched</li>[/preg_replace]

and this is what you get:

  • The content I replaced

    • Download Version 1.3.03.25 of SHORTcURL from WordPress.org

    Get Google Apps for Your Domain for Free

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    Even though officially Google is no longer offering free Google Apps for Business accounts, there is still a way to sign up for Google Apps and get it linked to your own domain. Just sign up for Google App Engine and add your domain to that account. You’ll get Google Apps along with it for free.

    Here’s how to do this:

    1. Head over to Google App Engine and sign in with your Google Account
    2. Click “Create Application” with any date and purpose information you choose.
    3. Open the Dashboard, then click Application Settings.
    4. In Application Settings, scroll down and select “Add Domain” to add your personal domain to App Engine.
    5. Google should present you with a link to sign up for Google Apps here, and the option to connect it with your domain.

    via Use Google App Engine to Get Google Apps for Your Domain for Free.

    Added the ability to Move comments and modify Karma

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    I released an update to this Comment Testimonials plugin that makes it easy to manually change the Comment Karma from the main comments section in your WordPress Admin.

    You can also move comments, from the page or post that they were made on, to any page or post you want them to be on.

    Download Version 1.3.01.28 of Comment-Testimonials from WordPress.org

    My new Plugin for making cURL calls

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    I created this plugin that uses a shortcode to call wp_remote_get with parameters you pass to parsed and display a bit of HTML from a page on another site. You can include this shortcode in your page or post.

    Here is an example of the shortcode that will display the Download Stats page for this Plugin on WordPress.org:
    [remote_get url="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortcurl/stats/" start='<div class="block-content"' stop='!-- block-content--' length="-1" replace="='/extend" with="='http://wordpress.org/extend" replace2="%2Fextend%2F" with2="http%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fextend%2F"].
    and this is what you get:

    Downloads Per Day

    History

    Today 0
    Yesterday 2
    Last Week 7
    All Time 339

    Download Version 1.3.03.25 of SHORTcURL from WordPress.org

    Defend Internet Privacy

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    Internet freedom needs a global network behind it. fightforthefuture.org has launched The Internet Defense League. Now you can defend the net by broadcasting action messages on your own sites using this widget. You can also tell the world that you are a member of the league by displaying one of the IDL badges hosted by internetdefenseleague.org.

    Download Version 1.2.11.29 of StopSopa-Again from WordPress.org

    Display Name If No Gravatar

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    I created a new Plugin for WordPress that uses 0gravatar.com to generate an image of the user’s display_name if they do not yet have a Gravatar. This Plugin replaces the get_avatar function in pluggable.php to pass an alternate image to gravatar.com to use if they do not yet have a gravatar.

    Comment on this post with an email address that you have not setup a gravatar on and see how it woks.

    Download Version 1.2.11.17 of 0gravatar from WordPress.org