Collin Condray's Blog

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Collin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:25:09 +0000

As you can tell, I’m not really posting much around here any more. The best place to catch me is either on Twitter or on Posterous. I’ll update this page the next time I take an awesome trip or something else big happens. Thanks for visiting!

5 Cool Sites with Free WordPress Themes

Collin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:56:29 +0000

While looking for a new look for my site, I came across these sites with great themes: 23 Best WordPress Themes 2010 58 Latest Free WordPress Theme of Last 3 Months Best Free & Premium WordPress Themes BlogingBloging Top 10 WordPress Themes Of August 2010 For Free Download If you find one and need help [...]

6 Excellent Chrome Extensions

Collin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:00:08 +0000

A coworker recently switched from Firefox to Google Chrome. I made several suggestions for the first extensions that she should install. Here they are in no particular order: Trash Can-Remembers and lets you reopen previously closed tabs. Nice if click the close button one too many times. Forecastfox Weather-View current conditions, 7-day forecast, maps and [...]

It’s A Boy! The kids are getting a new little brother!

Collin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:10:10 +0000

Our son’s birth mother had another baby boy! Dillon called us and asked if we wanted to adopt him, and after a little praying and thinking, we decided make him part of our family. Please pray for us in our journey to bring him home.

11 Essential WordPress Plugins

Collin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:29:27 +0000

I’ve recently updated several of my WordPress sites. I took this opportunity to check my plugin lists and see if there are any new or updated plugins that I had to have for every WordPress installation. Here is a list that I’ll probably add to about 90% of my new WordPress installs in no particular [...]

Quick and Dirty Traffic Research Using bit.ly Links

Collin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:18:27 +0000

We’ve all seen bit.ly links in a million Tweets before, but they have more uses than just saving you a few characters in your posts. Bit.ly provides good click through reporting that can show you how many of your followers clicked on your link and when they clicked it. Additionally, if you’ve shortened a URL [...]

Germany Vacation July 16 – Lake Titisee

Collin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:11:12 +0000

Just to get it out of the way, yes, you do say it that way, and no you can’t do it there. The Black Forest is well known for its tourism. One of the more popular places near Freiburg to visit is Lake Titisee. We had absolutely gorgeous weather that day, and the region has [...]

Germany Vacation July 15 – My Kingdom For Free WiFi

Collin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:10:23 +0000

Today we checked out of our hotel, and I cannot say how happy I am with the ArtHotel Munich. The rooms were modern, spacious, close to the main train station, and inexpensive (for Munich). Most importantly, they had excellent customer service and never laughed at all the stuff the crazy Americans were carrying. Additionally, they [...]

Germany Vacation July 14 – Knoedel Time

Collin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:43:21 +0000

I take it back; the Germans are not as crazy as I thought. It’s normal hot today, and everybody is wearing shorts, but I don’t see a lot of sandals, which is weird considering we’re in the land of Birkenstock. Once again we got up early and headed back to Aunt Agnes’ house in Stockdorf. And [...]

Germany Vacation July 12-13 – The Invasion of Germany

Collin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:38:03 +0000

(and a transparent attempt at SEO bait. Welcome to my blog WWII buffs!) Today has been a long day getting from NWA to Germany. We’re spending the next week and a half with relatives there. We’re planning two days with Aunt Agnes and Aunt Amalie in Munich and the rest of the time with Aunt [...]