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Sir Ken Robinson – Bring On the Revolution

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:37:14 +0000

How to Add an Audio Player in WordPress

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:20:13 +0000

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to add an audio player inside a WordPress post so your readers can just click the play button to hear content, comments, music clips, pronunciations, etc. Click on “Continue reading” to learn how. Note: If you want to watch a slide show of all the steps, just click on [...]

Use Flowplayer to Hold Your Visitor’s Attention

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:12:36 +0000

The best way to keep your visitor's attention is to give them content that is interesting, relevant and solves a problem. Flowplayer keeps your visitor's attention on your content.

How to Embed a Public Video in WordPress

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:06:43 +0000

This post uses a plug-in called Video Viper Quicktags which makes it fast and easy to embed video from various video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Google Video, etc. If you want the rest of the world to see the video on your site, this is the right plug-in. Note: For original video material that [...]

How to Run Skype from a USB Flash Drive

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:09:14 +0000

Skype is a portable application, which means it can be run from a USB flash drive, on any PC (even if Skype is not installed on the PC). This is useful when you are traveling and want to use Skype on a publicly available computer, for example, at a hotel, Internet cafe, library, etc.

How to Pronounce ‘Olathe’, Kansas

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:53:20 +0000

Many people from outside the local area seem to have a hard time guessing how to pronounce "Olathe", a large Johnson County suburb in the Kansas City metro area.

Fancybox Photo Viewer

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:21:03 +0000

There are several ‘lightbox’ plugins available to view images in attractive ways on websites. These range from galleries to carousels for displaying a collection of images. With the new WordPress 3.0, it is easy to include a thumbnail image that is related to an individual post and use the plugin to make viewing the full [...]

How to Embed an Externally Hosted Video in WordPress

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:18:23 +0000

Here's another way to embed externally hosted videos from sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo and others.

Audio Welcome Message

kenton@kentonross.com (Kenton Ross Cowdry) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:38:41 +0000

Sometimes what you have to communicate with your audience doesn't need a visual. The sound of your voice can be a welcome break from the constant barrage of images vying for your visitors' attention.