Chrispian H. Burks

Apocalypse Now? Happy New Year!

Chrispian — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:02:58 +0000

People think the Mayans predict the world will end in 2012 but no record can be found in their history to suggest that’s true. But the calendar they used does end a 5000+ year run on December 12, 2012. Whether doomsday does arrive or not, I’m still moving forward with my plans for 2012, just [...]

Video Blogging

Chrispian — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:21:24 +0000

I’ve always been drawn to the idea of doing some sort of video content for one of my sites. I’ve thought of doing a little news video blog type thing or just random blog posts or focused on a specific topic. But nothing really clicked with me enough that I thought I would be adding [...]

Instapress Plugin for WordPress

Chrispian — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:53:11 +0000

When Instagram announced their API I really wanted to take a crack at it and develop a WordPress plugin to pull in the pictures I share on Instagram. I’m really love Instagram and iPhone photography in general. I haven’t had enough spare time to get around to writing my own plugin, but I still may. [...]

Some Thoughts on Facebook

Chrispian — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:33:44 +0000

I have to admit, I didn’t get Facebook at first. I was pretty early on Facebook in my sliver of the social graph, but it had even less appeal to me than MySpace did. But as more and more friends got on that’s when the magic started happening. Facebook’s killer feature is you’re friends, family [...]

30 Day Challenges – What Should I do Next?

Chrispian — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:35:22 +0000

April is getting close to the end so I’ve been thinking about what to do for my challenge next month. In case you missed it this month was a blogging challenge where my goal is to blog every day this month. I missed one day, but that’s not the point. For May, I had thought [...]

Weight Loss Update

Chrispian — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:41:08 +0000

Today I passed my latest 10 pound goal, hitting 179 and now I’m on my way to 170. It seems I get asked more about this than anything else lately, and I’m happy to talk about it. One of the big questions I get is how I find the time. Obviously, I don’t have anymore [...]

The Government Wants To Control User Identities?

Chrispian — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:43:10 +0000

As usual, Read Write Web has the best coverage on this new initiative by our Government to create a unified login system. Go read the article. The gist of the idea is to provide a single, secure trusted identity for logging into sites and other services online. I think one of the biggest problems with [...]

Sanctuary

Chrispian — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:35:16 +0000

I’m an introvert. I’ve been tested several times and reading about introvert characteristics is like reading a checklist of personality traits that I wrote about myself. Most people think being introverted means things like not being around people or being shy or anti-social. Wether you are outgoing or not is not the same is if [...]

I Hate Waiting

Chrispian — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:40:54 +0000

I remember my Dad trying to teach me patience when I was a kid. I’d get a new toy and want to open it on the way home. You know, like kids do. But I waited, and I have to say I’ve become pretty patient because of my Dad. Once a thing is set in [...]

Don’t Beat Yourself Up

Chrispian — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:51:54 +0000

So I meant to blog yesterday as part of my 30 Day Challenge. I don’t count the quick link I posted. So I missed yesterday and while that stings, I’m not going to beat myself up about it. It’s a lot like losing weight. It’s easy to make an excuse and soon you’ve fallen back [...]