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How to: Use Viper’s Video Quicktags to Spice Up Your WordPress Posts with Video!
Add dynamic content to your posts – embed videos!
Whether reviewing a movie, adding a cute animation, or just adding different content to a blog post, you want to be able to add a video. And sure, you can add a link to the YouTube page. The problem is, that takes viewers away from your site and on to YouTube. And once there…well, it’s pretty easy to get sucked in to videos and forget all about what you’re reading. But by adding a plugin to your WordPress site, you can embed videos so they play directly inside of the post. Read on to find out how!
About Nea Lieberman
After graduating UCLA, Nea worked in the far, far back reaches of the entertainment industry before quitting her job to become a full-time mom. Now that her daughter has entered school, she's back on the scene as a tutor, writer, editor, and bearer of all news nerdy!
E3 Expo is Coming!
E3 Expo is next week – with live coverage here at All That Nerdy Stuff!
It’s the electronic event you’ve all been waiting for – the E3 Expo! To quote their website, the E3 Expo is ”the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet.” E3 is being held next week at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5th, 6th, and 7th.
Not only will we be updating you daily with news from E3, we will also be live blogging from the press conferences held on Monday, June 4th and Tuesday, June 5th, 2012. Want the latest news from Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo? We’ll have it! To see the press conferences will be broadcast here. Two of our staff writers, Jason Ward and Peter Blank, will be attending the Microsoft Conference, which will allow us to give you live blog updates straight from the conference floor. The conference schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 4th
Microsoft 9:30-11 am PST
EA 1-2 pm PST
Ubisoft 3-4 pm PST
Sony 6-7:30 pm PST
Tuesday, June 5th
Nintendo 9-10 am PST
So, next week, tune in here at All that Nerdy Stuff to get the latest news, live! There will be a lot of posts coming up in the next week as we get wind of the latest releases, updates, and more in the gaming world.
About Nea Lieberman
After graduating UCLA, Nea worked in the far, far back reaches of the entertainment industry before quitting her job to become a full-time mom. Now that her daughter has entered school, she's back on the scene as a tutor, writer, editor, and bearer of all news nerdy!
iPhone 3G-S inbound, my wallet weeps
Today Apple, in what appears to be a vicious pattern of flogging my wallet until it cries, introduced the new iPhone 3G-S, which will launch in just shy of a week and a half. Now don’t get me wrong, I love me some hot iPhone action and I’ve been in a perpetual state of enthrallment with my current iPhone 3G since I got it in December. Nevertheless a gurgling, hissing voice has arisen with me and several heads have turned as I’ve uttered (uncontrollably) the words “We wants it, precious! Give it to us, it’s ours!” Yes, that’s just the kind of day I’ve had, thank you very much, Mr. Jobs.
So, beyond the obvious shiny, what does the new iPhone 3G-S bring to all those patient consumers who decided to tough it out? Here’s a quick and dirty chart to show you the difference and what you can expect to pay for that difference. Note also that the chart reflects todays price drop of the existing 8GB model iPhone 3G to 99 effing dollars.
Nevertheless, even the iPhone 3G remains an amazing device that can offer you the ability to be much more productive in your daily doings, so if the price has been what’s holding you back you no longer have any excuse. Unless I’m horribly mistaken (a distinct possibility, I haven’t done the research), this officially makes iPhone 3G the cheapest non-refurb Smartphone on the market.
| Device | iPhone 3G | iPhone 3G-S |
| Storage & Price | 8GB ($99) | 16GB ($199)
32GB ($299) |
| Features | Cut, copy, paste
MMS Widescreen Keyboard Voice notes Spotlight Search |
Cut, copy, paste
MMS Widescreen Keyboard Voice notes Spotlight Search PLUS!!!: Faster performance (2x!) Improved Camera Video Recording Video Editing Post straight to Youtube Voice Control Compass (Digital) My Effing Envy |
| Camera | 2MP mediocrity | 3MP
Video Record Video Edit Auto Focus Tap to Focus (dammit!) |
| Battery Life | Good | Better (I can’t bare to rub any more salt in the wound) |
About Jason Ward
My iPhone: A love affair without sex
Back in November of 2008 I decided that it was time to retire my trusty HTC Wizard (Cingular 8125) after more than 2 years of superlative service. Over the time I owned it the phone did something few do: it got better and better over time, thanks to the hacking community over at XDA Developers, who turn out a steady stream of high quality hacked ROM’s (operating system software for the phone) that add capabilities that manufacturers technically could add but seldom do because they want you to buy another device. I did not replace my Wizard with the iPhone because, frankly, it’s just too goddamn trendy for my tastes.
Instead I purchased the HTC Fuze, which in every measurable physical sense is superior to the iPhone. It has a better CPU. It has a higher screen resolution. It has a landscape QWERTY keyboard. It has every connection type known to man and it’s expandable to capacities that the iPhone will never be able to reach without completely replacing the phone. But there was a problem. Within days, my new Fuze began to lock up constantly. It drained battery life like a fat man drains the soup kettle at Souplantation. It rebooted. Randomly. During calls. Clearly my phone was jacked up in hardware, so I exchanged it for a fresh one. Within days it exhibited the same behaviors, though less so. But there was something worse, actually: Windows Mobile. For the record, I’ve always been a fan of WinMo, but as I sat there with this expensive new phone (nearly $400 with tax) I realized something: It was running slower than my old Wizard, whose CPU was only a little more than 1/3rd the speed of the new Fuze. Why? WinMo.
And that’s when it struck me: Windows Mobile hasn’t advanced in years. So I headed back to the AT&T store and decided to give the trendy iPhone a try.
About Jason Ward
I like to do it, do you?
Of course you do-don’t be shy, we all like to do it.
No, not that, you perve! I meant download free software. It’s something we all like to do, am I right? (Of course I am). Particularly right now, in this horrendous economy where Democrats and Republicans alike are trying to fix the problem (nevermind that they caused the problem, that’s another post for another site and time), the reality is that when government does–let’s face it-anything–it takes forever to start working. Well if you’re like me, you’re impatient as hell and you want to have stuff to play with but you also want to eat at least a few times a week. Or maybe you just have needs that aren’t being met, who knows.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin introducing a series of articles (complete with links) covering free software that you can use to do jobs that are typically done by commercial software but for free. We’ll give it a final judgment and recommend it along with a few words about its utility compared to the commercial software it replaces, and hopefully that will help you out. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure the links are easy to follow. We’re also going to try and cover both PC and Macintosh as much as possible.
Want to help out? If there’s a need you have, tell us about it in the comments and we’ll put our brainy staff on task to find something to meet your needs, assuming a free equivelant exists (almost everything has a free equivelant, but we can’t guarantee anything). If you have recommendations, let us know and we’ll be happy to write it up and give you credit, just be sure to include your name, a link to the software you’re recommending and a way to contact you if we have any questions.
