Update:Check out my new release, Peeling Back Wordpress, for an in-depth look at Wordpress.

Wordpress plugins allow you to extend new functionality to your administrative users and website visitors. I’ve listed my favorite Wordpress plugins below (alphabetical order).

If you’re interested in developing a Wordpress plugin, but just not sure where to get started, the Wordpress Codex site has a great beginner’s guide called Writing a Plugin.
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I read a great story on Guardian.co.uk about the new Tesla Model M sedan. It’s an electric car that can run 300 miles on a single charge, is equipped to hit 130 mph top speed and can get up to 60 (from 0) in 5.6 seconds.
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Google Venture is an investment opportunity for entrepreneurial endeavors, with investment amounts “ranging from seed funding to tens of millions of dollars, depending on the stage of the opportunity and the company’s need for capital.”

Ventures of particular interest include a “broad range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, hardware, clean-tech, bio-tech and health care.”

If you think you have what it takes to spike Google’s interests, click here to let them know.

I received an email from Delta today promoting a new opportunity for a whole bunch of miles. Ever been to London? Ever wanted to go? Fly roundtrip to London between April 6th and June 30th (2009) and Delta will give you 50,000 miles. That’s enough for two roundtrip domestic tickets.

I was in London in January, and it was amazing. The food takes a bit of getting used to, as it’s prepared very different compared to food in the US. Definitely a place to visit though.

Register now for 50,000 Delta bonus miles and enjoy your trip to the UK.

A story out of Yahoo Tech about a dispute that recently took place in the streets in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, southern England. Apparently people don’t like having pictures taken of their houses and plastered on the Internet for all the world to see. A man ran out to the car - guess he forgot to close the blinds.

Read the article now.