Yes, WordPress is a great tool for creating a blog.  It has almost everything you need.  But as a fun side project, I’d rather code my blog engine myself.  With a background (and full-time day job) as a software developer, I’ve decided to re-create this blog from the ground up – MySQL database and all.  [...]

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Direct messages on Twitter are private tweets between you and another member.  It is a more personalized tweet that they will get notified about upon receipt.  It will grab their attention more than just another public tweet.  You can only send a direct message to someone who’s following you. Follow me on Twitter.

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