About The Author
Gabriel Mongefranco is an experienced developer and security analyst. On his free time, he is also a writer, poet, musician, philanthropist and adventurer. He runs an Information Technology firm from Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA). Learn more.
blogging Archive
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So long, and thanks for all the friends!
Posted on 2010.11.27 | No CommentsSo long, OakPages. So long, Elgg development, and so long, OakPages followers from over 150 countries. It's been great, but now it is time to say good bye. -
Programming an Elgg: What Powers OakPages
Posted on 2009.01.29 | No CommentsElgg, with its countless plug-ins is a very good fit. Functions like blogs, web pages and private groups, plus an easy infrastructure for widgets with family trees, video mail and photo sharing, make Elgg the ideal platform... -
OakPages is ready to rock & roll!
Posted on 2009.01.21 | No CommentsExperience the fruits of my pizza night programming. The site is meant to be a social network for family and friends... -
Widgetbox Blog Network: A spider web trap?
Posted on 2008.10.12 | 2 CommentsSee, this widget is kind of evil. With the default settings, a blog using this widget would only advertise five blogs at a time. If a user clicks the tiny "more" button (very unlikely), another five blogs would come up. So in total, only 10 blogs would ever be advertised. Did I say ever? Pretty much. -
Adding “Add This” share/bookmark buttons to Blogger, SharePoint and Google Sites
Posted on 2008.10.11 | No CommentsAdd This lets you add a single, tiny button to your site so your readers can share it with others (or bookmark it). The best part is that it is capable of using the most common bookmark and social networking sites -
All Hail Twitter: My updates are now really up-to-date :)
Posted on 2008.09.20 | No CommentsI just signed up for Twitter, and it's awesome! I can keep readers and friends up to date on what I'm doing! :) -
ScribeFire Ads – Easier than Google AdSense?
Posted on 2008.09.19 | 2 CommentsLast week, while blogging with the ScribeFire plug-in for Firefox, I saw an advertisement for ScribeFire ads. Their value proposition is that they can manage ads from different companies while the site owner only needs to manage ads in a central place. -
Small blog, large payoff
Posted on 2008.06.13 | No CommentsAll right, it’s official: a blog can definitely increase search engine ratings and even offer direct revenue. I started this blog last month, and this is only my 10th post.... -
My first blog on my new site!
Posted on 2008.05.24 | No CommentsHi everyone! I am very excited to finally have my own, permanent Website up and running! It still needs some work — and by some I mean about 98% —... -
Home Wonders
Posted on 2005.03.31 | No CommentsLike that first kiss, or first time, or great moment together with someone especial -- aren't those the moments that make you feel like you're home? However, if a home is but an intermittent collection of special moments, then my idealistic beliefs of a home are not realistic. Perhaps a home is abstract enough to be eluded by definitions.