Dustan Ingenthron

A personal blog.

Category: Writing

PHP Markdown Plugin

I love PlainText. It is versatile, functional, and just darn easy to use. However, some degree of formatting is often necessary. Enter Markdown by John Gruber. Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or […]

How To Write Your First Blog Post

You’ve finally decided to join the blogosphere. You are ready to make your debut in the world of online self publication. But there is only one problem… the inaugural post. What idea should I try to communicate? What theme should I convey? The truth is, it doesn’t make a bit of difference.