Site Update: How to use Tiled Gallery in Block Editor
Explore More ■ Site Update I recently created a custom QR Code for wheartm.com, and...
Site Update
Site Update is a semi-regular personal update or behind the scene of We Heart Music.
Tech-Check: Everything Old is New Again
Explore More ■ Site Update I recently created a custom QR Code for wheartm.com, and...
Weekend Gamer Forevercade
Details Pre-built bartop arcade unit in officially licensed Capcom Street Fighter design 6 built-in games...
Site Update: Sticker Mule [Promotional Scam]
Explore More ■ Site Update Site Update is a semi-regular personal update or behind the...
Turkish Van Cat
Explore More ■ Cat Attack Cat Attack is a subcategory of WHM’s When Animals Attack...
Matt & Kim to party at Minnesota Yacht Club, plus Bugsy saying Yippee!
Minnesota Yacht Club at Harriet Island (July 17-19, 2026) We recently had to upgrade W♥M...
New Year’s Resolution
New Years Resolution (vuart) It’s now 2026… broke any New Year’s Resolutions already? As a...
2026 Shows
See current scheduled shows W♥M 2026 Archive Show Reviews June • 06/02 MN Toadies at...
Site Update: W♥M Events Calendar
The Events Calendar As part of maintaining the Minneapolis Previews, I have been also adding...
How to Fix the White Screen of Death
This is a step-by-step instruction on how to fix WordPress' White Screen of Death, without the need of a Business Account.
Photo Image Post-Processing
I just discovered this image side-by-side comparison that is available in WordPress Block Editor called Image Compare.
World Wildlife WordPress of Jacksonville
I’ve never seen so many birds and insects in one place, it’s pretty crazy. I’ve already seen two different snakes and plenty of bugs (some of which I could care less). So, enjoy all the wildlife that I’ve seen around Jacksonville.
How to compose in Block Editor, the We Heart Music way
Are you a WordPress Block user and would like to use some of my methods for incorporating our format in your posts? You can obviously modify it for your usage.
Site Update (September 2025)
Since September 1st, I have been really busy backing up the TypePad website, month by month… starting in August 2025 and working backward to January 2007. With everyone also backing up, they knocked the host offline for a few days, so I was worried for a while about getting all my data off of TypePad. It’s all fixed now, so as of a few days ago, I’ve grabbed all the pages and their thumbnails (displayed images). The next step is to drill down and download all the full images… which might not be possible, given the short time frame. We only have a week before they pull the plug.
W♥M.com Update
Right now, the priority is WordPress, and the more I work on this current website (wheartm.com), the more I am understanding how it works. Who knows, maybe one day, I’ll be an expert.
So here are some behind-the-scenes updates that you may not be aware of.
Site Update: Day 4
I've been busy updating the We Heart Music About Page (which you can access on the very top menu, next to Contact, on the front page). It's kind of fun to take a drive down memory lane. As you can see from the timeline, there's been a lot of changes since 2007. I wish I had taken more screen shots at random times, rather than just waiting for an event to trigger a manual snapshot.
WordPress: Gutenberg and Covernews
When TypePad announced their closure a few days ago, we were scrambling to move our contents over to WordPress. To be fair, the plan was always to move to something modern, because we saw the writings on the wall with TypePad, when the platform stopped accepting new accounts during the pandemic (in 2020). When it seemed like this wasn’t a temporary thing, we started exploring alternative options, starting in early 2025.
Site Update: wheartm.com
In the last 24 hours I’ve been very busy for me. As you may, or may not, know, TypePad, the blogging platform that we’ve been on since 2007, is shutting down on September 30, 2025.
We have nearly 20 years of content, so moving each entry, one-by-one, is time consuming, and is not really an option. My only option is to quickly scrape the website and “save all” on my local hard drive and then eventually formatting it for the future blogging home.
TekTok: Portable Air Conditioner
It’s my first time experiencing summer in Florida, and I can tell you that I am not used to this weather. It gets really hot here, regularly in the mid-90s. June is the worst so far.
Weekend Gamer: Update (May 2025)
As for the gaming, I finally got around to putting together my Galaga Arcade1Up. I’ve had this thing in the original box for more than a year, because I knew eventually, I had to move to Jacksonville, and it was just easier to leave things in its compact state. When I put it together, I soon realized I did not bring my Pac-Man and Street Fighter II console controllers… so instead of putting the Galaga side art, I prefer the bright yellowness of the Pac-Man side.
26th Anniversary of George Perez Website
George Perez Website Version 5.2 Read More George Perez As you know, we’re big George...
Florida Theatre
I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about the city. I did do a little research and shocked to discover the city has about 1 million people living there… that’s twice as large as Minneapolis! In fact, it’s the most populous city in Florida, and the largest in the South outside the state of Texas.
Zoho Mail
I’m planning on moving my email host to a new host called Zoho. This company is based out of India, and have been around since 1996. Their focus is offering their web-based Zoho Office Suite, for business, rivaling Google Workspace and MicroSoft 365. Comparing prices, Zoho is a much cheaper alternative. Breaking down their office pricing, Zoho charges $72 a year, while Google and Microsoft charges $150 a year.
Sony RX100 VII
The Sony RX100 cameras are a series of very high-end compact “Point and Shoot” cameras. They are designed for people who demands high quality stills and videos, but need the camera to be portable.
iBrave Closure
I purchased the “Lifetime Unlimited” plan from iBrave in January 2023. After a year and a half, they delivered what they promised, but I’ve always known it was too good to be true. I was right, of course, iBrave Web Hosting is closing on November 1st, 2024.
Weekend Gamer: NordVPN
A few years ago, I did a roundup of free VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), because...
George Perez Website: 25th Anniversary
This Saturday, December 9th, 2023, is the 25th Anniversary of the George Perez Website. I...
Rokinon / Samyang AF 35-150mm F2-2.8 FE
As I previously mentioned, I have been looking at the Tamron 35-150mm lens at the Springbrook Nature photo shoot. I mentioned it was also very expensive, at $1,899 …
Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 lens at Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley (21 July 2023)
I’ve had my Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 OSS lens since March 2023 and had wanted to do a photo shoot at the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley when I first got it. Unfortunately, Minnesota suffered from one of the worst and longest winter this year that I had to delay my semi-annual trip to the park until now.
Lens Update: 24-70mm F2.8
Now that I’m enjoying my Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 OSS lens (honestly, I should have bought this lens much sooner). That expensive price was a deterrent, but now that I have it, I can truly see why the price was justified.