Grant Laird, Jr. Blog

Note: This is six minutes long. Click here to view pop-up video from my server.

I had several comments regarding Wordpress Plugins couple of weeks ago. It’s positive feedbacks and I decided to do another 10 more Wordpress plugins. It get little harder because some of them you probably don’t need it at all. You decide.

To view my last vblog about Wordpress plugins, click here. Enjoy!

Add Sig - Add a custom signature to the bottom of posts with the author’s information.

Home-Page Control - Allows you to put pages on the same permalink level as the blog’s directory and to set which page you want to be the “home” page. Go to Options » Home-Page Control to adjust the settings.

KG Archives - sortable archives page. It’s great if you have alot of archives. More archives stuff plugins - click here.

Links Page - Output links onto a static page, filtered by a dropdown list. It’s great if you have alot of links in your wordpress. (Scroll down little and look for Links Page) More links plugins - click here.

Netflix plugins - Displays info from your Netflix account. This includes text and images via RSS feed. By Albert Banks. Also, you need to install Netflix widget. (click here)

Wunderground.com Weather Sticker - Adds a sidebar widget to display the standard wunderground.com Weather.

Crawl Page - This generator will create a crawl page for your WordPress blog. (You may have to ask me for file if you can’t find it)

WP-Stats - Display Your WordPress Statistics. (Nothing fancy but nice plugins) 

Google Sitemap - This generator will create a Google compliant sitemap of your WordPress blog. If you are not familiar with it, skip it.  Google Analytics and Google Adsense also available if you are familiar with it, too.

MeeboMe - They now offer MeeboMe widget based on www.meebo.com. This is perfect tool for "customer service" or just for fun. I turned it off on my site but I will turn it on whenever I need it up there. I wrote little about it, click here for more details.

How to install relay service program on your Blackberry (If you want to view this video thru my site, click here or youtube account - click here.)

Personally, I like to use both direct program and AIM-based relay program. It works like charm. Note: Every carrier may be slightly different. This is Nextel Blackberry 7520 model.

Let’s use Sprint Relay as an example: 

1. Go to Internet Bowser icon and click
2. Type www.sprintrelay.com/download
3. It will pop up saying if you want to install Sprint Relay software
4. Press Yes
5. It will take few minutes to download (it will show scroll bar)
6. It will let you know when it is ready to install
7. It probably will ask you to restart Blackberry
8. It may ask you to accept “ports” permission – if so, accept all (one time)
9. After restart, go to Sprint icon and give it a try
10.  Enjoy!

There’s more details how to install on your Blackberry models. Too bad they doesn’t have ASL video for it but they are step by step instructions. I don’t know if another relay service offers relay service software for Blackberry. (Not IM client or AIM-based)

If you are die-hard Blackberry fan, you should check this site - a lot of useful information: click here.

More information how to install Sprint Relay Service on Blackberry:
http://www.sprintrelaysupport.com/setup/setup01.html

More information how to install i711.com Relay Service on Blackberry:
http://www.i711.com/wireless/bbDownload.php

More information how to install IP-Relay Service on Blackberry:
http://www.ip-relay.com/wireless_blackberry.html 

Do you know any deaf-related business has its own blog site weside regular website?

Maybe few – I don’t know since I didn’t get opportunity to look everywhere. Maybe you do know some, if so, let us know.

I really think it’s awesome to have one like that. In fact, a guy name Robert “RG” Giuntoli started his blogsite exclusively for Sprint relay service in Texas.

Visit his website: http://sprintwithrg.com/  

His goal is simple – he wants to reach everyone in Texas. It is also designed where anybody can make comment instantly. Also, it allows people to learn more about Sprint’s relay service where some people never knew they do offers like Sprint on your Blackberry or how to add Sprint on your AIM, etc.

What’s more, he can update his travel event frequently himself where we can watch latest events. Sprint often host or sponsor events all over in Texas. He plans to add more video on his blogsite near future.

This is very exciting – I hope all other deaf-related business will follow. It is perfect for all relay service business, online business, etc. Deaf and hard of hearing community in Texas are lucky to have him!

P.S. If you prefer to view this video thru my site: click here. (It will pop up new browser) Also, this is NOT paid advertising. YouTube.com account - click here.

UPDATED: I forgot about this one. Another perfect example of deaf related business blog – go to http://scommonline.com/blog/