This site was built with:
- Software Engine: WordPress 2.7.1
- Graphics editing program: Microsoft PhotoDraw 2
WordPress Plugins:
- Automatid Comment Spam Preventor: Akismet
- Search Engine Optimization: All in One SEO Pack
- Custom User Avatars: Avatars
- Wikipedia Linking: Better-Wiki-Link
- Making site iPhone friendly: Blip.It iPhone Handler
- Better looking login screen: Themed Login and Register
- Contact Form: Contact Form ][
- Admin page, scgeduled post manager: Dashboard: Scheduled Posts
- YouTube video posting: Easy Tube
- Redirect shortcut URLs to “http://www” standard: Enforce
www.Preference - Adding Footnotes: FD Footnotes
- Recent Comments in sidebar: Get Recent Comments
- Display Google News: Google News
- Better looking Logon widget with dropdown shortcuts: WP-UserLogin Widget
- Review template: My Review
- NASA daily picture: NASA Image Of The Day
- Gallery: NextGEN Gallery and (NextGEN Gallery Widget)
- Most popular post list: Popularity Contest
- Random Quotes: Quotes Collection
- Admin page: User Role Manager: Role Manager
- Post sharing option: ShareThis
- Post tags: Simple Tags
- Admin page: Site Use Statistics: WordPress.com Stats
- Admin: Auto upgrade to newest WordPress Version: WordPress Automatic Upgrade
- Sever-side image and page cahing to allow faster download of pages: wp-cache
- Opt-in allowing post ratings for authors: WP-PostRatings
- Additional iPhone friendliness: WPtouch iPhone Theme
License requirement – Option Theme site stylesheet:
You may DOWNLOAD a copy of the “Davodd” mod to the default “Blue Danube” theme used on this site for your WordPress site.
I am law school grad and recovering journalist based in Silicon Valley, currently studying for the California bar exam. I spent the better part of two decades as a journalist, where I worked for magazine, newspaper, television, radio and online news outlets. I am fluent in both AP and Chicago writing styles. 
David Speakman