Congratulations to this weeks geek Jeff. This weeks questions are…

1. Who is older Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

2. Who has more kids Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

3. Who has been married more Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

4. Who has less hair on their head Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

5. Who has been arrested more Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

Last week we talked about installing a forum using phpBB which is included in our shared hosting using Fantastico. One of the common questions I get from people is how to integrate phpBB into a blog. Here is what I could find.

Sidebar Integration
One way to integrate your phpBB into your blog is to show the most recent forum posts in your sidebar. To do that you can install phpbb_recent_topics plugin. This plugin is easy to install and is a good solution for integration.

Individual Integration
You can integrate your users from your phpBB, give those users their own blog who want to comment and keep one theme between your blog and forum with the WP-United plugin. This plugin is a phpBB mod which connects to your WordPress and requires no plugin to install.

Forum Integration
If you want each of your blog posts to be added to your phpBB then the WP2BB plugin is the quick way to install it.

Blog Post Integration
This one is a bit more complicated but if you wanted a new blog post for each new Forum topic and reply this would involve installing phpBB RSS Content Syndicator 2.1.0 then using FeedWordPress plugin pull that RSS feed in to your blog.

If you get stuck leave a note in the comments or catch me on twitter.

• BlueFur Twitter Contest
  Posted on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 in Contest – Comments: (22)
  Would you like a laptop?Our first ever twitter contest kicks off with a bang in 2009. We are offering a brand new Acer Aspire AS6530. This laptop is a great machine with lots of muscle and a 16 inch monitor. If your like me and always doing computing on the go you will come to love your laptop more then your desktop.
• Fraser Valley Tweetup
  Posted on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 in Events – Comments: (5)
  Last year Vancouver had a few successful tweetup’s where people could put a face to the tweets. I think this can be done in the FraserValley for those that do not want to cross the bridge. This will be the first ever Fraser Valley Tweetup so come out and get to know your fellow twitter followers.When is the course happening?
• Geek of the Week
  Posted on Monday, January 19th, 2009 in Geek of the Week – Comments: (5)
  Congratulations to this weeks geek Marilyn. This weeks questions are…1. What year was Batman first seen in comics?2. What is Batman’s alter ego name?3. Who are Batman’s side kicks?4. What super villain once broke Batman’s back, leaving him crippled and wheelchair-bound?5. What were the names of Bruce Wayne’s parents?
• Great Gadgets: USB-Powered Gloves
  Posted on Monday, January 19th, 2009 in Gadgets – Comments: (6)
  Brrr. Now that we are in the dead of winter, it can get pretty cold out there. You may already have your scarf and winter coat ready to go, but what about those fingers of yours that are about to get frozen? The people at Budget Gadgets have just the right solution and it ties in with your geeky inclinations.These USB-powered gloves plug into an available USB port on your computer, warming up the cotton gloves until they are nice and toasty.
• Top 10 Marketing Flops of 2008
  Posted on Thursday, January 1st, 2009 in Marketing Tips – Comments: (6)
  While there are certainly some companies that did a terrific job with surviving the current economic downturns, others haven’t been quite as successful with their marketing campaigns. Listed below, in no particular order, are ten of the biggest marketing flops of 2008.1. Yahoo! Buzz – Largely marketed as a viable alternative to Digg as the social news site of choice, Yahoo! Buzz never did catch on.