Archive for February, 2006

Can’t send mail? Your ISP might require authentication.

Feb 27, 2006 No Comments by Bradley Charbonneau

Here’s the example for SBC Global. Depending on your ISP (e.g. Earthlink, Comcast), your mileage may vary. Likoma Tutorial Video

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WP 2.0.1 Adding content, images, files, timestamp

Feb 23, 2006 5 Comments by Bradley Charbonneau

WP 2.0.1 has a nice new WYSIWYG editor that allows you to add an image easily and also files and G2 (Gallery2) images. Here’s the video. (about 11 MB, it’ll take some time to load)

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The Writer’s Website

Feb 19, 2006 No Comments by Bradley Charbonneau

You wrote your novel, got a six-figure advance, hired a New York publicist and the royalty checks are now pouring through your mailbox. Right? Great, done. Next! Probably not. Writers have to do more and more to promote their own work–even established writers. If you want to sell more of your work, you have to [...]

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PHP List :: Templates

Feb 18, 2006 1 Comment

Formatting body: body { background-color: #D2E1FF; } body,td,th { font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; }

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Add new entry in WordPress

Feb 18, 2006 No Comments

Here’s how to add (or edit, delete, etc.) an entry (Event, Review, Article, etc.) in WordPress. — Add entry with bolding text, making a hyperlink, and adding an image. Watch video.

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Light Box

Feb 18, 2006 No Comments

Trying two LightBox plugins: Lightbox JS v2.03.2 Plugin and Lightbox 2 Plugin (v 2.2.1) and the top one (4mj.it) doesn’t conflict with the FlashFader

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Have a Cup of Tea

Feb 18, 2006 2 Comments

The best solution to many (MANY!) computer issues is to do the following: Turn off the computer. Make a cup of tea (five minutes). Turn on the computer. Enjoy your tea. Problem solved. It’s quite something what that cup of tea can do for you and your computer. Give it a try. If it doesn’t [...]

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Favicon

Feb 18, 2006 1 Comment

Great tool for making fav icons here.

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Domain Name Registration: My Real Address?

Feb 18, 2006 No Comments

The governing body of domain names, ICANN, says you should have “not false” information about yourself as the domain name owner (see article on GoDaddy website here). My guess is that it’s so when they’re tracking down spammers they can find the information about the guilty party and go after them. It basically says this: [...]

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Why to Not Have Your Email on a Website

Feb 18, 2006 No Comments

I reluctantly have my email listed (plain text name@domain.com) on a business networking site I’m a member of. Here’s what happened. My email is listed on the site in regular text, so it’s easy for the spammers to collect and add to their databases. Now spam is no fun, but “phishing” is potentially dangerous. See [...]

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Categories, Pages, and Posts

Feb 18, 2006 8 Comments

Both WordPress (WP) and Drupal (DP) use databases to sort the content of a site. Here’s a summary of how it works. :: Pages :: Drupal says, “If you want to add a static page, like a Contact page or an About Us page, use a page.” You can add to and edit this page, [...]

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Drupal :: Photos, Galleries, and Modules

Feb 10, 2006 43 Comments

Here’s an update on photos, photo galleries/albums, easy uploading, photo resizing, etc. in Drupal. 1.) Image Module The basic Drupal module, together with Image Assist. :|: Pros Very integrated with Drupal; so easy to insert images into regular entries Easy to upload (one at a time) Sidebar integration (“Random Photo”) :|: Cons No multiple upload [...]

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Blacklist or Whitelist?

Feb 09, 2006 No Comments

There are probably as many strategies to stop spam as there are to send it. For the article below, I’m only talking about working with YOUR email address (you@yourdomain.com), not blacklisting or whitelisting THEIR email addresses (viagra@cheapdrugs.com). Here are two main strategies. Blacklist Allow all mail to come in to any email address with your [...]

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Melanie Lacki

Feb 08, 2006 No Comments

WordPress and Gallery2 to show off Melanie’s beautiful watercolor paintings.

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