Archive | February, 2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great tool for making fav icons here. Here's the code you need for the header.php file: PLAIN TEXT CODE: <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" />

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Domain Name Registration: My Real Address?

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

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 in WordPress and Drupal

Both WordPress (WP) and Drupal (DP) use databases to sort the content of a site. Here's a summary of how it works.

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Drupal :: Photos, Galleries, and Modules

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?

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

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

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