Archive | July, 2009

Choirs of Angels

28. July 2009

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I couldn’t get a border to display on an image.    I put the contrary image tag within a styled div   <div style=”border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: cccccc; “>   Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thinking out loud: Working with BuddyPress 1.0.3

22. July 2009

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A little background: WordPress Mu (multiple user) allows many separate individual blogs to be created under one WordPress installation. BuddyPress adds a social network layer to WPMu. When a new user registers on a WPMu/BP site, they have the option of setting a personal avatar.  Just like you did when you signed up on Active Rain. Except, there appears to be a slight change in the "crop avatar" function in the newest version of BuddyPress (1.0.3); and existing BuddyPress Themes are choking on that one function.  (The existing theme is fine until a new member uploads or changes an avatar... then just the one function of resizing the avatar goes wonky ... the theme continues to function otherwise)... The default BuddyPress theme does not have this problem.  Obviously, it was updated with the release of 1.0.3. So, okie-dokie, pokie, here's what I am going to do. I am going to open up the css files for the BuddyPress Home and Member themes  (it's base.css in the css folder) and start messing around with background, bar, and border colors, etc.,  so I don't have to wait for the designers to rework their themes...... Gee, just what I was trying to avoid doing since free time is at a premium right now. :-)

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WordPress Mu – BuddyPress: A Dizzying Flurry of Updates

21. July 2009

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WordPress Mu 2.7.1 released 4-10-2009 BuddyPress 1.0 RC2 released 4-23-2009 BuddyPress 1.0 released 4-30-2009 BuddyPress 1.0.1 released 6-6-2009 BuddyPress 1.0.2 released 6-24-2009 WordPress Mu 2.8.1 released 7-10-2009 BuddyPress 1.0.3 released 7-15-2009 WordPress Mu 2.8.2 released 7-20-2009 I run a few WordPress Mu Blog Farms (Mu is really really useful for multiple property sites, and agent sites .... and BuddyPress adds a social layer) And Good! Grief!  Keeping up with all updates ... and the little tweaks here and there to make the updates run....  no wonder my head is spinning....... References: BuddyPress:  http://buddypress.org/ WordPress Mu:  http://buddypress.org/ Chris Milburn's Easy Button, an excellent reference on BuddyPress & WPMu: http://theeasybutton.com/

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Use GMail as default email application in Internet Explorer

18. July 2009

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Here's a handy little tool that sets up GMail as your default email application in Internet Explorer GAttach   And I just used these instructions http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/07/seamonkey-1110-update-available-now/ to set Gmail as my email client in Firefox.     

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Use FeedBurner to offer email subscriptions

18. July 2009

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To use FeedBurner to offer email subscriptions After creating the feed, click on the Publicize Tab, then in the left hand column, click Email Subscriptions and Activate....  

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Using FeedBurner to Create a Summary Only Feed

18. July 2009

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Do you need a feed that displays only post excerpts with a link back to the original post?  Maybe to give an un-used blog or web site something to do?   I could not find how to create an excerpt-only feed on FeedBurner until now..... It's under the Optimize tab.  Down at the bottom of the left column .... See it?  Summary Burner...   

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Concert at Heritage Square Tonight 7/16/2009 Mariachi Divas

16. July 2009

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Thursdays, July 16, 23, 30, and August 9 , beginning at 5:00 p.m. and August 16 beginning at 10:30 a.m.Step out of your car or get off the Metro Gold Line on your way home from work for one-of-a-kind free concerts and food from local vendors at Heritage Square Museum!  On July 16, Mariachi Divas, a unique, multi-cultural ensemble imbued with the true flavor of Los Angeles, will be the headline act. This all-female band is making big waves on the national music scene, winning the American Grammy award for Regional Mexican Album for their latest CD, Canciones De Amor earlier this year.

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Snapshot to Art

15. July 2009

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And then every once in a while, you take a snapshot that just cries out to be an artwork instead.  The stance of the couple entering the door, the man rubbing his chin, the woman glancing to the side .... looking for an empty table, no doubt.

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New York Times Writes About Highland Park

15. July 2009

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New York Times calls Highland Park "A New Culture District" http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/travel/12surfacing.html?emc=eta1 But what amuses me is they put it under their "Travel" tab.  Right up there with Tuscany and Buenos Aires.   Who'da thunk it?  :-)

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Bastille Day at Cafe Beaujolais

15. July 2009

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Bastille Day at Cafe Beaujolais Good food, plenty of wine....  An Eagle Rock tradition... The staff sings. OK, it's dark, but listen to their voices!     Good friend and associate, Pat Barr, poses by the facilities.   Cafe Beaujolais is located at 1712 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA 90041 (323) 255-5111

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