- @meese congrats! How exciting!! in reply to meese #
- WordPress Theme: Lucidity 1.1 is now out with even more easy to use admin options (color picker, etc). Check it out: http://twi.cc/Rgor #
- Debugging IE 6. Hopefully 2010 will bring IE 6 usage so low it will no longer be an issue! #
- @eakcik Wow – a blast from the past. I loved her story line! I have really enjoyed seeing more of you on GL lately. You will be missed! in reply to eakcik #
- @amazingamanda too bad you could not cover this in NYC tomorrow: http://bit.ly/j2M0K in reply to amazingamanda #
- @amazingamanda Yeah – can you imagine just happening to find that? I am super psyched to see some video from that. in reply to amazingamanda #
- Embrace folders for organization. Over 3K files in one folder is a bit overwhelming… #
- Is today the day I can finally get caught up? #
- @htoddcarter Why do you have to delete them? in reply to htoddcarter #
- When will people learn? Garbage in = garbage out #
- Here is a gentle reminder to backup your precious photos, music, documents, etc.
Seriously – take an hour and do it! # - Ahh, Friday night, my favorite night, is almost here! Have a great weekend everyone! #
- At the Cubs game http://twitpic.com/bl3ep #
Archive for July, 2009
All posts written in July, 2009.
Jul
25
2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-25
Jul
24
2009
Random Fridays: Olympics in Chicago?
I have been anxiously awaiting the news of whether or not Chicago will get the 2016 games and it looks like some others are getting antsy as well. The Chicago Tribune put out an article “Chicago awards contract to clear Olympics site” today that makes me even more hopeful. Of course there are plenty of rumors going around, but this makes it sound a bit more promising!
So many people have little or no expectations for our great city and I would love for the world to see what all we have to offer. We have an amazing (perhaps great) lake, an unforgettable skyline, some of the nicest people, and some pretty interesting history.
Sure the traffic will be out of control and it will be a bit overwhelming, but the excitement, jobs, and the opportunity to see some events in your own city would be amazing.
Let’s just hope we get some good news in October!
Jul
23
2009
Linkfest Thursdays: July 23, 2009
Here are some links I found interesting over the last week.
- Wii Sports Resort I am really looking forward to this. Archery, basketball, table tennis, and more. Get ready!
- AD Gallery Wow – another great jQuery gallery plugin. This combines all of my favorite functionalities in one.
- Import your WordPress blog into Facebook Hmm, I know at least one person who might like this.
Jul
22
2009
WordPress Wednesdays: Get the Current Page
I was writing some functions that are used in the admin for my commercial WordPress theme: Lucidity and stumbled upon a great variable in WordPress: $pagenow. This variable will return the current page you are on and is great form admin functions – especially those that you want to only make available on certain pages.
To use this – just add it to your functions as a global variable, then you can use it to load in specific js/functions:
global $pagenow;
if (($pagenow == 'admin.php') && ($_GET['page'] == 'sdac_appearance')) {}
This proved to be very helpful when dealing with some finicky JS.
Jul
18
2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-18
- IE 6 + Flash + weird JS = nightmare. #
- Just saw Public Enemies…amazing #
- I hate greeting cards, but would totally buy this if it was one:
http://bit.ly/pKpQf # - Check out the sweet new Topspin site: http://www.topspin.com (one of my latest site releases). Go WordPress! #
- Whoops – obviously not enough caffeine today: http://www.topspinmedia.com #
- One of my potentially new clients sent me their latest album which I really enjoyed: http://www.championnation.net. Check them out! #
- Hard to believe Dance Department (Radio 538) is at episode 200 – just seems like yesterday I was listening to episode 100 (weekly podcast) #
- Awesome: Michael Jackson vs Super Mario Bros. Levels http://bit.ly/l1WbI #
- Do you think incompetent people would read these directions…on. Beach ball… http://twitpic.com/at7um #
Jul
17
2009
Random Fridays: Too Much Stuff
I am not sure what happened – but lately I feel like I am surrounded by way too much stuff. I recently went through the garage and cleaned it out, went through my office and threw away tons of phone cords, ethernet cables, triplicate serial cables for old Macs, and this weekend – it is the basement.
Our basement is the landing place for “I do not know where to put it” or “stuff I need to go through later”. You can find my huge Trent Reznor posters from college, notes from middle school – yeah, I still have some, college notebooks, PS2 games, and that dart board I “just had to have”.
I am not sure if I am overwhelmed because I do not regularly go through my stuff – or if it just seems like more now that I have a kid that also seems to have a lot of stuff too…but this weekend I am hoping to go through a bunch of old stuff, bag it up, and ship it over to Good Will.
How do others manage their “stuff”? Do you clean out annually, or more frequently? I also need a sign that says “no more nick-nacks – regardless of how much you thought of me when you saw it.
Jul
16
2009
Linkfest Thursday: July 16, 2009
Here are some links I found interesting over the past week or so.
- Google Health. If you have heard of it (or not) and want to learn more about it – check it out. My doctor is using this and I am super excited.
- Screencasting Resources If you have ever thought about doing this – check this out. Lots of great info.
- Active GS Plugin (Who does not want to play old Apple II games? I have been craving Number Munchers for years now.
- Sometimesdaily New sound set up and new set. Looks and sounds great!
Jul
15
2009
WordPress Wednesdays: Jappler Category/Tag Feeds
Perhaps you come to this site because you personally know me or like some of the WordPress hints I like, or like my CSS posts, or just like my personal rants (which seem to happen less…hmm I need to get on that!).
If you are only interested in some of my posts but not others, you can easily subscribe to just certain “subjects” very easily.
For example, lately I have been posting on a certain subject each day. (WordPress Wednesdays, etc). If you are only interested in reading those posts, subscribe to this RSS feed: http://www.jappler.com/blog/archive/tag/wordpress-wednesdays/feed. Perhaps you only want to read about things I post in the “Serenity Now” category. You can subscribe to http://www.jappler.com/blog/archive/category/this-and-that/serenity-now/feed. Do you see what I am doing? This logic will work on any tag or category. Find the tag URL (click on a tag) or find the category URL (click on a category in the sidebar) and then add “/feed” to the end of the URL – and there you go. A custom filtered Jappler.com feed.
Just another way WordPress makes it easy to interact with content!
Jul
13
2009
Media Mondays: Get Lost Again
I have been a “Lost” fan since the very beginning but grew frustrated the last two seasons. After knowing what I do now about the storyline – I decided to go back and watch the early episodes online (abc.com) – then I realized ABC was showing the early episodes late night. (ABC is broadcasting two episodes every Sunday – we are in Season 1 still).
It blows my mind how good (and sometimes scary) these early episodes are – and I am thoroughly enjoying them. Watching these episodes are just as exciting as the first time through and you get an additional bonus of knowing what is coming…so I am also excited to see details I missed etc.
If you are a “Lost” fan – check your local listings and if nothing else, set your DVR to record a few to have on hand when nothing else on TV looks good. It is definitely worth watching these all over again!
Jul
11
2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-11
- Say hello to my first commercial WordPress themes: Lucidity (http://bit.ly/19KD6N) and Lucidity Catalog: http://bit.ly/V6Kp3 #
- Looking forward to a night of just relaxing/fishing and not working! #
- Ahh…Top Chef Masters #
- Another beautiful morning. Perfect temp, sun is out…and I am in the office! #
- Nothing says summer like Julie Chen! #
- Working with someone else's CSS is never fun – but some simple organization helps and works wonders. Consistency/Simplicity will always win #
- Yay – I won free Chipotle for me and 10 people! #
