Here is the post and postmetadata section of my first WordPress theme. The post section is where all the blog posts appear and the postmetadata is where the "Filed under..." information appears. I've made the title of each post stand out by making it white. This should make it easy to scan the titles quickly - hopefully. :) There's quite a bit left to do and this Continue Reading
Running and Reviewing WordPress 2.5-beta1
WordPress 2.5 is set to release this month, March 2008, so I decided to jump in a bit early by installing and running it on my PC to see what's new and exciting. I know it's been reviewed here and there, and some sites are setup so you can go try it out yourself, but there's nothing like being able to set it up on your own machine and "kick the tires."Here's what we need to Continue Reading
How To Run Multiple Operating Systems On One Computer
If you have a need to run multiple operating systems on one computer or test software products you're interested in trying, VMware Workstation might be the solution for you. VMware Workstation allows you to run multiple operating systems on one computer. What does that mean? On a Windows XP computer, if you have a lot of memory (I recommend a minimum of 2GB) and hard disk Continue Reading
3 Writing Resources To Help You Write Better
photo credit: to01 If you’re a beginning blogger or just need some refreshing thoughts on writing, you'll be interested in these three articles. There are times while writing, when you run into walls that slow you down or maybe raise questions about how you're writing. For example: When should I write? How many articles should I write per day? Should I write in the Continue Reading
My First WordPress Theme – Part 3
This is part 3 of a series (part 1 and part 2) on creating my own WordPress theme. Here are a few screenshots as it evolves. At this point the basic structure is in place but will be expanded as I go. The header, body, right sidebar and footer are in place. These elements make up the basis for many WordPress themes as well as the style.css file that holds all the styling Continue Reading