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Image Test
Mar 6th
renorace04/IMG_2036
Looks like I now have a way to highlight pictures from my Gallery based photo gallery setup without having two copies of the images hanging around and eating up space. Yay php hackers!
Wordpress Upgrade to 1.5
Feb 17th
I have finished updating this site to the latest version of WordPress, version 1.5 as of this writing. A few bumps came along for the ride, since it asks you to delete you old directory (after backup!) and then pull back in only the parts you need. It seemed a little cranky after install, but I’m slowly dropping things back in as I find them busted.
It seems a bit faster than before and the templates promise to be much easier. We shall see what new features appear as I learn more about this release.
You can get it here: WP 1.5
More >Comments Removed Again
Feb 6th
I’m giving up the fight to allow real folks to comment on this blog. It seems that no matter what I do I just can’t stop the flow of dumb marketing spam for online gaming, viagra, and other such internet institutions. So comments are now off indefinitely.
New Look for a New Year
Jan 5th
I didn’t know if it was going to happen there for a bit, but I’ve managed to pull together a cleaner, faster loading look for the site without too many personal headaches. You should find everything running quite a bit faster now as I eliminated a large chunk of the graphic files that had to be loaded each time the pages were built.
The downside of all of this is that the new layout is even less IE friendly than the one before it. IE just seems to suck at dealing with standards, and this site is using more and more More >
Audio Enclosure Test
Dec 21st
This is a test of a new plug-in that should allow attachments to “just drop in” to this blog. Does it work?
MP3 Test
Wordpress 1.2.2 Upgrade
Dec 19th
After some fussing (and there are still some broken plugins) I have the latest version of WordPress, V. 1.2.2, installed and running on this site. Let’s see if it runs more smoothly than before.
Dearth of Newsletters
Dec 19th
I am having a hard time writing a newsletter to send out. What I have discovered is that after 3 years of using LCD monitors at work and on laptops I simply cannot stand to stare at a blurry screen for more than an hour or two.
This means that I either must crank the resolution way, way down or hijack someone else’s laptop to get a newsletter written. I could also get a new job, as that, presumably, would also have access to LCD displays again.
In the mean time I’ll spend a little time in front of the CRT and More >
A Photo Experiment
Nov 27th
It’s a P-51 fighter converted to racing form at the Reno Air Races. If it works as it should, there should be a thumbnail image and the ability to see the full thing. Hopefully you will see it as well.
Reno Air Show 2004
Sep 21st
After some pain, I now have all the pictures posted and available from this past weekend’s 2004 Reno Air Races.
Go take a look at the fast, cool planes.
House Pictures Available
May 31st
I’ve been prodded into posting pictures of the new place, so now I have. You can find them over there, in photos.
Don’t blame me if you get lost. It was hard for me to navigate around at first too.