Monthly Archives: October 2003

How to: Add an "Edit" link to each post in WordPress

Posted on October 30, 2003 by admin

This hack adds an “Edit” link next to each entry if you’ve logged in and the cookie still exists on your computer. This is not the ultimate security, since the real security functions are still provided by b2verifauth.php, but it … Continue reading →

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Upgraded to WordPress .73 from CVS

Posted on October 30, 2003 by admin

Just upgraded to WordPress version .73 mainly because of the search-engine friendlier urls it now has built in. Instead of the archived post links being in the form /blog/posts/18 they are now written as /blog/archives/2003/10/24/google-adwords-article. Thanks for the great work, … Continue reading →

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How to: Add "marching ants" Photoshop selection style to your links

Posted on October 29, 2003 by admin

Something I’ve thought could be interesting for a while now is a way of using CSS to create a link style that mimics a Photoshop selection (commonly referred to as marching ants). I finally created the graphics and figured out … Continue reading →

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2004 Principia College Reunion Artwork Completed

Posted on October 26, 2003 by admin

We finished the artwork for the 2004 Principia College Reunion project the other day. The object was to go for a kind of retro celebration feel – a litttle circus, a little carnival, basically a fun party concept. The curve … Continue reading →

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New navigation template system completed

Posted on October 26, 2003 by admin

I just finished last night the new navigation and template system for this site. It is coded from scratch for the navigation style above — a main level and sub navigation links below. The template for the site is now … Continue reading →

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Google Adwords Article

Posted on October 24, 2003 by admin

Just finished writing an article on Google Adwords for Midwest Technology Journal for the November issue. It is mostly a friendly introduction to how to use their system to get ads up on Google in five minutes.

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Now using mod_rewrite for blog urls

Posted on October 12, 2003 by admin

After reading a number of sites that discussed the use of Apache mod_rewrite I finally decided that it was time to try implementing this powerful technology. I found the simple explanation given at www.scribbling.net was very helpful. I used the … Continue reading →

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New version of WordPress released.

Posted on October 11, 2003 by admin

The final .72 version of WordPress has been released and is now available for download.

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Google Adwords Rock.

Posted on October 10, 2003 by admin

We’ve been using Google Adwords since August 24, 2003 to advertise author visits for Kristin and have been thrilled with the results. Advertising results (as of October 10, 2003) for XyzAnt.com Total clicks: 304 Total impressions: 77,045 Click-through rate: 0.3% … Continue reading →

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Work on NoraLarimer.com continues to progress

Posted on October 10, 2003 by admin

I’m happy to report that work on NoraLarimer.com is progressing rapidly. The biggest driving factor for the quick improvements is the addition of Hal Martin to my team of developers. He is a recent graduate of Principia College and is … Continue reading →

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