Category Archives: WebDev

On the whole tables are not a good idea for page layout. CSS is considered much better and basic stuff is quite easy to learn (if you’re familiar with the <div> tag). In this post I’ll give you a short … Continue reading →

Rounded boxes are all the rage at the moment. Want to know how to easily create them? Well, look no further than the link in the rounded box below. Hi, I’m a rounded box made with the CSS Rounded Box … Continue reading →

I’m trying the Hemmingway theme for WordPress. I’m not yet sure if I’ll stay with it or return to the default Kubric theme. I certainly like the lower section (effectively the three sidebars) as it’s a better use of space … Continue reading →

I’ve changed my tag cloud plugin from weighted-categories to catcloud. I think it looks and works better and it also has slightly improved functionality. I’ve also widened the sidebar by 20px to allow the cloud to flow more freely.

I’ve added a plugin called Now Playing by Brandon Fuller to my iTunes. It’s a really neat plugin that outputs to XML, the information about the current track that you have playing in iTunes. This is then FTPd (or SFTPd) … Continue reading →

Today’s the first anniversary of my blog. Woohoo … cake and party poppers all round.

The navigation links in the header above are created using a hack from LiewCF.com. Interestingly, this hack displays with rounded corners in Firefox and is a rectangle in Safari and IE6. Firefox header Safari header

I used the Weighted Categories plugin to add my tag cloud for displaying categories. The directions are really clear and the process is very simple. Nice plugin.