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Been busy… may be the new “Dear John”

By Emile • Jul 25th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, General, Taft

Ever wonder why people who blog, advocate blogging, suddenly disappear? Every blog seems to regurgitate one of the “I’ve been to busy to post” posts, this one is mine!
But wait, more Elvgren and Taft goodies to come!



New addition to the Lab…

By Emile • Jul 25th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, FileMaker, General, Taft

Mired in Virtual PC slowness, I could no longer contain energy, anxiety, and despair and subsequently purchased a Gateway 7510GX at my local Best Buy. What does this mean for you? Sweeter, thicker, and richer Wordpress themes. Elvgren should finally be IE bug free or as close as possible, AND Taft should […]



Connecting to FileMaker from Wordpress

By Emile • Jul 5th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, FileMaker, General, Wordpress

I notice in the search logs that the blog here gets hit a lot by people looking for “FileMaker to Wordpress” or “Filemaker wordpress” and while I am not particularly certain on to the exact requirements for getting Wordpress data to FileMaker (should be easy with FX.php and a FM7 SQL Script) having data go […]



Visit the blog …

By Emile • Jul 5th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, General

at an easier address. With a strong smack of the head, it’s amazing I never did this sooner. You can now view the blog at http://words.secretweaponlabs.com - the old address is still the same, but at the very least this is a bit shorter and easier for me to type.



SWL’s Blog Is Growing Up! … Dear Mr. N. Rip

By Emile • Jul 4th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, General

So after returning from an exhausting day of dealing with clients on Tuesday night, I come home to find an email from a user who submitted a comment through the SWL Contact Us page. SCHWEET (I’m thinking)!
I’ve come to understand that when you can check off a resident jerk visiting your site, then you’ve […]



Elvgren quick bug fix

By Emile • Jul 3rd, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, General

This bug has been nagging me for a while but it’s fixed and is going up in the Elvgren package currently on the site.
There is a ‘return to home’ link that appears on every page BUT the homepage. Chances are, it’s broken on your site, but the fix is VERY easy. You […]



Elvgren Updates…

By Emile • Jun 24th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, General, Taft

Lefebvre (don’t ask me how to pronounce it), care of his/her own blog over at Saboya.org has passed on a cool and possibly useful update/version of Elvgren.
This basic idea is that the category buttons/links/more all in the sidebar on the left, can minimize and maximize to let the user reclaim space on the […]



Wordpress Theming / Powerful Secrets

By Emile • Jun 13th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, General, Taft, Wordpress

Displaying stunning code-prowess and Chris J. Davis has taken the time to write some exemplary and detailed posts on Wordpress 1.5’s Themes architecture and tips and tricks for coding themes. You’re not worth your Wordpress Theme salt if you’re not interested…



Back To Elvgren

By Emile • Jun 3rd, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, General, Wordpress

Ok, I have a problem. A serious, serious problem. I like Kubrick.
I really, really like it. But I think I should start putting that sentence in the past tense. I liked it. This is not a form of Kubrick bashing, but more a lament of praise on its rise, most […]



Plugin Mania

By Emile • May 18th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, General, Wordpress

I’ve been installing and testing plugins all over to further customize the blog until I feel it’s up to par. Consider these the corporate sponsorships!

Chris J. Davis’ Rate-It plugin - adds some sweetness and personality
IImage Browser - an AWESOME way to manage image uploads for and Wordpress writer
MonthChunks
Customizable Comment Listings
Super Archives - I can’t […]