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Small blog update…

By Emile • Nov 16th, 2005 • Category: Design, Elvgren, General, WWW

I recently discovered a small problem with some of the Theme Switcher code and the Recent Comments plugin that was part of the Elvgren theme on this site (all you Elvgren users don’t have to worry about this), but I’ve turned off the cookie that stores your theme preference, so the site may suddenly display […]



I Concur: “Embrace The Scroll”

By Emile • Sep 22nd, 2005 • Category: Design, Elvgren, General, Taft, WWW, Wordpress

Echoing the rebirth of thought in web design, I read (along with much of the rest of the design blogosphere apparently) an interesting if somewhat controversial postulate in web design: “Embrace the scroll”
A Brief History
For those not privy to the discussion, after the initial revolution in web design when pages/sites went from LOOOOOOONG pages of […]



Testing K2

By Emile • Sep 12th, 2005 • Category: Design, Elvgren, General, Taft, WWW, Wordpress

No matter what most of us think or say, the Kubrick theme and its relevance to Wordpress can’t be easily ignored. Due credit to Michael, over at his site Binary Bonsai, who has elevated the blogging artform hand-in-hand with Wordpress. Kubrick’s second revision known as K2, is no-less important and just as clean, […]



SVN for Mac, explained… F***ING FINALLY!

By Emile • Jul 26th, 2005 • Category: Blogging, Design, Elvgren, FileMaker, General, Taft, Wordpress

Chris J. Davis, already ranked with several gold stars in my book, for his Wordpress evangelism and kick-ass Rate-It Wordpress plugin, has outdone himself once again. Why, you ask? Because he broke down SVN (an open-source version control software) into a simple, layman’s set of instructions that we can use on a Mac […]



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 […]



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 […]