Year: 2012 Posts

Annotating Screenshots

This article was written in 2012. I am updating it in 2022 for new versions of MacOS. The process is the same, but the buttons and names have changed. In my line of work, I often find it easier to include a screenshot of a task to help people understand how to...

Searching for a Theme Framework

WordPress is turning out to be a very popular way for people to create small websites on campus. While we have a variety of themes to choose from, I'm always on the lookout for ones that offer flexibility not only in design, but in structure. I recently started...

Rotating Post Section

I recently discovered that the Twenty Eleven theme has a built-in feature that allows you to have a rotating section for your Posts on your home page or any page that is using the Showcase Template. I've written some directions to show you how to implement this...

Physical Therapy Flash Cards

Physical Therapy Flash Cards

If you have ever had to go through physical therapy to recover from an injury or to strengthen a weak area to alleviate pain, then you are probably familiar with the sheets of exercises they give you as homework. The physical therapist will highlight the individual...

Alternate to Lorem Ipsum

Alternate to Lorem Ipsum

Web developers and graphic designers are familiar with the Lorem Ipsum type of content filler. It's just dummy text to give samples of what a design  will look like with content in place. There are a few Lorem Ipsum generators out there. Yesterday, I found a fun Lorem...

Color Scheme Designer

Color Scheme Designer

While working on configuring a Drupal theme for a client, I came across this website called Color Scheme Designer. It's kind a neat way to play with color palettes and see website examples. It includes a monochromatic scheme, complementary color scheme, etc. You can...

Subscribing to Podcasts Outside of iTunes

I'm a big fan of Jack Kornfield. He's a Buddhist meditation teacher who's compassion and humor has helped me through some tough times. He records Dharma talks regularly that are published as podcasts. However, they are not that easy to find and are not in the iTunes...

Custom URLs

I just learned of a way to create custom URLs in WordPress that are SEO friendly. It involves changing the Permalink structure to use Categories and Post Names in the URL. Makes a lot of sense and is also easy to do! I'm using it here, if you look up at the address...