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Hardcore HTML

Sep 8, 2008 Author Nik

I’ve never really had any cause to write large posts using WordPress, except for my NSLU2 guides – and even then the built-in WYSIWYG editor was good enough, albeit a little clunky and requiring gentle persuasion every so often.

But after changing blog themes the other day, I realised the NSLU2 pages were actually quite dependent on the underlying CSS – and for some themes, this means that they looked rubbish.

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Another new look

Sep 4, 2008 Author Nik

One of the features of WordPress is the ability to change the theme of a blog with the click of a button; and that’s exactly what I did when the K2 theme, although quite powerful in its own right, was found lacking again.

With this theme, my NSLU2 guides currently look like they were formatted by a 4-year-old, so I might get round to fixing them, eventually. They’re by far the most popular pages on this site!


Geography

Mar 20, 2008 Author Nik

The problem with web sites is that they only grab your attention when you’re already looking at them. They don’t come over to you, tap you on the shoulder, and say, “hey”.

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Reinvention

Aug 15, 2007 Author Nik

Typical of my chameleonic website, its appearance has changed yet again. It seemed I had more ideas for art and layout than I did for content. And I had less time and inclination to maintain such a monolithic beast. A chameleon-beast.

Although not only has the outside of the website changed, but its inside has too. So it’s more phoenix-like, I guess.

Without the flames.

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