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  • Featured on Twitter Backgrounds Gallery

    My Twitter profile was recently featured on TBG. Would you mind voting for me? :)

  • IE8 Blacklist: forcing standards rendering opt-in. Just when you think Microsoft might get it right with IE8, they do something retarded like automatically adding to-level domains to a “standards blacklist”. Standards mode should be on by default. If people are lazy enough to put something out there that only works in IE or is generally hacked together, the onus should be on them to add the meta tag forcing compatibility with IE7-mode.

  • My first job

    I started working the summer after my 10th grade year. I was 15 years old. I didn’t really want to work, but my parents insisted I get a job. My mom found out about a contractor that maintained the grounds of the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, VA and got me an interview. They weren’t picky. I was hired.

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  • Upgrade to CS4

    For a limited time, Adobe is offering a US$200 savings on upgrades to Adobe® Creative Suite® 4. Check out http://www.adobe.com/special/up2suite/ for details on this special offer. (And no, this is not an ad. ;) I really dig CS4 and hope you’ll consider upgrading to it.)

  • Target Safari with CSS

    I recently ran across an issue with relative positioning in Safari. Luckily for me (and you), Dustin Brewer found a way to get Safari to behave:

    [css]
    @media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0) {
         /* Add your Safari-specific styles here. */
    }
    [/css]

  • The State of the Web survey results. (via Christian)

  • NIN‘s Creative Commons-licensed “Ghosts I-IV” was 2008’s Best Selling MP3 album.

  • WordPress 2.7 Comments Not Threading

    Wordpress Stacked LogoHaving problems getting WordPress 2.7 Comment Threading to work on your site? Unless you’re using one of the default themes provided with each version of WordPress, chances are your theme isn’t ready for comment threading when you upgrade to WordPress 2.7. To enable comment threading, you need to do the following:

    • Enable comment threads in your admin. Go to Settings > Discussion. Check the box next to Enable threaded (nested) comments __ levels deep. Save the changes and your blog can now support threaded comments.
    • Update your comments.php by replacing it with the one provided with the Default theme that comes with WordPress 2.7 (/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php) OR follow Otto’s instructions to add threading AND inline replies. (Obviously, before you go about changing any files in your theme, make a backup of your files before making any changes to your files. It’s possible that the comments.php file bundled with your theme could have been customized. Overwriting the file will cause you to lose any customizations.)
    • Once you’ve done the first 2 things, you’re pretty much ready to go. The only thing left is to update the styles to support nesting. I’ve done some of the heavy lifting for you… with my Wordpress 2.7 Comment Style Starters (#1, #2). Simply use the provided code in your theme’s stylesheet. If you’re more hands on, consider looking over this post on Stylizing WordPress 2.7 Nested/Threaded Comments to see the structure of the CSS.

    If you’re still having problems, let me know. I’m happy to help others as time permits. If you’d prefer not to do any of this yourself, and would like me to take care of it for you, I am available for a small fee ($15 via PayPal) to make the upgrade for you. All it would require is temporary Admin access to your site. If you’re unable to use the Theme Editor to modify files through your backend, FTP access would be required. Send an email to chris@cdharrison.com if you’re interested.

  • Too Late?

    Apple Store EmployeesAugusta’s finally getting an “official” Apple Store, but is it too late?

    ifoApple Store reported yesterday: “All of Georgia’s Apple stores are clustered within a 27-mile circle north and east of Atlanta, but not for long. Apple will open a retail store at the Augusta Mall in that city, 125 miles east of Atlanta. The 1.1 million square-foot mall along Interstate 20 is operated by General Growth Properties, and features 134 shops. The mall completed a Main Street-type expansion and renovation (The Augusta Promenade) last month, where Apple could open by July 2009.”

    Additional confirmation can be found on the Apple US Jobs site where it lists Augusta, GA has a new store.

    peachmac_homeI talked about the Apple Retail Void in this region almost two years ago. But it wasn’t Apple that stepped up to fill the need. PeachMac saw an opportunity in the Augusta, GA area and opened up an awesome store in Columbia County just a couple of months ago. Darryl, who is – I assume – an employee of some degree at PeachMac, wrote in a forum regarding the Apple Store news:

    “Just wanted to point out that Apple is already in Augusta. PeachMac is one of the country’s largest Apple dealers, and recently opened a store on Washington Road in Evans. We stock more than twice as many items as an Apple company store and no appointment is needed for service. “

    I’m glad to see Apple finally taking notice of our community, but I hate that it’s coming so soon after PeachMac has setup shop here. I think the two stores can and will coexist. But I wonder how many people who are looking to buy an Apple product will go directly to an Apple Store instead of buying from a retailer that is more invested in the community they are serving? We’ll see… The new store could be open as early as July 2009.

  • WordPress 2.7 Comments – Style Starter #2

    In case you missed the first post related to WordPress 2.7 comments, please check it out. This is the second set of WordPress 2.7 Comment style starters. (Here’s Style Starter #1.) (more…)