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Another month already! I feel like an ass — the one up top, with the load of someone else’s crap on his back. If that isn’t foreshadowing, I don’t know what is. Before I break it down, check out March’s wrap-up.
Like previous wrap-ups, this is a stream of consciousness on the few topics that have […]

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bloghardy [blog-hahr-dee]
- adjective. a weblog capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; daring; courageous.

A blog is nothing but the writers, designers and contributors it houses, so it is in your best interest to make sure you, as a member of the household, become as bloghardy as you can be.
Enduring…
Fatigue. Creating content is […]

Are you kept up at night by the lack of your mug being plastered across the blogosphere? Rest easy, my friends, the bug-eyed raccoon has arrived.

TechCrunch recently announced that they will be using the new Seesmic WordPress plugin to incorporate video comments across their network.
This isn’t the first company to offer such a service — […]

Part nine of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
Sometimes we need to highlight a specific chunk of text. This should get you started:
Open up your Stylesheet — style.css — and add the following:
/* note: Grey */
p.note {
padding: 0.57143em 0.78571em;
background: #f5f5f5;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
/* alert: Yellow */
p.alert {
padding: 0.57143em 0.78571em;
background: #ffffa0;
border: 1px solid #e5e597;
}
/* info: Red */
p.info {
padding: 0.57143em […]

Now is the time all those New Years resolution blogs begin to dwindle.
As each month passes, I like to look back and mold lessons out of my experiences. No special format or expectations, just simple observation. You can read February’s wrap-up first, if you’d like.
So, here it goes…
Write It Down
It’s been said thousands of times […]

Part eight of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
We want to find something like this (which allows us to style the way the link looks normally):
a, a:visited […]

Note: This free promotion has ended…for now. Check back later and I may be opening it back up.
All I ask is that you write a short post which links back to my new services page, where I offer the 125×125 banner design. *Note: Your site must be at least 3 months old and updated regularly.
So […]

In response to the recent Technorati Favorites Link Exchange.
Motivation
On the surface it may seem as though gaining a leg up in the Technorati “top 100″ (by fans), was my only angle here. It wasn’t. In fact, of the six reasons, it was lowest on the totem pole:
1. Engage the Entrecard community. Some of you Entrecard […]

Part seven of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
The ordered list, by default, is fine and generally shouldn’t be changed. It simply lists things by number like so:

Hello
this […]

What is it and how does it work?
Inspired by Maki, this exchange will, hopefully, increase your “favorites” count in your Technorati profile.
By participating in this exchange, you make a commitment to add everyone who has added you to their Technorati favorites.
Why Participate?
Meet new people — learn new things — pump up your ego. The ultimate […]

Part six of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
Open up your style.css file and look for the following:
blockquote {
padding-left: 10px;
border-left: 5px solid #ddd;
color: #666;
}
The red part is what […]

Part five of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
There are two files you will be working with:

index.php
style.css

You can find these in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - they’ll be listed on the right hand side.
First we need to find what our post paragraphs are called. Open up index.php and find the following code (the red […]

Part four of: “Stylizing Your Content”.
For this, there is only one file you will be working with:

style.css

You can find this in your WordPress admin under Presentation > Theme Editor - listed on the right hand side.
Finding Imagery
The best way to go is by using Flickr to find Creative Commons images with the Attribution License. That […]

Today marks Scribbles and Words two month birthday. With this occasion, I’d like to talk a little bit about my February experiences. If you’d like, you can first check out January’s wrap up.
Focusing
I rewrote the about page. I felt it needed a bit more umph in the shock value department.
I also redesigned the header and […]