Monthly Archives: May 2008

Hello May 31st!

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

I thought I’d better let everyone know that I’m putting my twice-a-week WordPress project on vacation until Thursday. You see, I’m busy moving to a new host – yipeee! I’ll be back in a few days, reloaded with promised humor. … Continue reading →

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Drive, Balance and Business at Home

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

Each weekend a new “Brunch” post will feature thoughts about balancing family and self care with working in an always-on Internet environment. This edition is by Rachel Goldstein. As a parent who runs a successful Internet business, you probably assume … Continue reading →

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Big List of Green Web Hosts

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

Welcome to the first edition of my Big List of Green Web Hosts. There are 22 here, and I am sure there are more out in the world that can be added later. I only included hosts with English language … Continue reading →

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Developing a WordPress Wireframe

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

The WordPress Default theme can provide a jump start for developing a WordPress wireframe. Because it has a good selection of template tags already worked into the theme, a quickie clickable prototype blog theme is only a few simplifications away. … Continue reading →

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My May 27th Coming Soon List

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

I have a busy week coming up here! WordPress Wireframes After taking a break from posting for Memorial Day yesterday, I’ll have the first-of-week WordPress post ready for you later on today. I’m writing about wireframes. There are two basic … Continue reading →

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Exploring Questions, or Changing the World?

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

Yesterday I started a thread at Cre8asite Forums – Invisible Words: When Buzzwords Don’t. It was easy, a lot easier than writing a blog post. A forum post is part of a conversation, living with the support of a thread’s … Continue reading →

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Working at home takes ‘Team’ to a new meaning

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

Each weekend a new “Brunch” post will feature thoughts about balancing family and self care with working in an always-on Internet environment. This “Brunch” post is by Paul Steven. They say an Englishman’s home is his castle. We’ll, here’s a … Continue reading →

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WordPress Default Single Post View With Sidebar

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

The WordPress Default theme doesn’t include a sidebar in single post views. I don’t like the way Default does this, for three reasons. Any page can be a landing page. A site should provide new users with whatever they may … Continue reading →

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A Six-Month Checkup

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

Today is my six month anniversary of starting to blog at AbleReach.com. At first, I thought I’d give myself six months to get comfortable, and then re-assess. About six weeks into it I decided I’d get more from the experience … Continue reading →

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Show and Tell: Plugins for Testing and Changing Themes

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Elizabeth Able

There are three ways to get a peek at how pre-existing content looks on a theme: use a theme changer or a theme previewer on the blog’s current location, or install a copy of the content’s database in an alternate … Continue reading →

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