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Wanted – JQuery/CSS Ninja

July 27, 2011
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Seeking an experienced ‘Web Interface Ninja’ (JQuery + CSS + AJAX) for a short term (3-4 weeks) development contract – design drafts are in final stage of signoff. Key tasks will include: - WordPress theme development (within pre-selected Grid-based template) from approved design drafts / psd file* (* CSS/HTML primarily, I will handle most/all...

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The ‘Hub’

July 3, 2011
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Welcome to my main blog repository here at Earthman.ca The Blog posts you see below are a compilation from several syndicated sources including WordPress.org, WordPress tutorial Sites, Events listings for the Nelson and Kootenays, and More….

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Native American Tobacco Ceremony

March 27, 2010
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Place yourself in a state of grace. Begin with an open prayer/invocation, and then start by facing EAST (or what you perceive as east), which is the start of the Medicine Wheel, holding a nice little handful of your herbs. Raise your hand offering the herbs, and begin by addressing the “Grandparents of the...

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if you’ve been worried about the merge…

March 19, 2010
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“It was announced at WordCamp San Francisco last year that WordPress and WordPress MU would be merging codebases. This has now happened in 3.0-alpha, and we’re working on smashing bugs and tidying up a few screens. If you’re currently using a single install of WordPress, when you upgrade to 3.0 you won’t see any...

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How to Change Your FireFox Location Bar Search Engine

March 12, 2010
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If your computer, like mine, has been the victim of Spyware (aka Yahoo IM,Ask toolbar,OpenDNS, etc) then you may notice that in the firefox location bar if you type in a keyword, it takes you to another search engine or a preferences page. Previously it used to perform a Google “I’m Lucky” Search and take...

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Testing facebook and twitter blog integration

February 17, 2010
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Well, just found a method to post to my blog, to Twitter, and to Facebook fan page all at once… Instructions at : http://tinyurl.com/ydm3uqj I tried the instructions above, but they wouldn’t work, so i installed a different Wordpress plugin called:   WP to Twitter Here I try again… IT Worked…Eureka!!!!

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How to Keep WordPress Secure

September 7, 2009
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“A stitch in time saves nine. I couldn’t sew my way out of a bag, but it’s true advice for bloggers as well — a little bit of work on an upgrade now saves a lot of work fixing something later. Right now there is a worm making its way around old, unpatched versions of...

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Nelson, BC Web Design Resources

August 13, 2009
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I just posted a new section to my site, highlighting a whole bunch of web resources relating to my (adopted) hometown of Nelson, BC. Check it out ~

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WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release

August 13, 2009
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WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release Posted August 12, 2009 by Matt. Filed under Releases, Security. Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As...

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Plugins + Jquery

March 30, 2009
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Hi Fellow WordPress Fans! Here are some WordPress plugins you will likely find useful… My Page Order – Easy drag and drop ordering of your pages – Access under Pages > Page Order Cleaner Gallery – Makes it easy to integrate the Worpress built in photo gallery feature with Shadowbox (or other lightbox scripts)...

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