Text Not Wrapping Around Images in Wordpress

June 4, 2010

Had a problem with text not wrapping around images when the images were either floated left or right in a blog post. Here’s how to fix that in version 2.9.2.
Login to the backend. On the left-hand navigation pane navigate to ‘Appearance’ then ‘Editor’. This opens the styles.css file.
Scroll down to the end of the classes [...]

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Thoughts on Writing Blog Content

May 31, 2010

Regularly producing useful content for a blog can be a challenge. Should we post lists of suggestions for solving a problem; links to content on another site with accompanying added value comments; personal or local news; maybe an embedded video from a YouTube account; or a guest post from a friend or someone else with [...]

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How To Set a Unique URL for a Facebook Like or Fan page.

May 25, 2010

Setting up a unique fan or like page URLgave me some trouble and I understand it’s been difficult for others too. I just recently walked someone else through the process so in hopes that others might benefit here are the steps that worked for me.
Two things before starting.  First is that the benefit of setting [...]

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Mind Your Marketing Manners

May 24, 2010

Among the many characteristics of modern life that we all share two stand out in particular.
• The pressure to accomplish one thing or another is relentless.
• We’re inundated with  information.
With barely enough time to do everything that needs doing in a day,  your reaction to sorting through unsolicited advertising that appears unwanted among your regular [...]

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Vermont, Blue Skies, and Warm French Bread

May 21, 2010

The high-pitched whine of a high performance motorcycle sped into the intersection and woke me up. It’s a beautiful Easter Sunday morning in Southern Vermont, but it doesn’t feel like Easter, except for the weather. The sky is blue with wisps of high altitude clouds to the North. I think it [...]

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Getting By Without A Smartphone

May 21, 2010

For a long time I’ve been on the fence trying to decide whether or not I should get a smartphone. Depending on the day, my feelings run hot and cold and I’m embarrassed to admit how much literature I’ve collected from different providers. I’ve studied, underlined, and made copious notes in [...]

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Forget Website Architecture, Make Your Own Bread Instead!

May 21, 2010

I was going to write a short piece about website architecture, but as I was pulling some reference materials together I took a detour and found something a little more interesting. A clip on how to make great bread. And oh wow does it look good! And simple, too.
Don’t get me wrong, [...]

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Why Do You Do What You Do

May 21, 2010

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Albert Einstein
Answering the question of why we do something, should take precedence over how it should be [...]

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Learning From Social Media

May 21, 2010

Over the last few years, I’ve been slowly adjusting to the rapid changes in the way we communicate, and followed the same route as everyone else. I’ve produced websites, started blogs, worked my Facebook and Twitter accounts and I’m even warming to LinkedIn.
Maintaining these social media channels takes time and effort and [...]

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A Website Project Brief Is Essential For Success

May 20, 2010

1. Check Keyword Popularity
Write about thing that people are interested in. To help decide this, conduct keyword searches using the keyword tool in a Google AdWords account. It’s free to set this up.
2. Select a Keyword Phrase
This phrase should be 2 or 3 words that describes the main idea around which your [...]

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