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Sunday, January 29, 2012
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| wordpress weaver theme: how to change the sub menu width Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:04 PM PST  I’ve recently started using the weaver theme for WordPress. One of the biggest mental hurdle to jump over, is to not directly alter the CSS stylesheet, but to use the CSS sections under the main options menu of the Weaver Admin panel, and in some cases, the <head> section of Advanced Options However, I did find that using google to find the correct snippet of CSS code really didn’t work well, since most people go straight to altering the CSS stylesheet. But I soon found out how to “uncover” the correct CSS on my own. A good example was the menu bar along the top of: I added the CSS: {font-size:180%} to the CSS sections for “Menu Bar text”, “Menu Bar hover” and “Menu Bar current page” This made the menu font just the right size I wanted. However… The drop down menu was a fixed width, so the sub menu words were wrapping around, causing an ugly mis-alignment of the gradient background. The solution: I found someone who mentioned changing the #access and #access2 section in the stylesheet, but I decided to carefully look at the stylesheet myself (Appearance -> Editor) The stylesheet is reasonable well documented, so I went to the menu section of the stylesheet, looking for something about “width” and a size of about 100 to 300 px (pixels)… which is what I guessed was the width of existing sub menu. it didn’t take long to find a section that looked like this: #access ul ul, #access2 ul ul, #access3 ul ul { box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); -moz-box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); display: none; position: absolute; top: 38px; left: 0; padding-left:0px; float: left; width: 180px; z-index: 99999; } So, what I wrote in the Advanced Options -> <head> was: #access ul ul {width:240px;} #access2 ul ul {width:240px;} #access3 ul ul {width:240px;} I was close: that altered the menu width, and the background shadow, but the gradient background hadn’t increased in width. Another look at the stylesheet showed this code: #access ul ul a, So I also added the following code to the <head> section: #access ul ul a {width:220px;} #access2 ul ul a {width:220px;} #access3 ul ul a {width:220px;} Bingo! Just the right width!
However, some alterations are more difficult than others. Ultimately, more comprehensive documentation (or even more meaningful variable names), would make this process a lot easier. I mean, why call sub menu widths: “access”, why not just call it “sub-menu-width”? Related posts:
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| Getting Cash for Emergency Auto Repairs Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:01 AM PST Image via Wikipedia In the daily grind of modern life, it's easy to take our vehicles for granted as we bustle from work to home to school and back again. When one of life's little surprises sneaks up on us, however, and the family car is compromised by a crash or needed emergency repair, we are confronted with our very real dependence on these machines. Whether you've been in an accident or your brakes are shot and need replacing, unexpected emergency auto repairs happen to all of us. It's important not to forgo needed repairs even when times are tight. Keeping your car in good condition is not just a matter of the law; car repairs can be a matter of safety for passengers, our fellow drivers on the road and pedestrians. Don't let emergency auto repairs stop you in your tracks. Without a car, many of us would struggle to make it to and from work or school, buy groceries, bring our children to after-school practices and play dates. Overtime, ignored repairs can become more systemic and costly – meanwhile further reducing the reliability of your car and its life span. THE BEST OFFENSE IS A GOOD DEFENSE: SAFE DRIVINGThe best medicine for needed auto repairs is to avoid the damage altogether. Practice defensive driving, wear your seat belt, follow the speed limit and avoid dangerous drivers or hazardous roads. Reducing your driving speed will lessen the effects of fender benders, minimize wear on your tires and lessen the exertion on the engine. Keep all car fluids up to date to avoid straining the car's systems, which if ignored may lead to accrued damage. A PENNY SAVED: EMERGENCY SAVINGS Preemptively starting a car or emergency cash fund is a savvy way to avoid getting stuck sitting with a non-functional jalopy. Every week set aside a small sum of cash, perhaps just $10, to contribute to possible unpredicted repairs. Over the course of a year, you will be amazed to realize that you have enough saved to dramatically soften the blow of an emergency auto repair. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: LOANS Sometimes our auto repairs are not minor or incidental and they surprise us at the least opportune times. When you are facing an emergency auto repair and your bank accounts are tanked out a payday advance is a legitimate resource. If you are employed but cannot make it to your next paycheck without financing an auto repair, such a loan will give you instant access to cash to the repair. The borrowed sum can be directly debited from your next paycheck in full or incrementally. This option is best for those among us who rely on our vehicles to get to and from our places of employment and would be further compromising our financial positions without immediate repair. Get back on the road with these simple steps towards financing emergency auto repairs!  |
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
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| Affordable Yet High Quality Prescription Eyeglasses Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:02 PM PST Wearing prescription eyeglasses is something that you should not take lightly. You need them to correct your vision and to help you function properly. But if you have a busy schedule and you cannot find the time to visit optical shops to choose the frame for your eyeglasses, then you'll be glad to know that there is a better alternative. If you are looking for a more convenient way to purchase your prescription glasses then you should visit Zenni Optical. Zenni Optical is an online eyeglasses website that offers customers an easier alternative to get their prescription glasses. Zenni Optical is known to offer quality but affordable frames that come in a variety of colors, designs and styles. You'll be amazed to know that you can purchase a stylish $6.95 prescription eyeglasses from Zenni Optical. Their frames come in the latest designs and styles that can be also be used as a perfect accessory. You do not need to compromise your own personal style just because you need to wear prescription eyeglasses. With the wide variety of frames that they offer, you'll surely find one that suits you best. Visit them today and get huge savings from the affordable prescription eyeglasses that they have for you.  |
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Friday, January 27, 2012
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| Which One Will be Best for a Corporate Professional? Laptop, Netbook, or Smartphones Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:20 PM PST  The mobile device you choose for your professional life depends a great deal on how you conduct that professional life. If you are out of the office a lot, you need a device that can be carried easily, but which has the power to connect you to the communications hub of your company. If you deal with reports or written documents you need a screen that is big enough to read – though again if you are flitting between different locations often, you also need a device that is small enough to carry conveniently on trains and planes and in automobiles. In the end, most corporate workers end up splitting their communication and working needs between two devices,. Which when you think about it is quite sensible. Work is different from communication. The end results of your work reports and presentations, often – can be sent out using a communications device, but you wouldn't write one or create one on a smartphone any more than you would write a novel by talking into a telephone. So the real question is: which two devices are the right ones for your arsenal? We'll start with the obvious one. The smartphone is indispensable in the corporate world for two reasons. One, because it is a mobile communications centre that connects you to the web, to your office and to the world while fitting in your pocket; and two, because everyone else has one. The corporate world is just as trend conscious as every other social group on the planet. If you are to interact successfully with other corporate heavy hitters, you need kit they understand. The next item then – laptop or netbook? Well, the netbook was never designed for doing serious work and even though our grasp of smaller devices has improved greatly in the last few years, it doesn't mean that a netbook has the requisite power or ease of use to be ideal in a corporate situation. A netbook is basically a miniature laptop designed for sending emails and surfing the net. It has neither the power nor the convenient physical setup required for doing prolonged and serious work. So the laptop it is then. Laptops of course are smaller and lighter than they used to be, and now command as much power as most desktops. Even the big ones. With increases in cooling technology, memory capabilities and roaming internet connections, there is nothing your desktop can do that a laptop cannot do with just as much efficiency. So what size laptop does a corporate worker need? One with a screen that is big enough to work comfortably on, so no smaller than 15 inches. One with more memory than you think you need, so even multi tasking can be performed without problems. And one that can withstand the rigours of being bounced about on the luggage shelf of a train or slung into the overhead compartment in an aeroplane. As a frequent traveler it can often behoove the corporate user to get a laptop that has a good graphics capability too – so you can use it for entertainment in the evenings after you have had your work done. There's nothing like watching one of your favourite films to make a strange hotel room seem somehow more comforting. Superb security is required for all corporate laptops. The easiest way to deliver that is by going to a company that creates bespoke security solutions for companies who use satellite workers. You can have an intranet created that spans more locations than just one, for example – allowing your corporate workers to get hold of the information and software tools they need without laying your precious data open to phishing or unscrupulous involvement by unauthorised third parties. The make and model of both laptop and smartphone that you need are dictated by quality and price. Clearly you need quality devices that will not break every three months – but by the same token you also need devices that you can afford. Talk to your IT and comms device provider about a bulk deal on specific handsets and laptops to get better prices. About the Author: Working closely with different communities, Roxanne P, a social media expert as well as an expert in internet communications and technologies. She has an all round expertise in internet services including internet dongle. With an intense knowledge of the latest developments in the field she likes to share them with her readers through her blogs and articles regularly. Related posts:
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:52 PM PST  A client wanted a larger HDD. The MB had both IDE and SATA and looking at the prices of each, the SATA was 1/2 the price I purchased a 320gb and cloned his old one over (I found the jumper on the drive) but it seemed suddenly very slow I did some benchmarks on the old 5400 rpm IDE drive and the new 7200rpm SATA and the SATA was crap I came to the conclusion that the MoBo was very early generation SATA and just didn’t like the new one, even with the jumper changed I had to bite the bullet and purchase a 320gb IDE (cost? Ouch) LOL The performance now was good It was only last week (6 months later) that I found a home for the 320gb Sata and it was fine Interestingly the drive had a 3 yr guarantee while current stock is only 2 years and cost double what I paid (due to the Thailand floods) so the client was still on the right side of the deal Related posts:
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
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| Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:49 AM PST As informed consumers, it is responsibility to make sure that we only transact with legitimate companies. We need to make sure that we only purchase products and avail of the services of legitimate companies. In the event that a problem occurs as a result of the use of their products or services, we are entitled to avail of assistance from the company themselves. If we need to hire a third party company to provide us with a service that is essential to our own business, it is prudent to make sure that the company we hire can deliver the services that we require of them.  |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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| Solid State (SSD) or Hard Disk Drive (HDD): Which is Better? Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:04 PM PST  If you’re in the market for a new computer, you’ve probably been searching high and low for the latest and greatest features that will make your new purchase the best it can be. You may even have seen that some PCs now come with a choice of hard drive type: the ‘traditional’ hard disk drive (HDD), or the relatively new solid-state drive (SSD). Faced with this choice, lots of computer buyers will end up puzzled, and have no idea what makes each of the choices different or better. SSD drives are not yet standard in PC shops, and you’re far more likely to encounter conventional HDDs in new builds; however there are a few reasons that you may want to switch to SSD at some point in the future. So whether you’re about to buy new or you’re looking for the future of hard disk storage, let’s take a look at the differences between HDD and SSD, and which of them is best for you and your needs.
What is a hard disk drive? A conventional HDD is, in a way, a ‘mechanical’ storage solution. The reason for this is that these drives are made up of a physical disk, with a needle that ‘scratches’ the data onto it. This is a simplified version of what goes on inside an HDD, but it does explain the sound that you hear when a drive is reading or being written to. The noise is actually just the movement of the magnetic arm (known as a ‘head’) as it moves to various points of the disk (known as a ‘platter’) and stores data in binary form by flipping theoretical switches. The read and write process of an HDD can be quite time-consuming because of the amount of physical movement necessary to read the data. Another down side to HDDs is that they are susceptible to shock damage – drop one and you could lose everything in seconds, and that could result in a big office insurance claim. They also become unreliable over time, and with the arm so close to the platter, ‘scratch’ damage is a real possibility. What is a solid state drive? The newer SSD drives have a fundamental difference: data is stored on chips rather than physical disks. These chips are usually flash memory, meaning they’re quicker, lighter, and smaller. There are no moving parts in a SSD drive, so very little chance of shock or physical damage (barring total destruction, of course). Access rates are the same as HDD, however they ‘get up to speed’ instantly, so your boot times will be faster. Flash storage is used everywhere these days: in phones, USB drives, MP3 players, and so on. It’s a technology that’s advancing at a lightning pace, and will no doubt replace HDD storage in a matter of years. The fact that SSD drives are smaller and quieter is just the icing on the cake. Which should you choose? The truth is that from a practical point of view, SSD drives are the better choice. They’re smaller, lighter, quieter, and have less chance of accidental damage or wearing out. The amount of data you can store on SSD drives is growing all the time, meaning that inversely the size of computers will be able to come down. At present we’re still reliant on ‘towers’ and other large desktop PCs – with SSD drives in place, these units could be made much smaller. You’d be forgiven for thinking that your search ends here, but don’t run out and pick up that SSD just yet – there’s one large barrier to entry: price. At the present time, solid state drives can be up to twice as expensive as their HDD counterparts. That means you’ll have to cough up a lot more money for the same amount of storage. So, the bottom line has to be, if money is no object (lucky you), go for a SSD drive. It will serve you well for years to come. On the other hand, if you want an affordable drive that’s still reliable, go for a hard disk drive. You’ll be able to get much more for your money, and the drive will still last for a good few years. Related posts:
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