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HTML 5 Video

January 23, 2012 By

Two features that make html 5 a big consideration for the average user.

Media playback and offline storage.

Simple HTML tags, like “<video>” and “<audio>”  you can do this with no additional plugins required, which is sort of a bad news thing for some software vendors that have produced a poor interface for years dependent upon an overpriced software product that only corporations can usually afford.

file formats, what is in a file and how does it make a difference?

One thing is that Ogg format is free and H.264 is not free…

HTML 5 is drag and drop, ) right out of the box.

Managing files by dragging and dropping them into place is something that is a real time saver.

Now the down side, as there almost always is, all that glitters is not gold.

The problem with the beauty of HTML 5 is that for the most part, it has been reported that firefox is the better browser for this new standard.

Typically Microsoft is behind the learning curve (allegedly) coming in dead last, in its latest version of its Internet browser.

So with the latest and greatest technology still sitting around waiting for the browsers to play catchup it may be some time before that happens.

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Developing WordPress websites

October 31, 2011 By

WordPress is the most popular entry level publishing

platform on the market today and the cost is just
right, its free. 

There is no excuse for developing and creating your own website and you can do
just about anything you want within reason.


Get Easy WP config Software utility for creating and helping users install wordpress websites. 

  • Have you considered developing a wordpress website?
  • Have you heard that google loves wordpress and so that is why you should use it?
  • Are you not as technical as you might want?

If you answered yes to any of those questions then you are in the right place.

Creating a wordpress developer blog

Installing WordPress is not really a five minute process as the famous or infamous saying goes, it takes a little time to learn it, however if you do it often enough you can learn to do this in five minutes or less, but most of the time it will take you about one hour.

There are a number of things you can do to reduce the learning curve.

  1. First use a Cpanel Host, it is just easier and most of the time the configuration is setup for us technically challenged individuals.
  2. zip up your wordpress file system and upload it to your desired directory, usually under public_html
  3. setup a MySQL database and user name, (copy paste this date into a text file for later reference)
  4. de-compress your wordpress files from your Cpanel.
  5. open wp-config-sample.php and fill in the necessary connection information.  (then save that file as wp-config.php and upload it to your wp install folder)
  6. Go to your domain.com/ and install the database.
  7. Your setup, now the real fun can begin.

Setting up a wordpress website may seem a little complex if you have never done it before but after you master this process you can easily do it again and again.

You can also find many useful guides to installing Lamp software such as WordPress online, and at youtube as well.

The thing about learning this process is that it is something that you need to learn how to do if you really want to develop for the web and the internet.

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WordPress Templates hard to understand?

September 19, 2010 By

Do you find wordpress is difficult to modify?

With the recent changes to wordpress version 3.0 there are even more challenges for the wordpress enthusiast.

Now with patches, and the new menu system, it creates an entire new world of product and SEO opportunities.

In fact, there have now been updates and patches, so now the official version is 3.0.1

My wife, (I love you sweetie) Cannot use a remote control without some help, ) this is part of how you learn and how your mind works, some people have a natural ability to use electronics.

I know how that sounds, but she can read and understand, the anatomical structure, of a molecule, but she can’t post to word press or even figure out how to log in.

I know, it seems strange, right, someone smart enough to learn bio chemistry, but can figure out word press.

One of the issues when dealing with wordpress is that it seems to confuse people.

Often using WordPress software is hard to get started, but it is the technical side of the process, installing WordPress templates and themes, that can really create a learning curve.

There is a lot to understand and the list is Big…
Starting with code, PHP, CSS and other confusing abbreviations that at first may not fit into your verbal lexicon.

This is unfortunate, as creating a WordPress blog can make a huge impact on web pages are indexed by the search engines,

mostly because google loves organization, yes you heard right, get organized if you really want that Google love squeeze,

So what is the deal, with using such a complicated method of rendering templates, and what is rendering anyway.

I thought that was all about fat or something, well, technically yes, but rendering or composing, or better yet, parsing, in techie speak, is all part of the job for the wordpress enthusiast.

here is the basic structure, notice the word (basic)

  • index.php – this is the starting point or main template file for your WordPress blog
  • header.php – the header template Duh
  • footer.php – the footer template
  • page.php – for creating WordPress pages  (one of the most overlooked and important)
  • single.php – for creating WordPress posts
  • sidebar.php – the WordPress blog page navigation  (not entirely accurate) but a good start.
  • style.css – the stylesheet that makes up the layout for your WordPress blog.  (huge, I mean gargantuan)

Ok, now you can see a little into this strange and unusual world we call the wordpress template system.

But hey you know what you dont have to do any of this stuff you can get tons of themes free, in fact we have a place too, yes, follow the yellow brick road…

or just click here.

Get themes, and more, no fee involved, its really easy…

But you know it is really hard to find that perfect theme anyway and understanding how the templating system works can help you.

Using templates, to create and generate more from your wordpress website.

Did you know you can use PHP to change up the look of pages, in your wordpress blog.

so check back soon because we are going down the rabbit, hole…

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