Hanns-G Hi-221DPB Monitor Death
Written on January 26, 2012 at 3:57 pm, by madcream10
Chronicle the unexpected deaths of 3x Hans-G Hi-221DPB monitors.
- Got 3x Hans-G Hi-221DPB monitors back in December 2008.
- Use simultaneously for a 3x monitor system. Thus they each see the same usage.
- Happy for almost 3 years.
- One starts being flakey on power-up. The power light cycles through green-amber-off for 5-20 min until display activates. Annoying but livable.
- After a
Unexpected Productivity Tip: Monitor MUST Show White
Written on January 26, 2012 at 3:36 pm, by madcream10
I recently had several of my monitors die…that is another post: variabledisaster.com/2012/01/26/hanns-g-hi-221dpb-monitor-death/
- Noticed that old or alternate monitors have a creamy haze instead of a sharp white.
- Remember that a common tip to handle fatigue is to look at bright light, preferably sun light.
- After replacing old monitor with new one that shows sharp white, noticed I had more energy,
Review: WordPress Plugin: Ultimate TinyMCE
Written on January 25, 2012 at 6:44 pm, by madcream10
Developed as a replacement for the WP default editor.
- WHAT
- Not much more than TinyMCE Advanced (wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced) which has a better toolbar layout.
- Unless you need the extra image editing options, link editing options, emoticons, image maps, insert youTube, or other features
- … use TinyMCE Advanced instead. Review: variabledisaster.com/2012/01/15/review-wordpres-plugin-tinymce-advanced
- I submitted the feedback form and
WordPress Plugins to Review – Jan 2012
Written on January 17, 2012 at 2:26 pm, by madcream10
When I get the time:
- Actually a pack of plugins, many of which look useful. Review sooner than later.
Review: WordPress Plugin: Inline Editor
Written on January 16, 2012 at 4:03 pm, by madcream10
Conclusion: FAIL but wait for updates.
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/inline-editor/
- Creates corrupted graphics on WP Excerpts.
- Seemed slow but that could have been temp or my config.
- In the developers defense:
- It is version 0.7.6.
- They do request bug reports and help making the plugin better.
- I don’t have time to help them.
WordPress How2: Hide Posts in Specific Categories
Written on January 15, 2012 at 4:32 pm, by madcream10
Description: Make it so that Posts in specific Category are ONLY viewable to specific User Groups.
Conclusion: Role Scope.
More
- WHY
- Add CMS functionality by allowing only specific User Groups to view and access certain posts.
- Hidden posts should be inaccessible to search engines, public visitors, and unspecified User Groups.
- Role Scoper : wordpress.org/extend/plugins/role-scoper
- Adds: Admin >
Review: WordPress Plugin: TinyMCE Advanced
Written on January 15, 2012 at 3:34 pm, by madcream10
“This plugin adds 16 plugins to TinyMCE: Advanced HR, Advanced Image, Advanced Link, Advanced List, Context Menu, Emotions (Smilies), Date and Time, IESpell, Layer, Nonbreaking, Print, Search and Replace, Style, Table, Visual Characters and XHTML Extras.”
- Praise
- Richer customizable toolbar.
- Does <table> in a better but still half-asked way than the default editor.
- Once you try it you will
Thoughts on Traffic Monitoring
Written on January 15, 2012 at 10:51 am, by madcream10
Wondering how best to monitor site traffic.
All traffic monitors I have worked with seem to always give WTF results. What gives? Shouldn’t this info be getting mature? When I play a tech expert, I can usually explain results using some reasonable tech jargon. But deep down I wonder if the data is really what it says it is.
- WHY
Review: WordPress Plugin: Relevanssi
Written on January 14, 2012 at 3:31 pm, by madcream10
This plugin enhancing the WordPress Search application.
Conclusion: Good. Should be considered core.
- http://www.relevanssi.com/
- Recommended by : http://managewp.com/5-features-that-should-come-as-standard-in-wordpress-and-how-to-get-them
- Hype: WordPress search done right.
- Better results for your users, which means happy users.
- Better control over search results for you.
- Better experience for both you and your users.
- First Impression:
- Extensive Settings page. Requires indexing. Modifies DB, lots of useful stats.
Monday Jan 9, 2012 – 9 Things I Hate and 1 Thing I Like
Written on January 9, 2012 at 6:36 pm, by madcream10
9 Things I Hate
- Browsers that display content over the web page.
- This is a fairly recent trend. Both IE and Chrome do it. So far I find that both will over lap the bottom of the webpage with their own intrusive content.
- This kinda messes up web design when designing a fixed footer for a website.
- Adobe Fireworks: Does
Monday, Jan 2, 2012 – 9 Things I Hate and 1 Thing I Like
Written on January 2, 2012 at 11:12 pm, by madcream10
I Hate:
- Designing Responsive Website Layouts
- There are tons of shotgun tuts but nothing with a comprehensive strategy. I guess I gotta do it myself again.
- WordPress Editor: It deletes, changes, and inserts formating without control or undo.
- I’ve got to find a way to turn this off.
- JetBrains PhpStorm v2: It is so slow, frequently. Open, wait 10min, start