Thoughts on HP Pavilion dv6736nr

I bought another laptop on Thursday, the HP Pavilion dv6736nr. So far I am not too impressed but that may be because I am still getting used to Vista. Don’t get me wrong, Vista looks beautiful and I love the feature packed Media Center, however, Microsoft has completely overhauled the UI which makes it more [...]

Send test emails with WampServer

What you’ll need: WampServer downloaded and installed (I am using version 1.7.3) Fake Sendmail GoDaddy email account (I tried Gmail and Yahoo email accounts but couldn’t get them working.) Go ahead and install WampServer. I just installed mine to the root of the c: drive so it makes for easy access (For example, “c:\wamp”). Next [...]

Open Links in New Windows

I read a post on ProBlogger.net a while back that debated whether or not to have hyperlinks open in new windows. Up until that point I always set my links to open in new windows. A point was made in the article that we should let the visitor decide how they want to handle the [...]

I Created a WordPress Theme

I know you are thinking… you did what? But it’s true. I have reached a milestone in my life. I just created my first ever WordPress theme. I am also very pleased with how it turned out. It took me about 8 hours to complete but most of that time was spent waiting on the [...]