Dusty Designs

Making a Lifestream with WordPress

Nina — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:11:52 +0000

I finally got my lifestream working — using WordPress itself! I owe thanks to two plugins: FeedWordPress (which brings in the feeds) and AsideShop (which handles how the posts look). I also owe thanks to Six Apart’s new release, Motion, which is Movable Type’s answer to the lifestream idea. I tried getting Motion to work, but [...]

Good Vectors Links

Nina — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:37:10 +0000

I love me some vectors! Vector Jungle: These are exactly the type of vectors I’ve been looking for. I might use one as my new logo. Vecteezy: I found VJ through Vecteezy. They have a range of vector graphics that are fun and beautiful. QVectors: They have a very nice collection of flower vectors that I’m just dying [...]

WordPress Themes are Hard

Nina — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:35:56 +0000

I’m working on my own WordPress theme! Here’s the concept: It’s not in the WordPress stages yet — this is still the barebones. I’m thinking about using the very sandboxy WP theme Sandbox as it’s framework. I’ve used Sandbox before as a theme and I can’t say enough good things about it. I just don’t like the new [...]

SweetCron Day 2

Nina — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:00:12 +0000

I can’t say that I’m having the best of luck with SweetCron. There are problems abroad. If you go to my personal site, you’ll see that I have a decent skin (one that looks like my Soup.io page), but I’m completely screwed when it comes to the php. In short, I don’t know what I [...]

SweetCron

Nina — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:39:53 +0000

I’ve been thinking about converting my personal site into a lifestream using SweetCron. I’ll have to look into it a bit more, but I might have to brush up on my cron job knowledge. I have no idea how to run them. The last few times I tried, Dreamhost gave me some problems. But other [...]

Blog-Her.com and Nina.Scaletti.org Redesigns

Nina — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:08:39 +0000

I re-opened my blog site at blog-her.com using WordPress and the K2 theme that I love so much. Take a look: I’m using the same color scheme that I did with my old Writings… page. I love the color scheme. It’s easy on the eyes and gives off a cool, calming vibe. And yes, I did move [...]

Comments are now Enabled

Nina — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:33:49 +0000

Comments are now enabled on this blog. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.

A Good Redirect Script

Nina — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:56:22 +0000

I can’t stress enough the importance of redirects. Rather than force your readers to click on a link to go to your new website or blog, you should opt for a redirect whenever possible. My hosting company, Dreamhost, offers easy ways to redirect to other pages simply by configuring the domain. f your own host [...]

New Skin on “Writings…”

Nina — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:51:39 +0000

I gave my creative writing site, Writings… by Nina a makeover as well: I’m using this color scheme with the Unstyled Movable Type theme. I’m glad they have this sandbox-y theme that lets me fiddle around with the CSS. I’m not too crazy about making my own MT theme, but I do like having access to [...]

In Praise of the K2 Theme

Nina — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:25:47 +0000

The most dynamic WordPress theme ever made has been the K2 theme. Based on the blockier, not-as-attractive default Kubrick theme, K2 has consistantly proven itself to be the most customizable theme offered. Throughout the years, I’ve used a lot of WordPress themes, but I always come back to K2. Since I’m a coder and not a [...]