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Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen is one of the top bloggers in the world, and host of the Lorelle on WordPress, providing WordPress and blogging tips for bloggers of all levels. A popular keynote speaker and trainer, she is also editor, producer, contributor, and official disruptive thinker for Bitwire Media which includes WordCast, Making My Life Network, Stories of Our Journeys, Life on the Road, WordCast Conversations, and the very popular WordCast Podcast. She is also author of one of the first books on blogging, "Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won't Tell You About Blogging" and the recently released ebook, Social Media for Crafters: Covering the Basics of the Social Web. Taking Your Camera on the Road, founded by Lorelle, is one of the oldest personal websites in continuous existence in the world.

Israel Plastic Surgery Ability in the News

In an interesting story on WorldNetDaily, Yushchenko to be treated in Israel with plastic surgery to “fix” his poisoned face. Interesting. This is one of the most fascinating ongoing issues in the world politics that still impresses me. When the Egyptian head honcho had back problems, he went to Germany to be treated. Clearly there […]

Books for Closeup Photography

A website visitor asked for recommendations on books for closeup or macro photography. Brent had just picked up the Nature’s Best Magazine, a phenomenal photography magazine, and we were thrilled with the amazing nature images, especially the closeup work. So this was a chance to update our closeup photography book recommendations list. Closeup photography is […]

I Got Cold Weather

This is the weather for RIGHT NOW from Weather.com in Mobile: Current Conditions for Mobile, AL 36605 33F Cloudy Feels Like 21F UV Index: 0 Low Dew Point: 28F Humidity: 82% Visibility: 10.0 miles Pressure: 30.13 inches and rising Wind: From the North at 21 gusting to 30 mph Mobile Forecast As reported at Mobile […]

Keeping Up With High Tech Stuff

Keeping up with the Jones in the tech field is tough. There is a lot of information out there. Engadget at www.engadget.com is a blog that helps you stay in touch with the hottest, latest, and techiest stuff out there. Other sites?

Eubonics Supported

I’ve mentioned the frustration I have about learning ANOTHER language, especially one in the United States. Speaking Southern isn’t simply about learning how to speak with a drawl, it is also about learning the various dialects and languages, that’s right – languages of the Southern United States. In a fascinating blog from Dean’s World – […]

Fixing WordPress Category Separators

After a bunch of searching, I found a way to create a separation between the categories under the title of each blog entry, following “Filed Under”. It is called a “category separator”. Look in the index.php file for <?php the_category() ?> and in the parentheses, if there is nothing there, you can put something there. […]

Another Look at a Wonderful Web Page Layout

I was checking some pages on our site and “rediscovered” this absolutely lovely layout example I did earlier this year. It is so beautiful, it makes me catch my breath every time I look at it. It hosts one of my favorite of Brent’s photographs. I would love to redo our site in a way […]

Updating the Look of the Blog

I haven’t finished the process, but you should see some visual changes in the look of my online journal. I finally took a few hours and did some much needed fixing, adding some bells and whistles and taking away others. I’ve changed the colors and improved the overall look a little. This is all part […]

Photography Comes Under Attack – Good or Bad?

As a professional photographer and writer, any time there is an assault against photography, I go ballistic. This is a warning….stand back. There is so much the government has to do right now, it’s a wonder they can get anything done at all. After all, there are terrorists infiltrating our very neighborhoods that need routing […]

Those Damn Curly Quotes

Just when I thought things were going great with the blog and my writing, I find out that my new installation of WordPerfect 12 (up from version 10) reset the “Smart Quotes” function back to ON. DAMN! For those who don’t know what this means, it means PAIN IN THE ASS! Smart Quotes is a […]

Wheeling Through Bicycles

While in Amsterdam, Brent and I were thrilled with all the bicycles going everywhere and wondered why the rest of the world was so slacking when it came to recognizing the independence and thrill of pedaling your way around town. Efficient, useful, energy-savings, pollution free, and you can park several hundred of them within a […]

Damn MSIE Bugs in HTML and CSS

Designing web pages is a great joy, now that I don’t do it for as a business but for myself (helping a few people from time to time – but currently, it’s not a JOB), but the bugs within Microsoft Internet Explorer (not to mention the OTHER browsers) are a real pain in the ass. […]

Hunting for HTML to Database Conversion Software

I’ve spent hours hunting all over the net for software that will convert my HMTL pages to something that will fit in a database. The reason? I want to convert my web site to PHP and mySQL and that requires taking my current pages and converting them to a form that can be read by […]

The Alabama Power Company Visa Dance

For those who remember the horrors I suffered in Israel as part of the ongoing Visa Dance , I have begun a new dance with the Alabama Power Company. And yes, it is another Visa Dance. The Dance never seems to end. Here is a copy of my letter to them after HOURS spent yesterday […]

Wireless Terminology

As we are learning about new technology with our move back to the states and having to make new decisions on that technology, we have to learn the jargon. I found a great glossary of terms by Wireless Week on tons of terms related to Wireless and Wireless Networks. Enjoy! Mobile, Alabama