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2007
The Fake Weenie takes another turn in the spotlight. If you need a refresher on the original construction of the Fake Weenie, check here: TypePad: Deconstructing A Weenie You know, I'm sorta fond of hairline borders, and I think I'd like a hairline border separating the two columns of the Fake ...
05/28/2007
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Maybe you've had a TypePad blog for a while. Maybe you already set up forwarding and masking in GoDaddy. Well, you can easily change from MASKING to MAPPING. (And back again, if you are so inclined).Here are the steps to change an existing blog from MASKED to MAPPED:1. Sign in to GoDaddy firs...
05/27/2007
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Mapping will avoid some of the pitfalls of masking, such as hidden link URLs. Here's how to MAP using GoDaddy and TypePad: First register the Domain Name at GoDaddy. Leave GoDaddy running in one Browser window or tab. Go to TypePad in a different browser window or tabHit Typepad Control Panel ...
05/27/2007
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Teresa's comment here got me thinking. Let's see if Hands On Hacking can duplicate the simple, clean, minimalist design of the realestate weenie.Create a test blog -- illustrated instructions are here: TypePad: Initial Steps IllustratedClick on the Design Tab, Click "Change Theme" Mark the radio...
05/26/2007
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When I first starting using TypePad, I spent a lot of time looking for things. For me, at any rate, the layout of menus and commands took some getting-used-to. Now I know where things are. But just in case any new TypePad user is stumbling around, looking for things hidden in plain sight, here...
05/25/2007
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TypePad offers several predefined, ready-to-use blog templates. Many very successful blogs are built with predefined templates. Brian Brady's excellent blog, America's Most Opinionated Mortgage Broker uses TypePad's predefined Stevenson template.OK. Suppose you also really like the look of the...
05/25/2007
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OK - you took a photo and the room is leaning or tilting. What do you do? Skew it!Before starting, I find it is easier if I enlarge the "canvas" to gain some working room. Grab one of the edges or corners of the window holding the image, and drag outward.Next: In Photoshop Elements 5 hit Sele...
05/19/2007
If you know how to use White-Out, you already understand the concept behind Photoshop's Clone Stamp.How do you use White-Out? You see an error on a typed page. You daub the little brush around in the bottle, then you use the brush to daub the white stuff on top on the error to cover it up.The o...
05/18/2007
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TypePad Users: Check this out!http://everything.typepad.com/blog/2007/05/go_beyond_blogg.html The new Pages features lets you create any number of additional, detailed, static pages to compliment your blog, that you can then link to from the main page of your blog.Easiest route to this new feat...
05/17/2007
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To mask or not to mask, that is the question. And keep in mind, just because you can do something, doesn't mean that you should.The issues are easier grasped by example so, to illustrate, I have created two test blogs: http://www.clutteredshelf.com and http://www.frayedcuffs.com . For the pu...
05/16/2007
