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Richmond Senior High Class of 1984 25th Reunion Photos
from Mind Threads Web Design
(2009/9/6 14:59)
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The class reunion turned out better than any of the planners expected, so thanks to everyone who attended and helped make it a success. I don’t even have a number of people there, but my best guess would be around 80+. My camera is a very old one with about the resolution of most cell phones and but I did get a few photos. Hopefully I can get the gallery working and have it show up below: For those that would like to add to the collection (and please, please do), email me your photos at: webmaster@mind-threads.com Thanks Cathy Snead-Causey! Added 8 more photos. Share on Facebook
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Domain Renewal Group rip-off?
from Mind Threads Web Design
(2009/9/2 18:24)
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This is a little early in my postings, but since I received this in the mail today I wanted to go ahead and warn others. Since I am listed as the owner of a few domains and this information is public and easy enough to look up, there is a company out there that’s trying to take advantage of other less knowledgeable users. The company is: Domain Renewal Group, 2316 Delaware Ave #256, Buffalo, NY 14216-2587 . They send you this nice letter telling you that your domains are going to expire soon and if you’d like to renew them you can send them your payment. That’s nice, and they will renew your domains as advertised (as far as I know). My problem with them is that in doing so, you are going to pay about double the going rate AND you’ll also be transferring the ‘rights’ over to them to manage your domain. So if you later let the domain go, it’s theirs to do what they want (not godaddy, yahoo, or whoever you used to have). What this means for t ...
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What?s New!
from Mind Threads Web Design
(2009/8/30 12:52)
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Today I’m opening up (yet again) another version/design of Mind-Threads.com. Like the internet and life in general, some things change, get better, and easier every day. So once again I’m back to using WordPress as the foundation of my site. I have over the years used Xoops, WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. The reason for the change was mainly due to Wordpresses new update system and it’s very, very, large selection of plug-ins and themes. While all of the above CMS/Blog software have some form of this, none is as currently active as WordPress. So with that, I’m back on board and have a little something different in mind for the site that I’ve really wanted to do. My goal with this version of the site is to try and encompass everything I want to discuss or do. That is a VERY tall order and will likely take several months to accomplish even the basics. So please hang on, check back often and hopefully I’ll run across something that interest ...
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How to Grow Your Own Web Site - Vol. 3
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2008/2/18 13:55)
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The Pricing and Cost of your web site: As this last installment rolls around I’d like to first enter a disclaimer to say I’m doing web design as somewhat of a hobby. In the area I live, I’d starve if I was to actually rely on it for my income. I’m also not out there to charge what I want or I “think” I can get from someone. I’m also more than willing to discuss and offer any advice I can to help someone save money on their web site (FOR FREE!) . As the cost of computer hardware has fallen, the cost of some online services has fell as well. I can remember one of my friends paying over $300 for a domain name (I think, back in the mid ’90s). Now, depending on the extension, you can pick up a domain for under 5 bucks on special with the average now hovering around $10-12. The REAL Cost of Operating a Web Site: For any web site, you really only need 3 things. A domain name, hosting, and the site (the files, database, images, etc) it ...
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How to Grow Your Own Web Site - Vol. 2
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2007/12/6 18:27)
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In my last post, I described how long some things take to get done when trying to decide that you want a web site. As promised, this time I plan on trying to tell you what I think makes a good web site and how to get the site you want quoted from your webmaster. How to Get the Site You Want Quoted the First Time: Find an existing site or sites online as close as possible to the one you want. If you like the “looks” of one, but the “feel” of another, write down the URLs<1> of both and note what the pluses and minuses are of each. If you want your site to “Do Something” describe that as well (shopping cart, flying logos, play music, etc). This equates to doing your homework. If you have your own graphics (business cards, truck logos, signage, etc) please provide examples of them. It’s helpful if the webmaster/graphics designer has something to work with. If it’s a new business, provide photos of the building or storefront. If s ...
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How to Grow Your Own Web Site - Vol. 1
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2007/12/4 22:47)
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted here at my own site. I’ve been very busy at work, and the holidays are fast approaching as well, so that’s left very little time for self-geeking. The other day however, I received an unusual email. It was from my demo CMS (Content Management System)<1> site ( http://www.pee-dee.net ) where I’m running Xoops . A very nice lady asked me to contact her. She liked the “look” of the site (a free theme<2> that I had found on the net). After emailing her back I found out she was wanting to know if I could create her a “religious site” and get her online in two weeks time. I explained to her that the theme was free but unfortunately there was NO way I could help her at this time other than offering to email her a copy of the theme or offer her any advice she wanted. So… with that said, it got me to thinking. I bet the average person doesn’t really know what it takes to get a w ...
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Programs of the Month
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2007/8/10 16:57)
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Well, July wasn’t a too productive month for the Blog. I didn’t get around to posting anything! So while trying to think of something constructive to add I again came back to software I use. As I’ve mentioned several times to my friends and probably online as well, I’m a big software junkie. Since my main income is derived from CAD/Design work I thought I’d mention a few useful programs from work this month. Windows Desktop Search - WDS as Microsoft has shortened it, is just what it sounds like. It’s basically an indexing program for your home computer. Basically it puts a search box in your menu bar, and gives you the ability to find files and content in seconds. If you’re using Vista it’s built in. (I think Google has something similar but I haven’t tried it?) So why do I love it? Simple, think 15-20 global users accessing approximately 100,000+ CAD files, TIF scans, PDF files, and MS Word documents. Also think, new guy? Get t ...
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What?s on your USB Drive?
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2007/6/21 22:25)
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Since some of my last posts outlined the great find (for me anyhow) of Zoundry’s blogging software, I thought I’d answer the similar question to Capital One’s “What’s in your wallet?” What’s on my USB drives? Currently I am up to 6 total ranging from a free Staples128mb up to a 4gb SanDisk Cruzer. I only have 2 that are the same brand but 4 of the 6 do have U3. For those that don’t know, in a nutshell U3 is an interface so to speak that enables the drive to use specifically written software in a more portable way. It does have some drawbacks: It WILL put crap on the computer’s hard drive that you plug in to and it even uses it while you are using some of the applications, however from what I have experienced the files are minimal and unless something bad happens it cleans up very well after itself. (something that can’t be said of most windows applications) Now for the list… (somewhat in order of use) Firefox for U3 ...
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Offline Blog Posting Tools - The Review 2.0
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2007/5/23 16:35)
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As I watched the Nanye build his online empire, I too decided to blog. Some of the blog features were great! E-commerce support, automatic google sitemaps, automatic submission on post, all the stuff that makes being a webmaster easy, the way it should be. Well, I should have known all was too good to be true… When it came time to start posting, something was missing… An offline blog editor? Well, I reviewed six different editors earlier on my web site (Click here or follow the trackback) and ended up choosing BlogDesk the winner. For some reason though, I still felt kind of empty inside. Not a one of the top picks could be ran from a USB memory stick. (I even tried politely tweaking and then forcing Blogdesk with a hammer.. all to no avail) (more…)
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Using Totally Custom or Weird Fonts on your web site.
from Mind-Threads Web Design
(2007/5/22 22:13)
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I’ve done a couple of newsletters that I had planned on releasing via my other web site, but the problems were nobody went there to read them and two, nobody wants more junk to read in their inbox. So to the plus side of blogging, if it’s online, you can search and read it at will, and the search engines should direct people there that DO want to read it. My goal is to try and publish my most interesting findings on a monthly basis. With this month being so hectic, I thought I’d revisit my old newsletters and cover a topic I did there but never published. So this month’s topic is: Using Totally Custom or Weird Fonts on your web site. Basically, there are 3-4 methods of doing fonts on a web page right now. I’ll briefly describe each and then give you links to more, if you’re interesting in that particular method. The first is CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). If you’ve created web pages or have at least done some research on HTML ...
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