I’ve noticed that customising the your blog’s header is one of the best and simplest ways to make your blog unique. I’ve also noticed that folks not too familiar with CSS are are not too sure about the best way to go about it. They find tutorials that sound like what they need, but there […]
Blogging
Display your tweets without a plugin
NB This method no longer works well with newer Twitter APIs. I don’t recommend using it anymore. The simplest replacement is using Twitter’s own widget generator. I’ve seen people use some rather hefty plugins on their blogs to display their recent Twitter action and a couple of people have asked me how I display my […]
kristarella.com in 2008
With the year coming to a close it seems an opportune time to reminisce. I don’t have lots of good memories of this year— having completed a thesis and having not enjoyed it much at all. However, looking back over the last year of posts I think it was a pretty good year for blogging […]
This week in kristarella
I can’t quite believe it: it’s been a week since I last posted; it’s two and a half weeks until Christmas; it’s less than one week until we go away on camp. Hubby and I are leading on a sailing camp for kids about 9–12 years old— the theme is “Commando” (costume ideas are welcome)! […]
WordCamp Australia 2008: kick off & the talks
Was sweet… and by sweet I mean “totally cool”! Day 1 The first day got off to a decaffeinated start; I thought for sure, a conference for such geeky types would have to have good coffee, alas Nescafé prevailed! On the bright side, the fruit buns were really good. I’m glad I rocked up with […]
WordCamp Australia 2008
w00t! WordCamp Australia starts tomorrow. I’m not really sure what to expect, but I’m sure it’ll be great! If I get the chance I will probably be on Twitter. Otherwise I’ll blog about it when I can. Among others, Matt Mullenweg, Jane Wells, Sam Bauers and Aussies Jeff Waugh and Neerav Bhatt are speaking. You […]
