Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category

Posting with WordPress 2.7.1

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

To log in:

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Go to http://www.easyquestion.net/gardenrayong/wp-login.php

Username: xxxxxxxx

Password: xxxxxxxx

 

To create a post with text only:

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Click “New Post” at the top of the screen.

Wait till a new window opens.

Where the cursor is blinking, type a title.

In the big box below, type a post.

On the right, choose a category or click “Add new category”.

On the right, click “Submit for Review”.

Wait till a new window opens. 

At the top it says “Post submitted. Preview post”.

In the upper-right corner, click “Log Out”.

 

To create a post with text and images:

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As above, plus add an image like this:

Place the cursor in the post where you want the image to appear.

Below the title, next to “Upload/Insert”, click the first icon. When the mouse hover over it, it says “Add an Image”.

Wait till a new window opens in the center of the screen.

Click “Select Files”.

Select the image on your computer and click “Open”.

The image should be max 500px wide. If it is wider, use Adobe Photoshop to reduce it. If you don’t know how, please ask.

The image should be gif, png, jpg, or jpeg. Do not upload bmp. 

The file name should have no spaces in it. Rename “nice flowers.jpg” to “nice_flowers.jpg”.

Wait while the program is crunching the image.

Scroll down and click “Insert into Post”.

Wait till a new window opens.

Now do as above, choose category and click “Submit for Review”.

Intelligent Life at YouTube

Monday, September 15th, 2008

70 Educational Video Collections

Smart video collections keep appearing on YouTube. But rather antithetical to the ethos of its parent company (Google), YouTube unfortunately makes these collections difficult to find. So we’ve decided to do the job for them. These enriching/educational videos come from media outlets, cultural institutions, universities and non-profits. There are about 70 collections in total, and the list will grow over time.

Suggested by Chris Stokes.

Pick your browser

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Google just released their browser Google Chrome. It seems to have all the features I like about Mozilla Firefox, and then some. For instance: when you open a new tab you see the pages you search the most, you Google search directly in the address box, it is easy to search for text in a web page, the downloading of files is better organised. Of course, Mozilla may have more plugins now, but that may soon change if the open source browser from Google takes off. Rumours have it that it has already more users than Opera.

I have really come to hate Internet Explorer. Simply because it breaks so many of the recommendations set out by W3C. Its latest version is IE7.

Update September 23: IE8 beta 2 is actually the latest version of Internet Explorer.