NOTE: I’ve been doing a lot of linking to other people’s site blogs. This is partly to help me remember where to find the information as well as to share with my clients (and anyone else) searching for similar solutions.
The NextGen Gallery plug-in is so comprehensive, I’ve set my husband’s photography site up with it, and I’ll be setting my site up with it shortly. Continue reading 'Excellent Gallery Plug-in for WordPress – NextGen'»
This article impressed me enough to share it. If you are creating a website with a css drop-down menu that happens to rest directly north of a placed swf animation, you will find Internet Explorer ignores any z-index settings you may have placed. (Layering the Flash animation below the drop downs.) Much to your dismay, your drop down menus will go below the flash no matter what your z-index settings are!
Thanks to the Slightlymore site – I was able to add the following parameter within my placed .swf code & it immediately was layered properly! Thank you, Slightlymore!
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
This article does a great job at showing how to center a horizontal <li> menu. Unfortunately, drop down menus off of that centered list need to be tweaked, as they don’t appear where you would expect them to.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment. I’ll be trying to figure it out as well!

Discover the value and benefit of using WordPress to create your website. In this class, you will follow along with an example site as it’s being built. Handouts will be given as a guide for your future reference.
This class is a “build from the ground” – no experience necessary, class. I’ll be discussing concepts and giving out step-by-step instructions so you can feel confident you can do it on your own!
(A certificate of attendance will be given, for business funded reimbursement purposes.)
Presented by: Jean Egan
Where: Spirit of Light Wellness Studio, Wallingford, CT
(Click here for map/directions)
When: Thursday, June 10th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $35

Call 203-641-3371 to speak to Colleen Behan for more information about the Spirit of Light Wellness Studio and 860-881-2346 to speak with Jean Egan for more information about class content.
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If you would like Jean to host this class at your business location, she is available for a group reservation of 10 or more people. Contact for More Information or to Schedule a Class.
Jean is also available for one-on-one instruction as well as for consultation at a reduced hourly rate.
I’m not a programmer, but I play one when I’m adventurous.
A client of mine needed to share different (private) content with their clients. He also needed workers of his to be able to view and update all clients pages, but didn’t want to give access to the WordPress admin area for either. Continue reading 'How to create a client portal in WordPress'»
I recently received a lot of what is called “Backscatter” spam email messages. These types of spam messages are different than regular spam in that the messages I received were from the “Mail Delivery System” and “Mail Delivery Subsystem”. (MDS) They were notices that emails that “I” tried to send didn’t get sent. I emphasise the word “I” because, well.. because I didn’t send them.
Continue reading 'Dealing with Spammers'»
Recently, my husband and I have been getting more inspired. This afternoon, we briefly talked about how much time we can spend thinking about doing something, rather than just doing it. With the time that we’ve spent thinking of doing it, we could have done it, five times over.
But why have we procrastinated?

Writing things down puts my mind at ease and allows me to truly rest.
Continue reading 'Procrastination'»
Holy cow. I can’t believe I’m finally starting in on this. I feel like I’ve read about it and talked about it for so long, that I’m all read and talked out. Time to do!
Today I went and set up the engine lift at the garage space a friend has so graciously offered up. Continue reading 'Car conversion stuffs started!'»
In an effort to get to know friends better, and for friends to get to know me better, I share my top 25 songs from iTunes (since it keeps track!) I encourage you to do the same. I’m sure I’ll experience new music! Have fun! Continue reading 'My top 25 played iTunes songs'»
I wrote this to a friend, but thought I should post it for other friends as well.
This is so hard for me to say, but our cat, Snowy died this morning just after 3 am.
We found her in the back yard close to the shed, lying on the ground. Her pupils were dilated, and her hind quarters were cold. Her front paws were getting cold. She was still breathing, but barely. As we spoke, she responded by moving her front paws a bit. Continue reading 'Snowy'»