Category Archives: Tech Notes

Tips and techniques for participating in the digital world.

The Internet Explorer 6 Dilemma
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The Internet Explorer 6 Dilemma

Implementing Andy Clarke's elegant solution to the IE6 dilemma: designing for the modern browser and then figuring out what to do with IE6. more →
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Customizing Individual Blog Posts, Part 1
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Customizing Individual Blog Posts, Part 1

Use CSS styling, custom fields and a user-defined function to design blog posts. more →
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Dress Up Your Blog for Darwin Day
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Dress Up Your Blog for Darwin Day

Or any day for that matter. How to post special logos for special days with a little (very little) PHP. more →
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Transfusion Reading List
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Transfusion Reading List

Use RSS feeds to create a personal reading list. This is a collection of extraordinary feeds that should get any discerning transfusion information maven started. [This post is no longer being updated.] more →
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Style Author Comments with WordPress Sandbox Theme
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Style Author Comments with WordPress Sandbox Theme

Sandbox theme for WordPress makes it easy to style author comments without the need for plugins or template modifications. more →
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Smart Keyword Searches for Learners
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Smart Keyword Searches for Learners

Firefox Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. Here I use them to bookmarks complex search queries that will benefit, well, learners. more →
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Create A Glossary for Your WordPress Site
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Create A Glossary for Your WordPress Site

Two WordPress plugins, Nathan Olsen's WP-SNAP! and Joel Bennett's Ubernyms work together to create an interactive glossary for your site. (Note that I no longer use this technique on my site). more →
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