April 2009 Archives

Well... there it is..already manifest on the physical plane... and available from

www.petersontuners.com

They are gonna sell the interface patch cord too... this is an awesome tuner.. accurate to a 1/10th of a cent... guitar techs and roadies take heed, your dreams have been answered.

Tony the Guitarmaker goes live with the new "Famous Guitarmaker Internet World News " site soon... he is bringing back the 'Global Online Apprenticeship' and offering all kinds of information for potential instrument makers. So, if you always wanted to build guitars, and become rich and famous, this is the best chance you are ever gonna have. If you wanna know more then visit the site HERE!

We have launched the Kirklandhouse site...the link to it is right HERE

Well, I would like to mention here, that working with 'Movable Type 4' is not difficult.. however, to a beginner, it can be frustrating if one gets caught up in the minutia of visual presentation or layout. Thus, from my perspective, I find it easier to start slowly...and begin by uploading the imagery and other visual assets that will be added to the site as the content is then written. So, for instance, if I want to add an image...

Now then, what seems simple, is not really, at least not in my estimation. I have all imagery in Iphoto currently, and need to first create a folder in my Iphoto finder to accommodate the reformatting and selection of omages I want to be able to choose from as I create content. Thus once the iphoto image archive for kirklandhouse is created, I must then export the contents into a specified folder in my FINDER. I can then retrieve the images from the FINDER and upload them to the MT4 images archive, from whence I can then apply them to the template in line with content.

Tweaking the layout is a combination of understanding basic HTML and also being aware of the style sheets that are directing the creation of the templates. Sometimes, it is not as easy to force the template to display content as easily as it would be in hard coded HTML, but it is a limitation I will try to work around.

I would also like to point out, that I specialize in making typographical errors. I have made such spelling errors since I was a child.. and always was graded down by my English Teachers. They got so caught up in grammar and punctuation, that they were distracted from the actual content. So,.. don't be distracted by pettey errors here, this is a learning platform for now, and I just wanna be able to flow content without having to worry about typos and grammatical errors. If you see them, I probably do to, and eventually I will get around to editing and correcting them... be patient, I am an old dog learning new tricks.

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So, in frustration I begin my entry with the unstruck version of the tag above, right off the bat Sky says I gotta strike that tag... says "I wouldn't do that, that's MovableTypesCClicence tag... you can't use that"

He was right.. the template wouldn't publish... it stripped out the code it did not 'allow'.. the application is allowed to 'censor' me... so much for personal freedom..

Evidently that is some kind of special 'code' blah blah blah...WikiPedia say's it this way...

"Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.[1] The organization has released several copyright licenses known as Creative Commons licenses. These licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators."

I suggest if you wanna know more...start with the wikipedia.. then go here ...

"Your blog does not have an explicit Creative Commons license."

When I saw THAT, I could not believe it... I hada have a license... and I JUST wrote my first entry... lemmee look into it... if it doesn't make me gag, I will continue publishing.

This is an adventure for me. I am feeling trepidation about the commitment, but I will give it a shot and see how it all evolves. I do believe that at the very least it will be a valuable tool for communicating ideas... and images that should be shared.

So, I suppose it is conceivable that we will actually get some things done. I want to be able to blend documents, videos, embedded links to cool things, pdf's, and stuff like that , into what I hope will be a palatable format. Something easy to read.. and subliminally thought provoking. Not and easy task, you must admit... but still worth an investment in time.
Thank you Ted Kozinski.. for you visionary babble. Above all else you have proven than ANY MAN ( or woman, er... person, or whatever they are calling themselves these days)... can live in a shack and armed with a laptop... can extol the wisdom of ages.. and publish it on the internet. Freedom of expression... what a novel concept.

One last item to mention... Telemark Tony's "Cascade Backcountry Journal" is coming to the internet soon... (how soon? well... as soon as I can get the platform built... the image above... that is one of the photos he took on a recent expedition into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness... along the east fork of the Foss river... near Skykomish,Washington. The sites are spectacular, so be sure to watch for the new feature... we will announce it when it goes live.

After uploading the chosen MT4 logo, I set about developing the 'style' of the new weblog.
As my skills improve so too will the complexity of the communications posted here.

search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf

Maple Lane Addition, King County Replat

This is the content that will align right of the image.

Content on left.

Example for the site.