kylewith

Jul 15 2009

I Need Your WordPress Help

My eyes are sore and I have looked over hundreds of WordPress themes but have not found one I like. The problem being, I know exactly what I am looking for and it doesn’t appear to be very common.

So this is where I need your help. I am looking for a theme with a specific header layout. I’m not quiet sure as to how to explain what I am looking for but I will give it a shot and then include some screen shots.

In the header.php I need to it be laid out in this order starting from the top of the page. 1. page navigation, horizontally aligned. 2. (directly below the page nav.) a header image with/ without the title of the blog in it. 3. (directly below image) category navigation, horizontally aligned. (preferably with drop-down child categories).

First example:

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Second Example (ignore the fact the images is the proper size):

So if you have seen a WordPress site like this or know a theme that might fit the description let me know in a comment below or on twitter @kylewith.

Thanks

Jul 12 2009

iPhone Multi Mode Network Chip

While listening to MacBreak Weekly I found out some good news for our hopes of getting an iPhone on a CDMA (Bell) network.

Nowadays chip manufacturers are making multi mode chips for phones. Before we knew about these chips we all assumed it would take Apple a lot of work to create a completely separate iPhone for a CDMA network but now it shouldn’t.

What they can do is solely use this one chip and program half of them as GSM and half as CDMA. This one chip also supports all the proper frequencies for all the providers on CDMA & GSM there for only creating slightly more work.

The negatives about this chip are only minor but I wouldn’t care! First, because the chip supports multi modes you can expect it to cost slightly more than a normal one. Possibly an increase of $10-$15. Second and also because it is multi mode the battery life may not be as good as it is now, that is unless Apple can come up with an even more efficient battery and processor.

We are getting closer folks, soon enough we will have an iPhone available here in Yellowknife. Whether it is Rogers or a CDMA supported iPhone!

Jul 11 2009

Starting a Podcast

I decided I would take the bold move and attempt to start a weekly podcast. I tried video but I just couldn’t wrap my head around doing a weekly video so instead I am going to switch to just audio for a bit. Although I will still continue with my random videos every once and a while.

I have been looking since day one for my niche and I have some what settled into writing about Yellowknife, which I enjoy so I figured what better topic for a podcast. In the podcast I hope to talk about some Yellowknife news which would be currently in the headlines as well as Yellowknife’s online community. From those who are on twitter, in the social media club and any other new Yellowknife related site and finds there might be.

What I would love to happen would be for this podcast to become a community “project” where others contribute whether it is just a new website link for Yellowknife they have found or actually coming on the show and sharing what they have found.

I have yet to figure out how to record Skype conversations but am able to use iChat in Garageband for the time being. So if anyone is at all interested in joining me in an episode let me know. Seriously.

Well that’s it for now.

Jul 09 2009

Break a Guitar, Get a Song Writen About You

Singer-songwriter Dave Carrol flew on a United Airlines flight from Halifax to Nebraska March of last year and upon arriving found his $3200.00 guitar broken. After giving him the run around for more than a year United finally refused to pay him compensation. Dave rejected the $1200 flight voucher but vowed that he would write 3 songs about his experience and offer them as free downloads.

So now, here for your viewing is song #1: United Breaks Guitars.

If you want to show your support send a tweet to @unitedairlines or Retweet the above video.

Jul 06 2009

Comments From the Crowd

I have been working on a logo for a site I built, that I’m sure once you see the logo you will go check out for kicks. But I’m not asking for comments about the site or how hypocritical I have turned out to be. I’m needing input on the logo. You see I am no graphics designer and can’t make anything look as good as what some of them can do. This logo is suppose to be basic and simple and just get the message out, which I think it does.

You can clearly see the name of the site with a town symbol in between. Then below the line is the site address making it clear where you should go.

Let me know what you think of the logo.