Some readers has asked the solution how to customize the appearance of author box in Wordpress. One of them has tried the method we wrote to customize blockquote in Wordpress. Basically, the principle is same: adding or modifying the existing CSS code in the style.css file of your current theme. The reason why one person failed to customize it is, in his theme, the author box design was not … [Read more...]
30 ways to increase the readability of your blog
One of the most important aspect in the design of a blog is readability, how easy it is to read your content. People come to your blog to read articles, and if they are easier to read, the better. A design that obscures the content just scare your visitors. So what can we do to increase the readability, and keep those readers reading? 30 things you can do to increase readability of your … [Read more...]
Highlight text in WordPress post with css rounded border effect
This is actually the continuation of our previous article Highlight, add pressed effects to certain words in your WordPress blog. We advice you to read that article first to understand what is we are going to do. In previous article, we made certain text highlighted but there was no border of the highlights. Today, we will do two things: we will add a border with specific color and size as per … [Read more...]
Windows 8 styled Metro start Orb pack
Here is Windows 7 Metro start Orb pack, practically we can say it is an unofficial Windows 8 like start button collection. The designer Bruellkaefer says: I think Metro is the Design from Windows 8. In this Pack is: The Orb PNGs with transparent background to make your own thing Windows 7 Start Orb Changer 2.6 for SP1 and old Windows version without updates Windows 7 Start Orb Changer 4.0 for … [Read more...]
Add show/hide hidden files option to right click context menu
In this tutorial we will show you how to add or remove Show/Hide hidden files option in Windows 7 right click context menu. When you click the option in right click, you will hear the default Windows Exclamation sound. You can change the sound too (read ahead). You may need to refresh the current folder in order to view / hide the hidden files. Procedure We will create a vbs file to carry … [Read more...]
Edit HOSTS file in Windows 7 from right click context menu
Previously we published a tutorial on how to edit HOSTS file in Windows 7 using Notepad. This time, we will show you a nice and simple trick, so that you can edit HOSTS file in Windows 7 right from the right click context menu. At the end of the tutorial, you will get something like this: What is HOSTS file? The hosts file is one of several system facilities to assist in … [Read more...]
How to customize Feedburner email subscription form
You must have noticed our Google Feedburner email subscription form along with social icons and and a counter. It looks very professional and matches with our custom theme. The default Google Feedburner though does the basic work very well, that is helps your visitors to subscribe to your RSS feed via email; but it really look like a vintage widget. Here is Google Feedburner subscribe by email … [Read more...]
Opera 11.10 RC4 Beta alias Barracuda : review
Opera is always innovative and comprehensive browser which stands out as a reference. Its speed, its many features, interface and now the arrival of extensions and highlighting its strengths could make him win market share with the public. To discover them, you will not regret it! "Barracuda" is also the code name of the upcoming 11.10 version of the Opera browser. This is the first of a … [Read more...]
Create external links with an icon beside like Wikipedia
External links, that is to say the links that point to different sites from that of current site, should be reported properly as recommended by the W3C. This provides useful information to visitors while reading an article. Unfortunately this system is rarely implemented. The only known site that uses it is Wikipedia with a small icon: In the above screenshot from Wikipedia … [Read more...]
Add select all option to right click context menu in Windows 7
To select all the files and folders inside a folder (or desktop) we need to press CTRL + A key from the keyboard. However, with a small trick, we can add this option to right click context menu in Windows 7. After end of the tutorial, we will get this select all option in right click context menu: Here is the basic logic by which we will be able to add select all option to right … [Read more...]
45 tips for good blog writing : everything you need to know
The impact of writing skill is essential in the hypertext environment of the Internet. Change the title of a topic, a title or a link, and you can vary the playback rate corresponding to a ratio of 1 to 10. Visitors behave extremely fugitive; to be read, you must be brief, explicit and informative. Inspired by the user experience, this article, which wants to be very concrete, summarizes a small … [Read more...]