A few years ago, I was scouring magazines to get ideas for quick reference guide layouts. In particular, I found that WIRED magazine has some of the most creative and engaging layouts, often with text laid out in three or four columns, or along the side of a graphic, or in various quadrants about the page. I was trying to figure out the right layouts … more »

Recently due to flooding in my window wells, I had to dig the wells deeper. I piled up the dirt and rocks around the outside, and then realized I needed to sift the dirt from the rocks because I wanted to put the rocks back in, but move the dirt elsewhere in my yard to re-slope it. To sift the dirt from the rocks, I … more »

AIRTIGHT – Viewers. These effects simply blow my mind. Am trying to integrate a cool slideshow like effect into a blog. Maybe one of these will work.

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Image Formats.

Jan 2009 Update: Please see the note at the bottom of this page. Because I had trouble using captions with the Photojar plugin, I deactivated the plugin. A WordPress image gallery allows you to create a sharp-looking presentation for your photos or images. With just a couple of plugins and tweaks and some basic understanding of the WordPress gallery tag, you can make a Lightbox/Slideshowesque … more »