http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com CMS, Web Design, SEO & Social Media Marketing Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:32:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/moroccan-luxury-lifestyle-directory-site-launched/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/moroccan-luxury-lifestyle-directory-site-launched/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:36:46 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1706 Viaprestige-Lifestyle.com is a site I have been working on over the past several months. The luxury lifestyle site was actually launched several months back. However, I have been making a number of customizations to the site continuously since then; and recently moved the site to a new hosting service. The site was recently re-launched a few weeks ago, after a slight face-lift and substantial group of enhancements were added to the site. Like most of the sites I work on these days, this is a WordPress based site. Unlike other sites I work on, this site is a first for…]]> Viaprestige-Lifestyle.com is a site I have been working on over the past several months. The luxury lifestyle site was actually launched several months back. However, I have been making a number of customizations to the site continuously since then; and recently moved the site to a new hosting service. The site was recently re-launched a few weeks ago, after a slight face-lift and substantial group of enhancements were added to the site. Like most of the sites I work on these days, this is a WordPress based site. Unlike other sites I work on, this site is a first for…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/moroccan-luxury-lifestyle-directory-site-launched/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/public-dealer-group-report-video-capture-page-released/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/public-dealer-group-report-video-capture-page-released/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:46:20 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1702 My FixedOpsInsight client recently created a new Fixed Operations Financial & Operational Review to be promoted on LinkedIn to fixed ops auto industry professionals. I setup a couple different video capture page options. However, the client liked the one using the FBForcerElite Theme. Now, this theme is designed to be used with Facebook Marketing. However, since this client has not yet made the move to put their business on Facebook, the theme is being used with a limited set of features. This is the last video I created before whacking off my mustache. In this video I introduce myself and…]]> My FixedOpsInsight client recently created a new Fixed Operations Financial & Operational Review to be promoted on LinkedIn to fixed ops auto industry professionals. I setup a couple different video capture page options. However, the client liked the one using the FBForcerElite Theme. Now, this theme is designed to be used with Facebook Marketing. However, since this client has not yet made the move to put their business on Facebook, the theme is being used with a limited set of features. This is the last video I created before whacking off my mustache. In this video I introduce myself and…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/public-dealer-group-report-video-capture-page-released/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/service-2012-current-service-repair-industry-trends-report-released/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/service-2012-current-service-repair-industry-trends-report-released/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:54:36 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1698 Following the launch of the FOI flagship website, I was asked to help FOI build a list of subscribers for their website. What I did was create a squeeze page to drive a targeted audience to. The page provided a brief and simple overview of some of the content to be found in this new report. The title of the report "Service 2012" displayed this headline: "Service 2012” current service & repair industry trends ... PLUS, what it will take to grow in 2012 The page let the visitors know that FOI was pleased to announce the release of “Service…]]> Following the launch of the FOI flagship website, I was asked to help FOI build a list of subscribers for their website. What I did was create a squeeze page to drive a targeted audience to. The page provided a brief and simple overview of some of the content to be found in this new report. The title of the report "Service 2012" displayed this headline: "Service 2012” current service & repair industry trends ... PLUS, what it will take to grow in 2012 The page let the visitors know that FOI was pleased to announce the release of “Service…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/service-2012-current-service-repair-industry-trends-report-released/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/fixed-ops-insight-automotive-fixed-operations-industry-website-launched/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/fixed-ops-insight-automotive-fixed-operations-industry-website-launched/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:03:05 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1692 FixedOpsInsight.com ... an automotive Fixed Operations Industry Niche website was recently launched, as the flagship site for the FOI Team. In late 2011, the FOI Directory was launched; and shortly thereafter, construction on this content-rich, industry-specific website began. The focus of site ownership was to build a site to serve as a robust gathering place for automotive professionals to share ideas, best practices and new and innovative ways to improve their financial performance ... specifically, as it is related to service, parts and collision. To industry insiders, automotive service, parts and collision is collectively known as fixed operations, or simply…]]> FixedOpsInsight.com ... an automotive Fixed Operations Industry Niche website was recently launched, as the flagship site for the FOI Team. In late 2011, the FOI Directory was launched; and shortly thereafter, construction on this content-rich, industry-specific website began. The focus of site ownership was to build a site to serve as a robust gathering place for automotive professionals to share ideas, best practices and new and innovative ways to improve their financial performance ... specifically, as it is related to service, parts and collision. To industry insiders, automotive service, parts and collision is collectively known as fixed operations, or simply…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/fixed-ops-insight-automotive-fixed-operations-industry-website-launched/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/new-fixed-operations-vendor-directory-launched/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/new-fixed-operations-vendor-directory-launched/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:09:33 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1686 Earlier this last year I was contacted by Fixed Operations Industry Veteran, David Vallone, to help him launch a vendor directory for a highly specific niche market. The Fixed Ops Insight [FOI] for short Directory was the name chosen for this site. The FOI Directory is a unique and essentially unprecedented site where Auto Industry Fixed Operations and Variable Operations Vendors could be listed and showcase their sites, products and services. Additionally, this directory site also allows other in this industry to rate and review the members of this directory. The FOI Directory features Unpaid Directory Listings, as well as,…]]> Earlier this last year I was contacted by Fixed Operations Industry Veteran, David Vallone, to help him launch a vendor directory for a highly specific niche market. The Fixed Ops Insight [FOI] for short Directory was the name chosen for this site. The FOI Directory is a unique and essentially unprecedented site where Auto Industry Fixed Operations and Variable Operations Vendors could be listed and showcase their sites, products and services. Additionally, this directory site also allows other in this industry to rate and review the members of this directory. The FOI Directory features Unpaid Directory Listings, as well as,…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2012/03/new-fixed-operations-vendor-directory-launched/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/10/site-update-news/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/10/site-update-news/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:15:17 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1650 I just wanted to take a minute to quickly add a post to let visitors know that I have been remiss in adding posts to this site and keeping it updated. I have been busy with several other projects and have not had the time to write posts for this site and update it. I plan to add some posts in the upcoming few days with some updates on projects that have been keeping me busy, as well as, adding a few tutorial type posts. Additionally, as you may know I have updated the Wordsmith-Anvil Theme a few times since…]]> I just wanted to take a minute to quickly add a post to let visitors know that I have been remiss in adding posts to this site and keeping it updated. I have been busy with several other projects and have not had the time to write posts for this site and update it. I plan to add some posts in the upcoming few days with some updates on projects that have been keeping me busy, as well as, adding a few tutorial type posts. Additionally, as you may know I have updated the Wordsmith-Anvil Theme a few times since…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/10/site-update-news/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/05/wordsmith-anvil-tips/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/05/wordsmith-anvil-tips/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 08:31:55 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1623 WORDSMITH-ANVIL Update ... Numerous changes have been made to this theme, including the addition of several more options (over 50 different options) along with a handful of bug fixes and other enhancements. The current version is 2.2.1. Read more about it on the Wordsmith Anvil Theme Page. or Download it at WordPress.org The theme I recently released on the WordPress Repository, Wordsmith Anvil, has a number of features and some custom page templates. After taking a quick look at several sites that have downloaded this theme, I have made a few observations and thought it would be a good idea…]]> WORDSMITH-ANVIL Update ... Numerous changes have been made to this theme, including the addition of several more options (over 50 different options) along with a handful of bug fixes and other enhancements. The current version is 2.2.1. Read more about it on the Wordsmith Anvil Theme Page. or Download it at WordPress.org The theme I recently released on the WordPress Repository, Wordsmith Anvil, has a number of features and some custom page templates. After taking a quick look at several sites that have downloaded this theme, I have made a few observations and thought it would be a good idea…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/05/wordsmith-anvil-tips/feed/ 63 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/05/wordsmith-anvil-theme-released/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/05/wordsmith-anvil-theme-released/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 04:23:03 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1611 I decided to contribute to the Wordpress Repository and wanted to create a theme that was based on html5 and CSS3. I also wanted to give the theme a name that reflected its purpose. The Wordsmith Anvil is a good theme for people wanting to write about and market their books, articles or other writings. So, it is great for hammering out words and forging ahead with custom templates and custom fields for selling compilations of those words. Wordsmith Anvil bellows for more. The fact is that this theme is well suited for many other uses as well. This theme…]]> I decided to contribute to the Wordpress Repository and wanted to create a theme that was based on html5 and CSS3. I also wanted to give the theme a name that reflected its purpose. The Wordsmith Anvil is a good theme for people wanting to write about and market their books, articles or other writings. So, it is great for hammering out words and forging ahead with custom templates and custom fields for selling compilations of those words. Wordsmith Anvil bellows for more. The fact is that this theme is well suited for many other uses as well. This theme…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/05/wordsmith-anvil-theme-released/feed/ 75 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/01/toms-real-estate-listing-plug-in-released/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/01/toms-real-estate-listing-plug-in-released/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:37:44 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1178 Please Note that as great as this plugin was ... at the time it was built, it is not recommended for newer versions of WordPress. You can still download it. However, it may not work as designed with WP 3+. ... I had planned to create a newer Real Estate Plugin. However, with other 3rd Party themes such as RealEstate Press, I may focus on customization of those themes, rather than create another plugin. Toms Real Estate Plug-In is being released to compliment the Realty One Theme; which was released three days ago. For your site visitors, they benefit from…]]> Please Note that as great as this plugin was ... at the time it was built, it is not recommended for newer versions of WordPress. You can still download it. However, it may not work as designed with WP 3+. ... I had planned to create a newer Real Estate Plugin. However, with other 3rd Party themes such as RealEstate Press, I may focus on customization of those themes, rather than create another plugin. Toms Real Estate Plug-In is being released to compliment the Realty One Theme; which was released three days ago. For your site visitors, they benefit from…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/01/toms-real-estate-listing-plug-in-released/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/01/realty-one-theme-for-wordpress-released/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/01/realty-one-theme-for-wordpress-released/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:32:50 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1001 For those of you have been asking, the Realty One Theme is finally being released. When: the Realty One Theme is being released on January 17th, 2011. You will discover it has a full compliment of features and benefits and has been designed to work with another set of plugins that deliver a very robust real estate, Realtor, Real Estate Investor, Manufactured Home Dealer, or Property Manager website. Toms Skyline Design has developed and bundled a couple of custom plugins to compliment this theme. You have the option of purchasing the theme by itself, or you can purchase the theme…]]> For those of you have been asking, the Realty One Theme is finally being released. When: the Realty One Theme is being released on January 17th, 2011. You will discover it has a full compliment of features and benefits and has been designed to work with another set of plugins that deliver a very robust real estate, Realtor, Real Estate Investor, Manufactured Home Dealer, or Property Manager website. Toms Skyline Design has developed and bundled a couple of custom plugins to compliment this theme. You have the option of purchasing the theme by itself, or you can purchase the theme…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2011/01/realty-one-theme-for-wordpress-released/feed/ 1 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/new-real-estate-listing-wordpress-theme-realty-one-is-not-yet-available-to-the-public/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/new-real-estate-listing-wordpress-theme-realty-one-is-not-yet-available-to-the-public/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:58:10 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=949 Finally a Real Estate Wordpress Theme with Full Featured Listing Capabilities A new Wordpress Theme, Realty One— recently developed by Toms Skyline Design— is the only Wordpress enabled theme and plugin combination that will work out of the box for Realtors, Manufactured Home Dealers, Real Estate Investors; ... and with minor modification for Property Managers and Landlords with multiple properties. Development started using Wordpress 2.9.2. Prior to completing the theme, Wordpress came out with WP 3 and WP3+. Realty One has not been tested on WP 3+. [caption id="attachment_942" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Screen Shot of Home Page Featured Slider"][/caption] The Realty…]]> Finally a Real Estate Wordpress Theme with Full Featured Listing Capabilities A new Wordpress Theme, Realty One— recently developed by Toms Skyline Design— is the only Wordpress enabled theme and plugin combination that will work out of the box for Realtors, Manufactured Home Dealers, Real Estate Investors; ... and with minor modification for Property Managers and Landlords with multiple properties. Development started using Wordpress 2.9.2. Prior to completing the theme, Wordpress came out with WP 3 and WP3+. Realty One has not been tested on WP 3+. [caption id="attachment_942" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Screen Shot of Home Page Featured Slider"][/caption] The Realty…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/new-real-estate-listing-wordpress-theme-realty-one-is-not-yet-available-to-the-public/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/local-publisher-author-speaker-gets-a-new-website/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/local-publisher-author-speaker-gets-a-new-website/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:40:59 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=936 Sonya Justice is her pen name— and she's a Wilsonville Author, Public Speaker and PublisherSonya Justice now has a new Wordpress site customized by Toms Skyline Design. The Sonya Justice site is the blogging arm for the new Lissie Harrington Publishers' site; which was setup at the same time. When Elsie contacted Toms Skyline Design for this project, she wanted to use the Esther Theme for Wordpress. However, the color scheme was not to her liking, she wanted some type of menu boxes on the home page and to compound the navigation issue ... there was no menu or navigation…]]> Sonya Justice is her pen name— and she's a Wilsonville Author, Public Speaker and PublisherSonya Justice now has a new Wordpress site customized by Toms Skyline Design. The Sonya Justice site is the blogging arm for the new Lissie Harrington Publishers' site; which was setup at the same time. When Elsie contacted Toms Skyline Design for this project, she wanted to use the Esther Theme for Wordpress. However, the color scheme was not to her liking, she wanted some type of menu boxes on the home page and to compound the navigation issue ... there was no menu or navigation…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/local-publisher-author-speaker-gets-a-new-website/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/lissie-harrington-publishers-their-first-website/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/lissie-harrington-publishers-their-first-website/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:03:22 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=928 Toms Skyline Design helps another local business get up and running ...Lissie Harrington Publishers [LHP]—an independent local publishing firm, in Wilsonville—is now the proud recipient of their first website ... and it is a Wordpress site. Interestingly enough, the site does not have its own blog; however, it does link to a blog on one of their new sister sites. LHP says it is their aim to positively impact the world, one book & one magazine at a time. Their mission is to help today’s writers become tomorrow’s authors. The LHP site is using the latest version of a Bytes…]]> Toms Skyline Design helps another local business get up and running ...Lissie Harrington Publishers [LHP]—an independent local publishing firm, in Wilsonville—is now the proud recipient of their first website ... and it is a Wordpress site. Interestingly enough, the site does not have its own blog; however, it does link to a blog on one of their new sister sites. LHP says it is their aim to positively impact the world, one book & one magazine at a time. Their mission is to help today’s writers become tomorrow’s authors. The LHP site is using the latest version of a Bytes…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/lissie-harrington-publishers-their-first-website/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/new-website-for-dr-kathy-alvarez/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/new-website-for-dr-kathy-alvarez/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:57:34 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=921 Partners In Wellness Gets a New Wordpress Web Site ... It has been almost two months since I built a new site for Dr Kathy Alvarez, in SW Portland. Her clinic, Partners in Wellness (SW PDX) is at the same location where Dr Karen Wright had been practicing for the past five plus years. Dr Wright never had a website. However, when Dr Alvarez took over the practice when Dr Wright moved out of state, she knew that having a website was going to be integral to her new practice. When I talked with Dr Alvarez about the purpose of…]]> Partners In Wellness Gets a New Wordpress Web Site ... It has been almost two months since I built a new site for Dr Kathy Alvarez, in SW Portland. Her clinic, Partners in Wellness (SW PDX) is at the same location where Dr Karen Wright had been practicing for the past five plus years. Dr Wright never had a website. However, when Dr Alvarez took over the practice when Dr Wright moved out of state, she knew that having a website was going to be integral to her new practice. When I talked with Dr Alvarez about the purpose of…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/09/new-website-for-dr-kathy-alvarez/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/what-happened-to-the-flash-header-on-this-site/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/what-happened-to-the-flash-header-on-this-site/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 02:38:42 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=809 If you are visiting this site and wondering what happened to the Portland Skyline Flash movie header that was previously at the top of the page, you can find it here. We didn't get rid of it, but we did remove it from the location it had been occupying for awhile. I suppose I could put it back in this new theme and remove the header graphic that took it's place. However, I thought I would do something different ... and that is part of why I created this new theme which I have named Chrome. I did not check…]]> If you are visiting this site and wondering what happened to the Portland Skyline Flash movie header that was previously at the top of the page, you can find it here. We didn't get rid of it, but we did remove it from the location it had been occupying for awhile. I suppose I could put it back in this new theme and remove the header graphic that took it's place. However, I thought I would do something different ... and that is part of why I created this new theme which I have named Chrome. I did not check…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/what-happened-to-the-flash-header-on-this-site/feed/ 1 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/local-consumer-resolution-service-company-gets-new-website/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/local-consumer-resolution-service-company-gets-new-website/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 22:38:20 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=681 Local Consumer and Homeowner Resource Company Gets A New Website ... Consumers Resolution Services LLC, a local Beaverton company that helps consumers and homeowners locate resources to assist them in dealing with creditors and lenders recently became the recipient of a newly developed Wordpress theme by Toms Skyline Design. This Wordpress theme includes a slider that utilizes the new set thumbnail functionality in Wordpress 2.9.2 and later. The theme includes several options and is a two-column type theme, with a widgetized sidebar and widgetized footer. I also created this header image of a loupe and documents that I thought I…]]> Local Consumer and Homeowner Resource Company Gets A New Website ... Consumers Resolution Services LLC, a local Beaverton company that helps consumers and homeowners locate resources to assist them in dealing with creditors and lenders recently became the recipient of a newly developed Wordpress theme by Toms Skyline Design. This Wordpress theme includes a slider that utilizes the new set thumbnail functionality in Wordpress 2.9.2 and later. The theme includes several options and is a two-column type theme, with a widgetized sidebar and widgetized footer. I also created this header image of a loupe and documents that I thought I…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/local-consumer-resolution-service-company-gets-new-website/feed/ 2 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/customized-wordpress-site-for-local-merchant-plews-brews/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/customized-wordpress-site-for-local-merchant-plews-brews/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 21:23:18 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=677 Tom the Wordpress Guru Customizes another Wordpress Theme for a Local Merchant ...Plews Brews, a local pub, tavern, watering hole and place to meet in St Johns (the area in North Portland) was in need of a new website; when along came Jeffrey Selin. Jeffrey owns another St Johns business, the Dojo Creative Agency. He also frequents the local watering hole and contacted Tom to see about customizing a new site for Plews Brews. What they wanted was a new Wordpress theme that would represent their business and their connection to the local historic aspects of St Johns. Toms Skyline…]]> Tom the Wordpress Guru Customizes another Wordpress Theme for a Local Merchant ...Plews Brews, a local pub, tavern, watering hole and place to meet in St Johns (the area in North Portland) was in need of a new website; when along came Jeffrey Selin. Jeffrey owns another St Johns business, the Dojo Creative Agency. He also frequents the local watering hole and contacted Tom to see about customizing a new site for Plews Brews. What they wanted was a new Wordpress theme that would represent their business and their connection to the local historic aspects of St Johns. Toms Skyline…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/05/customized-wordpress-site-for-local-merchant-plews-brews/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/new-customized-wordpress-site-the-ladybug-cafe/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/new-customized-wordpress-site-the-ladybug-cafe/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:05:36 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=658 Check out the site and stop by the restaurant to check out the food, as well as the people and the ambiance ... Once again I have nearly wrapped up a face-lift, installation and setup of a newly customized Wordpress site. The site I have been working on is for a local organic restaurant in the St Johns area of Portland, Oregon. Angel, the owner of the restaurant, The LadyBug Cafe, was in need of a face-lift ... and talked with another St Johns business owner, Jeffrey Selin of the Dojo Creative Agency and they decided to make the switch.…]]> Check out the site and stop by the restaurant to check out the food, as well as the people and the ambiance ... Once again I have nearly wrapped up a face-lift, installation and setup of a newly customized Wordpress site. The site I have been working on is for a local organic restaurant in the St Johns area of Portland, Oregon. Angel, the owner of the restaurant, The LadyBug Cafe, was in need of a face-lift ... and talked with another St Johns business owner, Jeffrey Selin of the Dojo Creative Agency and they decided to make the switch.…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/new-customized-wordpress-site-the-ladybug-cafe/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/my-wordpress-timestamp-is-wrong-what-happened/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/my-wordpress-timestamp-is-wrong-what-happened/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:49:42 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=642 You recently upgraded to Wordpress version 2.9.1, Wordpress 2.9.2 or Wordpress 3.0 beta-1 and noticed when you add a new post it says it was posted at some point in the future. This happened to me, too. I upgraded to version 2.9.2 and soon noticed my welcome message said it was tomorrow. What's wrong here? I double checked the general settings in the admin site and confirmed my time zone was set to UTC-8, which is PST, where I am located. I tried to change it to a different time zone and back to my time zone and saved the…]]> You recently upgraded to Wordpress version 2.9.1, Wordpress 2.9.2 or Wordpress 3.0 beta-1 and noticed when you add a new post it says it was posted at some point in the future. This happened to me, too. I upgraded to version 2.9.2 and soon noticed my welcome message said it was tomorrow. What's wrong here? I double checked the general settings in the admin site and confirmed my time zone was set to UTC-8, which is PST, where I am located. I tried to change it to a different time zone and back to my time zone and saved the…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/my-wordpress-timestamp-is-wrong-what-happened/feed/ 12 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/wordpress-php-fatal-error-call-to-undefined-function/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/wordpress-php-fatal-error-call-to-undefined-function/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:49:35 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=636 Did you receive a PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function is admin() in /home/directory/public_html/wp-includes/vars.php on line 16? ... Can’t login to Wordpress Admin? Has your Wordpress site disappeared? Wonder … have my files been corrupted? These are all good questions and most likely you answered yes to one or more of them … and that’s how you found this page. So, what do I do? How do I get my Wordpress site back? How do I recover without losing everything? Well, fortunately you just backed up your Wordpress files earlier today and you can delete all your Wordpress files…]]> Did you receive a PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function is admin() in /home/directory/public_html/wp-includes/vars.php on line 16? ... Can’t login to Wordpress Admin? Has your Wordpress site disappeared? Wonder … have my files been corrupted? These are all good questions and most likely you answered yes to one or more of them … and that’s how you found this page. So, what do I do? How do I get my Wordpress site back? How do I recover without losing everything? Well, fortunately you just backed up your Wordpress files earlier today and you can delete all your Wordpress files…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/wordpress-php-fatal-error-call-to-undefined-function/feed/ 4 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/css3-modules-%e2%80%a6-how-the-most-popular-browsers-see-it/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/css3-modules-%e2%80%a6-how-the-most-popular-browsers-see-it/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:07:08 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=612 The CSS3 standards and specifications are taking shape as modules and are still evolving in various states. Within each module are some really great web design and layout tools. The ability to rotate text and images; alter the origin, sized and number of backgrounds; add gradients to boxes; add text effects including shadows; change the radius, color, shadow or add an image to borders; RBG, HSL and opacity color effects; enhanced user interface [UI] options; increased number of font faces; media queries; multiple column layouts; and new options and specs for aural media aka speech are some of the new…]]> The CSS3 standards and specifications are taking shape as modules and are still evolving in various states. Within each module are some really great web design and layout tools. The ability to rotate text and images; alter the origin, sized and number of backgrounds; add gradients to boxes; add text effects including shadows; change the radius, color, shadow or add an image to borders; RBG, HSL and opacity color effects; enhanced user interface [UI] options; increased number of font faces; media queries; multiple column layouts; and new options and specs for aural media aka speech are some of the new…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/css3-modules-%e2%80%a6-how-the-most-popular-browsers-see-it/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/new-wordpress-theme-topslide/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/new-wordpress-theme-topslide/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:02:27 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=604 Last week I was working with a client who needed a customized Wordpress Theme for a local bar. So, it prompted me to work on a new Wordpress Theme. Recently, while doing a some light customization on another Wordpress theme I had an opportunity to work with the TimThumb script created by Tim McDaniels and Darren Hoyt, Third Party Developers [Code Available Here]; and I liked the functionality and options built into it. So, I thought it would be good to develop a theme that uses the TimThumb Script. [caption id="attachment_606" align="alignright" width="300" caption="TopSlide Screen Shot"][/caption]So, I got some ideas…]]> Last week I was working with a client who needed a customized Wordpress Theme for a local bar. So, it prompted me to work on a new Wordpress Theme. Recently, while doing a some light customization on another Wordpress theme I had an opportunity to work with the TimThumb script created by Tim McDaniels and Darren Hoyt, Third Party Developers [Code Available Here]; and I liked the functionality and options built into it. So, I thought it would be good to develop a theme that uses the TimThumb Script. [caption id="attachment_606" align="alignright" width="300" caption="TopSlide Screen Shot"][/caption]So, I got some ideas…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/04/new-wordpress-theme-topslide/feed/ 1 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/03/outlook-2007-search-wont-work/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/03/outlook-2007-search-wont-work/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:59:45 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=596 The Outlook 2007 search function stopped working for me several months ago. I have not been able to identify what the culprit was. I have subsequently read if you try to install an older MS Office application it will hose the search feature in Outlook 2007. Although I don’t recall trying to install an older Office application, several months ago I did have an issue whenever I booted up my computer I would be greeted with a message prompting me to have Outlook Express compact messages to save space. Because I did not have Outlook Express installed, it was a…]]> The Outlook 2007 search function stopped working for me several months ago. I have not been able to identify what the culprit was. I have subsequently read if you try to install an older MS Office application it will hose the search feature in Outlook 2007. Although I don’t recall trying to install an older Office application, several months ago I did have an issue whenever I booted up my computer I would be greeted with a message prompting me to have Outlook Express compact messages to save space. Because I did not have Outlook Express installed, it was a…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/03/outlook-2007-search-wont-work/feed/ 3 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/03/seo-tips-marketing-facts-for-entrepreneurs-with-a-green-industry-small-business-startup/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/03/seo-tips-marketing-facts-for-entrepreneurs-with-a-green-industry-small-business-startup/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:47:55 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=594 Amidst the current downturn in the global economy visionary entrepreneurs are scrambling for position to capitalize on growth markets. We understand as we look to the future that green industries represent a key area of growth. Timing is now great for small business start-ups to become major players that shape the landscape of this industry. Does your company focus on wind, water, fuel cells, efficiency, pollution controls, waste management, organics, or being environmentally best in class? Understanding your market and targeting your small business marketing will position you to become a major player in the green industry. Have you heard…]]> Amidst the current downturn in the global economy visionary entrepreneurs are scrambling for position to capitalize on growth markets. We understand as we look to the future that green industries represent a key area of growth. Timing is now great for small business start-ups to become major players that shape the landscape of this industry. Does your company focus on wind, water, fuel cells, efficiency, pollution controls, waste management, organics, or being environmentally best in class? Understanding your market and targeting your small business marketing will position you to become a major player in the green industry. Have you heard…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2010/03/seo-tips-marketing-facts-for-entrepreneurs-with-a-green-industry-small-business-startup/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/12/just-a-quick-update/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/12/just-a-quick-update/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:48:36 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=581 So what have I been doing lately? ... I have been busy and noticed I hadn't got around to posting to this site in several months. Of course, unless I post some information on here nobody that stops by this site will know if I am still here or not. [caption id="attachment_582" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Its Another Portland Skyline"][/caption] Also, several months ago I converted this site over to a Wordpress site and also have my old Rants, Raves & Insights blog up and running on this site, too; notwithstanding that I have not posted to it in almost forever it…]]> So what have I been doing lately? ... I have been busy and noticed I hadn't got around to posting to this site in several months. Of course, unless I post some information on here nobody that stops by this site will know if I am still here or not. [caption id="attachment_582" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Its Another Portland Skyline"][/caption] Also, several months ago I converted this site over to a Wordpress site and also have my old Rants, Raves & Insights blog up and running on this site, too; notwithstanding that I have not posted to it in almost forever it…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/12/just-a-quick-update/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/the-american-economy-can-be-fixed-dont-hold-the-taxpayers-hostage/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/the-american-economy-can-be-fixed-dont-hold-the-taxpayers-hostage/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:30:55 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1724 The economy is as bad now as I have seen it in my lifetime. From what I read and hear it is not confined to the people here in America. However, because I live here in America, I read and hear more about companies that are closing down and large corporations on American soil that want to be bailed out by taxpayers. The crazy thing about these bailouts is that, in large part, it is the people who lived like phat cats [and still do], on the backs of America’s rank and file and the middle class taxpayers, who are…]]> The economy is as bad now as I have seen it in my lifetime. From what I read and hear it is not confined to the people here in America. However, because I live here in America, I read and hear more about companies that are closing down and large corporations on American soil that want to be bailed out by taxpayers. The crazy thing about these bailouts is that, in large part, it is the people who lived like phat cats [and still do], on the backs of America’s rank and file and the middle class taxpayers, who are…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/the-american-economy-can-be-fixed-dont-hold-the-taxpayers-hostage/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/congrats-to-the-navy-seals/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/congrats-to-the-navy-seals/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:12:19 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1738 I needed to post this update, regarding my earlier post on how to deal with pirates. I had previously said to give the scoundrels thirty minutes to free their hostages, or face the consequences. In retrospect, that would actually increase the odds that the hostages would all be killed because the captors would know their imminent fate and have nothing to lose by killing the hostages first. In other words, why show all your cards, especially when American lives are hanging in the balance. The mission undertaken by our Navy Seals, to rescue the American hostage taken last week, was…]]> I needed to post this update, regarding my earlier post on how to deal with pirates. I had previously said to give the scoundrels thirty minutes to free their hostages, or face the consequences. In retrospect, that would actually increase the odds that the hostages would all be killed because the captors would know their imminent fate and have nothing to lose by killing the hostages first. In other words, why show all your cards, especially when American lives are hanging in the balance. The mission undertaken by our Navy Seals, to rescue the American hostage taken last week, was…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/congrats-to-the-navy-seals/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/perpetuating-displacement-of-american-workers/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/perpetuating-displacement-of-american-workers/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:42:16 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1729 Unemployment Numbers Skyrocket ... Whether or not you are employed, if you are like millions of Americans, you are feeling the pinch in today’s economy. The problems with our national and local economies, although multi-faceted, include a central issue that is plaguing families from coast to coast. The chronic problem stems from the decisions made by private companies and the failure of our government officials to recognize and address these serious issues that perpetuate America’s climbing jobless rates; which continue to soar out of control. The stimulus plans of the current administration—notwithstanding the band aid effect, do not appear to…]]> Unemployment Numbers Skyrocket ... Whether or not you are employed, if you are like millions of Americans, you are feeling the pinch in today’s economy. The problems with our national and local economies, although multi-faceted, include a central issue that is plaguing families from coast to coast. The chronic problem stems from the decisions made by private companies and the failure of our government officials to recognize and address these serious issues that perpetuate America’s climbing jobless rates; which continue to soar out of control. The stimulus plans of the current administration—notwithstanding the band aid effect, do not appear to…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/perpetuating-displacement-of-american-workers/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/piracy-what-is-the-best-course-of-action/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/piracy-what-is-the-best-course-of-action/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:14:37 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=1735 Many Americans have watched the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and its sequels; enjoying the entertainment value, performance of Johnny Depp; and excitement in the movies. I am one of them. However, that does not mean we, individually or as a nation, condone having our people robbed, taken hostage and killed by modern day pirates; specifically, the Somali Pirates, the scourge of the world, as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton made reference to. What should we do about this continuing problem? I have seen reference made to Black Hawk Down, a name associated with a reported fiasco during President Bill…]]> Many Americans have watched the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and its sequels; enjoying the entertainment value, performance of Johnny Depp; and excitement in the movies. I am one of them. However, that does not mean we, individually or as a nation, condone having our people robbed, taken hostage and killed by modern day pirates; specifically, the Somali Pirates, the scourge of the world, as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton made reference to. What should we do about this continuing problem? I have seen reference made to Black Hawk Down, a name associated with a reported fiasco during President Bill…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/07/piracy-what-is-the-best-course-of-action/feed/ 0 http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/digital-ad-spend-up-social-media-and-mobile-ads-down/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/digital-ad-spend-up-social-media-and-mobile-ads-down/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:58:38 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=463 Respondents of a recent online national survey on interactive advertising and digital marketing, reported by Business Wire, indicate email, digital advertising and search are still HOT; and are the reason why digital ad spend is up. The bad news for social media advertising and mobile advertising is that they are falling short of the desired results businesses had hoped to see. Continuing to use a blend of advertising appears to be the best way to hedge against uncertainty in the social media and mobile advertising markets. The report indicates a great deal of risk exists in utilizing these forms of…]]> Respondents of a recent online national survey on interactive advertising and digital marketing, reported by Business Wire, indicate email, digital advertising and search are still HOT; and are the reason why digital ad spend is up. The bad news for social media advertising and mobile advertising is that they are falling short of the desired results businesses had hoped to see. Continuing to use a blend of advertising appears to be the best way to hedge against uncertainty in the social media and mobile advertising markets. The report indicates a great deal of risk exists in utilizing these forms of…]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/digital-ad-spend-up-social-media-and-mobile-ads-down/feed/ 0