First, the snags:

I was so angry with the performance and hassle of Windows Vista that I decided to switch to Windows 7. After reinstalling all of my old software and getting everything set the way it was in Vista, I proceeded to hack Windows 7 the same way I hacked Vista. Unfortunately, that didn’t work, so I ended up with an OS that crashed every 26 seconds when I tried to empty the recycle bin. As much fun as that was, I figured I should reinstall Windows 7 to fix the damage I had done. When that didn’t work, I blindly reformatted and reinstalled from scratch. As it turns out, I’m an idiot, and I forgot to save a copy of the PocketPress source code. I lost everything. So, now, I’m going to have to start PocketPress from scratch – and this pisses me off a little.

And now, the enhancements:

The comments on Tango Smileys Extended are several pages long now, so I find myself answering the same questions over and over. Since comments are obviously not the best way to offer support, I’ve decided to add a support forum. I’m working on adding some basic topics to the forum, and I’ll add a link later.

I just finished building my new computer and getting the basics installed, and this post is the first thing I’ve decided to do before continuing with setting up the rest of the computer.

Now, to the problems at hand:

The issue that people are having with the CTI for Tango Smileys Extended is partly my fault in the wording I used to explain how to insert the CTI into the comments.php file. Here is the better explained way to add the CTI to your comments.php file:

1. Open your comments.php file.
2. Find the comment textarea, which should look something like <textarea name="comment" id="comment"></textarea>
3. If you want the CTI smileys above the textarea, type
   <?php tse_cti_anywhere(); ?> before the textarea.
4. If you want the CTI smileys below the textarea, type
   <?php tse_cti_anywhere(); ?> after the textarea.
5. Save your comments.php file.

The extra stuff that I listed in my original instructions was for people who wanted to use the CTI smileys with other plugins, and is not needed to add the CTI smileys to the comments.

Hope this helps!

Thanks!

Please note that this theme is a work-in-progress, so I expect some things to be broken. You do not need to comment, since I’m probably aware of what’s wrong before you hit the submit button. Thank you anyway!

Also, since the sidebar has changed, I am also rearranging the widgets and adding a few custom ones that I developed while working on this theme. If things look different from one pageload to another, don’t be alarmed.

I use Akismet to block spam, but even Akismet isn’t needed to stop most of spam.

What is the spam deflector?

The TSE shorthand box!

It’s a valid textarea, which spambots target, with the big exception that it’s not part of my comment form! Most people don’t use forms or textareas in their posts, so spambots only have to look for the one textarea that exists on any page or post. Unfortunately for them, I have two textareas on that page, so the spambot goes for the first textarea and fails!!!

Ha!

Bank of Gas

Tank of Gas

I filled my gas tank a couple of days ago, and I was quite surprised. Pleasantly surprised. It really looks like the price drops of dimes and nickels are adding up. Before, when I filled my tank, I had to double check my account balance to find out how much I could spend.

When I got to the pump the other day, and regular unleaded was only $2.329, I had a good feeling I wasn’t going to be spending more than $30 for a full tank. I was right. It was awesome.

I know it doesn’t seem like much, but when you drive 46 miles every day to get to work and back home, you tend to notice how often you have to fill your gas tank and how much money you’re been spending.

I had gotten used to spending between $35 and $43 to fill my tank for the week, so to only spend $28.19 is a welcome change.

I just feel

I’ve been picking at these reviews for Sex Drive and Saw V, but I can’t seem to finish them and hit the publish button. I’m also toying with reviews for The Express and Religulous, but it just hasn’t felt like a “do something” day.

I haven’t even opened TSE to code the idea I had for TSE in comments, and that makes me feel like .

I need some motivation. Some inspiration.