Yes, I said "evil". Because it is. I belong to a couple of awesome networking lists. On one of these lists, recently, someone was asking about a possible solution to what is truly a common problem for us designers/programmers who provide CMS solutions for our clients. The problem? Microsoft Word. All of you reading this...how many of you have create an awesome site design with pristine code and gorgeous formatting, and your client is all "hooray!"...and promptly starts writing their content up in Microsoft Word, and the C&P's the stuff into the CMS you've just made for them? (Come on, I know you're out there. Raise your hands.) I have two clients, currently that do this. No matter what plugins I've installed, and no matter how many different ways I instruct them on how to do it correctly (even with using their beloved Word!) they don't do it. They just keep C&P-ing from Word, and keep calling me when the site breaks because of it. Now, to why I am evil.

Well, I know it's the eve of the 2.5 release - I believe we're on RC2 right now. According to the wp-testers and wp-hackers lists, it's pretty close to being the next official release. However. Due to popular demand (of which I am astounded) I've finally upgraded the Orange Crush theme for 2.3.x. Notes are in the "readme" file in the download. Now, I know someone reported a "Stack Overflow" error when it comes to the theme, but to be honest I cannot replicate it for the life of me. I've had several experts look at my code (it's stemming from the functions.php file) and no one can find anything in that file that would cause such an error. Believe me when I say I've tried to replicate it, and cannot.

NOTE: There's been a security vulnerability discovered in my forms. It has now been taken care of. If you've used my forms prior to September 20, 2007, then you *must* upgrade. Please read this post for directions on how to fix. Long time, no speak. Been working like a mad hatter (man, I must be working hard, because that adage makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.) I'm letting you know that between projects (which seriously - I'm squeezing!) I'm trying to get a new design for this site out. I've had a lot of complaints about this one. I'll still say I like the red, though...but I digress ;) There's other issues that truly are a pain in the butt, and although I knew about them before I put this one up, I didn't think they'd be that bad. Truly. Anyway, that aside, I have a new prezzie for you all. It's actually something I've had finished for quite some time now, but I've only allowed a certain group of people use it for the last few months. Mainly because I needed testers for it, but also because this group is kick-ass and has helped me majorly in almost everything I do. So I wanted to give them the goodies all to themselves for a while. But now, I figured it's time I let the rest of you in on it.

I've had many people ask over the past few months for some stuff that should have already been taken care of, in regards to my Orange Crush theme. Just thought you all should know, it's now been updated. I've created 3 versions: one for 2.0.x, one for 2.1.x, and one for 2.2.x. So now Orange Crush will work in any version (uhh...version 2, that is) of WordPress you are running. Just download the proper version of the theme to match your WordPress installation. Oh yeah, and I added a new color - now you have Orange, Black, Blue, Green, Red and Purple to choose from. Enjoy!

Well, I finally got around to creating my first Wordpress theme. It's meant for Wordpress 2.0, and it's a 2-column fixed-width layout. It's "widgets" ready - but it's set up do you don't *have* to use widgets - you can go without if you like. Download the Theme here. This has been updated as of 7/16/2007. I've only been using Wordpress for about 2 months now, and it's been a trip to play with. I felt it was too much fun to ignore and wanted to try out creating something for public release. So, it's called "Orange Crush" - there's a *very* tiny options page in there (I'm still ...

We're going to start with my PHP forms. These forms are, by far, the item I receive the most requests for by other web designers. They do require a little understanding of what you're looking at (in other words, you should be able to understand PHP coding at least a little bit) - but in the interest of trying to "make life easier", I've commented out the code as much as possible. These forms were initally developed on PHP4, but eventually had to progress to PHP5 compatibility. So you must have either PHP4 or 5 available on your server for these to work. I've tested and retested these forms on many levels, and I've had experts assist me in securing ...