RSSinclude!

Today, I found RSSinclude, a nifty open-source RSS ap that spits out PHP or java sceript so I can broadcast RSS on my front page. I found RSSinclude through this page, which I found through Wikipedia, I think.

I also use Feed Digest for this as I do on my homepage to broadcast my most recent blog posts, but then Feed Informer bought them out and when I tried to apply it to broadcasting my Plogger gallery – thus giving me an updated photo on my homepage hands free – it wouldn’t work with the desired results.

But RSSinclude works fine, just as the RSSreaders I added to my MySpace and Facebook accounts.

Now, if I can only figure this out without the ads.

Until laters …

CSS: Rotating header, etc.

I found some CSS links today:

CSS code-writing applications

How to create a CSS-based rollover image effect

And then I found an interesting article about fostering online communities which contains the quote of the day:

“Any time you construct specific rules of engagement, they are instantly open to interpretation and circumvention, and we want our members to negotiate their place with each other, not with The Authority.”

But then I found what I was really looking for. A nifty way to make the main image on my home page change every time it is refreshed in a user’s browser, lending a new feel for when people come back to pay it a visit. I heard about this nifty tool from Nathan Smith. Here’s a look at it in action.

It was made possible by a genius named Dan Benjamin, and was first showcased on his journal A List Apart.

Here’s a direct link to the PHP script that makes it all possible, but really, go ahead and click the “A List Apart” link above to get the full picture of what you’re getting into first.

I can’t wait to get started on this. So, excuse me while I put down some code.  Oh, and Obama has North Carolina but Hillary leads in Indiana. Shudder.

CSS Zen Garden

I was googling again, trying to find something with the keywords ‘CSS’ and ‘web design’ and came across CSS Zen Garden.

And now, I just need to immerse myself in some CSS code, digest it and dissect it, in my never-ending pursuit to bore the hell out of you, my audience.

So, my favorite CSS Zen Gardens, in no particular order:

Business Style

Tiny Blue

Classic 45’s

CSS Hen Garden

Chien

All of the proper CSS Zen Gardens

Ahhh…. Now to start experimenting with my site.