Instagram Blog Demo

Posted by on Feb 10, 2012 in Bric-a-Brac, Galleries and Display, WordPress | 0 comments

Instagram Blog Demo

What is Instagram? It’s a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your iPhone, iPad or iTouch then choose a filter to transform the look and feel, send to Facebook, Twitter or Flickr – it’s all as easy as pie. It’s photo sharing, reinvented; free too!

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Vacation Photos 2011

Posted by on Nov 23, 2011 in Bric-a-Brac, Galleries and Display | 0 comments

Vacation Photos 2011

A follow-up to the Alexander’s family vacation. Well, most of the Alexanders. Zac decided he had important business to attend to in Fort Collins; seventeen years old don’t ‘cha know. Max, Jan Baby and I, Flash Buddy had a great adventure driving to Jackson Hole Wyoming. Cheap motel (49er Inn & Suites), fine dining, hiking, a cruise through Yosemite, rafting the Snake River and horseback riding;  and have the pictures to prove it. The Pictures that Prove it. Yosemite Postcard Jan, Max and Flash Buddy On the road through Yosemite Wyoming, July 2011 Photo: Flash BuddyKiss...

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WordPress Gallery

Posted by on Nov 9, 2011 in Bric-a-Brac, Galleries and Display | Comments Off

WordPress Gallery

This is a working demo of the normal WordPress gallery implemented in the most simple way possible.

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Flickr Gallery ~ Fall in the Rockies 2011

Posted by on Oct 2, 2011 in Galleries and Display | Comments Off

Flickr Gallery ~ Fall in the Rockies 2011

This is showing off the Awesome Flickr Gallery. Many website choose to use Flickr to manage their images This gives them the SEO advantage of having their images on a site that is extremely popular with Google (though not as popular as Picasa, ahem). Additionally, the bandwidth is handled by Flickr, instead of your own website. This keeps things humming along. Hey, isn’t this Cloud Computing?! Uh, apparently it isn’t anything new. The Photos Jan Baby suggested a hike near Estes Park. After spending ten minutes Googling Rocky Mountain National Park hiking trails, arming ourselves...

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Thumbnail Gallery

Posted by on Sep 12, 2011 in Galleries and Display | 0 comments

Thumbnail Gallery

Thumbnail Gallery, created by Marius Donea, is one of the most configurable gallery plugins in existence. I purchased this plugin at Code Canyon and consider it money (a modest $15.00) well spent. Sure, I could have installed NextGen Gallery, added the thumb scroller plugin and had close to the same result. However, one must consider longevity. Paid for premium plugins stand a much better chance of being support/upgraded. Their authors are more likely to be available for counseling and advice and often, outright installation & configuration support. Gallery Roll over image for...

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Billboard Madness

Posted by on Jun 26, 2011 in Galleries and Display | 0 comments

Billboard Madness

While I’m on a “Madness” kick, why not Billboard Madness. Sliders are what this type of image/info display is commonly referred to. In the old days, seeing one image slide in from the left or right to replace another was too cool. Today, we have so many more options. This little gem can fit anywhere you choose to put it. Sidebars, content, templates, headers, footers… This plugin is UDS Billboard. It cost $20.00. I’ll install and configure it for you for an additional $20.00. IMHO well worth it. Check it out at http://codecanyon.net uBillboard...

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