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Testing Adobe Contribute CS3

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This is a test.  I am using Adobe Contribute CS3 to enter this blog entry.

Let's see how it handles images:

...can't use images from My Computer.   :(

Messing around with Photoshop

I was messing around with Photoshop and I came up with this image of my son (click to see a larger image).

This is the original image (click to see a larger image):

New Header

I've been messing around with changing the header of my blog. Do you like it? It took a while to make one I liked (I made about 3 or 4), but I think I'll stick with this one for a bit.

I made the header in Photoshop and I'm hosting it at http://www.imageshack.us/.

I had to change the code in the template to use this image. The code is in the #HEADER-WRAPPER section of the template code. Just cut and paste your URL for the header you want to use in place of the URL that is already there.

I also had to add the HEIGHT parameter to make sure the header was always the same height. The WIDTH parameter is the same. I didn't change that.

I also removed the background images in the Sidebars. They didn't look right with this header. I actually just commented them out so I could put them back in easily if I wanted to.

I also made a neon one that I like too. I may switch back and forth. Not sure. :o)

3-Column Template

I changed my blog template to a 3-Column version. It took some doing, but I finally got it. I got the instructions on how to do it from this site:

Blogger Buster

The template they edit on this site is different than mine so I had to figure out the difference. Then I had to change the background images to fit the new width.

I think it turned out ok, though.

FAVICON

Hopefully, you are seeing my Favicon on the left of the address bar in your web browser. If you are not seeing it, then you may have to refresh the page or add this blog to your favorites list.

This is how I added it. I found these instructions on this blog: Blogger Tips and Tricks

I created an image in Photoshop that I wanted to use as my icon. I created it much bigger than I needed it. Once it was the way I liked it, I changed the image size to 16 x 16 pixels (this is the size of an icon).

I then saved the image for web as a PNG 24 file. To add the favicon to your site, you'll need to have your icon creation as two files. A .png file and a .ico file.

You can use Irfranview to convert your .png file to an icon (.ico) file and host them wherever you want. Or you can do what I did. I already have an account on imageshack so I hosted the .png file there (you can't host .ico files there). I then used iconJ.com to host the .ico file. At iconJ.com you upload the .png file and it converts it to the .ico file and gives you the code that you need to point to the .ico file. I believe you can host both the .png and .ico files at MyFavatar.com, which would be a lot easier than what I did, but I couldn't get to that website so I had to find a different place to host the .ico file.

You will need to add some html code to your template in order to add the icon.

These instructions are for Blogspot.com only. I'm not sure how to do this from any other blog site.

From the Blogspot Dashboard click on LAYOUT of the blog you want to add the favicon to. Click on the TEMPLATE tab and choose EDIT HTML.

Find the <head> html tag (it should only be a few lines from the top) and put the following code right below it.

<link href='http://www.iconj.com/ico/3/37lxkucyl4.ico' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/x-icon'/>
<link href='http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3429/faviconms9.png' rel='icon' type='image/png'/>

You can copy and paste this code into your template, but be sure to replace the image locations (i.e.; http://www.iconj.com/ico/3/37lxkucyl4.ico & http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3429/faviconms9.png) with your locations.

Consoles and Games

I thought I would jot down the game consoles and games I own.

Gameboy Color

Hoyle Casino

Gameboy Advance/SP (I have both)

Stuntman

Spyro - Season of Ice

Tak and the Power of Juju

Thunderbirds

Hobbit

Iridion - 3D

Prince of Persia - Sands of Time

Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure

Shining Soul II

Pinobee - Wings of Adventure

Harry Potter

Harry Potter - Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter - Prisoner of Azkaban

Nintendo DS

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Super Mario DS

Flushed Away

Nintendogs: Lab

Rayman DS

Spyro - Shadow Legacy

Superman Returns

PSP

Games

Tomb Raider

Spiderman 2

Jeanne D'Arc

Wipeout Pure

Ridge Racer

Rengku - The Tower of Purgatory

Harry Potter - Order of the Phoenix

Movies

Napoleon Dynamite

Layer Cake

Dark Crystal

Playstation 2

Gran Tourismo 4

Kingdom Hearts

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Chaos Bleeds

Tomb Raider - Angel of Darkness

Prince of Persia - Sands of Time

Prince of Persia - Warrior Within

Prince of Persia - Two Thrones

Everquest

Exterminator

Battlestar Gallactica

EA Sports - Madden 2002

XBox

Halo 2

Mechassault

EA Sports - Football 2005

Spiderman 2

Trivial Pursuit

Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars - Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory

Prince of Persia - Warrior Within

Prince of Persia - Two Thrones

Doom 3

Crimson Skies

XBox 360

Halo 3

Gears of War

Tomb Raider - Legend

Burger King - Pocket Bike Racer

XBox Live Gamertag: ParentHead