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Automated backups

Q - What's the easiest way to ensure my work/photos/music is backed up?
A - Use Xcopy in a shutdown script ...

Create \allwork\backup.bat with the following code in it:

%windir%\system32\xcopy.exe "d:\allwork\*.*" j:\backup\allwork\*.* /d /y /s
pause

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Ipod Timeline

Excellent timeline for the Apple music player - reminding us how far they have come in just a few years. click on the thumbnail opposite to view
credit: http://gizmodo.com/5047665/7-years-of-ipod-what-you-paid-and-what-you-go...
a full size version of the timeline is available here

New webcam

Arived today and can be accessed by logging in here

Transparent Nice Menus Tutorial

This tutorial will show how to add semi transparency to nice menus backgrounds and then to adapt Garland theme to add a background image to the right sidebar.

As always remember to backup your site before experimenting.

Firstly download and install nice menus onto your site. For ease choose a left style menu and place in the right sidebar. you should now have something that looks like this.
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Garland Simple mod Tutorial - (part 2)

An example of what will be achieved by the end of this tutorial can be seen at www.venturacottage.com Using a fresh install of Drupal5 > Using [Windows explorer], Go to themes folder > make copy of Garland folder and rename custom > open custom folder > > open style.css in notepad and alter the lines... see full tutorial at http://www.venturacottage.com/garlandmod2.htm

Web 2.0 Websites from £450 (or even free!*)

thumbnail images of websites

Low cost, hassle free and as easy to update as sending an email…

Low cost

From £450 for a colourful master page style incorporating your logo and imagery applied to a home page and six section pages.  continued »

Hassle free

Events block space saver

Q - How do I force the Event block wording into one line and remove the (Event) tag?
A - Use CSS...

Add the following to the bottom of your style css, this avoids altering the module, which as well as not being a good idea would also be overwritten when you upgrade:

/**
* Should force event block wording together and remove (Event) and ical icon
*/
span.event-timeleft {
  display:inline;
  padding-left:5px;
}
span.event-nodetype {
  display: none;
}
.ical-link {
  display: none;
}

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