Just in case anyone else is wondering how to fix their Arthemia Wordpress theme, check out Michael Hutagalung’s website for more information. If you need support, it is best to look at this thread on his support forum. There are several topics discussed, like how to figure out which 5 categories are to be displayed on the front end, how to embed pictures in your posts so that they show up formatted correctly on the headline and featured categories.

It is a pretty nice, free, magazine theme that I am currently using as well. Easily allows for one to create posts and align them in order of importance, not just date posted. You have to freedom to stress certain articles, etc. There are more exquisite themes out there for magazine needs but they will cost you. I will evaluate some of them in a future article.

Recently I was attempting to find a solution for a site that wanted to integrate Wordpress MU, BuddyPress and utilize its own forum to extend the functionality of those programs. I thought of BBPress and looked up the forum software to see if it was of any immediate use.

It turns out, that is exactly what BBPress was designed for – easy implementation into a Wordpress platform. In fact, someone had already laid out specific directions – key for this open source world as most seem to gloss over the bits of detail the rest of us are in need of.

I won’t bother to restate what those directions are – as it would be a disservice for the people over at TheEasyButton. Just follow the link to see how you can integrate BBPress with Wordpress MU and BuddyPress.

There is a big media buzz over Twitter right now. In fact, not only individuals are using it as a microblogging platform, but companies are using it to stay in touch with customers and as a form of customer service.

To find out more, read this article as it goes into more detail as to how companies are watching you on Twitter.

Also, this is an excellent resource with companies that are currently using Twitter. I just want to figure out how you can have more than one person access a Twitter account.

Prepare to never watch cable TV again. For that matter, prepare to never go to the video store, buy a DVD or even leave your couch ever again! If you have an Xbox 360, there is NO reason why you shouldn’t splurge and get the new Netflix feature that runs on your dashboard (you have to get the new Xbox dashboard, NXE).

What is amazing about this is that if you have an Xbox 360, you can access your Netflix account and watch movies streaming instantly to your tv through the Xbox. You get access to Netflix substantial online library (over 10,000 movies) but what is more interesting is that they are adding HD and Blu Ray grade films to their library – which means you won’t have to rush out and buy a Blu Ray (or PS3) player anytime soon!

All you need is:

1. Internet connection
2. Xbox 360 (with NXE dashboard) and Xbox Live Gold Membership (about $48 per year)
3. Netflix account ($8.99 per month)

Once you have these three items, access the Netflix feature on your Xbox dashboard under “video marketplace”. You will get an access code. On your computer, log into your Netflix account (www.netflix.com/activate) and punch in the access code you got from your Xbox. Voila! You are now ready to start adding movies to your queue to watch instantly on your Xbox.

Enjoy! But don’t say I didn’t warn you!

To the Miami Arena

Originally uploaded by jonnylons

I just learned that this photo got on Schmap Miami. I was informed in a message to my Flickr account and was asked permission. Pretty cool, actually, to know that some random picture I took is being broadcast onto a public website.

Then again, isn’t everything on the web public? You betcha!

If you want to visit Schmap, go here.