Here are a few pictures of our RV that I finally got around to downloading from our camera.
Test Song Post
I’m currently updating the Chords and Lyrics WordPress plugin.
This is just a copy of the test-song page used for testing it.
Song Title
This is text before chordsandlyrics.
C
This is the
F
first
line.
C
This is the
G
second
line.
Amaj7
And
Bmin
this
C
is
Dsus
a
Eaug
line
Fdim
with
G#/B
lots
Amaj7/C
of
B
chords.
C
And this is a line with only three chords but a lot of words packed into it.
F
It should have probably been split into two lines.
G
It seems to just keep running on and on.
Ending
G
The
C
end.
This section specifies size=”small”:
C
This is the
F
first
line.
C
This is the
G
second
line.
Amaj7
And
Bmin
this
C
is
Dsus
a
Eaug
line
Fdim
with
G#/B
lots
Amaj7/C
of
B
chords.
C
And this is a line with only three chords but a lot of words packed into it.
F
It should have probably been split into two lines.
G
It seems to just keep running on and on.
Ending
G
The
C
end.
This is text following chordsandlyrics.
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KOA iPhone App is finished
I’ve completed the KOA iPhone app. I will be finishing testing and submit to the App Store by the end of the week.
Now I am going to create a matching website that will provide the same functionality for those poor souls that do not own an iPhone. From my experience, about 90% of all KOA campers have computers. We currently hand out a local attraction pamphlet which lists local restaurants, stores, and services. But the space on the pamphlet is limited. Providing a website/iPhone app allows providing dynamic searching and sorting, allowing a larger list to be provided.
One really cool thing about the iPhone for this sort of application is the built-in location services (GPS). Not only can I provide a list of items sorted alphabetically or by location, but I can sort the list dynamically based on the users current location, not just the distance from the KOA.
Leander KOA iPhone App in the works
Having completed and submitted the Celestino iPhone App last week, I’ve embarked on a new iPhone app. This app will provide information about the Leander KOA where I live and work part-time. It will utilize the GPS capability of the iPhone to display maps to get to the campground, local restaurants, shops, and attractions.
Celestino iPhone Application
I’ve just completed porting the Celestino website to an iPhone application.
I had been looking for an idea for an application to refresh my iPhone skills, and this fit the bill nicely.
This application is essentially the Celestino website deployed as an actual iPhone application. It is not just a web viewer or shortcut to the site.
It is available on the Apple iTunes App Store.
Celestino Couture Website
I just finished completely revising the Celestino Couture website. During the update, I converted everything to Flash. This has allowed doing a lot of subtle transitions, and will enable more as the site evolves.
Check it out.
Our First RV Headache
After the heavy rains earlier this week, we’ve had to really check out the RV for leaks. We didn’t find any major leaks. However, we did find evidence of a significant amount of old water damage. When we purchased the RV we were told that there had been a leak along the front, but that it had been fixed. It turns out that there had been a significant amount of water damage, rot, and mold which had not been fixed.
So we rolled up our sleeves and got to work this weekend.
We had to completely dismantle the closet doors and shelves to get at the rear panels. Upon pulling up the carpet we realized that we’d need to replace the flooring, at least for the back part.
The framework behind the rear wall panelling was rotten, so we had to replace it.
We looked into using teak, but this appeared cost prohibitive. Instead we’ve opted to go with an inexpensive hardwood and paint it with Kilz.
It appears that the closet was built before the front end fiberglass end cap was installed. We really didn’t want to remove any outside panels, so we were delighted to find that we could reach everything containing rot from inside. Thank you Jesus.
I’ll post more pictures as we go.
Going Mobile
God is taking us yet another direction. We are in the process of selling our home and becoming full-time RVers. Alas, this means that we will be unable to conduct our workshops from our home anymore.
I am going to continue website coaching and smaller design projects. I’ll just be doing it from wherever I happen to be. We’ll also be rebranding from our current Website Workshops to the more appropriate Nomad Websites name.
I apologize to those of you that wanted to attend one of our future workshops. I will continue to be available for 1-on-1 training while I am in the area.
Feeding your Facebook to Twitter
Facebook provides a simple way to connect to Twitter. To enable your Facebook content to your Twitter account, login into Facebook and then navigate to http://www.facebook.com/twitter. From there add your Twitter account information to link to it.
Feeding your WordPress posts to Facebook
The RSS supported built into WordPress makes it easy to write a post in one place and have it appear in other places like FaceBook and Twitter. FaceBook automatically generates multiple RSS feeds based on categories and/or tags, so you can get as fancy with this as you want. For example, you can create a tag “FaceBook” and then have only those posts tagged “FaceBook” appear on your FaceBook.
To enable your WordPress posts to appear in you FaceBook stream, simply configure Account -> Application Settings -> Notes and select “Import my blog” on facebook and point it to your WordPress blog URL. If you just list the blog URL you will get all posts. Alternatively you can use the URL to a specific category or tag.
To keep the size of the post fed to FaceBook reasonable, set your WordPress reading settings “For each article in a feed, show:” to “Summary”.