Dan on July 9th, 2008
The template tweaks are nearly complete. Here are some of the changes I made:
- Changed the way links are handled under the “Browse” sidebar. Height is no longer defined as this caused text overflow from long subjects. Removed background image, added dashed line between links, changing spacing.
- Fixed validation errors caused by a plugin and “target” on some of the links.
- Improved layout style in CSS and PHP files and eliminated some redundancy. This resulted in a reduction in overall page size.
- Made page fluid instead of fixed width. Post content now resizes with the browser. This isn’t noticeable unless your resolution is 1280 px wide or more.
I still need to change some images and do a lot of content updates but the site is progressing!
One very strange thing I stumbled on while testing validation was a spammer somehow added content to one of my posts. It was a list of links with display set to none, making it hidden. I assume it was from some older vulnerability in WP but I’ll be keeping an eye on the site.
Dan on July 7th, 2008
I’ve changed the site theme to Tomodachi. It’s going to take some tweaking (links are sized incorrectly) but I like it. I’ll be updating a lot of things around the site, including the static pages, plugins, and more.
I’m going to shift some of my posts to cover my observations and ideas on web development, design, hosting, and related topics. I already have some topic ideas, such as “What To Look For In A Web Developer / Designer.”
Dan on June 27th, 2008
That’s right my friends, a new post after a year and 3 months of nothing. Recent ideas rekindled my interest in this site. As I’m heading off to the gym in a few minutes I don’t have time for a major update, but here are a few high points that occurred during my off time:
- Graduated from college with an AS in Business Administration in April ‘07.
- Sentenced to probation with community service and restitution for my past crimes in April ‘07
- Landed a web development job in November ‘07.
- Continue to push myself in the gym. Doing my first bodybuilding show later this year in October.
I’ve updated the site’s software to the latest version of WordPress and Gallery2. This broke the old skin. It was time to change it anyway. For now I’ll be sticking with a default skin until I have time to find and customize one that I like.
Dan on March 7th, 2007
I decided to switch to a new, cheaper server. I’m now up and running on the new VPS. I wrote a new post on the old server by accident and it didn’t get moved over 
I’ll try to summarize what has been going on with me.
I’ve been participating in a 12 week fitness competition, Body For Life. I’ve been keeping a daily log on the bodybuilding.com forum. The log can be found here: http://workout.thedanexperiment.com
I have a few things to post about in the blog so watch for updates soon! I promise!
Dan on January 9th, 2007
Sorry about the downtime everyone! Due to issues with Amex the bill didn’t get paid like it was supposed to and the site went down while I was 350 miles away visiting my parents without access to the proper card to pay it. That’s also one of the reasons why I haven’t had any updates in a while. Now that it’s back I’ll be posting more regular updates. I have a bunch of images to add to the gallery as well.
