Apr 27 2010
Filed under:
Technology, Tutorials by:
brennan
Want to add a button to your sidebar that links to your Twitter feed? This post will show you how to find, customize, and place a Twitter icon on your WordPress sidebar.
Step 1: Find an icon
Here are a few links to sites that provide various Twitter icons:
Twitter Icon Factory
100 Remarkable Twitter Icons
Search Google Images
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Apr 25 2010
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Technology, Troubleshooting by:
brennan
My Dell Dimension E520′s DVD-RW drive (TSSTcorp TS-H653A) used to sometimes randomly disappear from “My Computer” and the device manager. If I were to reboot the computer, the drive would reappear and I could then read CDs and burn DVDs successfully.
My first thought was that perhaps either the data or power cable from the drive to the motherboard had come loose, so I opened the case and ensured that both cables were secure. Even after doing so, the problem continued.
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Apr 06 2010
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Mexico, Travel by:
brennan
What better way to open your mind and step out of your comfort zone than to immerse yourself in a country with a different culture, climate, and language? Spending time in other countries has shifted not only my perspective of the world, but of my own country as well. Traveling has challenged many of my beliefs.
Which factors weigh the most when considering quality of life? Are people in “rich” countries any happier than those in “poor” countries? Do we accomplish more through order or chaos? In order to ponder these questions objectively, we need to expose ourselves to other societies. St. Augustine once said “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page”.
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