Author Archives: Kathy

About Kathy

Perl, MySQL, CGI scripting, web design, graphics following careers as an analytical chemist and educator, then in IT as a database administrator (DBA), programmer, and server administrator. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy in 1997.

Facebook angst

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Kathy

This morning someone I know and respect was taken in by a hoax (urban myth). I recalled first reading it in a text-only context, that is before the World Wide Web! The only major “improvement” in all those years was … Continue reading →

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r.i.p. Feedburner

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Kathy

Because Feedburner seems to have become the unwanted stepchild at Google, I am looking at some other options for email subscribers. Check out the Subscribe section in the right column (Widget) or below the Contact Form — uses a shortlink.

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For Thelma – XLS file to TablePress

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Kathy

Source: Free Music Milwaukee Tables imported into TablePress smoothly, only had to delete two empty columns that came over. Main issue I see is that in single post view, the right side of the table overlaps the right sidebar unless … Continue reading →

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More WordPress stuff

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Kathy

Reasons not to trust the Visual Editor. Below is a script that creates a button: Go Back All I did was paste the code into the Text Editor. But when I switch to the Visual Editor: <script>// <![CDATA[ function goBack() … Continue reading →

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back button test

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Kathy

Adding a back button script seems to be more meaningful placed in a widget area so it appears on all pages and posts. But, here it is in a post. Go Back Although it looks pretty, it actually works if … Continue reading →

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