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Hello 2.1

February 21, 2007 General

This has been my longest absence from the website since I started out. The reasons are aplenty but by and large it was the frustration of not being able to resolve issues that had kept me away from writing. So the good news is that I have successfully implemented WordPress 2.1 albeit with some riders.

As many of you would notice, the Links section has gone. WordPress apparently made some changes to their bookmarks framework which broke my original design up. Since the migration to 2.1 was on priority and with my limited developing capabilities, I had to dump the idea completely. At one point of time, I had decided to alter my website design to accommodate the links section. However, a user-friendly theme like BLIX would be difficult to find. So either I will build a new link section from scratch or I will wait for someone to provide me with a workaround.

I am back on track now for further development unless WordPress releases some awkward version which I have to fight again. Just kidding, I wish WordPress many more successful launches in the future :-)

Implementing 2.1 Over Here

February 5, 2007 General

All must be aware that WordPress launched it’s most important, version 2.1 (codenamed “Ella”) which promises to be a scalable CMS. It’s good news for many of us who are always looking to push the envelope of WordPress functions. However, unlike previous versions, 2.1 has undergone major code changes which makes it difficult for non-techies to fully understand and implement the system on the server. Some might know that it’s not as easy as taking a back-up and overwriting the server files and boom! it’s done.

I am facing some technical issues with WordPress 2.1 code and I have almost come to a state of abject delirium. I am spending some time at the WordPress Support to see if answers can be found. Meanwhile if a good soul has implemented WP 2.1 and is willing to offer advise, do get in touch with me.

Retro is Back

December 18, 2005 Design

RetroGalI had always liked retro figures right from my earlier website and I had also got some good reviews regarding the same. I decided to move away from it because I wanted to try out something different. Now that the earlier design has outlived my expectations it was time for a new set of rules.

Firstly I had to re-install WordPress on my local machine which wasn’t as tedious as I initially thought it would be. Installing it offline meant that I can carry my design development on WordPress without disturbing the original website. For those of you who are interested in knowing more about it, click here. I had always had a colour scheme in my mind which was more youthful then it’s previous avatar and I just had to build a theme around it. The RetroGal – as I like to call all my retro figures, is also back on the header. The entire development took me just over a day & the end result was very satisfying. I hope this small change would enhance the user-experience to a great extent.

Welcome World!

October 12, 2005 General

It’s been 2 years since I launched my RETRO styled website in 2003. Ever since then the web technology has undergone several changes. My older website, as I remember vividly was purely based on the fundamentals of using tables for layouts. There was no alternative to this. The focus was more on showing my creativity rather than enabling the user to browse. Nevertheless I received a lot of applause for my labour of love and I thank all of you who became my affiliates, my partners in this endeavour.

The long hiatus from my earlier blog was the launch of this website. In keeping with the contemporary technologies, I present a brand new bhooshan.com which is powered by CSS & WordPress. The current website has many advantages, least to say a cleaner navigation and presentation of content. It’s accessible and most importantly it uses no tables. I am thankful to Aadesh for lending a helping hand (as always).

In the coming days my website will also feature my portfolio. I have not been able to find a good photo gallery for the same and would appreciate any recommendations in that regard. Hopefully I will be penning (or should I say typing) some good stuff over here which will keep you guys entertained as well as informed. Please let me know how you feel being here. Also let me know any discrepancies which you might encounter while browsing the site through some unknown browser on some unknown system. Keep me informed as well on how you liked the website. See you in the next article :-)

WordPress Rocks!!

June 14, 2005 General

After like spending a whole year of hopping from one CMS to another, I will very categorically say that WordPress is THE BEST amongst the lot. I had a serious flirtation with TextPattern a few times but I realised that it was way beyond my capacity to work in it. Comparitively I installed WordPress and was already configuring my website all in a gap of about 12 hours!!! I am pleasantly surprised and happy that I found WordPress at the right time. Now wish me luck ;)