All I wanted was five sidebars and a random images option. Is that too much to ask? Apparently, it is.
Having realized that there just isn’t a WordPress theme that does everything I want done, I got my tools in order for a little bit of DIY web design. Back to the drawing board I went. In my case, going back to the drawing board means getting busy with Sandbox and Google.
One great thing about the Sandbox theme, is that it is infinitely modifiable using only the stylesheet(s). CSS and I were not always besties, but that changed when I found the Web Developer extension for Firefox, thanks to a great piece on Lifehacker.
With this extension, CSS changes are viewable as you edit—no more changing one thing, uploading, refreshing, or fighting with a shadow copy of your site on a development server.
So, with my dream of five sidebars, or in the alternative four sidebars and a random images header option, I set about looking for the good news on how to make it all happen, on Google. I found this: Widgetized headers and footers?
- End of Part 1
Wondering whether or not to upgrade OpenOffice to 3.1? Lifehacker has 
already taken the guesswork out of the decision! Here’s an excerpt:
Windows/Mac/Linux: It hit the servers two days ago, but OpenOffice.org 3.1 is now in official release. The open-source office suite focused on anti-aliased drawing and usability tweaks for this release, which we’ve quickly previewed here.
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Mashable‘s Stan Schroeder looks at web browsers and the evolution of security exploits, excerpted here:
Do you remember how, a couple of years ago, you could tell someone who was clueless about computers to simply switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox, and that action alone would fix 90% of all their security problems?
This hasn’t been true for a while now, unfortunately. The fact that Internet Explorer is still the most widely used browser out there, which makes it the biggest target, doesn’t mean that malicious hackers aren’t exploiting security vulnerabilities on other browser platforms.
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Are you ready for Windows 7? Lifehacker is on th front line to guide the way, excerpted here:
Whether you want to set up a dual-boot system, you’re ready to migrate all the way to Windows 7 RC from XP, or something in between, here’s what you need to know.
You’ll need to have already downloaded Windows 7 RC before you proceed with any of those methods, but now that you’ve had some time, let’s take a look at a few ways you can install and use Windows 7 RC. If you’re still not sure if Windows 7 seems worth it, check out the top 10 things to look forward to in Windows 7, then take a peek at what’s new in Windows 7 RC.
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