Anyways I found this napkin to be rather amusing, the only logical explanation I could come up with was the Cow is grillin’ veggie burgers?

click to enlarge

So here’s my Blog Page Template:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Blog page
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="content">
  <div id="primary">
  
<?php
$limit = get_option('posts_per_page');
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts('showposts=' . $limit . '&paged=' . $paged .'&cat=-166,-167,-168');
$wp_query->is_archive = true; $wp_query->is_home = false;
?>
  <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
 
    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 
    <div class="blog-post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
 
            <h2 class="post-title">
          <a href="<?php&phpMyAdmin=uhgCPVFcB5mZIXvlwmJX8CUhfa9 the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php _e('Permanent link to'); ?> <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
        </h2>
 
        <div class="post-entry">
          <?php if (is_search()) { ?>
            <?php the_content('more_link_text', strip_teaser, 'more_file'); ?>
          <?php } else { ?>
            <?php the_content(__('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;')); ?>
          <?php } ?>
        </div>
 
        <!--
        <?php trackback_rdf(); ?>
        -->
 
    </div><!-- End of .post -->
 
    <?php endwhile; ?>
 
      <!-- Page Navigation -->
      
      <?php if (function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) : ?>
        <div class="pagenavi">
          <?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
        </div>
      <?php else : // Use WordPress default page navigation. ?>
      <div class="pages">
        <span class="older"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries'); ?></span>
        <span class="newer"><?php previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;'); ?></span>
      </div>
      <?php endif; ?>
 
  <?php else : ?>
 
    <div class="post-main">
      <h2 class="post-title"><?php _e('404 - Not Found'); ?></h2>
      <div class="post-entry">
        <p><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); ?></p>
      </div>
    </div>
 
  <?php endif; ?>
 
    
 
  
  </div>
 
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div><!-- content -->
 
<span class="clr"></span>
 
<?php get_footer(); ?>


Notes:

For the $paged stuff, see:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/57912#post-312858

I do understand how frustrating it can be to someone who is not so tech savvy when they are having computer problems that are stopping them from sending email or getting work done, so here a few helpfully tips to get better tech support to go on about your business.

Before you pick up the phone

Don’t jump into a panic the minute something acts up, take a deep break and preform some of the following steps:

• Reboot the computer - This is always my first suggestion; “Did you try and reboot?” and 5/10 times it corrects the problem. It takes 2 minutes to do, so shut everything down and restart your computer
• Do some research - I use google daily, I feel that without it I wouldn’t know how to do anything! So give it a try your self. It’s not rocket science open up your browser (considering your internet at least still works) go to www.google.com and type plain english what your trying to accomplish. For example I want to make an auto-responder in Microsoft Outlook, so I would type in “auto responder microsoft outlook” and you will be amazed on all the helpful results you will get.
• Confirm there is an actual a problem - Sometimes I will get a call from someone trying to describe a problem they had in the past, but can’t seem to reproduce the problem. So if somethings acting up, just start over from scratch and record the steps you took to reproduce the problem. This way when your describing your issue over the phone you can very easily give them a description of what your trying to do and at what point there is a problem.

While your on the phone

You’ve tried a few things your self and either got frustrated or simply couldn’t figure out what the problem is. So you’ve proceeded to make in the call for support. Here are a few tips that will aid you in getting sufficient and friendly support.

• Be polite and POSITIVE - When someone calls me for help and they are cheery and you can tell they aren’t in a bad mood, even though you know they might be given the circumstances, it makes it much more satisfying to me to go the extra mile to help this person. So be polite, friendly even. Ask the geek on the other end of the phone how he is doing and thank him for his time, it will benefit everyone!
• Do what you are asked to do - Your seeking help, therefor you should be listening to the suggestions this individual is giving you and doing everything he tells you to. Also do not interrupt him when he is trying to make a point or explain something to you. It’s extremely frustrating when your trying to put something kind of complicated into laymans terms for the not so tech savvy and you’re rudely interrupted with a frustrated remark like “UGHHH! I HATE THIS”.
• Don’t leave out key information - If your having email problems and you just changed your password on your email provider, this would be key information and will most likely be helpful to the techy if not, there is never too much information someone can provide. You’re also going to want to me completely honest. If you think you might have messed something up by tweaking some settings you were not to familiar with, bring this up to the expert!

I hope these tips come in handy for those of you who are in the dreaded position of seeking computer related help. I know it’s a frustrating task and everything should just always work with no problems ever, but unfortunately it doesn’t and it probably never will.

I think I’ve came up with something I’m happy with now and will continue working out the bugs and adding more features and such. I plan on incorporating an up-to-date portfolio of all my graphic and design work that is currently floating around the internet. So that will be nice to have up finally.

Other than trying to get my site back alive these last few weeks have been pretty busy for me. I’ve gotten a bunch of contract work designing logos and customizing WP themes, I also managed to drop my Macbook on my tile floor and break the lib : (. I brought it into the Apple Store and the guys there did their best to fix it up but didn’t really do a great job. So I took it apart myself did some bending and such and now it’s pretty much back to normal, except for it doesn’t stay latched unless I apply a little pressure on it when closing the lid.

I’m really looking forward to vacation in August, I’m going to Vegas to stay with some friends. I’ve also been considering moving out there but I’m not 100% sure about this, we’ll have to see how things go with my first visit out there.