Pastor Rick
I'm having trouble figuring out where I left off on skin updates. I'll figure it out after my vacation.
Oct 12, 2022 at 10:49pm
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Online vs Real-Store
This time my new ISP is a ADSL provider and to make it work I was given the option of leasing the equipment or buying my own. I chose to do the latter. This led me to the following real life experience. I was told I needed a ADSL+ plus modem that would then connect to my wireless router.
Easy enough, starting the timer I first went to the Internet to see what was available and what kind of rep the different choices had. I narrowed things down to 1 brand after about 15 minutes and then went to see how long it would take to get this fancy gadget. 2-3 days with a $5.00 shipping charge was the average.
Now, I actually drive by a Fry's computer store several times a week and the detour to shop there is less than 5 minutes. So I do this and discover that the store is monster sized with very poor signage. I hunt down a employee and ask where the adsl modems are but wouldn't you know it, this "Assistant Manager" didn't know and instead of asking someone else I was sent to the other end of the store (aisle 33B). When I got there I was told by the computer salesman that the modems were in the Ethernet section and sent back to aisle 8C... There were only two adsl modems in that section but at least one of them was a modem with a good rep (and on sale).
I went to pay for it and the only cashier open was at the opposite end of the store, about 1/2 a block from the exit door! The cashier couldn't ring up the sale because the reader wasn't accepting the sale code. Even his manager couldn't override the machine to input the price showing in 1" letters on the box! They had to go back to the Ethernet department to get a new label which was almost a block away!
My total time in the Fry's store was 24 minutes with me knowing exactly what I was looking for compared to 15 minutes online when I didn't have a clue to start! Granted I have the modem now instead of waiting for 2-3 days but the savings of $3.24 total was made up for by the aggravation of dealing with a store that was very poorly laid out and which had it's employees at the computers mercy...
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Jinxed
If they had just kept their mouth shut I am thinking my mini-van would still be chugging along... but who knows...
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Sidebars
So I started working on a basic sidebar layout in CSS. Well, one thing led to another and the next thing you know I had finished creating not 1, not 2 but 7 different sidebar layouts!!!
01. Fixed Width basic
02. Offset Basic
03. Fixed Width Right basic
04. Left with Banner/Logo on top
05. Right with Banner/Logo on top
06. Left sidebar, flex width message board, banner at top
07. Right sidebar, flex width message board, banner at top
I can think of two additional layout options off the top of my head but since I like the number 7 I decided to stop there... I did create screen shots of each of the layouts though to make it easier for a user to decide what will work best for their own Runboard message board community.
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Learning how much Thor has done for us
Thank you Thor for all you do to help us make our message boards just the way we like them without having to worry so much about every single detail.
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The Ten Commandments of Runboard (a fantasy)
scene 2: Pastor Rick, grows a beard and long hair then starts reading the tablet (in a Charlton Heston voice) saying:
The Ten Commandments of Runboard
1. I am Thor who brought thee out of the world of mismanaged subscription boards
2. Thou shalt not be forced to pay for message boards anymore
3. Thou shalt not share thy password with another
4. Remember thy Runboard and share it with others
5. Honor thy Message board and keep it active
6. Thou shalt not spam
7. Thou shalt not spread illegal content
8. Thou shalt not slander one another
9. Thou shalt not covet another boards cool design
10. When thou shalt ask for Support it shall be granted unto thee
scene 3: Light fades away, Pastor Rick returns to normal, shakes his head and says "I hate it when he does that... want some coffee?"
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Jul 19, 2005 at 1:48am
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The Bible, History, Writing, CSS & HTML Coding, Computers, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fantasy, Chess, Heraldry
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I was called to the ministry back in 1971 and have been active in the preaching and teaching Gods message to man ever since. In 2005 I discovered Runboard while in search of a free message board site. After looking at the other options, I chose Runboard as the best option for my ministry because I could change everything to match my website. Later I added RBBT.Net as a 3rd party supporter for Runboard and the RunSearch engine.
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