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Transparent PNG And Internet Explorer

The Elf — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:17:13 +0000

I suppose I have to start this with "Why oh why does Internet Explorer always have to give me head-aches??"

While working on my newest site http://ciorcal.com I was faced with another complaint by Internet Explorer. It just did NOT want to work with my transparent png's as a background. No matter what CSS hacks I used, Javascripts I tried, it just didn't want to work for me.

Here's what I was faced with:

Google Chrome - Do You Have It?

The Elf — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:13:22 +0000

Chrome is Googles latest addition to the web, it is a web browser, aimed at simplicity, ease of use, and of course...open source!

I havn't got to try it out yet, since it's only available on Windows for now, while still in BETA. I have an install file. I'll give it a go tonight on my Virtual XP, in VirtualBox.

One box for everything

Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites

Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

How Can You Fit More Time In Your Day?

The Elf — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:07:39 +0000

If only I knew the answer to this question. I know I havnt really been frequent with my posts here over the past few days(weeks?). The reason is I have been devoting nearly every hour of my waking day to getting Ciorcal up and going.

Ciorcal is a new website that I am working on, It is an online platform for Ireland, and for people to connect to Ireland.

What Can You Do With Your Old PC's? Wednesday September 3rd '08

The Elf — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:19:33 +0000

SOMETHING that has always bothered me is people throwing away their old PC's, I see it all the time. Any time I can stop this happening I do, if a friend or relative is throwing away an old computer, I'll take it off their hands and refurbish it, they make great servers! I have often got fast PC's to add to my server farm. This is a room I have with a group of PC's running as servers. All running together to power all of my websites, e-mail services, you name it!, There's a PC in that room doing it.

New Ping.fm Beta Code

The Elf — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:01:13 +0000

Yet again, I have a new beta code from the guys at http://ping.fm

legendofping

Us this code to get yourself in!

Do you use ping.fm yet? Let me know what you think of it with a comment!

Ciorcal.com "Connecting Ireland" The Story So Far

The Elf — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:29:32 +0000

I started Ciorcal last week. The aim of the site is to build an online social community, taking Social Networking further, expanding on to Social Communities.

What's Ciorcal?

Make Money Online, Fact Or Fiction? - Wednesday 20th August '08

The Elf — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:32:52 +0000

Making money online, words that are going to put a smile on anyone's face, but also put a hint of suspicion on their minds. Most people might think it's only a myth,that money can't be made online from home. But the truth is it can, there's no big red button that you can press and start the money flowing in. But with a little time and effort you can end up with a nice income from the internet.

The Fiction

Where To Find Quality Content On The Internet - Wednesday 27th August '08

The Elf — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:28:40 +0000

HAVE you ever searched for a certain topic using Google, or Yahoo and follow the No. 1 result only to end up on a site that has nothing got to do with the topic you're looking for? Then just to rub salt on the wound you're smothered with pop-ups and dialogues? We've all been there, I know I have. It's something that makes me want to just unplug that router and go read a book!

SEARCH ENGINES

Installing A New Video Card

The Elf — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:23:25 +0000

Dylan sent a message using the contact form at http://elfknowsit.com/ask.

Ciorcal.com "Connecting Ireland" Testers Needed!

The Elf — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:13:14 +0000

Hey Guys, I'm currently working on a new website. http://ciorcal.com

It's a social networking website for Ireland. With it I aim to bring Social Networking to the next level in Ireland. Ciorcal goes further than just friend interaction, and brings a whole new level of connectivity to the web, and Ireland.

With many areas to connect in, such as sharing music,photos,articles,a rating system,forums,classifieds,LIVE chat and much more!

What is Ciorcal?

New Ping.fm Beta Code

The Elf — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:27:09 +0000

New ping.fm code from the guys at http://ping.fm

Use: vivalaping

You can use this code to get access to their juicy system!

Do you use it?, Let me know with a comment!

I'm On Ubuntu Studio

The Elf — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:19:32 +0000

I have always been a huge Linux fan, giving Windows XP the boot back in 2003 for a taste of Red Hat, and loved it! I had always been interested and messed a little with Linux since around 2001, but in 2003 I decided to give it the complete once over and gave my computer a clean wipe and started from scratch with Red Hat 7.3 It stuck! Starting to move up through the numbers to Red Hat 9, then trying Fedora for a short while, until I found Ubuntu. I had been messing with Debian before so it sat perfect with me. I now use Ubuntu on every machine at home and at all my servers. I love it.

Adsense Has A Mind Of It's Own!

The Elf — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:18 +0000

For the past 2 days Adsense has decided to take on a mind of it's own, using what ever design it feels fit on my site!. Adding a black border randomly around my ad's.

Screenshot I snapped of one today:

As you can see with the ad's I have no border set in the style for them.

Has anyone else noticed this? Bug with Adsense maybe?

Ten Thousand Feet For Charity!

The Elf — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:12:52 +0000

It's nearly time! This Saturday I will be jumping 10,000 feet from a moving piece of metal, also known as an airplane with a sleeping bag strapped to my back, hopefully known as a parachute, and some lad also strapped to my back, hopefully known as qualified, all in the name of charity.

I was originally meant to be doing the jump last November but weather has put it off until now.

The charity I am jumping for is the Bubble Gum Club:

Enable Picture Preview In Windows Vista

The Elf — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:57:14 +0000

Dylan sent a message using the contact form at http://elfknowsit.com/ask.

I'm on Vista Home Premium.When I went to my Picture folder before I could see little previews of my pictures without opening them.Now all I see is a icon with a mountain on it.I didn't change any settings.

Sometimes Vista and the programs running on it decide to make up their own mind when it comes to settings!

To check and see if thumbnails are still on: