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By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:50:52 +0000

My phone at the moment is a Samsung Tocco. I bought it a year ago last week, and its served me well. Having since played with an iPhone (it’s clear to see where Samsung’s inspiration comes from), I noticed how poor the UI was, but a firmware flash or two later, and it’s behaving itself a lot better.

As for PHP – there’s plenty of free online resources around, but really, once you’ve learnt one programming language, and understand the concepts of coding (like what is a function, conditional loops, variables, general syntax etc) then converting from one language to another is far easier. Thesis isn’t too difficult to understand – it’s the PHP that non-coders struggle with. Read the forums, and Answers sites, and you’ll soon pick it up.

By: Jorge l Nokia-Tips.com

Jorge l Nokia-Tips.com — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:43:20 +0000

What’s the easiest way to learn basic php to dive into Thesis and which smartphone do you currently use and why?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:11:42 +0000

Thanks Gary! I also use Thesis on my site http://bnriverkeeper.org.previewdns.com, soon to be http://bnriverkeeper.org. I’m going to try and add a little style to my dropdowns and I appreciate your help.

Dan

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:29:22 +0000

Yes, the site uses CSS only dropdowns. It's created via the default styles that come with my theme - Thesis - and my own styles, which you can find at http://garyjones.co.uk/blog/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/custom.css. I doubt the dropdown works in IE6, but that's a decision I've made not to support it. The parent pages all link to their child pages anyway. The rounded corners are also done with CSS. Again, it may not be supported in some browsers, but they'll just get the square-cornered version, which is fine with me.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:03:59 +0000

Are you using Pure CSS Dropdown? If so, how’d you get the rounded corners? Real nice touch! Mind sharing?

By: Matt (legside78)

Matt (legside78) — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:29:29 +0000

I have to say, I like Garrie as a spelling. Or Steven, but thats a different name.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:27:46 +0000

It is, as it would have been me that put it on there.
Although “Garry” is the second most popular way of spelling the first name similar to mine, “Gari” and “Garrie” are also valid alternatives.

By: Matt (legside78)

Matt (legside78) — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:26:18 +0000

Is your name spelt correctly on the electrol role?

By: Steve Heyes

Steve Heyes — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:08:02 +0000

A nice bit of brie. With a few grapes and some crusty bread. Glass of rioja to wash it down.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:04:37 +0000

Historically I always ate Cheddar, as that’s what my mother always used to buy. I’m quite partial to lots of different cheeses though – currently there’s quite a few mini Babybels in our fridge, along with some Red Leicester, some “plastic” (processed) cheese slices, and some squidgy cheese spread, both in plain flavour and with chives.
I also like the Garlic Roulade – anything with lots of flavour, (or maybe it’s just the garlic I love).

What’s your favourite kind of cheese?