So – I think I’ve finally managed to clear up the last few issues for the presentation of the website now.

The list of changes is quite long and includes:

• added/updated main CSS
• Changed a few wordpress templates
• Removed post/page empty lines (no longer needed)
• Added Links
• Changed the logo

I’ve tested these changes mainly in firefox 3, though I’ve run a very quick test in IE7 to make sure it all looked ok.
I’m sure when IE8 is released, I’ll be re-doing some of the CSS to make it work in that!

Once I’m confident the theme is working correctly, then I might release it.

I’ve added some forums to the website to allow the discussion of NSLU2 information and anything else.

The forums can be accessed either from the menu bar at the top of the screen , or by following this URL:
http://forums.pembo.co.uk

The forums are currently quite bare and need branding – hopefully they will grow into a useful resource, though they require users for that!
Please feel free to register and post any questions be they NSLU2/Slug related or anything else.

The categories on the right hand side were dropping down the page in firefox 3, so I’ve simplified the CSS for these and it now works in Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer.  Previously it never worked in Internet Explorer properly so it was a bonus when I got it working in firefox to see it right in IE!

I’m going to presume the change works in all other browsers until I know any different!

So, I’ve not done too much with my NSLU2 recently as my PC died, so I had to sort out a replacement when I figured it was beyond repair.  I’m now back online and will soon be looking into more ways to make my NSLU2 even more useful!

So yesterday, someone tried in vain to hack into this website.  I’m not quite sure why they’d bother, but 150 or so tries later they gave up…

It leads me to wonder how sad people must be to spend that amount of time trying to hack a website, for what purpose… to make them feel big, to make them feel good, superior?

Whatever it is, they really should try getting a life…

I’ve updated the website slightly to improve the URL structure. 

I’ve taken advantage of WordPress’s permalink options to use the post slug in the URL rather than having ugly URL parameters that previously existed.

This makes the site that little bit more friendly and will hopefully make linking to the site that little bit easier.  Any old links will still work and don’t have to be changed.

I’ve added a new photography section which displays a few photos from my ‘portfolio’.

If you want to take a look, either press on the photography link from the menu, or follow this link to the page. 
When you get there, click on the thumbnails to see a higher resolution version.

I’ve been working on a new layout for a few days now and have finally put it live today. 

This is a custom wordpress layout designed by myself and has been tested in IE7, FireFox 2 and Safari on a PC, as well as Opera on the Nintendo Wii.  The whole layout is CSS based so it should degrade well in almost any browser.