That’s a Burrito Wrap…. for now
Thursday, February 16, 2006 18:58 | 96 viewsWell I’m spent. I spent a lot of time trying to get this thing to center, but I think since I’m using the CSS float: left; code that might not be possible, unless somebody out there has a fix. I even have the entire DIV tags for the left sidebar, right sidebar, and posting area embedded inside a container dive that I tried to center.
Oh well, it’s not that big of a deal to me, but it would be nice to have these float centered.
Then later in the day while trying to do multiple tasks on this old computer, I got so frustrated with the slowness of it, it took like 30 seconds just to open up a folder, and about 1 minute to open Flash, so I finally caved for a new one.
Since nobody would touch my credit with a thousand foot pole, I called MDG. I opted for the Vision 4100TV Computer System that includes:
- 17″ LCD Monitor
- Lexmark Photo Printer (Free after Mail in Rebate)
- Intel Pentium4 @ 3.02GHz
- 512 MB DDR-RAM
- Intel Hyper-Threading Main-board with a PCI Express slot
- DVD+/-RW at 16X
- MS Multimedia Keyboard(Be kinda hard to use without one ya’ think?)
- MS Optical Mouse (Shouldn’t this be a given too?)
- 250 GB Western Digital Serial ATA Hard Drive at 7200 rpm(This beats the 10GB one I have right now
) - Altec Lansing 121 speakers with Bass-Woofer(Should be interesting to add with my current Logitech System)
- Windows XP Preloaded (In other words, no copy on CD, but I have my own.)
- Three year warranty (one year parts and three labour warranty)
- And a bunch of software that I’ll probably never use: MS Software Bundle: MS Word, Encarta Encyclopedia 2005, Money 2005, Picture IT, and Streets & Trips 2005 (530.00 value if purchased separately, FREE!)
So I’ll probably be getting it here in the next week or so. I’ll be paying for it forever at their minimum payment of $60.00 a month, but fortunately there is no early payoff penalty if I make bigger payments.
I was due for a new system, this PIII 600Mhz is really bogging down, maybe I’ll convert it to a Linux box and run my server on it. I’ll have to buy a Wireless Router to get that done.
I had to get Brian, the guy from MDG to fax the form to the post office down the road, so I could fill them out and send them back ASAP. I got all the way to the mall (a 10 minute fast walk) and realized I forgot to bring a Voided check with me, so I ran all the way back home, well ok, I had to stop several times to catch my breath because I’m out of shape, but anyway, got home and did the same thing on the way back, run ten steps, walk 20 then trot, gasp for air……. I was in a hurry because I thought the place was going to close at 5pm, it was 4:30pm when I first headed out.
I get to the post office, sweating bullets because it’s actually warm out, trying to catch my breath, I say to the lady at the desk, ” I *huff* *huff*, I… *pant* have a *take deep breath* fax to receive? *huff* *pant* *gasp*”
I proceed to sign them and get them sent back to Brian.
I then say to the lady, “Damn I just made it! Hoooo *pant* *huff*”
She replies, “We’re open till 10pm.” with a giggle and a smirk on her face.
She looked like she enjoyed telling me that too, as my jaw dropped to the floor and as I was wiping the sweat from my brow.
With my sinacle personality, I would have enjoyed telling somebody that they ran their ass of for nothing too.
Well I’m going to go lay down and watch the idiot box for the rest of the evening. Survivors on tonight too.
I’ll work on this template some more tomorrow.
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February 16th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
So you went for it! About time. Hope that its all you want and more.
Really funny about the post office thing. LOL
February 16th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Nice to see you’re getting enjoyment from my 30 minute 100 mile workout.
I pretty sure I’ll be happy wit hthe new computer, It’ll be waaaaaaay better than what I have now.
Gonna need your recomendations or suggestions on a router later when I get some cash to buy one for connecting the two computers.
February 16th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
can you say – mail in rebates/store rebates!!! Future Shop has had excellent prices on them. And when the time comes…
February 16th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Congrats!
February 17th, 2006 at 12:16 am
I’m curious. You have post container, left sidebar and right sidebar all floating left in the css. The page width to 760 px. Post container 450 px width, left and right sidebars 150 px width- so 750 total and that all fits in the page with room to spare for margins yada yada. What position do you have on the page? None I could see in the css.
You have to remember when reading that, that I know diddly squat about web design and css confuses the hell out of me, but it appears that everything fits as you want it to inside the page, wouldn’t it be the page that needs to be centered?
There’s no way to put positioning in here?
/* Begin Structure */
#page {
background-color: white;
margin: 20px auto;
padding: 0;
width: 760px;
border: 1px solid #959596;
}
/* End Structure */
February 17th, 2006 at 8:11 am
I’ll have to give that a shot when I get home from work.
We’ll see if that works.
February 17th, 2006 at 8:28 am
I did what you suggested, my #page is actually the .container css code. I’m not using the #page from WP, the code hasn’t been clead up yet because I’m still using a few of the WP css styles.
I was using width: 100%, For whatever reason why, I don’t know.
But I still have it stuck to the left side.
I wish there was an align: center; code for CSS.
Aaaag, now my footer is half there!
I’ll fart around with this after work.
I’ll leave it like this till I get home, just so you can see the effect your suggestion has Diane.
February 17th, 2006 at 8:47 am
Diane, I have an idea to comprimise with the thing going left. The blank space will be a tiled Background of beer caps.
February 17th, 2006 at 12:10 pm
LMAO Actually I was discussing it with Rich and he had a few suggestions.
February 17th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
Mac, you said: “I wish there was an align: center; code for CSS.”
UMMMMMM. Yeah there is, I use it all the time. The only thing is, you have to use:
text-align: center;
Even though it isn’t text you’re aligning. Just put it in with the body thing. If it aligns your text left too, then go down to the section that the text is in, and add text-align: left;
That’ll do her.
February 17th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
let me just clarify:
body {
background-color: #EF8C10;
margin-left: 0px;
margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
text-align: left;
}
PS… I can’t believe how long your css file is, lol
February 17th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
CRAP, change left to center, lmao
February 17th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
February 17th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
What’s MDG?
February 17th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
Nice bullets…
February 17th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
I sure hope that works for you Mac because that’s the same solution Rich gave me. Between Mel and Rich you shouldn’t go wrong!
February 17th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
Kevin MDG is a company that sells computer to people with bad credit like me and charges them an arm and leg on interest.
But I had no choice.
Corey, like them bullets ey’ You can use them on yours if you want.
Mel and Diane: THanks for the help, and if this works say thanks to Rich, he hardly ever visits here anymore. Either he does, but doesn’t comment.
February 17th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Er, I have been using them bullets, since the last theme install. LOL
February 17th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
My, I don’t know what you are talking about. :-”
February 17th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Waaaaaaaa :’( It wond work Guys. I put that align-test: center; code in, and nothing!
I put it in the body, and then teh container. NOTHING!
Don’t sweat it, I’m going to do something else.
But hell of a try guys and gals.
February 17th, 2006 at 10:01 pm
whoaaaaaaaaa whoa whoa, lol
I didn’t say:
align-test: center;
I said:
text-align: center;
So which did you use?
February 17th, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Goood Question.. Lets see.. LOL
February 17th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
LOL, UR Right. I used it on my container CSS tag and it centerd it. But lost the BG image. But I think if I put that tage in a new DIV wrap tage it may fix my problem. Kudos on the align-test heads up thugh. I’mm buzzing right now so I’ll stay away from coding right now. Might fuck it up. LOL
I have some new photoshop pics I’m gonna post soon. LOL
February 18th, 2006 at 1:09 am
I want a medal or something. I made her come help. LOL
February 18th, 2006 at 1:15 am
I’ll award Medals, IF it works…
I’m too Pissed drunk right now. so that controll should be left to ….. COREY! He’s passed out!.
February 18th, 2006 at 1:16 am
I like the complete look of the site!
February 18th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
Well this is just insane, I use it on every single blog I have, lol.