The main reason why I was out for so long was because of personal family problems. Another reason is that I recently moved into a new apartment and haven’t had my Internet Access hooked up yet. Luckily, I am getting Internet Access set up on Tuesday, February 3. Until then, i will still not be able to post but I will not be slacking any more!

During the wait, I will be setting up an action plan for the year 2009, and also for this month. I never kept goals for this blog before and I think that this action plan will help keep me focused!

Of course, I will be sharing this action plan with all of you as soon as the installation tech says “Done!”Similar Posts:

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Now I want to add my own videos of various things, one of which are things that would interest UTOW readers. I am already planning to create videos based on tutorials I have done in the past.

But what else would you all like to see?

I am willing to do a lot of things, but be aware that my equipment is limited to a gamer’s Logitech microphone, CamStudio and a digital camcorder.

If you would like to see something more personal you can request that as well to a degree. But they wouldn’t be posted here but on my two personal sites.

So comment here and request away!Similar Posts:

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Whenever a tweet is made about Entrecard, it will show up in the sidebar! You can read about it in more detail on their blog post. I am on twitter as well, although I have merged all my Twitter accounts into one account. So be prepared for odd mismatched ramblings. To do this simply go to @EmmaBShireen.

On another note, the votes are in on the poll and it looks like most of you would love to see my blog wearing the Revolution Lifestyle theme. Thank you for helping me make up my mind. I will be tweaking the themes images offline and will test it out on a demo blog of mine before installing the design here.Similar Posts:

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Every category has at least one or two themes ready for download. The themes are free but support has to be paid for. At the bottom of the package options look for “With the purchase of…Download the unsupported version.” to get the theme for free.

Unlock The Online World will soon be sporting one of the Revolution Two themes but I want my readers opinion on which one I should use.

The themes currently available are (these are demo links):

• Revolution Code Blue
• Revolution Code Red
• Revolution Code Gray
• Revolution Church
• Revolution Lifestyle
• Revolution Charred
• Revolution Chrome
• Revolution Black Canvas
• Revolution Office
• Revolution TV

In the following poll, I have put all the themes that I like and would love to get your opinion on which one I should use for Unlock The Online World.
[poll id="2"]
Another thing that should be noted is that WpElements Featured Content Gallery plugin is now part of the Revolution Two website.

Do you think the themes look good? Will you be using one?Similar Posts:

• WPTD Releases a chamelon!
• another theme change

An odd popup that looked like a PDF file came up and after checking my source code, I noticed an Javascript code inserted at the bottom of the page. It had a lot of odd characters which tipped me off. I checked my other websites which are hosted on the same account and saw the same code with just different characters in the same locations in the source codes.

How did I fix it?

Well, first I cried. Then I proceeded to upgrade my Wordpress to the latest version using the Automatic Upgrade plugin. I checked all the source codes after upgrading and they are gone. Yay!

Please let me know if you have ever had any experiences with being hacked and how you dealt with it .  Also please let me know if you notice anything strange going on with the website.

AND REMEMBER, BACKUPS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND!!!Similar Posts:

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1. Download the Wordpress files from the Wordpress.org website. Extract the filed to a readily accessible folder on your computer.
2. Open FireFTP, “Tools>FireFTP,” and connect to the account that you configured for the website you want to install Wordpress on. Go to the location/drectory you want your blog to be on.
3. Find your Wordpress files on your computer and open it up. Make sure your not uploading the whole Wordpress folder. You only need to upload the contents. This will take a while so chill out, listen to music, look for theme you plan to use.
4. After all the files are uploaded, go to the blogs directory in your web browser. For exmaple, if you installed it on the main domain, then it would be yourdomain.com, I installed mine in a directory which was unlocktheonlineworld.com/installtut.
5. Make sure your database is ready. For easy database creation, use the Dtabase Wizard made available in your domains cPanel.
6. Go to “yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php”, and enter your database details.
7. Choose your blog title, and enter your email address.
8. The installer will send login details to your email account.
9. Thats It!

For more information visit the Wordpress Docs.Similar Posts:

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1. Find the Fantastico icon in your hosting control panel, for most people this is probably your cpanel. Depending on which cPanel skin you used the icon will look different. For some, it may look like a wizards hat. For others, it will look like a blue smiley face. It should be located underneath “Software/Services.”
2. Click on the Icon and you will be taken to your Fantastico dashboard.
3. In the sidebar you will see a list of items that you can install, click on “Wordpress.” This will bring you to your Wordpress installations overview.
4. Click on the link that says “New Installation”, this will bring you to the installation screen.
5. Under the heading “Installation Location”, choose the domain you want to install Wordpress on or type in which directory you want it on. Please note that the directory cant pre-exist.
6. After step 5, fill in your desired login information under the heading “Admin Access Data.” This is where you will select your admin username and password. Make sure the password is secure, yet something you will remember.
7. Under the heading “Base Configuration,” type in your desired nickname, and your email address. You can change these later if you want, it isn’t like you will be stuck with them. Enter your site name and description. The description is actually your tagline, and you can change anything under base configuration later.
8. Click the button that says “Install Wordpress,” this will bring you to a screen that has the heading of “Install Wordpress (2/3).” It will tell you what your database was named and will show you the location you chose to install Wordpress on, as well as the blogs URl.
9. Click the button that says “Finish Installation.” This will bring you to a screen that has the heading of “Install Wordpress (3/3)“. Under it, there will be two items that say somethime along the lines of “/home/hostusername/public_html/blogdirectory/wp-config.php configured
   /home/hostusername/public_html/blogdirectory/data.sql configured.” It will also give you your login details.
10. Enjoy your Wordpress blog!

For information on how to upgrade your installation using Fantastico, read “Upgrade Using Fantastico“Similar Posts:

• Upgrade Wordpress using Fantastico

There is a lot more coming out on Unlock The Online World, now that I have straightened out my college routine. So be sure to subscribe!Similar Posts:

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She really is “back with a bang!” with a new theme release that is available in a variety of colors from red, ice blue to rustic organge.

Check them all out on this post.Similar Posts:

• another theme change
• Introducing Revolution Two! and a Poll

Link Love

Here are five stellar articles from two of my top commentators. To get some link love from UTOW all you need to do is comment, no spam please Also, I only choose articles that pertain to my niche which is Internet, blogging, and Wordpress. My other top commentators either weren’t in my niche, or their site did not work at the time of this post so I filled their slots with blogs I personally subscribe to.

1. Nihar-How to group chat with GTalk
2. Tara- Social Network Rundown
3. WPCandy- Easier Theme Development With Sample Posts
4. Pearsonified-How You Can Use WordPress Functions to Run a Smarter Blog
5. Justin Tadlock-Replacing WordPress content with an excerpt without editing theme files

Updates & Announcements

Well, I am now getting into the groove of things at college so I should be able to churn out at least 3-4 articles a week depending on my assignment and test load at school. In other news, I wont be ablr to continue the Blogging Experiment that i had started as my laptop broke which contained a lot of things that I would have needed. I am using my stepmother-in-laws computer which is “state of the art” and she requested that I don’t download anything which goes for Firefox addons too.

I am hoping to have it fixed soon, but I will do my best.Similar Posts:

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