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RADIO QUESTIONS BY EXAMPLE
Consider this. A Radio user has a weblog. He or she adds a new category. That category is for a completely different web site at a completely different domain name. The question has two parts. Can one of Joe's templates be downloaded and used just for that category; and, can the user make posts to that web site from his copy of Radio merely by typing the post and selecting that category?
Note to users of jenett.radio themes: A user of one my themes contacted me about an important point (thanks Dave!) - I did not include the call for the "Titles and Links" macro in the "item template" for any of the themes I've made available to the Radio community. I don't use that optional macro in my own site's item template because of the extra line of space it leaves above posts that have no title (just a personal preference). So - when I designed the "simplicity" and "console" themes, it was easy for me to overlook the fact that some users may prefer to use titles and links in their posts - my bad.
After hearing from Dave, I considered creating alternative versions of the themes that would be ready to use with the macro. However, because it's an optional feature which affects the site's design, and because multiple versions could create confusion, it may be better to simply keep it optional, leaving it up to the individual user to add the macro call to their template if they choose to use it. It's really not that hard to do - that's what I love about Radio.
RadioDocs is an excellent resource for users who need to learn more about editing templates and other preferences (thanks to Russ Lipton). In addition, the Radio UserLand site provides the following information on how to call the macro (and the related Google-It! macro) in your item template.
Titles and Links in Radio-generated RSS
Google-It! Macro for Item Templates
If you're using one of my themes, feel free to contact me with questions - I'll try to help you if I can.  [jenett.radio]
11:52:00 PM 
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A PLACE I COULD WORK
Wouldn't it be great just to follow someone like this around as they taught you how to do one of these surveys?
The inestimable Alan Reiter heads for the seas: Alan is signing on to work with Bernie Dunham, the geek behind Geekcruises's wireless access that I've written about with great glee. Alan's a cell data expert, among other things, who has extended his interest and expertise into the Wi-Fi realm. Bernie is a recent company CIO who was dabbling in Wi-Fi cruising (literally: he's surveyed the biggest boats in the world for Wi-Fi networks) when company politics turned him into a full-time wireless maven. [80211b News]
11:38:57 PM
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COWARDS ONE AND ALL
They publicly condemn new taxes, but cave when their holiday arrives!
Tonight, Tennessee legislators passed the largest tax increase in the state's history. This happened with Don Sundquist as Governor, a man elected as a Republican. His leadership has been anything but inspiring. Name 3 other Republican Governors in the last 10 years who have increased state taxes by over 900 million in a single, thoughtless act. When the going got tough, the State of Tennessee could not cut taxes and services. The state has been "shut down" except for "essential services" this week. I haven't missed a single state-provided service.
Tenn. passes tax hike [USA Today : Front Page]
11:28:13 PM
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A GREAT-LOOKING NEW SITE
Congratulations to Paolo and team
In the last few days I worked on evectors' new English web site. Check it out. We didn't do everything ourselves, on the site you will also discover that evectors has a new North American partner. It started just because we were reading each other weblogs, and after a few days we're in business together. It's exciting. You can get the full story here. Anyway, in the case anybody needed it, this is one more example of the power of small companies connected by great tools. [Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog]
6:30:17 PM
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YES, WE ALL IS JUST SITTIN' DOWN
heuh in 'da hot, humid summa time waitin' for The South to rise again! This lunacy is beneath even the British. Will Hutton is beyond clueless to synthesize the topics he's listed and draw cause-and-effect relationships between them. Texas isn't thought of as The South. As trite as that is, that's the only point I care to refute in this pile of horse manure. He's promoting a book and saying anything that might sell it. Crisis in America my backside. What happens when some other corporate problem occurs with a company in Ohio or California. Are they then under the influence of the "pernicious Southern conservatism and unadulterated greed?"
Southern Style Conservativism Responsible for Corporate Implosions?. In a recent article in the Sunday Guardian Observer, journalist Will Hutton makes the argument that conservative Southern politics have much to do with the current crisis in corporate ethics we're having. Coincidentally, I just got done reading a large portion of the book "White Collar Sweatshop" by Jill Andresky Fraser. This book is a depressing treastise on the state of corporate America's policies towards it's workers: stagnant wages, declining benefits, overwork, low morale and frequent massive layoffs are the result. [kuro5hin.org]
6:22:59 PM
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DO WE HAVE THE COURAGE FOR REBELLION?
Literally or figuratively?
Rebellion. Thomas Jefferson once said "I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and... [The Trommetter Times]
5:53:37 PM
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THERE'S A BUSINESS IN HERE SOMEWHERE
Neighborhood-wide Internet access on the (relatively) cheap. Canopy is a $30,000 Motorola 802.11a product that can cover six two-mile-radius regions in a city with high-speed Internet service. At that cost, it's conceivable that a neighborhood coaltion of, say, 1,000 people might pitch in $30 each, connect the masts to Internet cables and put their region online. Link Discuss (Thanks, Howard!) [Boing Boing Blog]
5:48:50 PM
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GROUND WINDS DELAY LANDING
Fossett Finishes Global Balloon Trip. After becoming the first person to fly solo around the world in a balloon, American adventurer Steve Fossett faces a new challenge - landing safely somewhere in Australia. [AP World News]
8:26:35 AM
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NOT IN THIS TOWN
Wi-Fi Users: Chalk This Way. 'Warchalking,' marking 802.11b-friendly territory with a double-curved symbol, is all the rage among the wireless set. It's not just hot, it's hobo chic! Paul Boutin reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]
8:21:20 AM
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THE TEMPTATION THAT WON'T GO AWAY
Mac OS X release ahead of schedule. The widely anticipated update to Apple Computer's operating system will appear earlier than expected, sources say--good news for the company in a tough year. [CNET News.com]
8:18:28 AM
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George Washington. "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]
8:08:27 AM
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