Ziked

If you havent realized that Ziked looks a little different, then something is wrong with you. Well i got fed up by the banal look of Ziked and so it got a re-design over this weekend. Here are the updates:

1. New Theme: The problem with the previous theme was that it was was too boring plus the image files caused the page-load time to go up. The new theme was inspired by an amazing girl named Laura Veir (and she helped with the color pallete too). I am still doubtful about the color pallete especially due to the fact this is the first time I have not used black as part of the theme.
2. Framework changes: This is where probably the biggest changes have come. Unlike the basic html-based version, the new site is pure CSS which not only make page rendering faster but also clean up the coding process. Also the new design needs to load only one image file as part of the theme which makes it better. Also the site renders perfectly in the dreaded Internet Explorer 6
3. Archives:The new archives page is like nothing you have ever seen. It’s unique and very few sites on the internet has something as cool as the new archives page. So check it out.
4. Comments: Theres a new comment system in place which is way better the previous comment system. Now you can comment on everything. Also the comments will no longer look messed up. The comments are powered by Disqus
5. No More Ads: I was making about $30- 50 bucks a month from the ads. But the ads were irrelevant (kitchen appliances and ziked have no corrolation whatsover) and I got tired asking people to click. Also i am too big of an anti-capitalist to have ads from big brother Google on my tumble-log. The new monetary model revolves around sponsors . But not just any, only sponsors that are relevant and have good things to offer. (like our friends over at vimeo
6. Mobile Version: Now you can get Ziked on your cell phone. Just point your mobile browser to http://www.ziked.com/mobile to read the special mobile version of Ziked designed for your cell phone. Also iPhone owners should be pleased to know that you can get the full version of Ziked on their safari browser
7. Better RSS: If you are a person who is addicted to their RSS-reader, you’ll be pleased to know that the full content is available at our RSS feed.
8. Audio: Thanks to the update from tumblr, I can now post audio. So expect to see song songs from my iTunes library which has 3127 songs as of now
9. Not a blog; it’s a tumble-log: Seriously, do not label ziked as a blog. It’s a tumble-logA tumblelog is a stream of consciousness. A series of images, links, videos, quotes, and short blurbs that don’t necessarily share a common thread, but can collectively be pieced together to form a personality. If conversations exists, it doesn’t exist on the tumblelog itself, but throughout the entire internet. If I expect to see feedback anywhere, it’s on someone else’s site.

• I lost my first camera on a field trip  Amy had my camera
• i got a new camera instead which takes awesome pics.(but it’s too small for me - i like cameras that are bulky and not-stylish)
• I also got a new internet tablet
• I am going to stop posting stuff for Ziked,stop programming (no visual baisc, CSS or AJAX) temporarily block facebook, stop reading other blogs for the next few months or so ——- because I really have to get my college work done (which I am still procrascinating) and cause I need to catch up on my personal reading list (finish Dharma Bums, Ishmael, Visions of Cody and The Brothers Karamazov by the end of this year) .

Updated: This works properly now

Jacob Dehart has created the perfect Tumblr search engine. It does not require pages to be indexed by Google or Yahoo and is based on the Tumblr API meaning if its on your tumble-log, it will be found on the search. The best part is you do not have to re-load another page or click a button to view the search results. You can see the search engine live on my tumble-log here. So here is a tutorial on how to install such a search engine for your Tumblr page.

1. In the head section of your html, paste the following lines of code after the

 section:

<script src="http://www.thisismydevsite.com" type="text/javascript"></script>

2. Now paste the following line of code after wherever you want to position the search engine. I like my search engine underneath on my description area, so I paste it on the description section:

<div style="margin-top:5px">
<div class="searchbox" id="mainsearch"> 

Search <script type="text/javascript">Tumblr.searchBox()</script>

</div></div>

3. Optional: Give credit to Jacob Dehart. To do so, paste the following code on the

section:

Search by

<a href="http://www.jacobd.com">Jacob
DeHart</a>

4. If you did everything correctly, Congrats! You successfully installed the tumblr search engine

Note: Jacob Dehart owns all the rights to this search engine. The only downside to this search engine is that the javascript will slow down your page load time by about one second.