A reader, Alex G, emailed in to ask how he can have his images display in a lightbox rather than open a separate post page. (Thanks for the query, Alex.) I must admit I have not considered a lightbox display for images sent from my mobile phone. When I install Postie in my blogs, I custom-configure the image display of the Postie plugin to show only a medium size image (which of course is dependent on your Media settings), and I have disabled … [Read more...]
Revisiting “Poetry editing and punctuation” with a poll
By January 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Before I miss this opportunity, there is a quick poll going on at emanilapoetry.com asking members and readers what they think: Which is correct to use between words? Single space or double space? Though it may appear trivial to others, spacing in poetry is very important as others consider spacing as an element of the poem itself. Aside from errors in grammar and spelling, improper use of spacing and punctuation is one of the common errors … [Read more...]
Are you writing your emails in all capital letters?
By November 15, 2010 3 Comments
In writing emails, blog comments, and messages in discussion groups, there are certain rules to observe. One of them is not to write in all capital letters. Aside from the difficulty in reading messages written in all capital letters, one other important reason why we do not write in all capital letters is social in nature. Writing in all capital letters is like shouting. This has been a long-standing netiquette for many years. … [Read more...]
How did “The correct use of ng and nang” perform among search engines?
By October 2, 2010 1 Comment
Sometime last year, I posted an article about the correct use of "ng" and "nang". In that article, I shared my observations on the quality of resources then available online covering this particular topic and commented that the references even added confusion to what was already a confusing subject. I wrote: "I also found forums with threads on the subject, but I am not ready to recommend them. They are either fragmented or incomplete. Some … [Read more...]
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