CSS Optimization makes your web sites load faster.

What is CSS?
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language.

Do your website have a CSS file?
Check your website source code and look for style.css

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”http://www……com/wp-content/themes/……/style.css” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />

- Go to any one of the online CSS Optimizer, example:
Icey’s CSS Compressor
CleanCSS
CSS Optimizer,
Flumpcakes CSS Optimiser
- Enter your CSS url and optimize it.

- Replace your CSS file with the optimized CSS code.

Compress your optimized CSS file.
- Add before the optimized CSS code.

<?php if(extension_loaded(’zlib’)){ob_start(’ob_gzhandler’);} header(”Content-type: text/css”); ?>

- Add after the optimized CSS code:

<?php if(extension_loaded(’zlib’)){ob_end_flush();}?>

- Save the file as style.css.php

- Edit the file (normally header.php) that contain the line that called for the css file. Change style.css to style.css.php

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”http://www……com/wp-content/themes/……/style.css.php” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />

- FTP and upload both style.css.php and header.php

Your web sites should load faster than before.

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Recently, I bought a Wii as a birthday present for my son. The reason why I perfer Wii over Xbox 360 or PS3 is that it is more interactive and probably that’s one of the reason why it is still the no.1 gaming console in the world. Go to vgchartz.com for more detail of the sale.

Here are my past 3 blog post on Wii:
Nintendo Wii Tops for Console Sales in June
Wii Fit Workout starring Cyber Girl Jo Garcia.
Wii Fit Hula Hoop Underwear Girl is YouTube Sensation.

You can also use Wii to surf internet. Wii browser is powered by Opera. News has been going around that a new Opera browser for Wii is set to be released in Dec 2008. It will have new buttons, a max of 6 tabs, and Wii Speak ability.

Wii should also improve on the screen resolution as it is now only 800px width by 600px width. Flash should also be upgrade now from current version 7.

As such, I decided create a Wii Portal and went ahead to get a domain. Wii All in One will start off with Wii Flash Games which will be updated daily.

If you have a Wii, try it and let me know.

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WPtouch iPhone Theme formats your WordPress blog with an iPhone application-style theme, complete with ajax loading articles and effects. The theme only shows when viewed from an iPhone or iPod touch.

With WPtouch iPhone Theme you can customize many aspects of its appearance in the WPtouch admin panel, and deliver a fast, user-friendly and stylish version of your site to your iPhone and iPod touch visitors, without modifying a single bit of code on your regular site.

WPtouch iPhone Theme also includes the easy ability for visitors to switch back and forth between the WPtouch view and your site’s regular theme.

If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or even a mobile phone (aka cell phone), try accessing this site and you will see how the WPtouch iPhone Theme looks like.

Download WPtouch iPhone Theme Now!

To login to your admin and blog using iPhone or iPod Touch, try WPhone Plugin.

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Flexibility Theme is a free WordPress theme that gives you total creative freedom to break free from the restrictions of other WordPress themes.

There are so many ways to customize the theme, the possibility are limitless. No other WordPress theme gives you so much flexibility.

Create a dynamic, eye-catching theme, without needing any knowledge of the code that runs WordPress, has never been so easy.

Sound too good to be true?

Well, let’s take a look at the features of Flexibility Theme:

• Easy-to-use control panel in your WordPress administration
• Absolutely no need to know CSS, HTML or PHP to completely customize your blog
• Multiple sidebar options: choose from a stacked sidebar with multiple sub-sidebars or make your sidebar just one column
• Free add-on graphics available to change as little or as much of your theme as you wish
• Use custom background and header images including CSS repeat parameters
• Easily create a full-width header or footer
• Take advantage of PNG transparency and create entirely new looks - even in IE6!
• Turn the search box, e-mail subscription, top sidebar and home page feature box on and off
• Have full control over the color of text, links and hover states
• Insert Google AdSense ads in 5 positions simply by selecting your color scheme, ad size, and content type
• Insert analytics and statistics scripts without touching the code

What are you waiting for? Give it a try!

Click here to download.

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You can make money online by blogging. There is no doubt about it.

1.) Start a blog. For those who have no idea how to start, you can refer to my earlier post on How to start a blog and make money online.

2) Make at least 1 post on your blog daily. Think of a topic, example, iPhone, iPod, Laptop, WordPress, Obama, Osama. If you want a blog on hot topics, go to Google Hot Trends (USA) or Google Hot Trends (Singapore) and search for a topic.

3.) Put up advertisment on your blog. Google Adsense is the first choice advertising network for many bloggers. Take a look at my earlier post on What is Google Adsense?. Login to your Google Adsense account and setup your adsense. You can put 3 Ad Units and 3 Link Units on a single page.

4) Drive traffic to your blog. Without traffic, you cannot make money. The best traffic is from Google Search. Add your URL to Google now! It takes time to get index by Google Search. The faster way to get your blog on Google Search is to go through Google Blog Search. Before you Add your blog to Google Blog Search, make sure you have at least a blog post. To check whether you blog is in the Google Blog Search, enter site:yourdomain.com. If you just posted a blog, it should be up within 1 ot 2 mins.

5) Understand your traffic. Where they come from, how long they stay on your site, what are they reading? All you need is Google Analytics.

6) Decide how much to earn. Start with US$1.00 a day. Continue to make a blog post a day till you earn an average of US$1.00 a day. If you manage to earn $1.00 a day after 30 days, it means on average each post earn $0.033. Once you reach your $1.00 target, go for $2.00. The time it takes to earn the next $1.00 will be shorter.

7) Learn how others make money online. There are people earning US$10k a month, US$100k a month. Learn from them and share with others when you are up there.

BTW, I still have a long way to go

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I am back to blogging again and will try my best to blog at least 1 topics a day. Richard Palace dot Com has been upgraded to WordPress 2.6.3 (the latest version available today at WordPress.org) and all the WordPress Plugins has also been updated.

Recently I bought an iPod Touch 8 GB as I still have an existing contract with StarHub, a Singapore Mobile Phone Company. So far, I am impressed with this wonderful slim gadget which is very internet friendly. I will decide if i want to get an iPhone when the contract ends.

In the next few days, I will get a new theme and also a iPhone theme for mobile access.

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With key battleground Ohio in hand, I hereby predict Obama will become the winner of the 2008 US Presidential Election.

Congratulation Obama.

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Google has released Google Chrome beta, a new open-source browser, as suspected and is announced at Google Blog. Why it takes Google so long to develop one? What’s next? What about an alternative operating system to Windows?

Why did Google build Google Chrome? Continue reading and watch the video at the end of this post.

Google Chrome features a simple and intuitive user interface and an entirely new architecture designed for speed, security, and stability.

Why did Google build Google Chrome?

Here are the features of Google Chrome:
1. Fast Loading
Google Chrome load faster compared to Firefox and Internet Explorer.

2. Less Memory
Google Chrome used less memory compared to Firefox and Internet Explorer.

3. One box for everything
Google Chrome allows you to enter search or web site url on the address bar. It also give you some suggestions as you enter a search.

4. Application Shortcuts
Google Chrome allows you to create shortcuts on the desktop, which can be launched to open the particular online applications. Applications like swf file like flash games can be saved as shortcuts and launched into full screen mode without launching Google Chrome.

4. Dynamic Tabs
Tabs in Google chrome are more dynamic than tabs in Firefox and Internet Explorer. It can be drag out to form another Google Chrome and drag in to become a tab. This is useful when you want to view more than 2 tabs at one time. Each tab is also independently in Google Chrome. If one tab crash, it will not crash Google Chrome. Simply close the crashed tab.

5. Incognito mode
Google Chrome has a incognito window mode used for private browsing, which mean nothing in this incognito window will be saved in the web history.

6. Safe Browsing
Google Chrome will warn you of suspected phishing malware or unsafe website.

7. Instant Bookmarks
Google Chrome allows you to save bookmark with just 1 click. Simply click on the star icon at the left edge of the address bar.

8. Import Bookmarks and Settings
Google Chrome allows you to import bookmarks and settings from Firefox and Internet Explorer.

9. Simpler Downloads
Google Chrome allows you to monitor your download’s status at the bottom of the window. After download, you can simply drag the download file icon to the desktop and install the file. No more third party download manger.

10. Friendly Source Code
Google Chrome allows you to see the particular web site source code. You can click on the link on the source code and the result will be shown on a new tab.

What are you waiting for? Google Chrome can be download here.

Here’s why Google build Google Chrome:

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PS3 2.42 firmware update has been released by Sony and is available on the PlayStation Network.

PS3 2.42 firmware update improves the playback quality of some PlaySation 3 and PlaySt