Yeah, this is going to be a lame post just to say that I’ve updated some stuff about the site and therefore have now “almost” finished the clean up from the changeover to the 3.0 design.
Here’s the changes:
Yes, I know I still need to actually do the portfolio page. I’ll get to it… eventually…
Welcome to the 3.0 design of TJDraper.com! You will find things have been cleaned up in general. And with the two pillar side bars instead of just one, there is less scrolling to see everything in the sidebars. The Sidebar on the left is for blog utility related items like Recent Posts, Categories, Monthly Archives etc. The sidebar on the left is for stuff I want to put there, like site info, blog roll etc.
Also, for those who care, the core coding will validate, and all CSS validates with the W3C validator. You will run into some archive pages that won’t validate simply because a picture I posted a while back didn’t have the alt= attribute assigned to the img tag.
This is also my first website that will not work in IE 6. But that’s okay because it’s very hard to write code that works in modern browsers and validates, as well as works in IE6. So if any of my readers are still using IE6 I urge you to upgrade, preferably crossgrade even to Safari.
So not only have my ninja skills improved for writing code that validates, but my speed has also improved. I did this re-design in 6 hours. Granted I based the graphic design off the previous look so I didn’t sit around too much racking my brain for color schemes and stuff, and I did recycle (copy and paste) some of the Expression Engine specific code that makes the blog work. But still, it only took me 6 hours.
Me Happy! 
Wait, I have a blog?!? Say it ain’t so! If I had a blog I would keep it up to date. I would certainly NEVER allow two months to go by without a single post on said blog...
Okay, okay, so I’ve been a bit busy. But I will try to find some time to post a little more often.
I’ve downloaded a cool new iPhone app called iBlogger so I can post easily from my phone.
This is a test to make sure it works. If you are reading this then it does.
I’m going to be making use of the Mobile Me Gallery (formerly Dotmac Gallery) so that anyone who desires to can see more pictures that I have time to post on the blog.
Mobile Me makes it drag and drop easy to publish the pics to my gallery from iPhoto. And you can subscribe to photo updates via RSS, or if you have a Mac, directly in iPhoto.
The URL to the gallery will reside in the sidebar, or you can get to it HERE.
Over the last several years, Nathan has presented hundreds of concerts at camps, churches, coffee houses, and homes, where his music is appreciated by both the young and old. He continues to defy the contemporary/traditional distinctions, and crosses generational boundaries with ease. And this is part of the goal - to encourage a multi-generational vision for the family and the Kingdom of Peace through a truly musical presentation of the Scriptures and transparent snapshots of life that are convicting, yet full of hope.