The iPad is not a cheap device so if you want it, you have to find a purpose that’s suitable or justifiable use for yourself. If your purpose is to watch TV shows on hulu then you might want to hold on to that money.

First, PC users aren’t stupid when it comes to their money. They won’t drop 2 grand just because something looks good, PC users are all about affordable products and balance pricing.

Second, when people compare between two products (ahem Adamo vs MB Air). They compare based on performance, not what the product looks like. At least that’s how I compare between products! If look and performance are both important factors, I would always choose performance over looks every time because performance get the job done.

Dell, go back to the drawing board and ask your engineers and marketing teams “What the hell were they thinking?”

So a few days ago, Danny asked me if I could create a simple drop down menu for iA to cut down the clutter. Since iA is powered by WordPress, I know for sure that a jQuery library was included. Demo of the menu can be seen at idolsavenue.com! The code provided below will be based on iA with some explanations!!

The original menu tree
Hold CTRL + U to view the source. For some reason “code” isn’t displaying the html markup but rather rendering it.

What it will be
Hold CTRL + U to view the source. For some reason “code” isn’t displaying the html markup but rather rendering it.

The javascript (jQuery)!
I’m only gonna show the script for the “Movies” menu tree since they all are similar to each other.

To get the javascript below working in wordpress, you need to first put this little php script wp_enqueue_script(‘jquery’); a line above wp_head();

Also, instead of using “$” like you would normally do, I have to use “jQuery” to start each function. I dunno why yet, but when I do I’ll update the post!!


jQuery(document).ready(function(){
// hide on default
jQuery("#header ul li.movie ul.moviesub").hide();

// when mouseout - hide
jQuery("#header ul li.movie").mouseout(function() {
jQuery("#header ul li.movie ul.moviesub").hide();
});
});


The CSS
Since iA menu is inside a div#Header. The CSS you’ll see below will start with #header. Like the jQuery part, I will only include the CSS code for the “Movies” menu tree.

The Parent: Using position absolute, I put the “parent ul” at the bottom right corner. “li and a” are display in blocks with float left to keep them horizontally.

The Child: The “child ul” are hidden as well in case someone turn javascript off. Also using position absolute, I put the “child ul” where I want it to show up when a mouse is hover over the “parent li”. In this case, the “child ul” is placed underneath the “parent li”. The “child li and a” are display in blocks but they aren’t float to keep them listed vertically.

/* The Parents */
#header ul {position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; text-align: right; font-size: 14px; z-index: 3;}
#header ul li {float: left;}
#header ul li:hover {background: #000; color: #999;}
#header ul li a {color: #999; display: block; padding: 8px 10px 7px 10px; font-weight: normal;}
#header ul li a:hover {color: #fff;}

/* The Child */
#header ul li ul.moviesub {display: none;}
#header ul li ul.moviesub {position: absolute; top: 32px; right: 61px; width: 130px; height: 126px; float: none; background: #000;}
#header ul li ul.moviesub li {display: block; float: none; text-align: left; font-size: 10px;}
#header ul li ul.moviesub li a {float: none; height: 15px; padding: 3px 5px 2px 10px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #555;}


That’s it!! Have fun and I hope this is useful!

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Please get your head out of your ass and start making more original and addicting dramas.

Please make a real drama people can watch and believe that is it possible in both real life and our fantasy life.

Please stop over exaggerate every emotions and make your actors cry every chance you get.

Please bring more complex story line into your drama as people (or maybe just myself) are (is) tired of watching the same damn story line over and over and over. Rich cocky guy falls in love with a free spirited girl, and his cousin or friend also falls for her. Really!!

Please stop making Historical drama if Ha Ji-won isn’t in it. (okay, maybe this is bias!!)

1. Errors in spelling and punctuation. This is a very comment mistake and also deadly.

Your spell-checker is never, and I repeat never enough. Your must read through your resume for accuracy. Once for missing or extra word, and once more for spelling.

I suggest to print it out and read it out loud, you’ll be amaze to see how many errors you’ll find. Give it to three or five friends and ask them to read it out loud. Listen to where they pause; this could mean you’ve written something confusing.

2. No Object or Summary. By not choosing what you want to do, you are starting off on the wrong foot. Because no employers want to read your resume all the way through to figure out what kind of job is suitable for you. Not a good sign!!

3. Focus on results instead of responsibilities. Many people (myself included) focus on writing about the responsibilities instead of results. It is important to let your employer/read know what you did at each job(s), but it is more important if you spend more time talking about what you have accomplished and how you made yourself valuable to previous employers.

4. Too many big words. People want to be read as an intelligent person by using big words like exorbitance or polysyllabic terminology. In another word, too many big words.

Your resume should be easy to read and to the point. Don’t use big syllable words to confuse your reader because he/she will get bored and your resume will get trashed.

Write as if you are talking to a sixth grader. That’s how the America’s newspapers are doing it, it works great for them and it will for you too.