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I have a question for all you Wordpress Gurus out there:

When you add a page to your blog, a link is placed up top in the header. I want to add links there to pages that were not added by the wordpress blog.

For example I want to place a link in the header to point to the Write Post page. I also want to add a link to pages I create myself, for example testpage.php etc.

How do I do this? Can I do this?

I have a plugin I use for the Submit link at present, but I would prefer to link to the actual write post page, so that authors must login/be registered

written by Coolgarriv

Sky will download a new version of its electronic programme guide to Sky HD boxes this Autumn. The new guide, for which plans were first made public last November, has been in development for two years and is currently undergoing a field trial in the homes of 100 Sky employees. (The lucky ones get the new stuff a few weeks earlier than the rest of us mere mortals)

The new EPG is designed to build on the simple user interface currently used across all Sky boxes with optimisations designed to take advantage of the technological improvements made possible by the newer hardware in HD boxes and make the transition from linear viewing and planner-driven timeshifted viewing more seamless.

See here for screenshots from DigitalSpy

written by Coolgarriv

The GAA and the AFL have confirmed that there will be a two-game International Rules Series between the countries in October of this year. The games will take place on October 24th in Perth and October 31st in Melbourne.

Stadium and other details will be confirmed later as there will be the Rugby League World Cup taking place in Australia at the same time.

written by HonestSean

The Ireland v Columbuia friendly in Fulham’s Craven Cottage is on RTÉ Two and also on Sky Sports. I had previously thought that the friendly matches would only be on Sky Sports. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the match is not taking place in Ireland??

Either way it is not important as I had to subscribe to Sky Sports last week to see the Heineken Cup Final. So I am stuck with Sky Sports for at least 1 month, as that is the minimum term allowed. I have no idea what they will be showing over the summer. I would have only ever watched football on Sky Sports previously. As far as I know most/all of the Euro 2008 games will be on BBC/ITV/RTÉ anyway, but it is nice to have the interactive features of Sky to hand.

So I think I will watch the actual match coverage on Sky, and then switch over to the main event, Dunphy, Giles et al.

written by Coolgarriv

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has named his starting 11 for his first international match in charge of the Irish team. Trapattoni has named a team with a mixture of youth and experience and he hands two players their international debuts in tomorrow’s clash with Serbia at Croke Park.

Left-back Damien Delaney and midfielder Glenn Whelan will both earn their first caps in the friendly encounter. Dean Kiely makes his full return for international retirement as he starts in goal. Richard Dunne and skipper Robbie Keane, who both only joined up with the squad yesterday, will also start.

The team in full:
1 Dean Kiely
2 Stephen Kelly
3 Richard Dunne
4 Paul McShane
5 Damien Delaney
6 Damien Duff
7 Liam Miller
8 Glenn Whelan
9 Stephen Hunt
10 Robbie Keane
11 Kevin Doyle

written by HonestSean

Rumours are flying around the internet about the imminent arrival of the newest iPhone. The rumours say that this new version will have GPS as well as the 3G capability added to the already impressive gadget. Also it will be slightly slimmer than the current model.

See also the Apple News Blog

written by HonestSean

Ulster Football Championship

Preliminary round
18 May 2008 - Antrim v Cavan (Casement Park)

First round
25 May 2008 - Fermanagh v Monaghan (Brewster Park)
1 Jun 2008 - Donegal v Derry (McCumaill Park)
8 Jun 2008 - Tyrone v Down (Omagh)
15 Jun 2008 - Armagh v Antrim or Cavan (TBA)

Munster Football Championship

Quarter-Finals
25 May 2008 - Limerick v Tipperary (Fermoy)
25 May 2008 - Waterford v Clare (Ennis)

Semi-Finals
15 Jun 2008 - Kerry v Clare or Waterford (Killarney)
15 Jun 2008 - Cork v Tipperary or Limerick (Limerick)

Connacht Football Championship

Quarter-Finals
18 May 2008 - Galway v Roscommon (Pearse Stadium)
25 May 2008 - London v Sligo (Ruislip)

Semi-Finals
15 Jun 2008 - Galway v Leitrim Pearse Stadium, Galway
22 Jun 2008 - Mayo v Sli/Lond McHale Park

Leinster Championship

Quarter-Finals
1 Jun 2008 - Laois v Wicklow (TBA)
1 Jun 2008 - Meath or Carlow v Wexford (TBA)
7 Jun 2008 - Offaly v Westmeath (TBA)
8 Jun 2008 - Dublin v Louth (Croke Park)

written by Coolgarriv

Freesat has warned of a shortage of high definition set-top boxes available for sale “due to very high demand”.
In a message on its website, the new satellite service said: “Due to very high demand there is a shortage of Freesat HD boxes in the shops at the moment. We are working with Freesat retailers and manufacturers to increase supplies as soon as possible.
“In the meantime some Freesat retailers will allow you to reserve HD boxes for collection when stock comes in. The Freesat website will continue to give you updates.”

written by Coolgarriv

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone says this year’s French Grand Prix will be the last held at Magny-Cours. Ecclestone has long argued that the Circuit de Nevers, 155 miles (250km) south of Paris, is inaccessible and not up to modern F1 standards. He said in an interview with French sports daily L’Equipe: “The concern is the location - 2008 will be the last time we continue like this. I would really love a French Grand Prix in the streets of Paris.”

Ecclestone added: “Prime Minister Francois Fillon told me we would see if we could have a Grand Prix in Paris or just outside but that would not necessarily be for 2009, rather for 2010.”  After the pair met last year, Fillon’s office said three locations - the towns of Versailles and Evry and a site near Disneyland Paris east of the capital - were being considered as replacement venues. Any delay in finding a new site could see the race dropped from the Formula One calendar.  Magny-Cours has been the permanent home of the French Grand Prix since 1991. The year’s race takes place on Sunday, 22 June.

(via BBC Sport)

written by Coolgarriv

Investments of €165m, pre-pay digital TV packages were just some of the highlights yesterday as three groups battled for control of Ireland’s next generational Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT). There was only standing room left in Dublin’s Westbury Hotel as Communicorp chairwoman Lucy Gaffney took to the stage outlining her group’s ‘Boxer DTT’ bid.

The plans unveiled yesterday detail a staggering investment of €165m, including €115m for networks, €30m for customer service and €20m for marketing. It emerged that much of the €115m networks investment includes the cost of leasing network capacity from RTE’s networks’ division over the next 12 years, an investment which will be borne by all three applicants.

Operationally, Boxer says it will make DTT set-top boxes available “free of charge”, with tariffs of €9.99 a month for seven channels or €22.99 for 18, with a €4.99 “kids package” upgrade, and a 50pc discount for multiple rooms. Drawing from the 329,000 users of analogue TV, the 1,056,000 watchers of ’second TVs’ and the 288,000 ‘churners’ who will change from existing digital packages, Boxer hopes to have 215,000 customers and revenues of €50m by 2012.

A joint venture by Communicorp, Swedish DTT giant Boxer and BT, the half-hour long presentation made much of Boxer’s history of delivering DTT in Sweden.

RTE and Liberty Global’s EasyTV was next up, with a high-tempo video kicking off proceedings. In measured tones, RTE finance director Conor Hayes then spoke of the €120m investment from RTE’s network division, which will enable the DTT switch over. “RTE is spending more than anybody else on DTT, we need to make sure it gets done right,” he said.

The EasyTV offering includes “future proof” HD-ready DTT boxes at “under €100″, for €8-a-month people can get a “soft” package of nine channels including UK terrestrial favourites BBC1, 2 and 3, Channel 4 and UTV. A “mid-pay” option with 13 “best-of-the-rest” channels will cost an extra €8-a-month, with premium sports and premium movies available at an additional cost. To roll out the platform, EasyTV is planning a marketing spend of €16m.

The final presenters of the day were OneVision, a group including TV3, Setanta, UK company Arqiva and eircom, which was the most forthright in the run-up to the hearings. The Fintan Drury-led group promised six channels free, with another 23 for €9.99 and a premium package at additional cost.

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland is hoping to award the 12-year DTT contracts on July 21.

written by Coolgarriv