7Liter LLC is based out of Fishers, Indiana and serves the Indianapolis area and beyond. 7Liter LLC develops and designs web sites and apps using best industry standards and also offers hosting for blogs, wikis, and more. Call me at (317) 572-7331 or email tim@7liter.com.
I have come to accumulate a few posters in the last few years but have been unsure of what to do with them. I’d like to hang them, but I find poster frames to be both pricey and kind of tacky, and I don’t like using sticky tack or tape because they ruin posters over time. I finally came to a reasonable solution: I own a few wall scrolls and like how they look, all I had to do was think of an affordable way to achieve the same thing with ordinary posters. Then it came to me, and after gathering a few household items I had put together my first DIY poster hangers.
Using only a few yardsticks, some binder-clips (normally used for holding together stacks of papers), and a bit of string, I created a hanger and weight to use on my posters. As many of my friends have noted, it may be to some peoples’ preference to paint the rulers black for a more professional look. I however enjoy the DIY aesthetic of leaving the yardsticks be.
Construction is fairly simple, and all that is required for tools is a saw. I used a Japanese pull-saw, but I imagine that scroll saw or hack saw (if you are desperate) would do as well. Cut 4 pieces just slightly wider than your poster (maybe 1/16-1/8” wider). Line up 2 pairs, insert poster between them and then hold them firmly while you add the binder clips to secure it all. Once your poster is secured at both ends you can remove the clip handles if you would like (you’ll see I have removed all the the two at the top in the back, so that I could hang the poster from them. That is all, I hope that someone may find this project as useful as I have. Now to hang that “The Dude” poster I got from a Borders’ going away sale a few weeks ago! Good luck DIYers.
Working on a couple fun blog posts for the coming weeks! How to build one of the slickest horizontal CSS menus and how you can hang posters without sticky tack or ugly frames! Stay tuned, watch this space, fun times will be had. ^_^
This PHP script is for those who use Tumblr for their blog, but still use a web host for the rest of their pages. This will check to see if Tumblr is down before sending a user along to your Tumblr blog, and gives you the ability to redirect them to an error page or your own or to a static homepage. Your choice. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions.
/* $url should be the address of your tumblr blog. */
$url = ‘http://blog.7liter.com/’;
$handle = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);
/* Get the HTML or whatever is linked in $url. */
$response = curl_exec($handle);
/* Check for 404 (file not found). */
$httpCode = curl_getinfo($handle, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
if($httpCode == 404)
/* What to do if the blog is down.
Use an include or show an error message. */
}
else {
header(‘Location: http://blog.7liter.com/’);
}
curl_close($handle);
** This script also requires that you have the cURL library installed on your server.
7Liter is now an Limited Liability Company. I specialize in web services such as web development, programming, design, and hosting. I can also facilitate graphic design services in the areas of print, logo design, and more. 7Liter LLC operates out of Fishers, Indiana but can help you find your web solution wherever you may be located. If you need professional web or graphic design services give me a call. My name is Tim and I can be contacted at 317-572-7331 or by email at tim@7liter.com. I look forward to hearing from you.
Libraries hold a special place in my heart. Around middle school I discovered that you could learn how to do just about anything from books at the library. I spent much of my time exploring the art of tree houses, wishing I could have my own. I also learned how to create websites by learning HTML and CSS. I had made them before, but using some WYSIWYG software that I quickly realized wasnot how real webpages were made. So I learned, and I read book after book on the subject so that I could better understand it.
I credit the library fully for giving me the resources I needed to learn web coding and programming, and helping me lay the foundation for what would later become my career (and my parents were always helpful as well, encouraging me along the way and giving me extra time to pursue my hobbies). The library system is something great that I am blessed to have had access to. If I have kids someday, I plan to make sure that they can experience the wonders of learning at the library.
