Overturning the myths in women's fitness http://pinkdumbbells.com 2010-09-06T13:02:53+01:00 http://pinkdumbbells.com http://pinkdumbbells.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-08-09T15:47:49+01:00 http://pinkdumbbells.com http://pinkdumbbells.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=406&Itemid=60 It's time to grab those broomsticks and burn some calories! The Lean Mean Halloween Challenge is back for 2010! For all the details, head on over to the Challenge Information Thread! (index.php?option=com_joomlaboard&func=view&id=20865&catid=32) text/html 2005-12-28T10:07:35+01:00 http://pinkdumbbells.com http://pinkdumbbells.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&Itemid=60 The main Pink Dumbbells site and forum will be offline from midnight 12/29/2005 to around 10 pm 12/30/2005 for a software upgrade and a forum migration of the message board from The Training Journal (http://thetrainingjournal.com). TTJ will be merging with Pink Dumbbells starting this January with TTJ founder HershyGirl joining Kyra and me as a forum admin here at PDB. Welcome to all migrating TTJ members. We're happy to have you here and look forward to your participation on the PDB site! The chat room will still be available during the upgrade. You can access it directly with your regular PDB username and password through this link: http://pinkdumbbells.com/chat/flashchat.php (http://pinkdumbbells.com/chat/flashchat.php) text/html 2005-11-12T09:49:36+01:00 http://pinkdumbbells.com http://pinkdumbbells.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=238&Itemid=64 The side-by-side before/after or front/side/back composite photo is a standard fixture in body transformation. It's a quick, neat way to see how a person has progressed over time.But for graphics editing newbies, how those composites are made can be a mystery.Here's a quick tutorial on basic compositing for the complete beginner. Do you already have any of these programs installed on your computer? - Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements - Corel/Jasc Paint Shop Pro (30 day free trial (http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Trials/DownloadContainer&trkid=tpc1005so1)) or Paint Shop Pro If not, download the trial of Paint Shop Pro and install it. Even if you have never touched a graphics program before, the process is pretty easy once you've gone through the steps one time. text/html 2005-11-07T07:05:04+01:00 http://pinkdumbbells.com http://pinkdumbbells.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&Itemid=64 If you run into a technical error on the site, please do the following: 1. Try clearing your browser cache and cookies if your issue is related to the site not remembering your login. (See how to do this in Internet Explorer (../../../index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=229&Itemid=64).) Also, there are known issues using Mambo (the content management system that runs Pink Dumbbells) with the Safari and Mozilla web browsers. Internet Explorer is recommended if you have the Help! I can't click on any Submit buttons! problem using either of those two browsers. 2. Search the forum's Suggestions and Bugs (../../../index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=26&func=showcat&catid=27) and FAQ (../../../index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=3&Itemid=64) areas FIRST to see if a solution has already been posted. 3. If you do not see your specific bug addressed, THEN post a new bug report in the Suggestions and Bugs (../../../index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=26&func=showcat&catid=27) area of the forum. If your issue is account-related, and you'd prefer not to discuss it in public, send Maggie (causticmuse) a private message (../../../index.php?option=com_pms&page=new&id=causticmuse) with your problem. 4. In your bug report, please include the following information: Description of the bug/error and the the exact circumstances under which it occurred (Ex: I get an error when I try to submit a new blog post, but only when I include an image link in my post. ) Any error messages shown by the browser Type and version of web browser you were using 5. Please be as thorough as you can in describing how you got the error to occur so I can attempt to reproduce it on my end. If I can't reproduce the error, I cannot get the information I need to fix it. Thanks for helping me make the bug reporting process more efficient. ~ Maggie text/html 2005-11-06T18:16:23+01:00 http://pinkdumbbells.com http://pinkdumbbells.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=60 Sorry the upgrade took longer than expected. I ran into some unexpected compatibility issues between Mamblog and the Akocomments comment add-on that I had to debug myself since no solutions had been posted yet at the Mamblog developer's support forum. :) I've tested my fix, and everything seems to be working properly. Please let me know if you run into any problems with the blog by posting a reply/comment to this announcement. Happy fitness blogging! ~ Maggie