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This customization is very easy to implement (there are literally only two steps) with very little editing of the template required.

This hack has overcome all the drawbacks of the previous version of read more hack.
Let’s see the installation instructions :

ADDING THE JAVASCRIPT IN THE HEADER

To add the javascript files to the header , first login to your blogger account. Then navigate to Layout section of your blog and then move to EDIT HTML sub tab.
There search for this tag : </head>
Now place the follwing code above that tag </head> :

FINAL STEP : ADD THE CODE IN POST BODY

Now check ” Expand Widget Templates ” option in the edit html page. And then search for this tag
<p><data:post.body/></p>
Now replace that whole tag with the code below :


CUSTOMIZING THE CODE

Now let us see how to customize the code to suit your style :
var thumbnail_mode = “no-float”;
By default i have selected no-float. That the image will be unformatted. If you want the thumbnail to be shown only on left use the option ” float ” instead of “no-float”.
summary_noimg = 500 ;
This code will decide how much characters must be shown in the post if that post doesn’t contain any images. I have selected 500 characters.. you can customize it to suit ur template.
summary_img = 400 ;
If the post contains image , then this code will decide how many characters must be shown in that post. Change the number of characters to be shown to suit your template.
img_thumb_height = 130;
This tag decides the height of the thumbnail to be shown in the post. Vary the number 130 to suit your template.
img_thumb_width = 281 ;
This tag decides the width of the Thumbnail image to be shown.

ADDING READ MORE IMAGE

The author of this hack haven’t included any read more buttons in this hack. But I have modified the code and have included a image to link to the full post.
http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp302/bloggeracs/ReadMore.png
If you want to change the image then replace the url of the image with your own image
or if you don’t need any read more button , then replace the code in final step to this one :

change the tag in red to suit your style.
Hope I have explained everything in this script. if you need any other modification or help please feel free to ask in comment or contact me. I love to help you guys.

At first Adding search form to blogger was difficult but now Blogger Accessories has made it easier. We can add search form to blogger in three method . But in this post I am going to concentrate only on Adding custom search form . Custom search form means you can modify the search form look by adding simple CSS style.

Step 1 : Log in to your blogger template and go to Layout section .

Step 2 : Now click Add Page Element , in the List select Add HTML / JAVASCRIPT and paste the below code there and save .

Now see your blog , there you can see a beautiful search form widget like this ,

I hope you like this hack . you can also add custom search submit buttom , background , etc.

Rockstar Games, the developers behind the Grand Theft Auto series, announced on Monday that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be coming to Apple's iPhone and iPodTouch this fall.

The developer also announced that Beaterator, an app that allows users to create "world-class beats and songs," will also be made available on the App Store. Like the Chinatown Wars title, Beaterater is slated for availability this fall for an undisclosed price.

Chinatown Wars gives gamers control over Huang Lee, a member of the Triad crime syndicate, who travels to Liberty City to investigate his father's death. iPhone and iPod Touch owners will be able to control Lee as he travels through the streets of Liberty City.

Chinatown Wars is currently available on the Nintendo DS. It's coming to the Sony PlayStation Portable in October. According to Rockstar, it made perfect sense for the handheld title to make its way to Apple's mobile devices.

But since it has been ported from traditional handheld game devices, I asked Rockstar if iPhone owners will see much of a difference between the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP versions and the iPhone version.

Rockstar said there will be some textures that will look low-res, compared to the PSP version, but other than that, the game is exactly the same.

That comes as a surprise, considering that the typical content featured in a Grand Theft Auto game has clashed with Apple policies against adults-theme material finding its way to into the App store . Apple denied access to Eucalyptus, an e-book reader application, because it allowed users to find and read the Kama Sutra. Apple even denied access to Ninjawords, a dictionary app, because it contained vulgar words.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars promises a typical GTA experience, complete with the sexual content and vulgar words that have made it such a controversial franchise. Rockstar told me that it had no trouble with Apple's App Store policies and that the game will be made available as is.

Rockstar also said that controlling the on-screen character will be slightly different than what gamers are used to with other handhelds. According to the company, the game will display an on-screen analog stick that users will be able to control with their thumb. The developer wouldn't reveal any more information about the game.

I have the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets and while they can be fun to use from time to time, but their performance and speed holds them back. Today Nokia announced the rumered N900 running Maemo 5 and with T-Mobile USA 3G support I am putting my Nokia N97 for sale. The N900 is the latest Linux-powered Internet Tablet with GSM/HSDPA and just about every other wireless technology you could want.

Specs of the new Nokia N900 include:

• ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz processor with 256MB of RAM (and 768MB of virtual memory)
• Maemo 5 user interface
• Up to 1GB of application memory
• OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration
• 32GB of integrated storage
• Expandable up to 48GB via a microSD card
• WiFi (b/g) (includes UPnP support)
• Bluetooth 2.1
• HSDPA connectivity (triband WCDMA 900/1700/2100 and quadband GSM)
• 5 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics
• 3.5 inch WVGA (800 x 480) touch screen
• FM transmitter
• Integrated A-GPS
• 3.5 mm AV jack (audio and TV-out)
• Nokia BL-5J battery with 1320 mAh capacity

With the unsubsidized price of approximately EUR500 (US$712) it is going to be a pricy device so I will have to get rid of something to help pay for it. The N97 was announced last year at Nokia World and released a few months ago to the disappointment of most. I have tried getting by with the N97, but the anemic amount of included RAM frustrates me to no end as the browser cache builds and apps get closed in the background. The N900 has a similar form factor with a 3 row QWERTY keyboard, but with a higher res display and much better internal components.

With Linux software, Mozilla-based browser technology and now also with cellular connectivity, the Nokia N900 delivers a powerful mobile experience,” says Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia. “The Nokia N900 shows where we are going with Maemo and we’ll continue to work with the community to push the software forward. What we have with Maemo is something that is fusing the power of the computer, the internet and the mobile phone, and it is great to see that it is evolving in exciting ways.

The N97 now appears to be more phone/messaging focused while the N900 is more data/media focused and since I am a data hound and make few calls the N900 is the simple choice.

Are any of you excited about the N97? Will this come to T-Mobile USA to compete with the iPhone, BlackBerry Storm, and Palm Pre? I think it could fit in with the myTouch 3G running Android becuase the N900 has the keyboard while the myTouch 3G is focused on the touch experience and the consumer.