…and how I got rid of the /index.php from my permalink structure for my efforts.
Since I host my site on a Windows 2003 web server I was experiencing the permalink issues reported in the WordPress.org Forums topic 189058.
I added a ‘Category base’ and a ‘Tag base’ on the Settings>>Permalinks page (not what I wanted) and it fixed the issue. As I was searching the WordPress Codex for more information about permalinks and structure tags (%category%/%postname%) I ran across this section in the ‘Using Permalinks’ article: Permalinks without mod_rewrite. It mentioned a solution using 404 redirects that did not require the /index.php in the permalink struture for IIS. I thought this was IMPOSSIBLE - until today. Since I am able to change my 404 error page on my host to what ever I want the custom 404 redirects solution was going to get a thorough test.
I see these things everywhere. On the web, in print, even on clothing. Kind of retro, kind of modern, kind of asian, kind of cool. I found a tutorial I liked and I have rewritten it using Adobe Photoshop CS3 for windows. The Starburst translates well as a background for items in a print catalog as well as an e-commerce website. Take a look at the tutorial that follows. This is a very simple filter based tutorial. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give it a 4 on the difficulty scale.
Spin and Spin and Spin but never a video play. After trying several of them (there are many good ones and not hard to find) and talking to some developer buddies of mine we determinded it was IIS 6 (Windows 2003) that was the culprit. Since I host my own web sites from my home and everyone who pays for hosting did not seem to experience this behavior - I felt confident there was something different about my setup. 
