October 2009
5 posts
Meet Kevin Smith
I’ve got a dumb idea for a comedy movie called “Meet Kevin Smith”
Based on the idea that Smith is a pretty popular last name, and because of that, there’s likely to be a large number of “Kevin Smith”.
One day a mad scientist named Kevin Smith decides to build a machine that will let him be director, actor Kevin Smith by transporting his mind into Kevin...
Importing Tumblr Posts to Drupal
I am in the process of moving this blog from Tumblr over to Drupal.
Tumblr doesn’t have an export option, although it does have an excellent API, and right now there are no Tumblr Import Modules for Drupal, so I’m building my own.
I’m using the Tumblr API Drupal Module as a starting point, although I’ve made some changes to the api so that it works a bit better. (The...
Add Social Bookmarks to Your Wordpress Theme
This website goes through the process of adding social bookmarks to your wordpress theme:
http://blog.themeforest.net/wordpress/add-social-bookmarks-to-your-wordpress-theme/
This website has a list of wordpress codes for quite a number of popular social networking tools:
http://thedesigned.com/2009/06/13/plain-text-social-bookmark-links-for-wordpress/
And this website has 30 nice social...
September 2009
108 posts
Three Great Websites for Organising Your Personal...
Over the weekend I built an application that lets my wife easily manage here personal library of books. Armed with a barcode scanner, she can quickly zap her collection and automatically add full book details into her personal website. It’s still a work in progress, so isn’t really available for public consumption.
Of course, this is already available in existing websites, as I...
Is Social Media Stealing Your Google Position
Recently the push has been to get your business into social media, and get yourself out there. It’s free, so everyone is doing it, figuring it is free publicity.
This has the unpleasant side effect of companies now loosing their search engine position, to their facebook profile. WHAT?
Somewhere along the way, people lost the plot with social media. With everyone pushing “Follow me...
I know how to use auto follow to my advantage. I choose not to.
I need to use GNU/GPL as that is what the original uses. Thanks for feedback @Anthony_Mills
Want to release something open source. Is the GNU GPL the standard way of doing this?
What’s the technical term when you are including “fat” in an estimate?
I really like the music Hybrid make! http://hybridsoundsystem.com
RT @lauermichelle: @w_z_a “Staging Drupal” from DrupalCon Paris 2009: http://bit.ly/DNjVq
Ambulance called to David Hasselhoff’s home. Story developing.. http://bit.ly/CUrdN
Drupal core is CVS, not SVN. I’ve been trying “svn up” for 5 minutes wondering why it wasn’t working… duh…
ROFL RT @Warlach: @stilgherrian Reminds me of my favourite pick up line: “Does this rag smell like chloroform?”
Staging Drupal →
This is a presentation from DrupalCon Paris 2009 that discuses how to take sites from development to testing to production, while tracking changes.
Infected Mushroom – Project 100 →
I watched “Holes” last night on TV. It’s a kids movie, but I actually quite liked it. http://bit.ly/1apegZ (links to IMDb movie profile)
A-Z of Australian media using Twitter |... →
What is Drupal? (in 57 seconds) - A Stream of Milk →
Nice video, but it tends to move very quickly. I think if similar content could be presented, but just slow down, and fix up some of the jargon, that this could be a great introduction to drupal for…
Remember the tech bubble? Biz focused on building ideas using investor $ and worried about revenue later. Sound like Twitter?
[ INCREDIBOX ] presents [ THE INCREDIBLE POLO ] →
Drupal core should only have 1 theme. I use CVS to keep core updated, & hate storing 5 themes I’ll never use.
Semi-Permanent →
Semi-Permanent is a design event. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties.
Gah.. 2 seconds too short. Try again…
Gmail Notifier for Ubuntu -- Debian Admin →
Delerium – After All (Satoshi Tomiie Remix) →
Ilya Soloviev & Paul Miller – Lover Summer (Orjan... →
Asked client to email details of a job request he made during a text chat. He copied the conversation and emailed it to me.
My arms are sore from my training session yesterday. I’ve got this weird fascination for the Beep Test.
SpriteMe →
Background images make pages look good, but also make them slower. Each background image is an extra HTTP request. There’s a fix: combine background images into a CSS sprite. But creating sprites is…
Pitch to Frequency Mappings →
A table of pitch frequencies in equal temperament, based on A4 = 440 Hz to the nearest Hertz (middle C = C4).
Multi-stage fitness test - Wikipedia, the free... →
This beep test could be fun to learn to do.
Beep Test Calculator (20m Shuttle Run) →
This one’s a calculator. Guess you can plot how well you’re doing using this…
So you interview Robbie Williams. What question do you ask him… “What do you wear to bed?” That’s what Danni Minogue just asked. OFF.
I know why I don’t listen to radio now.
Happy sending Auto-DMs? Think again! | The Home Of... →
nice scenario discussion about why Auto DMs are just inappropriate - Full stop.
Any copywriters / proofreaders looking for referrals? (repeating earlier post due to lack of interest)
Any copywriters / proofreaders looking for referrals?
Where’s @websinthe?
My daughter wee’d in the potty! FINALLY! Hoo-ray!
life = time
I didn’t want to be specific because then I ONLY get those sorts of people.
Maybe I should restate that I am looking for complimentary services for people with websites, like copywriting, photography, audio visual…
If you provide services that can be used by people who own websites msg me your URL, AND specialty for my link page.
Wanted: PR/Marketing people to refer clients to for online marketing campaigns. I do the web tech stuff. You advise the client what to say.
I hate that copyright message you can’t skip past on DVD’s these days. Sure, put the message in, but let me skip it PLEASE!
The Cardigans – Lovefool →
Just had my twitter account hacked and used to spread some 9/11 phishing scheme. Deleted msgs, and changed password…