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
What’s the technical term when you are including “fat” in an estimate?
Want to release something open source. Is the GNU GPL the standard way of doing this?
I really like the music Hybrid make! http://hybridsoundsystem.com
Ambulance called to David Hasselhoff’s home. Story developing.. http://bit.ly/CUrdN
RT @lauermichelle: @w_z_a “Staging Drupal” from DrupalCon Paris 2009: http://bit.ly/DNjVq
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.
My daughter wee’d in the potty! FINALLY! Hoo-ray!
Any copywriters / proofreaders looking for referrals? (repeating earlier post due to lack of interest)
Where’s @websinthe?
Any copywriters / proofreaders looking for referrals?
life = time
If you provide services that can be used by people who own websites msg me your URL, AND specialty for my link page.
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…
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…
My twitter password is strong, and I refuse to enter it into 3rd party sites. I’m wondering how the attacker got the code…
2 Great Menu Modules for Drupal
This post won’t make much sense unless you use Drupal.
Menu Block
http://drupal.org/project/menu_block
If you have a horizontal menu system at the top of your site, and want the vertical menu system on the side of your site to change depending on what horizontal menu item you have selected, this is the module for you.
For example, you can take the Primary menu, and create two new blocks...
RT @ceratosaurus: I prfr angry, inarticulate complaints in the SM spaces I take care of. We get 2 B gracious & they look lk crazy ppl.
RT @motherwell http://bit.ly/CXuGt <— Sand Animation. AMAZING. Won Ukraine’s Got Talent. (via @joeobrien)
If you had $100k to give to your choice of charity(s), would you choose one charity or many, and which would you choose?