....Creating Chaos Since 1981!
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Google's Fast Flip
\n I am a google fan. When I see something new in the labs, I gotta give it a try. I’ve just given Fast Flip and speedy spin and I have to say that I am impressed with the potential. …
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using a switch in php....and verbose variables
\n You know, the switch is a very useful and often times overlooked workhorse in php. I find myself using it a lot right now. I mainly use it to control a applications flow with session managment. The switch parses a session variable and based on what it is set as, navigates to a certain point in the application. Lets get right down to the dirty part! $myswitch = $_SESSION[‘form’]; …
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gdgt and the sorry bastard!
\n My friend Ian made mention of having joined a site called gdgt that helps you list all the gadgets that you own. And, since the guy who dies with the most toys wins, I decided to also sign up for an account (dduggins). …
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Sterilization of the Web
\n It dawned on the a while back that using google reader to view all the blogs and other things that interest me online, I was inadvertently sterilizing the web. I don’t see the changes that people make to their websites. I just read the content. It is, ultimately a very self-centered act. We are saying that only the content interests us, not the individuals artistry. As a web-developer, I have to ask myself if I want others to sterilize my site in the same way. I have spent a lot of effort on my site. (I just today made some changes to my logo and stuff…) Both the main site and the theme that my WordPress blog uses. I also know a lot of sites that are great. My friend Ian has a great blog. So is the blog Blogging is Futile. One of the blogs I read regularly (a relative term based on updates!) Amaya’s “If I Can’t Dance to It It’s Not My Revolution” has changed at least twice since I’ve been reading..and I don’t even know when the last change took place! Another awesome blog site is Andreas Gohr’s splitbrain.org …
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And we're back.....adventures in banging your head against the desk..err...I mean php
\n Okay, I’m back! After nearly a month out of the workforce, I am currently back at the old grindstone. I am working on a contract with The State Media Company. It’s great to be back at coding again professionally! Anyway, I got two tid bits to share with all. The first involves sessions and the second headers. The app that I am developing (can’t get too much into it right now but I’ll re-work some of the code for here laters) uses a lot of session work. You MUST load the session before you do ANYTHING else. Don’t do it, it won’t work! About headers……this is some cool stuff. I use the code: …
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Are people really this dumb?!
\n I really can’t believe this one. No, I REALLY can’t believe this one. I just got an email that appears to be offering my a job. The job in question would require me to have access to a company credit card and they want me to submit a credit application before I can be considered for the job. What are the red flags? …
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Just when you thought you were safe......
\n It’s kind of funny. I’ve bought tons of stuff on craigslist. From cell phones, to computers. Even furniture. Half the stuff in our house we’ve bought on craigslist. I’ve put stuff up for sale on craigslist as well. The only responses that I’ve ever got were from scammers. I put up a computer. Sure enough, some lady offers me $100 more than what I was asking for, because she wanted it sent to her special “international shipping” to Virginia. And she wanted to pay with eBay. I said only via check with ID faxed to me. She insisted on eBay. I said no dice. I’ve put a timeshare up for rent on craigslist. Some guy in England wanted to rent it for a week and send the funds to me via a cashiers check that his company was giving him for his vacation. Once again, no dice. I thought nothing though of offering my services as a PC Reapair Tech on craigslist. Come on. I fix computer. Then, I got the following email: …
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Adventures in Ruby
\n I threw up a quick site from iWeb for my daughter not too long ago and I’ve decided to create a custom site for her all in Ruby on Rails. This is mainly to test out rails a bit more so I can form a decent opinion of it vs. php. Today, I also decided to see how Textmate does as a Rails coder vs. Coda (which I use mostly now). I recently ran an update of rails on the mac and when I started to configure the site by typing rails foto_devochka, all I got was a string of errors. I tried upgrading everything…no luck. I finally found a post on a Rails site that seemed to address my issue. They recommended: …
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My PC Repair Ad
\n I just put up a page on my main site about my services in PC Repair …
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Last.fm rocks!
\n I’ve been scrobbling tracks to last.fm for years now. I just recently listened to the last.fm recommends using the iPhone app. It’s been solid for every track. I’ve enjoyed everything. It’s a truly remarkable service when a computer can figure out exactly what kind of music you like!! …